Why Don’t You Have To Stay In Your Pajamas If You Work From Home?

Teleworking has forced us to change our habits almost overnight. Our mind was used to having an imposed schedule and a routine and, therefore, we may not know how to adjust to the new reality. Do you know that it is not appropriate to stay in pajamas when working from home?

It is easy to associate staying home with not maintaining routines, such as not dressing in street clothes like we used to do to go to work outside. This is because the old schedules that we used to keep have disappeared. However, it is key to continue with the habits that we can maintain. This will transmit us calm and security to fulfill all the tasks.

Why can it hurt to stay in your pajamas all day?

Staying in pajamas is not a negative per se. If in our usual routine one day we do not go out and hang around the house in pajamas, it has no major consequences. The next day we are back to normal and the situation is simply anecdotal.

However, if you work from home, it is not a specific moment. Staying in your pajamas for weeks sends a negative message to the brain. It is as if we are telling you that it is time to sleep or do nothing, day after day.

For this reason, it is necessary that every day we force ourselves to follow a series of habits that make us differentiate the moments of the day. Thus, there will be a time to work or study, eat, do physical activity, rest and also a time to take care of our physical appearance.

Dedicating a space to our appearance may seem like something totally secondary, but doing so will help us feel better  about ourselves, and for that alone it is important.

What routines should we maintain to look better?

The routines that we decide to follow when we work from home will depend in large part on how our current day is. In any case, we should all follow some minimum guidelines :

• Shower daily. Daily grooming activates our metabolism and keeps our skin clean. In addition, it helps us to clear up in the morning and relaxes us if we do it at night.
• Changing clothes. It is important to use the appropriate clothing for each occasion even if we remain at home. In this way, we send a concrete message to our minds: “now is the time to be active, it’s time to play sports or it’s time to rest.”
• Combing and grooming. Each one as long as it feels good: from a new hairstyle, fixing nails, moisturizing the skin or using makeup. A good physical appearance will help us maintain a good mood.
• Brush your teeth after every meal. In addition to being an essential habit for our physical health, dental hygiene gives us the feeling that we are taking care of ourselves, and that also has a positive impact on us.

Final recommendations for working from home

At first, telecommuting can be difficult. We must learn to manage time better so that the day is productive, without ending up working more hours than necessary. Although at some point we will get used to being more flexible and prioritizing tasks, it is clear that it takes time to establish new routines.

Therefore, we must establish new schedules that adjust as much as possible to the normality of a job outside the home. These schedules and routines include taking care of ourselves as much as we can and avoiding wearing pajamas every day. In addition to our body thanking us for it, our mind will especially benefit.

Feeling that we take care of ourselves on the outside can seem superficial. However, it is a simple and effective way to show that we love ourselves and that we feel comfortable in our skin. And, when a lot of time is spent indoors, this is one of the best messages we can send to ourselves.