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Terese mentioned the makeup and dress dilemma of professional women during the pandemic, and I recognize myself in her words--at least up until a few months ago. I'd accumulated quite a wardrobe of clothes to teach in, and when I retired just before moving to Texas last year, I couldn't bear to part with much of it. Who knows? I might teach again, I thought. In the year since, I've pulled out few of these professional pieces, except for church. Even now I "dress up" in them for Zoom church--at least the tops. I haven't had a pair of slacks on in months. My morning routine is to take a walk in shorts and a t-shirt, then after a shower, I write for a couple of hours in the leggings, capris, or shorts of the week with a clean t-shirt. On Tuesday and Friday mornings after my writing time, I work out with a Zoom recorded Pilates video, so I just wear my workout capris all morning. Easy peasy. If I go out to the grocery store, I'll put on sandals, but otherwise I'm barefoot in the house. My hair is now long enough for a ponytail, and that's how I wear it 90% of the time. I'm still debating about whether to grow out the gray. Just before we moved, I decided to stop wearing mascara, one of the last vestiges of my makeup routine. I decided to go natural in our new environment, except for my "dress up" days to church, but even that is minimal: pressed powder. I'm getting so used to a bare face, though, I might never wear makeup again! I have to admit, I'm loving the low-pressure style of the pandemic. If it drags on long enough, I might even get rid of the fashion coordinates in my closet! --Jan
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