I hesitate to bring it up. Pajamas. What do real people wear to bed? I know, I know--this conversation could go downhill really fast, but inquiring minds really want to know. What are you wearing?
I'll admit it. My winter pajamas look very similar to the "before" picture I posted on the snow day: (Thanks to ej for teaching me how to link!)
I'll admit it. My winter pajamas look very similar to the "before" picture I posted on the snow day: (Thanks to ej for teaching me how to link!)
Even if I start out in matching pajamas of some sort, temperature fluctuations cause me to add or subtract layers until I end up with a mish-mash cross between a college student, an old man, and Lady Gaga on a really, really bad day.
It's not even a fashion issue--it's a temperature one. (And, no, ladies, it's not "the change" or anything--I've been having the same nighttime temperature issues since birth. Or at least since moving to climates that require radiators.) I just can't seem to find cute, comfortable pajamas that I can wear without layering under or over a giant T-shirt or two.
My favorite sleeping T-shirts range from my own high school's PE "Fitness for Life" beauty (pictured as the red bottom layer above) to my pride-and-joy Bay Area Theater Sports shirt that I earned in the late 90's after surviving a mandatory week of PERFORMING (not just teaching) improvisational theatre and should probably hang on the wall to recognize my greatest achievement EVER (which was not dying during that week.) Oy--I can't even think about it. Have you ever had to improvise a musical? Those sweat stains are EARNED, baby.
It's not even a fashion issue--it's a temperature one. (And, no, ladies, it's not "the change" or anything--I've been having the same nighttime temperature issues since birth. Or at least since moving to climates that require radiators.) I just can't seem to find cute, comfortable pajamas that I can wear without layering under or over a giant T-shirt or two.
My favorite sleeping T-shirts range from my own high school's PE "Fitness for Life" beauty (pictured as the red bottom layer above) to my pride-and-joy Bay Area Theater Sports shirt that I earned in the late 90's after surviving a mandatory week of PERFORMING (not just teaching) improvisational theatre and should probably hang on the wall to recognize my greatest achievement EVER (which was not dying during that week.) Oy--I can't even think about it. Have you ever had to improvise a musical? Those sweat stains are EARNED, baby.
I finally "invested" in some cotton pajamas from Garnet Hill that seemed to do the trick. They have excellent reviews, and I can actually sleep in them and make coffee for out-of-town guests. Plus they look pretty cute on the models:
See? You should read the reviews--5 stars all around. And it's true--they are SO comfortable!
But I got them in a different color on sale and somehow the color looks like Mango Pepto Bismol.
But I got them in a different color on sale and somehow the color looks like Mango Pepto Bismol.
Let's just say the boys in my house do NOT love them. (And, my husband insists that I point out, these are my "good" pajamas.)
Meanwhile, all of the TV shows we watch have the wives--even the MOMS--wearing cute tank tops--even CAMI tops-- to bed. On NORMAL days. Don't these people get cold? What's the deal? What do real people--and women specifically-- wear to bed?
Meanwhile, all of the TV shows we watch have the wives--even the MOMS--wearing cute tank tops--even CAMI tops-- to bed. On NORMAL days. Don't these people get cold? What's the deal? What do real people--and women specifically-- wear to bed?