As in do you look "put together"?
Most mornings I'm lucky if I run a comb through my hair before running out the door. So no.
There are a couple females at my job who always look put together! Like hair perfect, with tons of mousse that it doesn't move or another always has super straight, no flyaway hair. While my hair is all crazy in 50 directions. Sigh.
Are you put together? How about the females in your office?
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
Yes, because I have to be! I think it's really my accessories that put me over the top into *together* land . . . I usually wear very classic staples and add in belts/jewelry to pull everything together. I think most women in my office look pretty good, but only a few of them always look *put together*.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
No, I am not. My clothes and person are always clean, but I am not styled. There are some women in my office that always look fabulous, but I've never been one of them.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
No. I'm the bare minimum LOL. My hair is clean and I have foundation on. And my outfit is decent.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
depends on the day. most days my hair is thrown in a bun, but i do put my face on, and try to put on an outfit with my staple jewelry. some days i'm a hot mess in very very business casual outfits. 
today, my hair is in a bun (but purposely), i have a nice blouse, pencil skirt, new pumps, and face on 
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@regberadaisy: lady, I am a hot mess. When are you moving to Raleigh so we can hang all the time with our hot messiness together?
ETA: The two sales girls at my work are usually put together. The other woman in the office is a hot mess with me.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@mediagirl: haha, NEVER! Can you imagine what the humidity will do to my straight, thin Asian hair?! But I will come visit!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Not since having LO. Getting her nursed, changed, me showered and dressed, getting everything out the door by 7 is hard enough. I make sure I am presentable, but I don't accessorize like I use too. Most women in my office are super casual, too casual, so I don't feel bad.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Yup. I always shower/do my hair in the morning and my makeup routine. I also dress nicely. Because I'm on the phone a lot though, my hair does often end up in a ponytail to keep it out of the way.
As for my coworkers, it varies person to person. My supervisor always looks great and there are a few ladies in my office who always look great but it's a business casual and most people err on the side of casual - like leggings or corduroy pants and plain cotton tees.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@regberadaisy: give it body???? Or maybe it would do to it what it does to mine (let's not discuss what it does to mine). 
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@mediagirl: I am totally picturing the Friends episode where Monica's hair just keeps getting bigger and bigger
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@mediagirl: haha leave DH and I'll move to Raleigh.
grapefruit / 4671 posts
I used to before LO, but honestly, I just don't have my groove back when it comes to looking put together. I can't even remember the last time I wore makeup! I need to fix that though, no bueno.
pomelo / 5257 posts
Not really at work because I get to work at 6:15 am and it's just .... not gonna happen, haha. I am SO not a morning person! But if I go out to dinner or drinks or whatever with friends or with DH the I make a lot more of an effort putting on makeup and wearing something cute
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I'm not. I prefer comfort over beauty. I'm a SAHM so that doesn't help. When I was working the girls were so put together. They were always in their cutest heels.... and I wear orthodic shoes.
bananas / 9628 posts
Somedays. Today I have on jeans, a plum tank, a gray cardi that is kind of crocheted at the shoulders and charcoal ballet flats. I had on a necklace but took it off because it kept catching in my hair. My fingernails look nice but my toes are hiding 'cause my pedi got chipped yesterday. I have makeup on, but I let my hair air dry. I guess today would be average, so I don't looked put together, but I don't look unkempt.
eggplant / 11716 posts
Not as put together as I was pre-pregnancy. My first 9 years in education, I always tried hard to look professional but on-trend. Our principal used to give us jeans days and I never wore jeans which would somehow (inexplicably) upset some of the other teachers. But I just don't do sloppy. Like...I never, ever wear T-shirts in public. Ever. I think I own like...1.
Then I got pregnant. And now I've totally worn a pair of Old Navy work out pants (in black) in lieu of real pants to work. I wear preggo t-shirts (with ruching on the sides, but still..they are T-shirts). I feel like most maternity clothes are so...matronly. I move a lot more slowly in the morning and don't want to wake up earlier so I don't flat iron my hair anymore. but I do always wear some makeup (tinted moisturizer, eye shadow, and mascara every day).
So yeah...even though I still look presentable, I don't feel "put together" exactly.
coconut / 8079 posts
never! i teach high school & it takes me 45 min to get to work. i'm not willing to sacrifice any more sleep than i have to! most other teachers are pretty casual, but some of the students are super put together!!!
eggplant / 11408 posts
Um, no. I'm a mess. Not for lack of trying, but it just doesn't happen. Sigh.
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
Not at all. I have to wear business attire (veers into business casual but no jeans or anything like that) but I rarely accessorize and never wear makeup to work. I really should, honestly. I have been trying to at least style my hair regularly, but today it is once again up in a wet bun. 
pineapple / 12526 posts
Not really? No matter what I do, my hair is usually crazy, so I never look super polished.
coconut / 8475 posts
Yes- when I go out, which is rarely.
I am a SAHM so, I only do things out of the house maybe a few times a week and I wouldn't get dolled up for the grocery store! But, if I visit DH at work, or go to a nice mall, or to the doctor's office, then yes, I try t look good.
Luckily for me, 70% of my life in inside or in the yard with an infant! So, I get lots of jeans & a cami time
coconut / 8483 posts
I think so. I shower, do my hair and make up every day. I usually pull together nice outfits that are trendy as well.
I work at home but when I go into the office no one is really put together other than one other girl.
watermelon / 14467 posts
It depends on the day. Right now, I can't wear any makeup at all because my allergies are flaring up, and I didn't get up early enough to style my hair. If we have an event that day/night, I make an effort to have freshly washed hair with product in it so the curls are managed. My clothes are clean, but I don't accessorize much.
grapefruit / 4213 posts
I wear makeup and style my hair everyday. I don't wear full makeup, just enough to give me the look I like seeing. And I have to put product in my hair everyday or else my baby hairs will make me look like a frizzy mess. So I guess I do look "pulled together.
honeydew / 7091 posts
Definitely NOT. I have frizzy/curly hair, so it just does it's thing. Also, my pp body is not fitting my old clothes, so my wardrobe is sparse
grapefruit / 4066 posts
I think i LOOK put together at first glance (hair done, makeup on, nice work clothes), but if you looked closely, you would see spit up on my work shirt, legs that haven't been shaved in a few days, and horrible looking nails.
nectarine / 2667 posts
I used to be. My outfits were styled, I did my hair in different styles, and I wore accessories. After having the baby, I'm more of a mess. I've still hung on enough to do my makeup everyday and now & then I'll pull together a worthy outfit. Mostly though, I don't have enough energy to be fully put together.
ETA: my previous style clothes don't always work as far as nursing goes (inaccessible or too nice to get breastmilk/spit up on) either.
papaya / 10570 posts
Kinda. I mean "put together" isn't really my style - I can't really pull off accessories and that kind of thing, I don't know why, they just don't really suit me - but I always wash and straighten my hair and put make up on before going into work. I like to think I look effortlessly put together (when in truth is takes me about 40 mins to get ready for work!!).
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Not while I'm on maternity leave. I am when I'm in the office, though. Not excessively, but I do look nice, do my hair most days, and wear makeup.
persimmon / 1233 posts
I couldn't look put together if my life depended on it! I'm interviewing for jobs though, so I'm trying to fake it till I make it with nails, clothes, shoes, etc. My hair is hopeless so I don't even try.
grapefruit / 4441 posts
@MsLipGloss: I was just thinking this morning that I need to put more effort into my accessories if I want to look really put together. I do okay with clothes, hair, and makeup, but my accessories are borning pearls or simple silver jewelry.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
depends on where I am!
For work - yes.
At home - hahahahhahaha - no.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
Ha not even close! My hair is always in a pony and half the time it's not a neat one. Lol some women in my office dress like they work for a major office and put the rest of us to shame! Lol
honeydew / 7586 posts
Always. BUT the baby is still baking so who knows if I'll be able to keep up after he gets here!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Heh, I think most days I look just shy of an unmade bed.
I try to make myself look presentable when I leave the house, but most of the time that just involves throwing on jeans and slip-on shoes and throwing my hair into a bun or ponytail (full of fly-aways that I've never been able to tame). I almost never wear make-up, and when I do wear it I can have it applied and be out the door in less than 5.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trotting out in PJ pants and unbrushed hair, I try to look decent if very casual, but I've never had a job that I needed to be super-polished, and it just doesn't suit my lifestyle.
pomelo / 5509 posts
No. Not at all. And I don't even have pregnancy or a kid to blame it on. I just have no innate sense of fashion/style and I don't care enough to put more effort into it. That's probably bad, but...eh.
Our office is super casual (like, I could probably wear sweats and no one would say anything...OK OK I've totally worn sweats to work before) and aside from my 60-year-old boss I'm the only woman, so...I don't have much to compare myself to for coworkers.
Today I'm wearing skinny jeans, a long teal ribbed tank, and a zip-up cream sweater with green and teal flowers, along with Toms. My hair is in a messy bun, and I'm wearing no jewelry (except my engagement ring and the Cape Cod bracelet I never take off) and no make up.
To sum it up. No. No I do not look put together. Possibly ever.
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