by: Jenny Rough

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

I Just Gotta Be Me


Me feets.

Me pants.

Yep, that’s right; I’m wearing jeans and comfy shoes (so cozy – they even have fuzzies inside to keep my toes warm). Every morning I put on my jeans and shoes (and a top a course) and arrive at my new corporate job/gig. It’s the kind of place with marble floors and ground to ceiling windows. A place with lots of red tape and, I’m sure, a dress code. But as a contractor, I’m wearing my outfit. The days of shoving my feet into cold, painful heels? Over. I’m done with foot cramps. And spending my hard-earned money that I’m scraping together as a freelancer on suit pants? Um . . . hmm . . . that would be a NO! If I do part with it, I’m splurging on a tasteful pair of jeans.

So far no one has given me any grief. Maybe publishing people are different than lawyer people?

11 Comments:

Anonymous Brooke said...

I remember being an intern in advertising and they dressed howevver they wanted. I asked ssomeone in a differnt department one time. Their answer? "Creatives..."

9:21 PM

 
Blogger Jenny said...

Creatives...I love that!

10:06 PM

 
Anonymous zandria said...

YAY for still being you! I wish I could wear jeans to work. We don't even get a Casual Friday!

10:41 PM

 
Blogger Elizabeth said...

I don't blame you; those marble floors can be chilly. :)

8:37 AM

 
Blogger Michelle O'Neil said...

Go Jenny in your comfy shoes! Get down with your bad self.

Tell Joel I said Hi.

3:59 PM

 
Blogger Jenny said...

I totally feel like a teen rebel with pink hair and a tattoo.

7:33 PM

 
Blogger Wenda said...

Sounds like just the right outfit to me!

1:17 AM

 
Blogger Eileen said...

Jenny,
Love being comfortable, it is what makes us most productive!

I just finished a book you might like, Heart in the Right Place by Carolyn Jourdan. I liked it!

XOXO

9:42 AM

 
Blogger Jenny said...

Thanks, Eileen. I'm always looking for a good book.

9:45 AM

 
Blogger kario said...

Love that you walk around all day with warm, fuzzy feet. There's nothing better than warm toes.

Hope you're having fun with the job.

1:16 PM

 
Blogger Trish Ryan said...

Lawyers are desperate for something to take their minds off of their jobs...I once caused a scandal by wearing a pantsuit, and that was YEARS after that battle was over everywhere else in America.

Glad to hear you've landed in a place that appreciates that your genius functions best in comfy shoes :)

2:37 PM

 

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