Work: Scrubs and more scrubs!

"Professional" attire (clinical etc.): black or gray pants or occasionally a skirt; sweater or (nice) short-sleeved t-shirt. Flat mary-jane type shoes, Merrell mocs, or flat sandals (no sandals in clinical though). No heels--they make it too hard to walk right, and no open-backed clogs/slides because they never stay on very well. If I wear a skirt in cooler weather, I'll wear knee-high socks (if it's a longer skirt) or thick knit tights--I hate pantyhose! In the summer with sandals it's easy--no hose needed.

General running around: Jeans (loose straight leg, can't stand tight jeans), fleece pants, stretch knit pants from L. L. Bean, capris, shorts (usually knee length) depending on the season. Sweaters, fleece tops, fitted t-shirts, or tank tops, only occasionally button-down tops. If it's cold I'll add a fleece or down vest. Sneakers (consisting of latest pair of beat-up running shoes), Teva or similar sandals, or Merrell mocs/mary janes (they're comfy).

Dress-up attire: As casual/comfy as I can get away with! Usually it's some variation of my professional attire. I refuse to wear high heels or pointy-toed shoes (hey, if our feet aren't shaped like that why should we wear them?) and any skirts need to have enough room to move normally (including running if necessary) and not be too short. I also steer clear of anything "dry clean only".

As far as colors, I have a lot of blues, reds and purples, also some greens and darker pinks. Yellow looks awful on me, and pastels aren't so great either (I don't really like them anyway). Neutrals mostly consist of black or gray; for some reason I don't like brown as much. For prints, I like stripes, some plaids, argyle, some other random geometric prints (especially in black and white) and a few florals.

Make-up: Only for special occasions, and then sparingly--I just don't like it.

Hair: Mid back length, wavy, no bangs, usually pulled back in a low ponytail. Very easy, and doesn't have to be washed every day like it did when I had it short.

Jewelry: Small earrings, usually studs but occasionally small hoops. Not a fan of dangly earrings. Usually no necklaces, rings or bracelets, although I do sometimes wear my cross necklace (have gotten out of that habit lately as I don't want anything around my neck that patients could grab and yank, with the exception of a break-away lanyard for my name badge since at least that would let go if pulled). However, I feel naked without a watch! Usually I just wear my Timex sport watch although for work I have a scrub watch that is easier to disinfect if needed.