[speaker001:] [LAUGHTER] Uh, the only work I do outside the home is I am an Avon representative.
[speaker002:] Oh, okay.
[speaker001:] And I sell family products.
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] And, uh,
[speaker002:] Do you,
[speaker001:] So I, I don't really, I don't really dress up a whole lot. Do you work outside?
[speaker002:] Well, I, I work, uh, I'm a C P A and I do contract work.
[speaker001:] Oh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] And so, and I work with another C P A who just started his own practice
[speaker001:] Oh.
[speaker002:] and I work with him a couple days a week
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] and so when I go to his office or to other clients' offices, then I'll dress up
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] but otherwise it's great being at home
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] in jeans or shorts or whatever [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] Uh-huh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] So that, that makes it pretty nice. It's
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] kind of weird because before I used to work, you know, full time and, and, uh, it seemed like I was wearing a suit every day, just about.
[speaker001:] Well, you'd have to dress differently when you're working every day, I think.
[speaker002:] Right.
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[speaker002:] Right, and so it's, uh, some of my suits I haven't put on for [LAUGHTER] quite a
[speaker001:] Uh-huh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] while.
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] So it's,
[speaker001:] It's kind of nice to relax a little bit.
[speaker002:] It's, it's very nice.
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[speaker002:] Gosh,
[speaker001:] Well, my, my dress up, I live out in the country also so
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] what I wear depends on the weather.
[speaker002:] Sure.
[speaker001:] Uh, so I really, I know a lot of the Avon representatives are portrayed as being very dressed up.
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] But, I mostly dress, I try to dress nice, but for convenience, because when the weather's bad, when I go into the home I take off my shoes
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] [Lipsmack] which I try to wear something easy to take off, you know
[speaker002:] Right.
[speaker001:] and put on. And I don't too often take off my coat even, so, uh, I really don't have to dress up like y-, you would, like if you're in an office or something.
[speaker002:] Yeah, yeah. Well, I imagine that where you live, uh, you're in warm clothing quite a bit of the year.
[speaker001:] Uh, well, not actually because
[speaker002:] Not really?
[speaker001:] we really only have maybe three, four months of, I'd say warm weather.
[speaker002:] Oh, is that right?
[speaker001:] Yeah, and the rest is, uh, gets into the cooler weather.
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] Uh-huh. Course, they keep saying the weather's going to change and we're going to have more Florida type weather up here [LAUGHTER], so I
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] don't know. But for now,
[speaker002:] So you all are waiting for that [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] But for now, we have a lot of ice and snow in the wintertime and, uh, cold weather.
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] And that type of thing.
[speaker002:] Yeah.
[speaker001:] Now, my daughter works all the time, so she dresses. I think, you know, you have to spend more money on your clothing, and that
[speaker002:] Right.
[speaker001:] because you do have to have the appearance, a good appearance to do a good job
[speaker002:] Right.
[speaker001:] where you work.
[speaker002:] Yeah. Well, down here it's sunny most of the time.
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] And, uh, usually warm. I mean, we had a few cool days, uh, this month, but not anything, I'm sure, compared to what you've had so far.
[speaker001:] Um, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] So, I mean people are still wearing shorts and
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] and, uh, usually around Halloween it starts getting cooler, so
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] you start
[speaker001:] Uh-huh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] you know, breaking out a coat
[speaker001:] Right, yeah.
[speaker002:] at that time, but, that, that lasts, you know, for a few months [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] Did you find you wore, uh, slacks when you were working full time or did you
[speaker002:] No.
[speaker001:] did they wear more dresses and skirts.
[speaker002:] No, never wore slacks.
[speaker001:] No slacks.
[speaker002:] It was, I think it was one of those things where, it's not like someone came out and said you can't wear them.
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] It was one of those understood things
[speaker001:] Uh-huh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] that you just, you know, either wore, you know, a dress or,
[speaker001:] Uh-huh. Not even a dressy slack, a dressy suit, slack suit even
[speaker002:] Not,
[speaker001:] if it's all,
[speaker002:] No, not, not with what I did. Uh,
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] Most people didn't.
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] Sometimes, like the secretaries might
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] but even then you didn't see them wearing slacks too much. And I really, you know, there's some nice pantsuits out and
[speaker001:] Uh-huh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] and I wouldn't have mind-, minded, you know, wearing those
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] especially when it gets pretty cold.
[speaker001:] Uh-huh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] [Lipsmack] But, uh,
[speaker001:] I know my daughter mostly, I don't think she ever wears slacks
[speaker002:] Uh-huh.
[speaker001:] to work. But I didn't know if the trend changes, you know, if, uh,
[speaker002:] You know, I think it's one of those things where it's not viewed upon as being professional. I guess they
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] expect women to be in skirts [LAUGHTER]
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] or dresses.
[speaker001:] Look more like a woman, huh [LAUGHTER].
[speaker002:] Yeah [LAUGHTER]. That's right [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] Uh-huh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] And it's the men that make the rules [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] Uh, well, then you, you, you know why they make them then [LAUGHTER],
[speaker002:] [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] that way.
[speaker002:] But, no, we usually, you know, skirt and, skirt and blouse or suit or dress
[speaker001:] Uh-huh, uh-huh.
[speaker002:] is what you see down here. So it's nice with me working at home because I can wear pants.
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[speaker002:] No, no one can see me
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[speaker002:] unless I'm, you know, g-,
[speaker001:] But, yet, you need to keep up an appearance for your husband, too, though
[speaker002:] Yeah.
[speaker001:] at home.
[speaker002:] Yeah.
[speaker001:] Because that's, I, I believe,
[speaker002:] But, I'm not going to put a skirt on just for him [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] Oh, you don't think you will, huh [LAUGHTER]?
[speaker002:] [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] Well, you'll be excused because considering everything [LAUGHTER].
[speaker002:] Yeah, I think that the main issue at home
[speaker001:] Uh-huh.
[speaker002:] is being comfortable
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[speaker002:] in your clothing [LAUGHTER].
[speaker001:] But I, I look at homemaking as a job also.
[speaker002:] Right.
[speaker001:] Uh, being a homemaker and I, I think sometimes we lose sight [LAUGHTER] of that.
[speaker002:] Yeah.
[speaker001:] Uh, by the fact that we don't sometimes watch our dress,