Great advice from your mom, L2L! I don't really feel ready to tackle/enjoy/embrace my day until I've taken a shower, done my hair and makeup, and dressed in something that makes me feel attractive, even if it's casual (I think you can dress slobby-casual/comfy or attractively-casual/comfy -- make sense?)
When I don't start my day this way, it is waaaaaay too easy to slip into procrastination/poor me/lay-around-and-let-myself-be-depressed mode. I'm not suggesting that anybody else here does that, but I know I sure can and do sometimes!