Pajama research

One "pro" that many people list about online education is the ability to sit at home in your pj's and be productive. I find this an interesting thought. Some days it works to my advantage and others it is a hindrance.

Take for example my typical Saturday. I work Monday through Friday and look forward to spending most of my weekend working on homework. I can afford to spend large chunks of time virtually uninterrupted (the hubby always has chores to do and keeps the pets away). I roll out of bed and log on to the computer to check my email, post to a few discussion threads, and then start on my papers. I usually do not take a shower or get dressed until I have accomplished at least one monumental paper, project, or milestone. Then the great debate starts...do I skip showering and getting dressed altogether and keep plugging away at homework or will that shower and real clothes re-motivate me to keep up the pace?

I have found that some days staying in my pj's is the way to go. I feel like I am on a mission and my reward to accomplishing homework is the shower. Other days I know that if I don't get my shower in, I will feel icky and sluggish all day long. The homework will seem like a project I just can't quite finish and so why put forth the effort?

Today I discovered a new alternative to the pj dilemma. Start in my pj's, eat lunch, exercise (a new found interest since all I do is sit in front of the computer day in and day out), then shower, but put new pj's on and continue with the homework.

So now that you have had a peak into my weird world of doing research in my pj's, I want to know if anyone else struggles with this strange and completely unpublished dilemma related to online learning?