This post will improve your life by 215%

At least.
Though I am prone to hyperbole, this ONE thing has streamlined and upped the quality of my mornings, and days, immeasurably. So, no, 215% is not scientifically accurate, it's probably higher. But I'm being low key.

Develop a uniform, head to toe.
That's it.
This idea is certainly not new. I saw a clip yesterday from the House of Lords and noticed that they all wore fetching black robes with white collars (unlike the peasant House of Commons who are allowed to wear any old thing). Same with Supreme Court justices. Doctors. Military. Athletes. Police. Albert Einsteins. Steve Jobs. Barack Obamas. George Clooney at every. red carpet. event.  Even Star Trek alludes to a future of uniform uniforms. Men of business usually get away with wearing the same-ish suits to work every day. Women, not so much.
Until now. Women all over the world (wide web) are throwing off the shackles of pressures born out of the seventh-grade horror of being caught in the same clothes twice!
Years ago, I was trying to be a cute housewife and make sure my husband went to his clinic looking like Ward Cleaver. Since his is a private medical clinic, he dressed like a white collar criminal worker and I had bags under my eyes trying to keep up with making sure his creases could double as surgical blades. Then one day I saw the light, and that light was called scrubs.  I wish I could tell you that I wrote the great American novel with the time I saved, but I didn't, I probably squandered it reading Celebrities Who Look Like Their Pets or such like. I wish I could tell you that I shined that same light on my own stressful dressing habits, but I didn't. After he left I would stand in front my clothes like I'd never laid eyes on them before and wasn't sure what went where. Often, after agonizing minutes of decision fatigue, if I didn't have commitments in the outside world, I would stay in my pajamas and suck my thumb. (not really)
Fast forward years later... I am a new woman. Or at least I look like one. At the beginning of the week, I peruse my planner and chose TWO full outfits appropriate for the activities of that week. That's it. As most of my work is conducted at home, I could actually get away with one and some weeks the second outfit just acts as a backup. And here's the kicker, after washing and ironing those outfits, I often repeat them the following week! (Yes, I hear her too, 'Oh. My. God! Is she wearing the same thing again?' Ignore her, she never made it past the seventh grade)

How this works:
I don't advocate going out and dropping $$$ on such an outfit. For now, just shop your closet for it. It should be comfortable, meet your standards of modesty (i.e. it fits without tugging), and make you feel really put together. It should be seasonally appropriate.  Use layers if necessary. Use your jewelry, scarves, belts, all that stuff collecting dust and be your own stylist. Remember this is just for one outfit. Use the 'good stuff' that you're saving for your other life that just hasn't started yet. If you wear hijab, have that hijab ready too. You will thank me tomorrow.

Why this works:
Putting the energy into preparing one or two perfect outfits is something we all can do. You don't have to make a different fashion statement every day. Most people don't even remember what they wore much less what everyone else wore. And really, if you're worried people are critiquing you for your clothes, your clothes aren't the problem. Just saying. You will eliminate what is really one of the least important choices you should be making and be able to focus on bigger picture stuff. More importantly, instead of making a decision-fatigue induced choice and grabbing whatever brushes up against your hand, you will always look "right". You know that what you are wearing works, fits, and covers you properly. And the next day, you just do it all over again.
This is not a prison sentence, you are free to make adjustments, swap outs, etc, but you always have a basic fall-back that you can count on. And lest you think this only works for Work-at-Home women, have a look at Saatchi and Saatchi's Art Director Matilda Kahl's explanation for why she wears the same thing every day. She. is. an. art. director.
Those of you who wear the same abaya and hijab every day already have a jump on everyone else, so bravo. But for the rest of us, this is a game-changer.
What works for me:

Light blue wide-leg pants with white or cream top and long red cardigan

Black/White Striped Skirt, White Blouse, Same Red Cardi (not as shown)

Obviously, this is not going to work for everyone, but I can pretty much wear my uniforms everywhere. Your uniform can be as simple as a pair of high-quality black slacks and a steady supply of white blouses/tunics/t-shirts (a la Matilda Kahl), or one high-quality black dress that can take on different cardigans or blazers. Notice I keep repeating high-quality. I don't mean that in an Atlantic City 'hey, this is real high quality stuf', nor does it have to be expensive. Just the best that you can afford, the best that you have. If you are worried about getting your 'nice things' dirty, employ a good old fashioned apron. Yesterday I finally got around to steaming my microwave and cleaning it (I know... the glamour!) and I did it wearing my uniform, with a jaunty apron on top.

Chances are you may already have a uniform, for many of us Work-at-Homers, it's called yoga pants and a top that should be - and sometimes is - used as a cleaning rag. So invest a few minutes into putting together an outfit or two. 

Finally, choose a hairstyle that works for you (yes, even you hijabis). We all start off marriage with the best intentions of always looking put-together for our husbands and quickly devolve into a messy bun (and not is a cute way) and the aforementioned yoga pants. Don't make me go Stuart Smalley on you, but really, doesn't your day deserve a little more than that? Don't those around you deserve more? 

Try out the uniform for a couple of weeks and see if works for you. Let me know in the comments what worked and what didn't.