Hat Head

I never understood hat head until recently, when I've had to wear a hat every day. It is so frustrating to be out of the shower, let my hair air-dry curly, and then when I put on my hat to go outside, know that my hair will be as flat as a pancake (and yet curly at the bottom!). I'm certainly not going to blow dry my hair straight just so that I don't have hat head. I now understand the varieties of head coverings that women in Maryland (and other cold climates) wear. There is the scarf over the head and around the neck which is a good solution to the hat hair problem (except Annelise would surely tug it off my head). There is also the headband thing, which I always thought was so funny looking. But now I get it, it keeps your ears warm, but you don't sacrifice on hair style (although a lot of heat is still escaping from the top of your head, but darn it... your hair looks good!). I think I will just have to get used to the idea of hat head during the next couple of months, and I occasionally may wear the scarf over my head. Interesting things to get used to. (And don't even get me started on how long it takes to get both kids bundled to head out the door!)