It was grumpy toddlers day off pre-school so obviously he came with me. And since when we emerged from the pharmacist the sun was shining he asked if we could take the roof off the car.
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| madmumof7 sporting the pulled through hedge backward look |
I favour a Fatface bandeau/wrapround sunglasses combination whilst grumpy prefers the woolly hat approach. I am tenpted to search EBay for a leather flying hat complete with goggles for him but for now his older brothers Arsenal hat does the job.
I have shoulder length hair so unless I wear something on my head or tie it up it whips me in the face and sticks to my lipgloss. But the bandana stops that and is comfortable. I imagine it as a modern-day alternative to the headscarf favoured by stars like Audrey Hepburn who pulled off the cabriolet fashion thing beautifully.
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| Grumpy with his woolly hat before he pulled it completely over his face. |
Here was me imagining other drivers envying my carefree image whizzing along in my fun car with my golden locks fluttering prettily in the breeze. I imagined they must think "Surely that can't be a mother of 7 in her forties?"
Instead I realised I look less like Audrey and more like I've been dragged through several hedges. I have to confess the fringe off face look is not a good one for me and the addition of grumpy with his full-face, hole-free balaclava look sitting next to me just makes us both look a bit mad. Particularly on days like yesterday when actually the wind was blowing a gale and it was bogging freezing!
But am I deterred? No! I did briefly consider having my hair all cut off in a cabriolet-friendly pixie style but since I know from past tragic experience it really is not flattering on me I will stick with the barmy mum having a mid-life crisis mode look. Come on grumpy - find your woolly hat and let's go!
