The local baseball game is an activity that my husband loves for us to do as a family; so me and baby girl Moonflower come along mostly when it's Saturday. The amazing fireworks at the end are always a blast and worth the wait. Earlier in the day, the heat index was 104, regular temperature was in the high 90's, and me and Moonflower looked at the weather channel app where it said it would still be 90 by the time we head to the game. (5:30pm)Β
We were already hot in the house, even with the AC, so I really didn't think we would be able to last out at the game but actually the temperature dropped a lot, plus we were by the water with a breeze, so while it was hot, it wasn't like I'm frying hot and am getting sick. Thank goodness for that, we got a little lucky there because sometimes even when the sun is going down the heat can still be 🥵🥵🔥🔥🥵🥵
Big Hair, Don't Care
It's so funny how Moonflower and I had the hardest time being ready by 5:30. My husband is very organized and punctual, so if it wasn't for him we wouldn't get anywhere on time (because of me, not Moonflower). So basically, it was time to wash both of our heads. I was off to a very late start as usual, and it typically takes me 2 hours to detangle and comb Moonflower's hair. She has a whole lot of healthy, beautiful hair.Β
You know how folks said when we were growing up, "Head full of hair." But she has way more hair than I had.Β
(She is learning to comb it, and she's started washing it on her own but needed help).Β
I was running out of time and knowing that I had to wash and comb my hair too, man, I twisted the front of her hair but I had to leave the back of it uncombed, lol. But I did make the back presentable, she didn't go out with it matted or anything. Of course I would never allow that unless it's an emergency.
Then it was time to rush and do my hair since it was getting close to 5:30. I washed it but didn't have enough time for the afro puffs I have been wearing lately, so I threw on a headband.Β
Joe was ready and looking at his watch, shaking his head and saying that we're gonna have to park far and walk. I was laughing as we were running around and saying how our type of hair is such a challenge but so what! If it's not hair that's taking up your time, it's make-up, or getting your clothes to look right on whatever body type you have. And good luck with that since our bodies change so much.
Another thing is, if I don't have a chance to moisturize and flatten my hair a little bit in the front, then a headband will give me a headache since it will be pressing down on very poofy hair. And that's what was happening, around whichever inning, the headache was starting so I started laughing to Moonflower as I took the headband off. Even if my hair looked wild, so what, folks are here to see the game. As long as it looked decent when I walked in the stadium. So what if it looks a mess when I'm sitting and then walking out.
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Perimenopause
When it came time to leave, after having sat so long, when I got up I was like....my my my! Ladies have had this overwhelming feeling during that time of the month when you get up suddenly. Woooh, I'll take wild hair any day over thinking my clothes are stained. So I asked Moonflower if I had any stains back there and she said no. Thank goodness! I still feel like everything was about to fall out or something so I was holding my dress, walking funny, looking back because I just swore I felt like something was about to fall out...wooh.
When I was younger my cycles weren't heavy so getting up in class and things like that, while uncomfortable, it wasn't feeling like a volcano erupted. As we near menopause things change and it's kind of like starting over and learning new things you didn't have to before. So thank goodness I was all in the clear, and in the future I will be more aware of the volcano feeling.
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