Linda’s SoCS prompt
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “hat.” Use it literally or metaphorically. Have fun!
Hats are great things, aren’t they?
They cool you in the summer and can warm you in the winter.
They can be protective, or add a splash of glamour to your look.
Equally, they just add character to some people.
Now, when you have curly hair, hat-head can be even more of a thing for you, compared to your straighter haired compadres… Because curls do like to hold certain shapes, or they like to frizz up.
I also have the problem of when I sleep at night, I can end up with one side of flattened curls and one side still full of bounce, and I don’t wash every day because I don’t have the time to do the styling involved every morning!
This has led to some more research into products I could and should be using, and how to combat flat head, and one thing I read about was using a satin/silk sleep bonnet or pillowcase to reduce frizz overnight, and also satin or silk-lined beanies for the colder months, when you need a hat, but could do without the silly way your hair moulds to said hat, retaining its shape on your bonce, once you have removed it!
So I bought some satin sleep hats, or bonnets off Amazon (good old Amazon, you can say what you like, they have been a lifesaver for me!) and, though I look like I am about to go to bed with a shower cap on my head, they actually do retain the curl, and feel so comfortable to wear, too! I have been amazed, and even my colleagues at school have commented upon how much curlier my hair looks, on the middle days between washes!
And, the proof is in the pudding, so I am even baring my bonce, along with sleep bonnet, for you to see. This is a pic from this morning, without any extra curl spray, (and no make up or filters, sorry!) and I promise, I didn’t colour coordinate my pyjamas! It was just pure luck!
But I Smile Anyway... 
May 18, 2022 @ 03:06:36
It worked! I love the photos!
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May 18, 2022 @ 06:03:39
It is so simple and comfortable, Jennie!
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May 18, 2022 @ 13:15:42
😀
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May 17, 2022 @ 10:56:17
Dear Ritu, you are amazing, and I loved your photographs, especially your hat, Thank you, Love, nia
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May 17, 2022 @ 13:28:46
Thank you, Nia xx
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May 15, 2022 @ 21:36:11
Wow, i never had thought someone can write so much about hats. Your sleep hat is really the best, Sis! 😉 It looks like a chef hat. What’s Sonu’s meaning about? Lol Is he able to recognise you, even wearing this hat? 🙂 xx Michael
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May 15, 2022 @ 21:50:13
It’s cool isn’t it? Sony does stare at me but he knows his mummy!
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May 15, 2022 @ 21:33:05
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May 14, 2022 @ 19:03:27
Cute. You look a bit like a chef. I wear hats a lot because my hair is getting so thin!
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May 14, 2022 @ 19:16:00
A chef with a flowery hat, lol! 💛
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May 14, 2022 @ 15:31:01
I am not much of a hat person. There are only a few styles that suit me. But Cowboy hats look good 😂
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May 14, 2022 @ 15:33:13
I reckon you’d suit loads!! Xx
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May 14, 2022 @ 14:20:36
Love the post and pic. I did write something for the prompt. . . just saying I it’s linked it properly, Claudia.
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May 14, 2022 @ 14:25:37
Thank you! I’ll pop over!/
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May 14, 2022 @ 12:59:30
Good job on the prompt and a good Lon in both photos. I hope you have a nice weekend, Ritu.
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May 14, 2022 @ 13:49:04
Thank you, Dan! Hope the sun is shining on you, too, this weekend;
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May 14, 2022 @ 11:36:22
Oh! Woow the bonnets looks so cute like a 1920s swimming cap, and you look amazing as always 💜💜
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May 14, 2022 @ 12:31:39
Aw thank you, Sis! They are so comfortable, too!
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May 14, 2022 @ 13:42:54
They look lovely 💜💜💜
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May 14, 2022 @ 11:08:23
it worked! how curly and cute –
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May 14, 2022 @ 11:27:33
Thanks Beth! I’m so impressed!
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May 14, 2022 @ 10:08:59
Excellent post
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May 14, 2022 @ 11:03:32
Thank you 😁
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May 14, 2022 @ 09:58:32
Cool idea.
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May 14, 2022 @ 11:03:19
Thanks!
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May 14, 2022 @ 11:21:28
You’re welcome
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May 14, 2022 @ 09:18:02
I had perms for years and years, longing for the curls my brothers had. I bought each of my grands a silk pillowcase and they say it helps a lot. The hat is uber cute.
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May 14, 2022 @ 11:03:12
Thanks, Lauren! I’m loving my hat. In fact it’s 11am and I’m still wearing it, lol!
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May 14, 2022 @ 14:48:22
Awesome
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May 14, 2022 @ 08:17:58
The sleep-hat is so cute, very Victorian. And nice to still have the bouncy curls. You know that those of us with straight hair are jealous of your curls.
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May 14, 2022 @ 08:27:32
Thank you, Darlene! I have 3 other coloured and patterned ones too! I have fallen in sleep bonnet love!
And, you know what its like. The grass is always greener. There are days I long for straight hair! But I do love my curls, now! 😍
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