Do I have Hay in My Hair?

When I was much younger I was really concerned about my appearance.  I had a huge crush on this guy in med school.  We had our surgical rotation together and I would get up at 4 AM just to curl my hair and put on makeup before rounds.  I thought that if I was just pretty enough, he would notice me.  That was almost 30 years ago.

I have become much less high maintenance since then.  I rarely wear makeup unless I am on stage, and my hair gets brushed and put up in a clip mostly.  I get up in time to milk goats and jump into a quick shower, usually only washing my hair twice a week.  I don’t much pay attention to mirrors as it would mess with my internal view of myself.

So taking care of goats includes feeding them alfalfa in the morning along with their grain and milking them and processing the milk.  The alfalfa comes in flakes, but they don’t always stay together well, and when the wind picks up it flies all over the place.  I also have to lift it over my head to get it into some of the feeders.  I can be an entertaining process.  Alfalfa down the shirt is itchy and doesn’t taste very well.

Then it’s a rush to shower and dress for work.  Not overly worried about the details….until I walk into work and my office manager starts picking hay out of my hair.  Guess I’ve come a long way from trying to impress people with my looks.