I’m all about trying to make my life easier. And I’m really interested in anything that allows me to sleep later in the mornings. I love sleep. It’s my favorite. In fact, I’ve always loved sleep. My mother tells the story that my very first night home from the hospital as a wee babe, I slept from 9:00 pm to 8:00 am… and she had to wake me. I am clearly gifted in the area of sleep.
The whole “get the kiddos up, at ’em, fed, and out the door for school drop-offs” well… that’s messing with my sleep. So when my friend, Lola {name has been changed for purposes of anonymity} shared with me her overnight curls trick, I was hip to that game. You mean my hair magically curls itself as I sleep? Sign. Me. UP.
Some people have curly hair. That used to be me. My hair used to be pretty curly. Some people have straight hair. That has never been me. Some people have naturally wavy, beachy looking hair. Those people… we hate those people. And then, some people have what I have now… wavy/straight/funky hair. So I generally style my hair to be either curly or straight. Or end up throwing it up in a sock. And while it doesn’t take more than 10-15 minutes, I figure, if I can curl my hair in my sleep then that’s 10 more minutes of seeing the inside of my eyelids. Whoop whoop! And if it also spares me the two time a week chore of blowdrying my mop, I’m in.
So back to Lola. She told me to go on Pinterest and find a tutorial. Now Pinterest and I, as you know, have a sordid past. There was the “best broccoli ever” that ended up looking like a miniature forest fire occurred in my oven. There were the two-ingredient pancakes that the Rock Star Nanny and I re-named “banana eggs” due to their unique spongy, wet consistency. And of course, the crock pot Jambalya which ended up with fully uncooked rice after stewing for 6 hours. I dunno. I wasn’t so sure I would trust Pinterest on this. But I perused, and found this tutorial.
And decided, I’d give it a whirl. So here’s how it went…
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| Headband in place. Realizing why I haven’t hopped on the foreheadband craze. I look like a hippie. And just in case you’re curious, that is my hair 90% dried with a blow dryer. |
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| But first, let me take a really close selfie. Flapper hair in place. Ready for the Roaring 20’s, should they reappear overnight. BTW… the “tucking” process took me about 84 hours. I assume this gets easier with time.
I should also mention that during the night I woke up to go feed the babe and felt like the headband was actually squeezing my brain. I’m not sure if I just have a bigger brain than the average person or what. But it appears to have made it through the night.
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| UMMMMMM. Freshly unwrapped hair. Wow. Some say, curls for days… I think I’m good for weeks. 1987 called and wants its hair back. I’ve seen Lola’s hair, it never looks like this. |
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| On the other hand, I’m all ready for my dance recital! Yay! Hmmm… maybe I’ll just invest in some sponge rollers… |
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| AAAAAAAND. There’s a permanent line across my forehead. LOLAAAAA!!! |
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| After a wee bit of zhuzhing, finessing, burning, and such. Really, I shook my head upside down, ran my fingers through several times. And then straightened the two front pieces. It actually took no time. Can we also just all admit that selfies are really awkward? Okay. Good. |
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| The back view. And yes. I always wear this shirt. Go Huskers! And yes, I only kiss Husker fans. One in particular. |
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| After a couple hours, I suppose, I have to admit, it looks pretty normal. Maybe I’ll give it another whirl. |
So thanks, Lola, for this mom hack. And for making sure that if I ever want to be Barbara Mandrell circa 1977 or a 1981 newscaster for Halloween, I’ve got that in my back pocket.
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Per the uzh, I am not a professional photographer nor do I intend to become one. But you get the point… Overnight curls… I’m calling it a win. Though it should probably be noted that my hair takes curl really well. The perm I got in kindergarten pretty much lasted until my freshman year of college. No foolin. So the Good Ship Lollipop results may not be typical for everyone. What do you do to make your mom life easier?
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