A while back, I was perusing Pinterest, wasting my life away in envy, when I happened upon this really cool way to wear a scarf. To say I was pumped is an understatement. I couldn’t wait to try it; because, well, I love wearing scarves! So, that weekend, I picked out my favorite scarf and gave it my best shot… and about 25 minutes. It didn’t look anything like the picture. I basically couldn’t get it to knot and I didn’t even end up wearing said scarf that night. The whole ordeal did, however, get me thinking about the evolution of my love affair with scarves. So, let me tell you a little about that.
This love affair began while I was pregnant with my oldest son. As my belly and my boobies grew, I felt increasingly awkward in my clothes. Adding a necklace was just weird for me; I felt like they were up on my chin. Then I happened upon a scarf! And I wore them with literally everything. I can’t explain it, but they made me feel balanced and put together. They were my new best friend.
I returned to work six weeks after delivering my sweet baby boy. It would be accurate to say that my first day back to work was also my first day out of pajamas. I returned to work an emotional mess. But, I had a security blanket! My trusty scarf! And, about midway through my first day back, I discovered just how trusty this scarf would be. Now, as a new mom, I did not yet have a perfect handle on breastfeeding and certainly not on pumping. It quickly became clear that I could now use my scarf to cover my leaky boobs! That’s right ladies, a scarf can easily cover the tiniest or largest of leakage spots. Hell, throw that thing over some spit up stains, too. A scarf can cover almost anything!
Now, I have two toddlers… and I’ve found yet another use for my scarves. This is by far the most disgusting; but trust me when I say, if you have two toddlers, you also have little shame. Have you ever been out when your toddler has had one of those epic sneezes? You know the ones I mean; where the strings of thick, gooey, snot drape down to just about the chin and you have about .2 seconds to wipe it before it goes across their cheek, through the hair, and all over the sleeve? I’m sure you’ve guessed it by now, but I will confirm: yes, I wipe toddler noses with my trusty scarf. To be quite honest, I even let them blow their noses in there from time to time. (FYI: if you see me in a hoodie with the sleeves cuffed; you can be certain there is toddler snot tucked in there as well.)
Hey, a mom‘s got to do what a mom‘s got to do. But, seriously, how great are scarves?
