THE EVENING Leader carried a report last week on 'Yummy Mummies.' I don't actually consider myself to be one but yes, I do generally make an effort in the way I look so I read my colleague's report with interest.
Take this week for instance .... I risked life and limb in a vain attempt to get a piece of unruly hair well and truly straightened before breezing into the office on Monday morning. It was on Friday night that my hair straighteners started to cough, splutter and smoke but I managed to resuscitate them enough to get the last bit of heat out of them in readiness for a night on the town. Phew!
The house soon filled with that pungent sort of electrical stench that had my husband frog-marching up the stairs like one of the Bisto kids ....sniffing his way to find the fault. He condemned my trusty heat stylers to the bin with a stark warning and a disapproving dad's sort of look.
After a night flicking through the pages of my favourite book (the Argos catalogue!!!), I found a suitable replacement that was collected the next day. Out of the box they came and into the socket they went. Thanks to me forking out on a dodgy appliance, the whole house was plunged into darkness with a bang and a puff of smoke.
With all shops locked up for end of business, I had no choice but to contemplate going into work the next day sporting a surfing dude's sort of hairstyle. Unless ..... I could get the very, very, very last bit of life out of my old, faithful and waning electrical friend. But first, I had to fish it out of the bin and wipe off any roast dinner leftovers and bits of stale cheese.
Job done, I plugged them in, waited for the smoke to subside from the on/off button and pulled out the plug with a wince and a squirm. Still alive, I went on to beautify my flick of hair that has developed a real mind of its own over recent months and set myself on the road to sleekness.
Oh, to be so self-obsessed! This time, I lived to tell the tale and I hope my new product will withstand the paces I'm about to put it through!
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