A hat with a hood is a double bonus.
Apparently, I wear hats now. I don't know when it became a thing. I've always wanted to wear hats. I like them, I've thought I looked decent in them. At craft fairs, I always kind of hung around the hat stalls a little longer than necessary, especially since I never bought one. I like the way they keep my hair contained when I'm having a bad hair day. I like the way the lid provides a kind of tunnel to help me focus on things. (I'm wearing a hat now as I type.) I like the way winter hats keep my head warm and cozy. I like that I have a variety of hats, depending on my mood.
Back in New Hampshire, I occasionally wore hats. Winter hats occasionaly since it's often cold and snowy there. I wore them more often at camp, for chilly mornings. I only wore baseball caps when it rained, to help keep my glasses rain drop free. But, I always secretly wanted to wear them more. I was afraid to break out of my mold though. It wasn't something I did. I had a messy bun; I didn't wear hats. People would think it weird if I did. Not that people thinking something about me usually stopped me from doing what I wanted, but still. They were hats. I didn't wear hats.
Now, I do. It rains a lot more in Washington. So, I started wearing them more often. Gotta keep that visibility high. Sometimes, I would flip the hat back around, like when the rain stopped. But, being the lazy person I am, I wouldn't take my pony tail down and my hat would just rest on top of my head. Apparently, this was amusing. To the point where during the campfire when staff impersonated those of us on the leadership team, Tink wore a baseball cap backwards resting on her head. I don't think I have a picture to show what I mean. Just visualize Justin Bieber's giant hat that he wore to that basketball game one day. My hat kind of looked like that, but backwards, and only not as tall and stupid looking.
Anyways, I started wearing hats even when it wasn't raining. Usually backwards, because I don't actually like the limited visibility the hat lid gives me. But, then I look like a punk so I will flip it around. I wear hats often now. Not just when it rains. And not just when it's cold. I'm a hat wearer. I like it. I want more hats.
Note: Because I'm slightly addicted to BuzzFeed, here's an article that I agree with. Except that I wouldn't wear some of those hats. But I would wear a lot of them!