Embarrasing baldness

Ok, so sometimes, I can lose my temper.

I confess, sometimes it may not be warranted.

But this time, I got so angry.

It was not really the persons fault, but she was clearly not understanding my deep and intense need.

I needed a place to hide, for just 1 minute, but she kept telling me that the toilets were opposite the reception!! For heavens sake woman, that's not helpful!!

Of course, the poor woman was doing her best and I was rude. Sorry lady!!

So here is the story.

I was arriving later than my colleagues in Slovakia, they had neded to be there a day earlier. My colleagues are really a great bunch and although we are only in the early stages of getting to know each other, I think we are off to a good start. They are all men, which for this story is slightly relevant.

So as per usual practice, I got into a taxi to the hotel. On arrival I sauntered in, heading as usual, to the reception desk. Now I don't know about you, but I enjoy travelling in my comfy stuff. I also often wear my trainers/running shoes as they are a pain to pack. Remember this post! And of course, one of my cute little caps. So in short, I don't look great. Definitely a far cry from my usual high heeled, lipsticked, suited and booted, corporate uniform.

However rather than going straight to the room, which is usual practise, I realised my colleagues were all huddled together right next to the reception having a meeting.  Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am dressed all wrong.

My first reaction was to hide!!!

For some bizarre reason, I felt that I could not let them see me like this. Especially with the hat on!!

I had to hide.

So I said the lady behind the desk, "Where can I change?". She pointed to the toilets, opposite the reception desk, ie right next to my collegues. I said, "Are there any other toilets, as I can't use these?".

Clearly she was puzzled, but again repeated "The toilets are over there".

A few attempts later, she kept saying with increasing loudness, that the toilets were over there!!

Woman do you not understand, I can not walk over there!!!!

So in a fit of rage, I whipped off my hat right in front of her, exposing my shiny egg head and roughly put on my wig.  "That's why I needed a place to change", I rudely said to the lady, before storming off.

I mean what a childish way to behave! Clearly my colleagues would not really care about my appearance and also imagine if they had seen the charade, surely that would have been a million times more embarrasing than them seeing me in a hat and trainers!

Anyway thats my alopecia story for the day.

I think the lesson learned is, that I should really start to care less, about my work colleagues seeing me in a hat. The alternative in this case was seriously considerably worse.