Well.... I have always been partial to putting pen to paper and so what better reason to write than a midlife crises career change to being a Vintage Ice cream lady! I would like to quickly add that it is Elsie the ice cream van who is vintage .... not me! I am positively youthful at 40 something!!
Why is it that men become rugged, dashing and debonair as they cross that age ZONE.... Ice cream vans become cute, quaint and quirky and women become ...... old.
If we go the "self improvement" route and embrace the modern technology of face-lifts and botox then we are saddo Cougars and quickly get the Ab Fab nick name of Patsy. Yet, if we just allow the passage of time to occur then we are deemed to be letting ourselves go! And lets face it ladies - we all are quietly pleased, or at best relieved when we spot a wrinkle on a mates face, so we bring this midlife stress upon ourselves!
Even the midlife dress code is tricky to get right for us ladies. The last thing you want to do is look like you have delved in your teenage daughters wardrobe for your outfit on that girlie night out. Yet equally you don't want people to think that you have stalked your mother for a frock either! so what does that leave ..... jeans.
So that is the first perk to owning Elsie - not only did I see it socially acceptable to hang my head out of an ice cream van window as a midlife career move - I do so with a 1950's frilly pinny and hat on. That sorts the dress code anxieties out for my weekends from March to Septemmber. Although I am not sure I would recommend it as a look for those girls nights out!
Well, I definitely have something nice to say... I love your van (and your pinny/hat get up!). It brings a smile to my face whenever I see Elsie around and about Berko... she is quirky, full of character we just want to see more of her! Bring on summer with Elsie and the best ice cream ever - from Scoops! Thank you for having your mid life crisis and bringing Elsie into our lives!! X
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