Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Here they are

So last Friday I chopped my hair off. This is something I have decided to do about every five years or so. The first time I did it was after BSC and I got married. I'd been growing my hair for a while and knew I wanted to cut it after the wedding. Through some searching online I found Locks of Love and knew it was something I had to do. So about two months after our wedding I donated a 10" long ponytail, the minimum length required to donate.

This time my ponytail was 13" long (when it's straight). Yes, I said I cut off 17". The remaining four inches was swept off the floor of the salon (they had to leave a bit of length in order to cut my hair into a style).

I plan to keep doing this for as long as I can. It's something I feel like I can do to help people in need that doesn't take any time or money on my part (neither of which I have much to spare).

So, here are the before pictures:And now the afters:


13 comments:

mindy said...

Your hair is cute, cute, cute!! I love it! You are so brave to cut off that much. Locks of Love is such a cool thing...one of my first graders donated her long red hair! I'm sure you're loving the faster drying time! Hope you had a great birthday...even if their not quite like they used to be:)

Sweet Yet Sassy said...

WAY CUTE! Love the cut! And what a great cause!!

Shea said...
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Shea said...

Your hair looks Great! My aunt was a recipient of a locks of love wig when she was going through chemo for her breast cancer so it's always special to know someone who donates to such a worthy cause.

breanna said...

aaaaaaaaaaaaaack! you're hair is so perfect!!! hooray!

Anonymous said...

nice!

Anonymous said...

Very cute! The new cut looks great!

Jacquie said...

CUTE!

Just Me said...

I think it's awesome that you do that! My hair gets to a certain length then stops growing. I love the new haircut it's cute!

gayle said...

SUPER CUTE! I am jealous, it makes me want to cut off all of my hair, too!

Wait. No, I cannot do that.

But yours looks AMAZING!

The Mama said...

Sassy! I did that once...then I shaved my head...it will be a while before it is long enough again! You are so pretty!

The Celiac Diva said...

What a wonderful cause and you look adorable!!

Emily Cade said...

I love short hair! It looks so cute!