I Did It! I Took The Plunge!

I chopped off 10" of my hair and donated it to Locks of Love!

Remember my post a while back when I joked about donating to Locks of Love?

Well, I was just being facetious...

But Craig read it and thought that was a great idea!

Shocking coming from him considering he's always preferred my hair long,

but he continued to really encourage it, insisting that it would be

"a really nice thing to do".

Without his nudging, I probably never would have done this.

So I guess I started considering it... looked up the info...
and concluded that I had nothing to lose and would not likely have this opportunity many more times in my life.
So I went for it!
And I became more and more sure as the day grew nearer.
It feels so light and freeing at the new length!

These pictures aren't really doing it justice because it was late and I look tired.
Plus it's hanging a little flat the way it's parted.
But I got subtle glaze put on to brighten up the color and I was assured that this cut - with it's soft layers - would NOT be high maintenance. :) That is key for me! Because, let's face it, I won't be putting a lot of time into it every morning.

Not sure you can tell here, but it's angled to be just a little longer in front so that it looks fuller and I love that. Oh, and in case you were wondering, I can totally still pull it up into a pony tail... it's just a little stubby now. :)

Okay, the next two are even worse in the tired-looking department. This was after sleeping on it. I decided to pull part of it back since I couldn't wash and style for 24 hours (because of the glaze).

And, though I look ridiculous in this picture, I was trying to get another side view to capture the length. Tomorrow will be the true test to see if I can style it on my own in a way that I am happy with.

So today on my lunch break, I carefully packaged two 10" ponytails (which somehow seem gross to look at now... how did I have hair that long???) into a padded envelope and mailed them off to Locks of Love. Hopefully, I can help a child in need some day.

Bye bye, Rapunzel! Hello, new me!