The Puddles

The Before

I finally worked up the courage at the beginning of the summer to cut off my hair and donate it to Locks of Love.  I added a couple of inches during the summer and finally cut my hair this September.  I had Chris take a picture of the length of my hair before I headed out to the hair salon.  I was pretty nervous, but I had been testing this new hair dresser with the kids.  Over several months she had done a great job with them.  Good haircut and lots of patience.  That’s what I needed as well.   So 14 inches later . . .

And the after

I have a nice swath of hair to send into Locks of Love or  . . . ?  After I cut my hair, I put it in a ziplock bag and placed it into an envelope ready to be mailed to Locks of Love.  But of course, I am constantly behind in my “To Do” list so I haven’t mailed it yet.  Then, ironically,  I heard other people discussing the controversy regarding Locks of Love.  I didn’t realize there were so many issues.  So I started doing a little research.  I found a very interesting article from the New York Times regarding this issue.  Click here for the article. So I am donating the hair to Wigs For Kids.

I am glad that I cut it all off.  It is finally lighter and there is less of it to figure out.  It finally got so long that I couldn’t figure out what to do with it any more.  So I am really glad that it is gone.