Making the Cut

I have been considering a haircut for a couple months now. The only thing holding me back was Jerry. He really likes my hair long. I thought I would just get a few inches cut off and keep it long enough for him but a bit shorter for me. A compromise.

Then a few weeks ago on a whim I thought I'd just check out the guidelines for donating to Locks of Love. I was surprised to find out it was "only" ten inches. I figured if I was going to cut off six anyway why not just make it ten and donate. It just seemed it would be a waste to throw it away because of a few inches. If I donated it would be a bit shorter than I wanted, but it will grow back. My hair definitely grows fast (and thick)!

So I started to prepare Jerry. Getting him used to the idea slowly. He wasn't too excited about it but he agreed it'd be a waste to miss the cut by a few inches and have the hair end up in the trash. I had one thing going for me... it's kind of hard to be mad at your wife for wanting to donate her hair!

So I decided to just do it! Here are a couple before shots:


And here is after:


The guy that cut my hair was shocked at how thick it was! He didn't think his shears were going to make it through that thick ponytail! Then he was equally shocked at how much I hair I still had left after he cut off the ten inches. I didn't want any more than that cut off so he just evened up the ends for me and off I went. I told the hairdresser I'd start over and be back in a couple years. :)

It seems shocking to me when I reach back. And when I put it in a ponytail now it barely holds! But it's really not that radical, I have had my hair this length several times before. I'll just have to remember to use less shampoo and conditioner in the shower!

I'm going to mail the ponytail in myself and I'm curious to know how much the package will weigh! I guess that's one way to lose a pound!