Impulsive decision – well, kinda.

You may know that since Sep of 2003 I've been growing out my hair to donate it to Locks of Love or some other worthy organization that makes wigs for kids and women with medical hair loss. I first thought I'd do it Jan 2007…well that date obviously came and went. Then I thought I'd do it last Spring. Well, I obviously didn't do that either.

BUT. Today I called and made an appointment to have it done TOMORROW!! I have to have more heart surgery next month and this time they will likely give me a pacemaker. If that happens, I'm not going to be allowed to lift my arm above my head for a MONTH! That means, GASP, no washing of my own hair! How difficult is THAT going to be??? (answer: VERY ) So I figured, if I'm going to have to be asking friends to help me wash my hair, it might be nice for them to have less of it to deal with. :-) Like, 11 inches less. :-) So that's that. Tomorrow at noon I'm doing the Big Chop. I'm totally excited, and a little nervous too. I'm not sure how much hair that will leave me with, but I figure it will at least be long enough to still put up, and that's all that really matters.

Just for comparison purposes, here is a pic of where it was when I started growing it out in 2003. (That's pretty much my natural color.)


Here's what it's like now (please excuse the super shiny face. :-) )


And I HOPE I'm left with at LEAST this much when she's done tomorrow:


(That's me with one of my favorite musicians, Michael Franti, in 2005)

I'll of course post pics after it's done. Eeek! I'm stoked and nervous at the same time. :) But hey, hair is a renewable resource, right? I'll just start the process all over again and do another donation in a few years. If you have any suggestions of other organizations besides Locks of Love who accept hair donations, let me know. :)