Hair Loss - For A Good Cause ...

As many of you know, I have been growing my hair out for the past 3-4 years. My intentions have always been to donate this hair when it's long enough - well that day finally arrived this past weekend. Actually, I was going to wait until next spring but just couldn't hold out that long. So this past week I went online and picked out the lucky new hair salon - Salon 54 (I read some reviews on salons near the new house and picked one that I thought would do well without charging too much). I made an appointment for Saturday but was still thinking that I'd just get a trim to make sure my new stylist could cut the mustard before giving her full reign on my new 'do. But when Saturday arrived, I was really ready for a change. So I went back online to hairdos.com and chose the new style I thought would be cute. Off I went to Salon 54 to let Jean work her magic. Here are a few before shots:

I really wasn't as scared as I appear in these pictures. On the contrary, I was very excited. Jean was very nice and seemed pleased that she would be able to do something more than a trim for a change. The salon owner quickly got his camera and took some before pictures of his own. Then I pulled out my pictures of the style I wanted (yep, I had front view, right view, left view and back view - didn't want any confusion about what I wanted her to do). Jean was also happy that I knew what I wanted - it takes the pressure off of her when trying to guess what I'm talking about when trying to explain a hair style. She pulled my hair back into a ponytail, measured it to make sure there was enough (you have to have at least 10 inches of hair and it has to be bound) and started whacking it off. Then she got me shampooed and started shaping up what I had left. Here is the final result:

And there you have it. When I get sick of the short hair, I'll start growing it out again for donation. It's a great, free way to help kids with cancer. Here's the website if you'd like more info - Locks of Love.