The Journey of a Haircut

Ladies and Gentlemen........

My new haircut!
:-)

Now, before you get to thinking that I intend to share my new lipstick with you next, have no fear. I merely show you the haircut, because that way, I get to show you all the pictures that are to follow. I just had 9 inches cut for the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. Around early 2007, there was a perfect storm of events that led to this. It started that I was about 6 weeks late on a haircut. And I had a friend who was sneaking up on a 5 year remission date that coming September from breast cancer. (She was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29). A friend from church had just had her hair cut for this program. And a local meteorologist who has done this twice now was on the air encouraging all us chicks to give it a try. I mentioned to Jmk that "maybe I should just grow my hair for the Pantene thing". And, then, two days later, I found out that my pastor's sister had been diagnosed with breast cancer. One of the healthiest, most positive people I know.

Bam. That was it. I quit getting haircuts and let it get long enough so that having 8 inches to donate wouldn't require me to end up looking like an 18 year old boy going to Boot Camp.

So! Here you go:



The ubiquitous before shot.


Also known as the "Get-that-girl-some-lipstick-and-a-stylist-please" shot.


















My.... um.... hair guy getting my hair into rubber bands. I don't want to call him a barber, but I feel weird calling him a "stylist". He's a dude, ya know?

























And, the ponytails.......


























And, the always important shot of holding the ponytails that will be sent off to be used in real-hair wigs for women going thru cancer treatments.




















Here's an extra shot of the cut from the back. This is the shortest my hair has been since the first grade! Seriously!

And a side by side before and after. Now, please know that I'm not posting this to say "oh, look at me. I'm giving away hair. Yay me. Woohoo and all that". To the contrary. I know that I wouldn't have decided to do this on my own. It took a lot of different things working together to get me to the place to do it. So, maybe you are thinking about it. Or, maybe you're a month late for a haircut also......... maybe maybe? Yes, the hair feels really weird this morning. But it's good. And I love the shorter hair. And I'm grateful to have been given the opportunity to do it. It's worth it, in case you're trying to decide! :-)