I Cut My Hair & Gave It Away

For a while now, I have thought about cutting my hair and donating it to Locks of Love. Jacob had an appointment to get his hair cut yesterday, so I went with him. While there I asked Betsy where my hair would end if she cut it for Locks of Love. She showed me and I decided that I was ready to do it.

Here is the before picture:


Yes my hair did go past the cape!

Here is Betsy making the cut:

Here is the final length:

I do not remember what we agreed the number of inches to cut would be, but I measured the length cut off (yes I did keep a small lock of the cut portion to put in my journal!). We cut off 12 inches (or was it just over 11 and a half)!!!

For those of you that know me, this may seem to be cause for concern. Normally I would be going through withdrawal, but not this time. Mostly because it is still pretty long, and also because it is being donated to a great cause. I know many people who have cut their hair for this purpose, many are less than a third my age. I have liked the idea, and finally got myself to the point where I can handle the event. I know, I know, it really ought not be traumatic. I just really like long hair on myself.

4 thoughts on “I Cut My Hair & Gave It Away”

  1. Great Job! I am sure someone out there will benifit greatly from your locks. I just talked to Jason about getting mine cut and he wasn’t too keen on it. Maybe in a few years when mine is long like your he won’t be so against it. Congrats on the anniversary too! Time flies!!

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