Locks of Love

On July 19, 2005 I donated 12 inches of hair to the Locks of Love organization. They are a "public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis." When I heard about this it was the final push I needed to make a big change. I know it's just hair, but I'm used to having long hair. I was just nervous about what it would look like short.
Here's the results from that donation cut when I donated 12 inches:



I LOVED it and kept it short for about 3 years. Then my stylist moved to Portland. I found someone new and for the past 2 years have being growing it out and just trimming to keep it healthy. I always knew I would donate it again, but I was nervous since I didn't have the same stylist as before. I put it off basically all of 2010, it's been plenty long enough. FINALLY, I did it today. Just in time to finish out 2010. I donated about the same amount as the first time, 12 inches, but kept a bit more for me this time. This length is still "short" for me:

This salon actually kept my FOUR ponytails and is mailing them in for me. I just didn't ask them to take a picture of them, or me before. I need to get better about the before pictures.
Anyhow, I will probably keep it short for a year or two then start growing it out to donate again. (Truth be told, Paul likes my longer hair anyway.)