Snip, Snip, Snip

For most people, the thought of even getting a trim on their lovely locks sends shivers down their spine. For me, its a sense of something new and exciting. A way to change just enough so that you don't feel so boring all the time. I have been wanting a change for a long time, despite my husbands plea's to leave my long locks I decided that a shoulder length do would do. Especially since I would be donating any cut hair, 10" minimum to locks of love. If you don't know what Locks of Love is, it is a non-profit organization that takes donated hair and sews it into wigs for children with cancer. It's a wonderful charity and I am glad to donate to help children in need. Anything having to do with cancer tugs at my heart strings anyways.

So my journey began back in May when I was researching what kinds of styles I would like. I picked a couple and decided to compromise and go for a longer, at the shoulder look. I arrived on Wednesday to see my stylist and good friend Jana. I sat down in the chair and said "Your salon donates right?" She looked at me with a panic in her eye and said "your really cutting it all off?" Yup I have been determined to make a change and that day was it. She took the rubber bands and sectioned off my hair, took the ruler and measured 10" of hair and promtly went snip, snip, snip. I had a mini coronary inside my head because it's hard to see that much hair gone, and it was a little shorter than I had anticipated it would be. However I knew that it would be worth it in the long run. We had discussed the possiblity of putting in some highlights to brigthen up my hair and I made the decision to color, for the first time ever, my virgin hair. She sat me down, mixed up the color and foiled me up. As I sat under the dryer I thought to myself, what an interesting change this will be. She pulled me out, washed my hair and proceeded to shape my new do. Once completed she dried and styled my hair, teased it up and hairsprayed me! I looked like a new women and I felt great! It will take a bit to get used to it, but all in all I am happy with my choice! YAY!


Before

The hair after surgery



New Look!



All bright!