Monday, August 29, 2011

chop it off

I rarely get my hair cut. Case in point, the last time I saw my hair stylist, I didn't even know she was pregnant...now she has a three-month-old baby. Zing!

The good thing about never going to the salon is that it's a BIG DAY when you do go! My hair has been medium-to-long for a while now...like almost three years. Not only is that a long time to see the same thing in the mirror every day, but it also means I've wasted hours upon hours trying to style this mane. It was great for the summer because I could easily throw it into braids or a bun, but wearing it down (God forbid, wavy) was starting to take an inappropriate amount of my attention.

so much hair.

I've always wanted to do Locks for Love and never had enough hair, so this was an awesome opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. I decided to chop it on Saturday and went in on Sunday. Boom goes the dynamite!

awkward picture at my desk. go with it.

We cut off a full 10 inches (and then some, to clean it up), but the angle in the front helps it not look all that short, which is awesome! I'm a little scared to see what happens when I try to go wavy since I looked like a Schnauzer this morning before I straightened it, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there, right?








5 comments:

Jackie said...

Ooooh! I love it! I've always liked you with hair that length!

Just use a bunch of product in the beginning and after a few times of doing it curly, your hair will get used to it (at least that's what mine's done in the past).

Petes said...

Excellent choice!

Amy said...

so cute! you and sally totally have the same cut going on right now (and both donated to locks of love). now we just need some more pics. this one is great and all, but the desk pic is just...rrr...slightly awkward? ;) <3 you!

katie said...

i LOVE it! so so cute!

Rachel said...

I love it! I will be chopping off and donating my hair post-April 28th. It's way too hot for that much hair :)