After

Sorry for the delay, I looked so cute that Frank insisted on taking me out for an impromptu date night!

Here it is 11 inches later......

From the side....

from the back...

It is pretty darn short, but I think I'll get used to it!

and I don't have a ruler, but you'll have to trust me that this thing is between 10 and 11 inches of hair - woo!

Before

Here are the before pictures...I took them last night before I went to bed. I'm so nervous about the big cut today, but I'm sure everything will turn out alright!

My appointment is at 1pm today, I'll post pictures of the cut tonight after class (class is over at 8pm, so I'm guessing I'll have pictures by 9:30)

oh, and Go Gamecocks!

It is almost time

A while ago I told you that my hair has gotten way long and that I had planned to cut off 8 inches to donate to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program.

My decision to do this is multi-layered:
-my hair is way way way too long
-my too long hair is driving my poor husband crazy because it is everywhere and sticks to everything
-I'm not willing to commit the time I would need to manage hair of this length on a daily basis
-I had a friend lose her hair in junior high school due to cancer and while she managed it like nothing ever happened, not everyone can make the 'full head of hair to bald' transition as well as she did
-I have pretty great hair, it is a nice color, it holds curl, and I haven't dyed it since that one time in college so it is pretty darn healthy, too!
-I promised Frank that I would get it cut before the Crosby/Dziok wedding (which is this weekend!!)
-Halloween is over and I no longer need to look like Dorothy

The appointment is set for Thursday at 1pm. I'm really nervous because I'm afraid they will cut it too short and I'll hate it - but a promise is a promise and I'm going for it!

I'll post before and after pictures after the big cut

Oh say can you see my eyes if you can then my hair's too short!

Some time a million years ago, Mom taught me that one line to that one song from "Hair" and ever since it occasionally runs through my mind. It is one of those memories that even Mom might not be able to recall, I don't think it was anything other than a passing thought in her mind while we talked about hair cuts or stages full of naked people, or something.

Anyway, if you've seen me recently you know that my hair is very very very long. I've been thinking about getting it cut and I really want to get a hair "style" and not just a cut. Now I've decided that I am going to wait a couple months more and cut off at least 8 inches to donate to Panteen's "Beautiful Lengths" program (similar to Locks of Love).

That still leaves me with the question of what to do with my hair!?! So, suggestions?