Sharing the glory
My late grandmother believed that "if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her." To cut that hair was, therefore, nothing short of a sin. If that's true, I've been sinning every 4 to 6 weeks for as long as I can remember. In fact, I've always been rather schizophrenic about the length of my hair, growing it out and chopping it off in a vicious cycle that has exasperated my mother, my hairdressers, and Mr. Guycita alike. Sometime after Mr. Guycita's mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, however, I began to realize how lucky I am to have the luxury of discarding my healthy hair at will. That's why I am currently in the midst of a marathon growing session (15 months and counting). My goal is to grow my hair long enough to comfortably donate an 8-inch-or-longer chunk of it to the Beautiful Lengths campaign. My severed ponytail will then be used to make a wig for a woman who's lost her own hair to chemotherapy. I like to think that Grandma would have approved—in spite of her beliefs.
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I'll definitely post pictures of the Big Cut ... just not sure when I'll be ready to do it! On the one hand, I'd be fine with going back to the length it was when I began to grow it ... on the other, I have a husband who likes long hair, so maybe I should make sure I have plenty of hair left after the chop-chop. Hmm, choices, choices!
Men are so weird! haha
I don't really have a firm goal in mind, but I do know that the Big Cut is a ways off. If I would cut off 8 inches right now, my hair would come down to mid-ear. Way too short! I think I would at least like it to be longer than chin-level. :)
you're on your way! =) i grew out my hair until it was past waist length because i have never had super short hair before (a la becky conner! that made me lol!) but even this new length is short and surprising to me. good luck!
btw, i really need to try out that goody hair clip you posted about. my hair is also super thick so my options at putting my hair up (and it staying up) are limited. of course i'll have to wait until it gets a little longer though =)
Waist length! My husband would love it if I did that, but I don't know if I have the patience to grow it for two more years ... we'll see! :)