Where's My Hair???

It is done.

On Wednesday, true to my word, I went to my hairdresser, Amy, after work and had all my hair whacked off!

Okay, not quite all of it but the bulk of it! And because I'm donating my hair to the Little Princess Trust so they can use it to make wigs for children with cancer, I asked Amy if she could put it into ponytails to keep my hair all together so it could be donated. I even took two bobbles with me because I knew my hair would be too thick to go into just one.

It actually took four bobbles. My hair is so thick that we got four full normal-people ponytails out of the lot of it. I must remember to weigh it, because I'm sure I lost a couple of pounds in the process!

Amy was fabulous and she really seemed to enjoy cutting my hair. In fact she said she found it therapeutic to hack away at someone's hair and make such a dramatic change. So I really have to thank her and Hush Hair in Birmingham for doing such a fantastic job - and for not making me feel like a weirdo when I went in and asked if I could have my hair all chopped off to take home with me!

And here's the result:





It's just a bit shorter than I had planned but I figured that, if one is having one's hair cut for charity, one must do so dramatically! And it grows so quickly that it won't be long before it's needing a bit of a trim!

Now you guys dig deep and give whatever money you can spare to Cancer Research UK so that the sacrifice of my hair on the altar of vanity is well rewarded!

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Tomorrow's the Day!

The time is almost upon us! Tomorrow is the day for having my hair all chopped off to be donated to a wig-making charity and all for breast cancer research for Cancer Research UK!

I took a lot of time over it while washing it tonight. I won't miss:

1. Having to use a handful of shampoo and a handful of conditioner each time I wash it. Imagine the savings I'll make there!

2. Getting tangled up in my hair as I try to sleep. Or David rolling over on it so that I wake up when I get trapped.

3. Taking an hour to straighten it properly, which is why I rarely straighten it properly.

4. Having to worry about what might crawl into it from the back of the seat of a bus/train/taxi. You should see some of the people who use public transport (myself included).

5. Feeling as though I have a warm furry animal draped around my neck all the time! If I want a warm furry animal draped around my neck, I'll buy one!

6. Using the hair dryer for such a long time that the temperature in the bedroom rises by 10 degrees Celsius so I have to put the fan on to counteract it.

Here's a bit of a "before" picture taken tonight just after I washed it!




SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT!

Now, give a thought to sponsoring me (http://www.donatetobreastcancer.org/melindaknowles) or making a donation to Cancer Research UK, even if it has nothing to do with my fundraiser!

That is all.

For now.

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Testing testing!!!

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The Time Has Come!

Although I will keep raising funds for Cancer Research UK until November, the date has been set for me to have all my hair chopped off: Wednesday 13 July!

There are a few reasons for choosing to have it done sooner rather than later.

1. I want the hair I donate to be as healthy and useable as possible, and right now it's in pretty good condition.

2. I'm going to Texas on 30 July and this means I can take my hair with me and when I see Erin we can send it off together. My mum had a hair cut and has hair to donate as well.

3. Have you ever been to Texas in July/August???? 100+ degrees Farenheit? My hair is so thick it's like wearing a woollen hat and it's so long it's as if I have a scarf on too!

I'm looking forward to getting over there to see my family, and while I'm there I'm going with Erin to see her oncologist. It will be wonderful to meet the people who helped to save my sister's life.

In the meantime, please keep donating to Cancer Research UK! Just because Erin is on the road to recovery doesn't mean that I've forgotten all the others who are still fighting for their lives.

http://www.donatetobreastcancer.org/melindaknowles

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