Chop-Chop!

On my bucket list, I have several things that I believe are actually attainable; one being to donate my hair. I grow my hair out a lot & then when I'm sick of it, hack it off. I've decided that next time I'm going to donate to Locks of Love-- they provide wigs for children who have cancer. 

I was trying my best to hold out until we got back to the States, but it had been 15 months since I stepped foot into a salon & my hair was LONG. When straight, it was in the small of my back, and when curly, an inch or so below my shoulders.

Unfortunately, the salon here doesn't do donations, so my hair just got thrown away. The lady did ask if I wanted to keep it though because "it was so gorgeous" -- her words, not mine. I politely said no thanks.

Here is a pic just a few days before the cut. I straightened my hair that morning & by bed time I looked like this... yeah it didn't stay too straight.

{sorry for the bad quality, these are iPad pics!}

sporting my husband's unit shirt that he bought for me :)

aaaaand, what my hair looks like now.

I know, amazing what some make up, and a nice smile do for a person, eh? ;)

This is definitely a different cut for me. It's an angled bob, meaning its longer in the front than the back. I actually really like it {even though in my opinion its a "mom" cut}; I remember swearing that I'd never do mom cuts, or be the lady who got rid of all her locks once kids entered the picture, buttttt, it needed to happen. It's nice to not have 10 pounds of hair on my neck & its nice that my get ready time is sliced in half.  I do however have a total fro, like looks like a pixie cut length, if its curly so that'll be a no go for a while until I get some length back. I used almost a whole tube of curl relaxing cream & it just didn't help. 

Lucky for me, my hair grows super fast, so I'll have plenty to donate in 6 months when we're back in the States :)

Anyway, its always nice to go & do something for yourself. Especially when on most days, you're make-up free, wearing yoga capris & a t-shirt covered in goo from your children :0 it's great to feel like Amber, not frumpy frizzy haired momma of two.