a whole new me...

...well, it was inevitable...i knew i was gonna get sick of my crazy long hair now that i've got cadence constantly in my arms...and last week's heatwave in chicago was the last straw...i made an appointment w/ my friend connie's hair stylist on wednesday, and now my hair is all gone...this is the shortest hair i've had since my 1978 bowl cut when i came to this country...

just to give you an idea of how long it was prior to being chopped, this picture is of the donation i'm making to locks of love with the 16" that got cut...locks of love is a non-profit that donates hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged kids who've suffered long-term medical hair loss...i was at miss mia's BBQ on sunday and mentioned to another mom that i planned on chopping my hair, and she suggested that i donate it...i'd heard of locks of love before, so i was glad that she reminded me...hopefully they'll be able to use it...

it's really weird not having all that hair...i know this may sound silly, but in some ways, i hid behind my long hair and drew a sense of identity from it...people have always known me by my really long hair, and now i don't have that any more so i feel a bit naked and vulnerable...

the good news is that in a couple weeks, once it grows out a tiny bit, i can make really cute indie rock ponytails! i can't wait for that! and then when they're a little longer, it'll be cute indie rock pigtails! so i guess cadence and i can grow out our hair together now...oh joy!