for as long as i can remember, i've had long hair. it's been an integral part of my life and my identity for the past sixteen years. however, as any person with obscenely long hair can tell you, having long hair is hard. not only is maintenance difficult, but it gets stuck in things, it's heavy...i could literally go on and on! nevertheless, i've always loved my long hair. there was something about it that made me want to keep it forever and just keep growing it out, as i knew that having long hair was just simply a solid look for me. i had an arsenal of hairstyles for my long hair, a practiced repertoire of coiffures as a result of experimentation in eighth grade. during the drive to the salon, i thought about this sacrifice, of how i spent hours with my fingers tangled in my tresses, only to chop it off. at least it was for charity. i figured, if i was going to cut off all of that hair, i should give it to someone who doesn't have the luxury of deciding between long hair and short hair. boy, were the hairdressers excited to see me. as soon as i told regina of my intent to donate my hair, she was instantly giddy with excitement. she was particularly excited to cut my hair, considering it was "virgin" hair, or hair that has never been colored or heavily treated. furthermore, it wasn't damaged by heat, considering my hair is naturally straight (....i know) and i hate blow drying because it takes (or took) that long. i don't want to toot my own horn, but my hair is every donation center's dream donation. (toot toot.) i'm surprised that regina didn't ask me a bajillion times if i was sure that i wanted to do it. because i was born and raised a catholic, i was never really into putting my heart and soul into the power of astrology. i just like reading it, because it's, you know, interesting. so while i was reading my horoscope, it told me that, for a successful 2017, i should be more spontaneous. and i suppose this is as spontaneous as it gets. it's weird to wake up with significantly less hair than the morning before, but hey, (almost) new year, new hair, new me.
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