Well, I did it again. While there was a slight moment of hesitation, on Friday I had nearly 10 inches of my hair cut off. The timing was right with the Houston summer heat setting in. I had initially been growing it out for my brother's wedding which was back in January and since then, I just hadn't made an appointment for a trim knowing that it wouldn't be much longer until I had enough length to donate. The last time I donated in 2003, it was to Locks of Love. This time around, I'm sending the bagged ponytail to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. Their required length is only 8" which with my layered hair, I figured would be a better choice as I wanted shoulder length hair after it was all said and done.
Will I do it again? Maybe, but for now I'm going to enjoy not having to wrangle tangles in the morning, get attacked by my hair at night, and performing surgery on the vacuum roller every other time I clean.