Locks of Love (aka, feeling light-headed!)

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
> > Well, I did it! I got my Dumbledore-length hair cut off to just 
above chin length and gave the two ponytails (my hair was too thick
for just one) to Locks of Love,
> 
> Potioncat:
> Wow! Enough to make 2 wigs. That's a lot of hair. Have you been 
growing it for that purpose, or was it long enough and you decided to
do it? 

Carol:
Neither one. I didn't know anything about Locks of Love until mys
sister, who's been trying in vain to get her own hair past shoulder
length so that she could donate it, told me about it. I looked up the
website online and checked with the nearest salon to make sure they
knew all about it, then I deliberately procrastinated until I wasn't
facing a deadline, which gave it a little bit more time to grow.
Yesterday seemed like the right moment, so I filled out the form
online, printed it out, called the salon to make sure that I didn't
need anything else (plastic bag envelope, or whatever), and then just
went in and did it (making sure to bring the camera for the photos). 
 
Potioncat:
The morale boost the kids get from having hair is so important to both
their recovery and how they feel. You've made an important
contribution to two kids' lives. 
> 
Carol:
Thanks. I do feel good about it. My teenaged nieces, both of whom have
beautiful red hair, have also done it. Apparently, their hair grows
even faster than mine.

> Potioncat:
> My hair isn't long, but recently a stylist cut it into all sorts of
layers. I was very unhappy about it. When I got home my daughter 
looked at me and said, "Finally, a good haircut! It's about time you
were in style."

Carol:

LOL. I doubt she'd say that if she could see mine, but, then, you
never know. As I said earlier, I think I'll go hat shopping. It's
partly the color that I hate; although the pretty blond highlighting
is cut off and I'm back to mouse brown.

Carol, hoping for a nice, big editing project so I'll have an excuse
to highlight my hair again