I think the winner for me here is my hair.
I've had super blonde hair my entire life. When I was little, it was curly. Like, ringlet curly. Then I got it cut, and they didn't come back. However, instead of curly, my hair was wavy.
I've had lots of different styles over the years. Curly; short -- like Dorothy Hamill, remember her? And my dad apparently had a conniption fit when I got my hair cut short... because I looked like a boy; feathered -- in the Farah Fawcett years; long; mullet-esque; mullet-esque & permed; permed; permed & really big -- hello 80's; almost pixie; short; medium; and now long again.
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| Sassy & curly as a toddler |
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| Rocking my "Dorothy Hamill" with my now brother-in-law |
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| Well, hello 80's -- this was my Senior yearbook picture |
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| Super short, and I was super in shape then. This was me finishing a half-marathon |
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| In my best Napoleon Dynamite voice, "I caught you a delicious bass". I like to rock the braids. |
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| Hair donation day! |
About 5 years ago, I was diagnosed with severe fibromyalgia. I was put on a medication that was helping it for a while, but a side effect (one of the many) was that it was making my hair fall out. Like, by the handful, falling out. I was scared to wash my hair because it would physically clog the drain in the shower because so much had fallen out. In fact, that's why I started growing my hair out again. It covered up the bald spots. I got off of that medication, and my hair started to grow back... CURLY. Who'd have thought? It grew back enough that I felt comfortable to finally stop hiding under my hair. I donated 11 inches of my hair to Children With Hair Loss. Recipients from CWHL receive a FREE wig every year until they turn 21. That part was very important to me. My hair had hidden my bald spots for a few years... it was time for it to help someone else feel more confident.
Over the years, my hair has gotten a little darker, and seems to have more "glittery" strands now. Hello, gray hair! Luckily, I have an amazing hair stylist that rocks out loud and can work miracles with the mop that resides on my head!
I'm growing my hair out again because I've decided I like me in longer hair the best. And I'm sure it'll be donated again, because you know what? Why not?
