I used to have really long hair, almost down to my waist. Well, I know that long hair makes older women look even older, so last spring I decided to go to the local cosmetology school and have them cut my hair really short, and then donate the hair to the Locks of Love organization.
I thought that was doing two good deeds at once – giving the cosmetology students a “practice” head to work on, and donating the hair to the organization that makes wigs for cancer victims.
I loved my new shorter hair do, it did make me look much younger, and I got lots of compliments on it. But, I am thinking about letting it grow out again and donating another round of “haircut” to Locks of Love again. That is a relatively painless and inexpensive thing that I can do to improve the quality of life for a cancer victim. I think it will take me about two years to get the length I need to donate to them – if I recall correctly they only accept hair that is 11″ long. I’ll have to double check on that, it might be 9″, but I’m pretty sure it is 11″ that they need.