Hi everyone! SURPRISE!!! I did a little something....
I DONATED 11 INCHES OF MY HAIR TO LOCKS OF LOVE!
Ever since I was a little kid I had wanted to donate my hair to locks of love but selfishly was always too scared and/or didn't want my hair to be a boy cut after the fact. That is why I waited and finally grew my hair out for over a year and a half to be able to donate my 10+ inches. My hair is now only 20 inches long. It was EXTREMELY difficult maintaining hair as long as mine for such a long time. I ran in to more inconveniences than you could ever imagine. For starters it would take me over 15 minutes to fight with it after the shower to comb through all of the tangles (which I am NOT ok with). By doing this I would lose a lot of hair from trying to de-tangle it and with each passing day my hair would get a little thinner. I would have to keep it in a braid or pony tail every day to be able to ONLY fight with it for over 15 minutes after a shower. When I would lean on my elbow on a surface I would raise my head up and yank my hair because it was under my elbow and I didn't know. When I laid down for bed my hair would wrap around my torso and pull the fool out of my hair in my sleep. Cody would also lay on it from his side of the bed and I wouldn't be able to move my head even a centimeter to reach him to push him off.
Now since I have donated 11 inches off of my hair and it is now "short", it is SO much thicker and looks SO much healthier. And the best part of all of this was for the cause! I am able to contribute to a hair piece for a child with a lifelong incurable illness called alopecia areata. I would do this all over again in a flash just to know a little girl will be getting some gorgeous locks for life. I am so excited for this reason and wish I could grow more hair quickly to be able to donate again soon and over and over.
The decision to donate has been on my heart for a really long time and i'm so blessed God has given me the opportunity to do so. I hadn't really thought about it too too much for the past 10 years but for whatever reason for the last 2 years I had been reluctant to cut it. After canceling appointment after appointment for trims, I couldn't figure out why. I truly believe God had laid it on my heart to do this and it just took me this long to see his desire for me. Once it popped in my head about 3 weeks ago I knew what I had to do. And it was the easiest decision of my life.
Now I'm sorry to make this sound like a big deal but let me tell you, this is a HUGE deal to me. I literally have not had hair this short since I was 6 or 7 years old. And that was just because that's just the longest it had gotten in my life and happens to be as short then as it is now. My hair has ALWAYS been long. I have never trimmed it more than 2 inches IN MY LIFE. I normally don't even like to go over a 1 inch trim. It will take me time to adjust to it but I instantly LOVED from the second of the first snip of the scissors. That pleasantly surprised me! I always imagined I would miss it to the point of possibly crying but its neat to see God work in your heart and life. Now I run my fingers through my hair and my hand keeps on going through air. Now I cant reach my hair it if I put my hand behind my back. Now it takes 45 SECONDS to comb my hair and free it of tangles after a shower. And Cody loves my hair. I also look older! I love it so much! It doesn't get caught in doors, couches (yes weird but true for really long hair), or car doors. I can now put my hair in a clip because I don't have to layer it 3-4 times due to the length and thickness because of that.
The days leading up to the hair appointment I did my Locks of Love research to learn the rules and regulations and brought my bag to collect my hair and my tape measure. I will be sending off the hair with a picture of myself very soon!
Here is my long hair before the fact straightened to get an accurate length of my hair.
My beautiful sister straightened it for me!
Here is a before picture of it curly. This was the morning of my hair appointment.
And the back! It was down to the top of my pants!
After snipping the three pony tails I went to un-highlight my hair basically. I'm ready to go more natural. My natural hair now isn't as blonde as it was as a child.
Crazy to feel the new length.
After!
I had it straightened with a little bit of curl to go for an even newer look for the day.
I love how it blows in the wind! And surprisingly, my head feels a lot lighter! I think it took a few pounds off of my head lol.
And the back! Now when it is curly after my next shower, it will be even shorter from the curls. Now there isn't as much weight, my hair should appear curlier! #bonus!
So on to the other aspects of my life! I am enjoying my new job so incredibly much! Everyone is so nice and I am so happy every day!
Also my sweet mother-in-law surprised me with a monogrammed tote with my new initials! It is so perfect for travel, work, church, and date nights!
Life was pretty hectic the last week but Cody made it all better the second he came home with these BEAUTIFUL sparkly spring flowers. He is such a sweetheart always thinking of me!
Last weekend we celebrated my moms birthday! We all had a blast going out to eat, on a walk, seeing Beauty and the Beast, and playing board games. It is a blessing every second I can get to spend time with my mama and Morgan!
We all went to Cody and I's church on Sunday and had a blast. I love worshiping all together!
Next weekend we will be going to my nephews 3rd birthday and the following weekend we will be volunteering for the egg hunt for the little children at our church. The following weekend after Easter my dad and whole rest of the Dyar side are going to be at the orange and white game and spend a fun weekend together at Nana's house!
With so much love,
Kayla Raborn
4-2-17
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