Taking it off for charity

Mom raised money for St. Baldrick's and shaved her head. Doesn't she look great?

A friend said craziness must run in the family.

Diary of a Haircut

Today was the day - St. Baldrick's in Portland. Together with about 20 other team members, I was in line at Barracuda's waiting to be shaved.



My hair is in braids to make it easier to cut it off for donation to Locks of Love. And here they are cut off:

(I look like some weird Swiss Miss)

But here's the money-maker shot (I raised $1,000 from people wanting to see this)


I'll have to get a picture of Rob and I to put out here. He didn't do St. Baldrick's but we did shave his head today as well. We look like Twins.

It'll grow back, right?

** Deep breath **

I've signed up to be a shavee for Portland's St. Baldrick's fundraising event.

My company is putting a team together and I've put my name and picture out there as a participant. Clippers will meet with my mass o' hair on March 18th.

My personal goal is to raise $400, donate my hair to Locks of Love and actually knit a hat for myself.

That last part only makes sense when I tell you that in the four years I've been knitting, I have yet to knit anything for myself.

The picture to the right is my badge photo from work. See where my hair ends? It's grown since then and it's about 4-5 inches longer than it appears in this photo.

Am I a little nervous? Yep. But I'm kind of excited too. I get to start from square one with my hairstyle. My hair has started to want to curl, so I'm curious how it will grow out.

I think I'll be taking once a month photos to track the growth progress once it's gone. Look for a whole new picture of me on 3/18.

If you're interested in donating to help me reach my goal, click here to go to my St. Baldrick's webpage. (Mom & Kim, both of you said you would!)