A wine glass of kindness

I just got a knock on my door, which surprised me as I live in a locked hallway, so it had to be a hallmate of mine. Sure enough it was, and she had a glass of wine in her hand. She and her friends couldn't finish a bottle and didn't want it to go to waste so she handed it to me. I know this may sound inconsequential, but it was a really nice sentiment that put a nice feeling at the end of my day (let me add that this feeling came before consuming the wine).

And while we're on the topic of doing kind things for others, let me say that I'm almost ready to cut my hair! No, you didn't read that wrong. And no, I haven't had the glass of wine yet. :-) How does being nice and cutting my hair relate? Locks of Love. For those who don't know of them, they make wigs for children who lose their hair. They survive on the donations of hair from people around the world. I've always wanted long hair, never thought that I'd be able to grow it long (I tend to get cut-happy and chop my hair short a lot). But, after years of growing it, it's finally long. And I love it so much. But I hate taking care of it, and I know that if I donate some of it, a kid somewhere will have a wig to wear. And that will make me feel better than if I had my long hair back (I hope!).

The requirements are pretty simple. No highlighted hair (no problem- I stopped doing that years ago). Colored hair, permed hair, and grey hair are OK, too. When you cut your hair, it must be in a pony tail prior to cutting, and the cut portion must be at least 10 inches long. I have about 11 inches in a pony tail right now. But if I cut it now, I'll have not much hair left... so I'm going to grow it a few months more and re-evaluate. And to satisfy my desire to chop it off now, I think I'll settle for coloring it instead. :-)

Anyone else out there have long hair and are thinking of cutting it? Please consider Locks of Love.