Boldly owning my Baldness

    I did it. Took the plunge. Shaved my hair all off. Okay, technically I didn’t do it, but my good friend Pallavi did the honors. She and her boyfriend Neel came over this morning bearing delicious food goodies, and we got the hair cutting party started! It was surprisingly fun. My advice to anyone else that has to shave their hair all off: invite your best friend over, put on some pumped-up dance music, and try as many crazy looks as you can think of on your way to totally bald. I did a true Mohawk, then the Tin-Tin (just a tuft at the front), the GI Jane, and the Skunk. Not to worry, none of these looks will be in my repertoire as I grow my hair back out!!!

     I’ll be honest: I don’t love it. I think it looks weird. I’m not allowed to shave my head in case I get any nicks that might get infected, so this is as close as it gets. I think it looks kind of patchy and odd, and I’m not in love with actually looking like I have cancer all of a sudden. It’ll be better in a few days when my hair is all out and it’s actually bald. On the other hand, maybe people will stop giving me dirty looks on the T when I sit while my mom stands!!!

    We’ll see if I get used to this look over the next few days. I certainly hope so, since I’m going to have to live with it for a while. I’m sure I’ll be wearing a lot of scarves/hats/wigs when I’m out and about, but that doesn’t really change the fact that this is what I look like now, and I want to be able to feel comfortable with myself when I’m just hanging out around the house. For now, it still weirds me out. 

Pallavi's ready for the hair party

BEFORE

Pallavi makes me laugh. I <3 her.

When you can't figure out your razor, it's helpful to have an engineer around. Thanks, Neel!

I wanted to try one.

A REAL mohawk

This is the Tin-Tin!

Touch it!

My GI Jane buzz cut. I am tough.

The Skunk was my idea.

I'm a skunk, see?

So Silly.

So Serious.

Cool shot, Neel!

You know you have a good friend when they shave your head. Trivia fact: PJ also pierced my ears in college.

All Done!!!!