About three weeks ago I decided it was time to get a haircut. It took me about two weeks to actually convince myself to do it and my mom gave me about 24 hours to not back out. After years of being traumatized of having short hair, I took a leap and donated ten inches to Pantene. I decided that if I was going to chop all the hair I was growing it should go to someone who could use it and not just the trash can. Even though I miss my hair terribly and have no idea how to wear my hair everyday here are ten things I won't miss.

1) It getting caught on anything and everything

From my backpack, to door handles and beyond. My hair would get caught and basically almost make me lose my head. Tears were most definitely shed and pain was felt. I can say that about two days in I haven't had any complications.

2) The amount of conditioner I used

I went through double the amount of conditioner than I did shampoo. My mom bought two conditioners for every one shampoo. Knot after knot, Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine saved my day everyday. Huge shoutout to that company.

3) How long it took to brush my hair

Now not only did it take 10 minutes in the shower to brush it, but it took another 20 minutes after. I have cut my hair brushing time in half considering half of my hair is gone. Getting ready has never been easier.

4) How long it took to straighten my hair

Now considering I had hair that went down to my butt I could straighten it pretty fast in around an hour. Now with cutting 10 inches of hair off was honestly the best thing ever for this. It took me 20 minutes TOPS to straighten all of my hair.

5) Split Ends

The first thing my lifelong hair stylist said after chopping off my hair was “at least you know there isn’t a single split end on your head” Now that was truer than true. Healthy hair is happy hair.

Now if you want to cut your hair and have a lengthy amount I HIGHLY recommend donating it to someone who doesn’t have the chance to themselves and can benefit from it more than the trash can. I highly recommend Pantene Beautiful Lengths if you want to donate as well!