Savannah Donates Her Hair
August 14, 2007
A while back Savannah heard about a program where, after a haircut, you could donate your hair for the making of a wig for those who are suffering from cancer or some other ailment or treatment where they had lost their hair. The only catch was that you had to have 7 inches or more hair cut off to ensure that there was enough to make a full wig. Since then, Savannah has been letting her hair grow out so she could donate her hair for the making of a wig.
Last weekend, Savannah decided it was time for a hair cut and the donation. She had 8 inches of hair cut off and was very happy to donate it for a wig. Personally, I think she looks much nicer with the short hair.
As parents, we are obviously proud that she wanted to do something like this on her own.
Below are three images from her haircutting donation experience.
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| Before the Haircut | During the Haircut | After the Haircut |
Working Out
June 6, 2007
I have been doing pretty good lately at my workouts. I have been hitting the elliptical trainer pretty hard. I am using it about 5 days a week for 30 minutes. Each workout burns between 300 and 400 calories, so I am pretty pleased with my efforts. I have been doing this regime for a month now.
However, as usual when I engage in fairly serious workouts, my weight is going the opposite direction. Since I started the efforts about a month ago, I have gained about 15 pounds. My eating habits and calorie intake haven’t really changed. I am not really that concerned with the weight as long as I slim down and am healthier. This happens every time I undertake a workout program. Again, it’s the overall results to be watching, but you wish the weight adjusted down also as a motivation factor. Once, in my younger days, I gained 40 pounds in a workout regime that included a lot of weight training, but dropped two pant sizes and a shirt size.
My clothes certainly haven’t gotten tighter like one would associate with an extra 15 pounds. If anything, they are slightly looser, but nothing has a dropped a size. I certainly feel in better shape. I really like the elliptical trainer vs the treadmill or a weight training program.
Clearly, I will continue these activities and continue to monitor my progress.
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