Heyo. An over all explanation of why I shaved my head...

There isn't really a reason. I heard it felt really good (it does!). I have been wanting to do it for awhile. I went half way, in back. That lasted all of one day. The next day I decided to go for broke. Sort of. I tried to kinda funky style at first, but didn't like how it looked. So the rest came off. I didn't break up with anyone, I didn't get federlined. There may or may not be substances that show up in my hair.

Really, I felt like the sooner I do it, the better. I don't like reading into things too much but... Shaving one's head is really an interesting thing... One thing that came to my mind was the implications that shaving one's head carries, and how I was doing more for cancer survivors than groups like Locks of Love. In shaving my head I am deconstructing the value of hair as a defining characteristic of women, conventional beauty, etc. Things like that are what I am really enjoying about this act.

There were many things I thought about leading up to the head-shaving. One was that I will have one less thing to worry about. I will have one less inhibition about putting on a hat, sleeping on the wrong side of my head, not having dried it properly. I have one less thing to take care of that takes up time in my day. I thought that if I can do this I will have one less thing to fear in life.

I will be honest, I think I looked better with hair, sure. But now, I feel way sexier ;). Beyond just confident, self-assured, and living without regret... shaving my head is literally sensational. My environment feels so different. I smile as I feel a slight breeze, as I put on a hat, as I take a hat off, as fingers touch the back my head and it becomes electric as they trace upwards unto my shorn head...

Everything feels different, everything is more elevated, I am fully indulging the new tactile sensations running through me... Yet it is not distracting, I am so much more present in what is going on.

To any XXs out there, I do recommend you do it at least once. You have nothing to loose, and so many new things to discover.

To the curious, more pics (and tasty food shots!) here.