My friend/coworker Matt (aka team captain) asked me one day “Hey Becca, do you want to join my team and shave your head for children’s cancer?” and my immediate response was “Oh-my-gosh-no-way Matt! I would look so awful!” and then I kind of mentally slapped myself because Matt had just told me about kids with cancer and my reaction concerned only my own outward appearance. I thought that was horribly selfish and shallow of me. At least I get a choice about my hairstyle, right? Kids with cancer who go through chemo don’t get that choice. They have to fight for their lives while I’m over here doin’ my hair and thinking about how I look. So I thought, even though I don’t really want to shave my head, I need to. I’ll be doing more than just raising funding and awareness for a good cause; I can also challenge myself to better appreciate what I’ve been taking for granted. Hopefully, this experience will teach me not to place so much importance on what I see in the mirror every morning and to not worry about what other people are thinking of me. I’m super scared to get my head shaved (because let’s be honest, it’s not gonna be cute for at least several weeks after) but I’m also really excited for the challenge of the experience and to see how much money I can raise. I actually really want to catch people staring at me so then I can say “Oh hello stranger, I notice you’ve noticed my lack of hair. Would you like to donate?” Ha! Plus, PLUS you guys, I can donate my hair itself because it’s so long! So somebody who needs hair more urgently than I do can have a wig! If you are still reading this, you must be interested to some degree. Consider joining our team or making a donation. Any amount will help.