Wiggy

I’ve loved playing dress-up for as long as I can remember.  When I was little, I had a whole box full of special “fashion” pieces, including boas, clip on earrings, tiaras, and puffy skirts.  When my friends came over, we would dress up in these outfits and play pretend.  We especially liked to pretend that we were movie stars.  Then, in high school, I always looked forward to spirit week, when I could dress up in silly outfits each day according to the theme.  In college, there was always a sorority/fraternity event to dress up for.  And then, being an elementary school teacher, I always made sure to participate in wacky day. every. single. year.  In fact, I never understood why they only had it once a year.  I absolutely love Halloween, for the sole purpose that I get to dress up in a costume/wig and go out and see everyone else looking crazy too.  So much fun!  And I’ll let you in on a little secret:  I still have a huge “dress-up box” that takes up most of the space under my bed… to this very day.  So if anyone ever needs to borrow an outfit/costume, I’m your girl!

Now when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the first things they told me was that I would be losing all of my hair.  Of course, I couldn’t imagine what that was going be like, so I prepared for the worst.  I figured that I would be scared to look at myself in the mirror, and that I would never feel pretty again.  It turns out that losing all of your hair isn’t really devastating… its just annoying!  I feel annoyed to have to keep something on my head all the time (a bald head gets cold), but it definitely isn’t as horrible as all of the other things about chemo.  In fact, I’ve actually been able to think of this time as a few months of playing dress-up.  So, I picked out a few wigs and scarves that I think are fun, and I coordinate my outfits with them.  Sometimes I end up looking not quite like myself.  Its like playing dress-up every day!  Except, of course, on the days that I feel really sick.  Then I just put on a sleep cap or something.

My bald head without any hair on it!  I bet most people
can't say that they've seen this... except for maybe the
day that they were born (if then)! 

 

Last picture with my real hair. This is the day we went to get it chopped off, because it was shedding so much.

The first wig that I picked out, I nicknamed the “Hannah Montana” Wig 

It's long, blonde, and close to my normal hair, but not exactly.  

It’s a little more thick and puffy, like Hannah Montana lol.

   

This is the “Other Mother” Wig  

because I’m not sure if Ryan recognizes his mommy in this one!  

I got it because I just felt like something different!

If all else fails, I could always put on my blue
“Katy Perry” Wig from last Halloween!

Here are some interesting wigs that I wore when I was modeling, back in college.  

Can you tell which pictures are of me?