This past weekend, I attended the NAAF Conference in Washington, DC. It was my first conference as an ‘adult.’ I have been to about 10 other conferences since 1994, but I was always in the kids’ camp. I loved every minute of that camp: I met a ton of people and was able to hang out with all of the friends I have made over the years. This year was different, though. I was able to go to meetings and talk about how having alopecia affects me. That was a rude awakening in itself. It was so nice…

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I saw this on postsecret.com. Pretty much describes my day. Some days you just can't win, but this made me feel a little better. (And for anyone who doesn't know what Post Secret is, I would strongly suggest you check out the website and see what it's all about.)…



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Due to my rediculous work load this semester, I am just completely exhausted from writing so many papers. Good news for you is that you don't have to listen to me carry on about nonsense. As I mentioned in one of my previous blogs, music is my therapy. I cannot function without it. A particular song is what put me into such a spunky mood this morning (which have been few and far between lately): "I Choose" by India Arie. Absolutely inspirational. If you've never heard it, it is well worth the… Continue

This is going to be a farely short blog...for now. I have to be in class in 20 minutes, but I had an epiphany as I was getting dressed this morning. People stare at me all day long, so why not give them something to look at? I typically am a 'plain Jane.' I don't really like to stand out. Instead of being stared at looking 'average' (whatever that is), I decided today that I am going to look the best I can every day. Instead of 'hey, look at that bald girl,' maybe it will go more like 'hey look… Continue

So it's been a while since my last blog: just about 6 months. A lot has changed since then. I graduated from high school, which pretty much cut me off from anyone I talked to there (not that I care too much). I went and got myself a job over the summer. I worked 5 days a week from 7am-6pm. They were pretty long days, but money is money and I am in some pretty deep debt from my college loans. Then after an extremely quick few months, I was off to college. I moved out of my house to go… Continue

I don't usually blog, but I need to vent...so here I go:



I've had Alopecia for as long as I can remember. My entire life I've dealt with the stares and double takes, just like everyone else. For the most part, it didn't bother me...at all. I would brush it off and not take any notice to it anymore. Walking through the mall or anywhere else, I expected people to look, so I almost stopped realizing when this happened. Why then, is it starting to bother me all of a sudden? It doesn't… Continue