{Day 52: Rebecca} Things I do with my hair

If you've never met me in person you're probably not aware of just how long my hair. It's LONG. REALLY LONG. As such, I get the same questions on a near daily basis. They are:

- How long did it take to grow your hair that long?

- Do you sit on it?

- How much shampoo do you use?

- Is it a problem with you go to the bathroom.

Over and over. I don't mind the questions, I mind the repetitiveness. SO! In the interests of generating some better questions, here are some things I DO with my hair.

1. Get it caught in my fly
2. Tuck it into my back pocket when putting my phone there.
3. Tuck it into my waistband when I put pants on
4. Close it in the door
5. Write over it with pen
6. Rescue it from the cat
7. Accidentally iron it
8. Close it in the lid of the washing machine
9. Stir it into my coffee
10. Knit it into my knitting or, likewise...
11. Crochet it into my crocheting
12. Tie it into my shoelaces if I bend over to do them up
13. Eat it
14. Attack my neighbour with it (ask Lisa)
15. Distract students (endlessly, no matter how much I pull it back)
16. Whip people with it if I turn too fast
17. Drop water all over the house
18. Use it to hold pens/crochet hooks/knitting needles/paintbrushes
19. Use it to tie itself back
20. Get my glasses caught in it
21. Use as a shawl when I've forgotten a cardigan
22. Hide behind when I'm being a ninja
23. Challenge children when they have twirly skirts
24. Amuse the kids I babysit (it baffles them, truly)
25. Get caught in my collar and strangle myself
26. Built in peek-a-boo with babies
27. Compliment gathering - wear it down, never fails. Good if you're feeling a bit down.
28. Be recognised by it ("...the teacher with the really long hair?", or more recently simply "the teacher with the hair")
29. Gain new nicknames because of it (about ten students, independent of each other, call me Rapunzel)
30. Makes a good pillow
31. Use to trap people
32. Can braid own headband to keep out of face
33. Have someone else sit on it (frequently)
34. Shed. Like a lot.
35. Get loose strands caught in carpet and then trip over it.
36. Get it wrapped around hand and cut of circulation
37. Occasionally (rarely) strangle myself in my sleep
38. Brush it with a fork (dinglehopper) and pretend I'm Ariel
39. Have the same conversation regarding my hair practically every single day of my life
40. Pull it back nearly every day to avoid the above
41. Wear it out for once and then have the discussion about why I don't wear it out
42. Surprisingly, use WAY less shampoo than most people
43. Close it inside pen lids
44. Spend FOREVER trying to remove strands of it off plastic sleeves, OH sheets or other staticy items
45. Breathe it down my throat (not fun)
46. Use as a bookmark
47. Made jewellry out of it
48. Accidentally cut it instead of paper
49. Get sticky tape stuck in it
50. Driven great distances with it stuck in the door
51. Had it pulled by many, many babies.
52. Get it snagged on fences as I pass