i got my cut like rachael ray, I asked too look like her too but they couldnt do it, lol I had long hair too, I donated it to locks of love...you should do that too. Its great. and the rachael ray cut is cute and super easy.
I have a set of extra large hot rollers that work well with my long hair. I think I bought them at Wal Mart.
My hair is curly and long. I usually fix it in the morning with frizz ease and some curling lotion. I use a diffuser on my dryer. I use a large barrel iron to fix any frizzies and then I use a dry wax to keep the frizzies at bay.
I donated 12" two years ago. I've got enough growth to do it again if I liked with that haircut. Unless I wanted to go the route of selling it online...
The thing with the locks of love, they were supposed to write a letter when someone used it. 2 years later, nobody has used it...
My hair is weird. If I let it dry naturally it looks yucky, it's long and not completely straight and just has a few kinks in it. If I blow dry it then mist it with water and let it air dry, it has a lot more volume and is wavy. Usually I do that or just blow dry it straight.