Gayle, I always feel older and more mature with shorter hair too!
Diana, I always blow dry my hair upside-down
I looooove big hair but it was so tough when it was long and so weighed down. I always put in mousse when it's wet, blow dry upside-down, and then back-comb.
Sorry the pictures are so dark, I had to take them with my webcam which isn't great quality to start with, and it's a dark dreary day here so there's not a lot of light. Maybe I'll get Scott to take a better picture with my real camera when he's home