I would go long again and do the ponytail or braid thing if I didn't have to color my graying hair. I color it myself, and it's a pain to do with longer hair (have to buy two kits), and it tends to get more damaged and drier the longer it is. So, despite the fact that I like long hair and think I look good in it, I have decided that due to the coloring and my frequent-cycling lifestyle, short works best for me. It's so quick to blow-dry before work too!

I'm a lot like Mia, though, I go back and forth, and before each trip to the stylist I seem to have a big internal debate about growing it out vs. getting it cut shorter vs. just getting a trim. I usually don't decide til the day of my appointment, and so much can depend on just how it decides to look that one day!

Emily