Hair Cut Help!

I've been going back and forth on whether or not I want to cut my hair. I'm getting real sick of always having it up in a little bun, but I also know that it's starting to cool down and this big ol' mane of hair will be much more manageable throughout fall and winter. At present time I'm thinking maybe just a minor cut off the bottom and really layering it up (and keeping the bangs at the perfect length to be full bangs or slightly swept to the side)... but I think if I could find some good picture inspiration, I might consider going in for a closer-to-shoulder-length cut.

This has apparently been consuming my thoughts so much that I've even been having dreams about hair-cut related situations. Haha. In one I had a great shoulder length really red cut that looked something like Rachel's hair in the 7th season of friends. (I guess I've also been watching a lot of Friends lately, too...) Here's what I'm thinking...


Oh, yeah, if my hair could look like this every day without a hell of a lot of effort, this would not even be in question. As it is, I'm not sure I'm willing to commit to that much of my hair being pulled into my bangs. You know, what with me constantly changing my mind about whether I want to keep them or not.

Or this... but with bangs.

What do you think? Any picture suggestions???