growing out layers

> I have a short layered hair cut,about 4 inches in> length where the layers are. the ears are not> "cut out" the hair falls over them a bit.> The bangs fall down below my eyes when pulled. My hair> is dirty blonde super thick and coarse, with no wave,> but it does not lay flat without a lil work. I am> goign to try and grow this out and need to know how> often to have it cut, what to ask for when they do, as> I do not have a particular style in mind yet. Why,> because this hair is so thick I give up. I got to a> layered above the shoulder length bob, but my hair was> way to heavy, which made me get it chopped.I believe the best way to grow out a cut like yours is to wear it slicked back with a conditioning gel, and when whoever cuts your hair should only TRIMMMMMM your ends ONCE a month. with the texture your hair is I would recomend you grow it to a shoulder kissing length and put a permenant wave in it with large perming rods. This look would be for someone always on the go, whereas you could just wake up, run a comb through it, and go and look like you just stepped out a salon.