Lamentations from a Long haired girlie

People with short hair don't understand what ladies with long hair go through. I can not make this short hairstyle good for the weather, just because my hair is too long and would make the hair look rough. I cannot make the other style where everything is braided like a pineapple with love by the side, just because my hair is too think and long. How about normal braids (Bob Marley)? I must use 2 attachments because one wouldn't be enough or it is retouching of hair with big size of relaxer? O Chim.