Years ago, I let my shoulder length hair grow to my waist...just out of curiosity...I had really long hair till I was 5 and my mom had it chopped off (price you pay for being tenderheaded with really long hair! lol). I left it long for about 3 years, then got tired of it getting stuck in the car door, wrapping around my neck at night....all those things, so...back to the shoulder length. But about 2 weeks ago...I went a bit shorter...not as short as yours (I don't have a neck good enough for short hair) but I like it! I'm happy as long as I have enough to pull up in a ponytail!
Your new cut looks great...and you're lucky to have the natural curls!