I hate my hair

So I've decided I need to do something with my hair. I really want to perm it, but like a loose curl (like kaitlan's. yes, I'm insanely jealous of your hair!), maybe a bit tighter than Kaitlan's. because then in the morning it would be like, wash my hair, throw in some mousse, do my make-up, get dressed and run out the door. It would save alot of time that I spend yelling at my hair because it won't do what I want it to. lol But my hairdresser said that she'll just show me how to work with my natural curl to curl it with products so that I can have it straight if I want to. But I don't want it straight, it looks retarded.