Curly hair after a lifetime of straight (ish)

I have worn my hair quite straight and short for most of my life and going to the hairdressers was a regular occurrence (every two or three months), but there was a hiccup in the attendance at the hairdressers when I was working at the fabric shop in Exeter for two days a week so my hair grew a bit and I discovered that a combination of not going to the hairdressers, not having it cut, and the advent of the menopause has turned my hair curly. I’m not complaining as it is actually easier to manage than the straight hair was.
The upshot is that there is a positive side to the ‘long warm moments’ and I don’t worry whether my hair looks dreadful or not.