[Dreamergirl3]

I have thick wavy hair and the length is similar to yours. Also, my waves were very unpredictable and inconsistent! Sometimes they'd turn out frizzy, with random straight strands and uneven waves, and on rare occasions it'd turn out nicely. Then I discovered "plopping" or "plunking" and now I love my waves and wear it natural most of the time now.

I learned how to do so from these two sites:
Naturallycurly.com: Where curls come to life!
Demo Videos-Curl-Enhancing Styling Products-Moisturizing Conditioners (the Plunking video)

It works great for me! After I plop I dry my hair using a blowdryer with a diffuser attachment. The whole process gave my waves a boost so they're tighter and more uniform and I love it!

Some of my own tips from experience:
-Instead of adding product when your hair is sopping wet, towel dry very briefly. I'm talking one to three gentle squeezes. You want your hair to still be wet, just not sopping.
-When you're bent over gathering your hair into the cloth, try and make sure you're piling the hair so when you wrap it up, it's all lying on the top of your head (I hope that's not too confusing). I find that doing so gives me extra volume at my roots as well as making sure ALL of my hair gets a bit of a wave.
-For wavy hair, don't plop for more than 15, 20 minutes. Any more and too much moisture gets soaked up in the cloth and your hair can end up a frizz ball, the opposite of what you're trying to achieve here.

hth and if you try it let me know how it works out for you!