When we were in London last year, I stood outside Ripley's, beside a statue of reportedly the world's tallest man...boy did I feel tiny! Lol
But these next photos are with real people in my life...yep! I'm still shorter than them.
The only real problem I have with being short is that all my life I've stretched and strained, stood on tippy-toe to reach things on shelves etc. in my classroom I even had a little stool that I used to stand on to reach the top of the blackboard/whiteboard. And as the years went by it was obvious that I needed something similar at home as the cupboards in the kitchen went right to the ceiling...I couldn't even see what was stored on those high shelves! Lol
One year I walked out to the kitchen on Christmas Eve and there was a gift for me from my 3 stepdaughters...it had a big red ribbon tied to it...
And it was a small ladder...
And every other room if truth be told!
My little stepladder has meant I can be independant when I need something from the higher shelves. It's also used in the garden...and when I wash my car. And even though he's pretty tall DH uses my ladder too!
I'll finish with some memes about being short...
Even at 5'6" I am always stretching to the top shelves - I too have a stepladder that I use for all sorts of things. At least being short I can't see the dust on top of the fridge or the cupboards - and I can live with that!!! Having 6ft sons is a help at times too!!
ReplyDeleteI can so relate to the purple meme. So many times I've been blinded while driving because the sun visor doesn't work. But you know what they say: good things come in small packages.
ReplyDeleteSuch a positive attitude! I have little step things in my sewing room and walk in wardrobe - and a small ladder thing in the garage....and don't hesitate to get DH to change light bulbs etc.
ReplyDeleteFunny. I'm the shortest in my family but I don't think of myself as "short". Well, my 6 year old grandsons are shorter but they are catching up. I can already wear their shoes. :-). Hooray for step ladders and step stools. They reside in my kitchen also.
ReplyDeleteI always found I hated as a teenager being so tall, 5.10 in the olden days was tall, boys were shorted at the dances etc, now I am elderly I have shrunk a couple of inches according to the Dr no sure where the 2" has gone as my clothes still fit but still feel too tall!! Here the things I used are in the wall cupboards and not used in the floor ones.
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone :-)
ReplyDeleteI can't say I'm 5' :-( Whenever I do, they need to measure and I get caught out - hahaha
My ladder is a constant and well used companion too