flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 24, 2016 18:58:32 GMT
I didn't realize there were other fun-sized ladies here. Woo-hoo! Let's discuss.
I climb store shelves. This afternoon I climbed in the freezer to get the vegetables I wanted at the grocery store. I climb at Wal-Mart. Don't judge me.
Got busted standing in the shopping cart to reach something up high at Hobby Lobby. Was reprimanded when I got to the check-out. 
I couldn't do laundry when I was pregnant.
I can tell if you have a head-cold just by looking at you. 
I have to sit on my foot to drive my son's truck.
I can wear most 5-yr-old boys' shoes.
Step-stool in the kitchen? Who needs one when you've got a counter!
No clue what's on top of the fridge.
Can't change the shower curtain or light bulbs.
Can only paint half of a wall.
Once slept, fully stretched out and "inside" the arm-rests, on 3 single chairs from the hospital waiting room.
Can't clear the leaves out of the windshield wiper grill.
I've never gone over a barbed-wire fence - just through.
Am terrified of not getting out of the hallway at the school before the bell rings.
Was once asked by the FedEx guy - Hey there's a lady in *differenttown* who's as short as you. Maybe you know her!
I know there's more. Add yours!
P.S. My 12-yr-old says I should add that I am not easily locatable at a youth soccer field - it took her half an hour to find me yesterday. 
P.S.S. Before anyone gets concerned, I don't climb on any shelves that actually have food on them. |
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Post by leannec on Apr 24, 2016 19:04:38 GMT
I'm short and here's what I posted on Facebook the other day   |
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Post by stampinbetsy on Apr 24, 2016 19:09:35 GMT
I have a desk/shelving system that is Elfa from the Container Store, and it goes pretty close to the top of the wall it is on. I often have questionable thoughts about standing on my office chair to put things on the upper shelves. Then I remember the story "Office Buckle and Gloria" and I don't do it. I do climb into freezer cases at the store to get what I want.
I usually can walk under light fixtures that other people bump into.
I used to buy kid shoes fairly frequently - until my feet got a size bigger after having kids. People still tell me I have small feet.
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Post by Patter on Apr 24, 2016 19:10:51 GMT
leannec, I shared that same Minion problem too. I am 5 foot even. I too: *Have a step stool in the kitchen, laundry room, basement, closet, etc. I have them everywhere. *I climb the shelves in the grocery or Wal-mart but I also ask a "tall person" for help if one is around. *I wear a size 3 little girl shoe. *I drive with my toes because my foot doesn't reach the petal. Hmmm, maybe I need extensions. *And lots more. Just love being short.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 24, 2016 19:21:10 GMT
I have a desk/shelving system that is Elfa from the Container Store, and it goes pretty close to the top of the wall it is on. I often have questionable thoughts about standing on my office chair to put things on the upper shelves. Then I remember the story "Office Buckle and Gloria" and I don't do it. I do climb into freezer cases at the store to get what I want. I usually can walk under light fixtures that other people bump into. I used to buy kid shoes fairly frequently - until my feet got a size bigger after having kids. People still tell me I have small feet. I'm not fun sized, but I love to make fun of my vertically challenged friends (they are fine with it, no maliciousness going on). I clicked to get more ammo |
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 24, 2016 19:22:08 GMT
And I love the book Gloria and Officer Buckle.
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Post by Trixie Bender on Apr 24, 2016 20:07:58 GMT
Was once asked by the FedEx guy - Hey there's a lady in *differenttown* who's as short as you. Maybe you know her!
P.S. My 12-yr-old says I should add that I am not easily locatable at a youth soccer field - it took her half an hour to find me yesterday. ![::)]() Sorry, but those made me laugh. |
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Post by peano on Apr 24, 2016 20:10:01 GMT
Unfortunately, I'm short but not petite. I have ape arms, man hands, and wear a size 9.5 or 10 shoe.
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Post by meriannj on Apr 24, 2016 20:11:46 GMT
leannec , I shared that same Minion problem too. I am 5 foot even. I too: *Have a step stool in the kitchen, laundry room, basement, closet, etc. I have them everywhere. *I climb the shelves in the grocery or Wal-mart but I also ask a "tall person" for help if one is around. *I wear a size 3 little girl shoe. *I drive with my toes because my foot doesn't reach the petal. Hmmm, maybe I need extensions. *And lots more. Just love being short. I am 4 10 1/2 and wear a girls size 3 shoe! |
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Post by katlady on Apr 24, 2016 20:15:22 GMT
On an airplane, I am strong enough to put my bag in the overhead bin, but I am not tall enough to open the bin after we land!  Driving a manual transmission car is a delicate balance of being far away from the steering wheel as possible while still being able to push the clutch in. Buying shoes is a pain since most stores no longer carry my size (exception is Nordstrom). |
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 24, 2016 20:17:49 GMT
I have a desk/shelving system that is Elfa from the Container Store, and it goes pretty close to the top of the wall it is on. I often have questionable thoughts about standing on my office chair to put things on the upper shelves. Then I remember the story "Office Buckle and Gloria" and I don't do it. I do climb into freezer cases at the store to get what I want. I usually can walk under light fixtures that other people bump into. I used to buy kid shoes fairly frequently - until my feet got a size bigger after having kids. People still tell me I have small feet. I'm not fun sized, but I love to make fun of my vertically challenged friends (they are fine with it, no maliciousness going on). I clicked to get more ammo
I always tell my friends they can't hurt me with a short joke - but they might impress me.
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 24, 2016 20:19:10 GMT
Was once asked by the FedEx guy - Hey there's a lady in *differenttown* who's as short as you. Maybe you know her!
P.S. My 12-yr-old says I should add that I am not easily locatable at a youth soccer field - it took her half an hour to find me yesterday. ![::)]() Sorry, but those made me laugh. Once I picked my jaw up off the floor, I said "Well I know a guy who's got gray hair and a mustache, maybe you two know each other?"
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 24, 2016 20:20:20 GMT
leannec , I shared that same Minion problem too. I am 5 foot even. I too: *Have a step stool in the kitchen, laundry room, basement, closet, etc. I have them everywhere. *I climb the shelves in the grocery or Wal-mart but I also ask a "tall person" for help if one is around. *I wear a size 3 little girl shoe. *I drive with my toes because my foot doesn't reach the petal. Hmmm, maybe I need extensions. *And lots more. Just love being short. I am 4 10 1/2 and wear a girls size 3 shoe! Size 2 here. Although sometimes a ladies 5 in boots can be made passable with a little clomping lol. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 24, 2016 20:39:38 GMT
Up until my DD got too heavy to lift higher than shoulder level, I would pick her up and hold her facing the shelf so she could grab the boxes of cereal I wanted from the top shelf at Target! (I'm too afraid to climb the shelving.) Now she's too heavy and I have to rely on long things like rolls of wrapping paper to try to knock it forward enough to reach it. Drives me totally nuts. Sometimes nice tall people help me out.
I have a hard time driving DH's truck even with the seat all the way forward. I also worry about my head getting knocked off by the airbag if there was ever a crash.
I can't reach anything on any of the top shelves in my kitchen, and I don't have a stool. I always have to stand on a kitchen chair to get anything down from up there.
I can't wash the top or middle of my own car, or brush snow off the middle of my windshield even with an extension snow brush. I have to take my car to the full service car wash if I want the WHOLE thing to get clean.
I have to climb on the bathroom counter to clean the top 1/3 of the mirror or dust the light fixtures over the sink.
If I have a wild "goat hair" on my chin, I'm so short that I have to sit on the counter to get my face close enough to the mirror to pluck it because I can't lean forward far enough when I'm standing on the floor! (I *really* need one of those lighted, magnifying countertop mirrors!)
You would think it should be easy for a short person to get the laundry out of the front loading washer and dryer, but you would be incorrect. They are so deep I practically have to crawl in to get the stuff out of the back.
My feet don't touch the floor when I sit in DH's La-Z-Boy chair.
But on the plus side, when a was young I was always the first person picked to play dodgeball because I could crunch down into the tiniest little ball and I was very hard to hit!
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 24, 2016 20:51:04 GMT
Up until my DD got too heavy to lift higher than shoulder level, I would pick her up and hold her facing the shelf so she could grab the boxes of cereal I wanted from the top shelf at Target! (I'm too afraid to climb the shelving.) Now she's too heavy and I have to rely on long things like rolls of wrapping paper to try to knock it forward enough to reach it. Drives me totally nuts. Sometimes nice tall people help me out. I have a hard time driving DH's truck even with the seat all the way forward. I also worry about my head getting knocked off by the airbag if there was ever a crash. I can't reach anything on any of the top shelves in my kitchen, and I don't have a stool. I always have to stand on a kitchen chair to get anything down from up there. I can't wash the top or middle of my own car, or brush snow off the middle of my windshield even with an extension snow brush. I have to take my car to the full service car wash if I want the WHOLE thing to get clean. I have to climb on the bathroom counter to clean the top 1/3 of the mirror or dust the light fixtures over the sink. If I have a wild "goat hair" on my chin, I'm so short that I have to sit on the counter to get my face close enough to the mirror to pluck it because I can't lean forward far enough when I'm standing on the floor! (I *really* need one of those lighted, magnifying countertop mirrors!) You would think it should be easy for a short person to get the laundry out of the front loading washer and dryer, but you would be incorrect. They are so deep I practically have to crawl in to get the stuff out of the back. My feet don't touch the floor when I sit in DH's La-Z-Boy chair. But on the plus side, when a was young I was always the first person picked to play dodgeball because I could crunch down into the tiniest little ball and I was very hard to hit!I was just talking with my son about this last week. He's wanting to be a PE teacher, and mentioned something about dodgeball. I told him that DB and red rover struck fear in my heart. I pretty much always ended up in tears. |
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Post by johnnysmom on Apr 24, 2016 21:00:56 GMT
The other day I went into the gas station for drinks while dh gassed up and washed the windshield. He asked me to put the wiper on my side back down.......I couldn't reach the wiper.....he laughed  I'll scale whatever I have to to reach top shelves/cabinets/lightbulbs. One of these days I'm going to fall into the chest freezer......if you can't find me, check there! |
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Post by Patter on Apr 24, 2016 21:14:48 GMT
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Post by mcscrapper on Apr 24, 2016 22:29:45 GMT
I usually work a resuscitation room at work so there is always a CPR stool in the rooms. I have to stand on it just to reach the monitor and the tools on the headwall sometimes.
I also have to usually put a stool in the med room so I can reach crap in there. Either that or I have to find the tall people to get stuff and well, that's just embarrassing sometimes.
When the docs suture or I'm assisting a procedure they always jack the bed up....I am on the stool. They usually just shake their heads and keep working.
At home, I sometimes have a list of stuff for my mom to get down from the cabinets / closets for me. She's 5'8" and I'm 5'1" How is that even fair?
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Post by melissa on Apr 24, 2016 23:25:56 GMT
Hmmm..
I think I am a normal height. In fact, I have an altered body image when it comes to height. I think I am the same size as people who are about 5'4". I like to round up to 5 feet 1, but the truth is that I was measured when I had my bone density. She had me at a tiny bit over 5 feet. That makes me 5'1", right? I do much prefer a child's size 3. I had my foot measured at a fancy custom foot place and learned that I have an arch length of a size 6 but a foot length of a size 5 which explains why I can rarely ever find shoes that I like!
Stools in the kitchen? That's an obvious one. My mom was 5'2" so we grew up with a kitchen stool. I didn't realize that not everyone had one until I was in a friend's kitchen helping her get ready for an event. I asked where the glasses were stored. She pointed to the cabinet. I looked around and then asked where the stool was. She had no idea what I was talking about! LOLOL. I also have one in the bedroom to access the shelves in the closet.
I did not know people cleaned the top of the fridge. Who can see that?
I get irritated in the OR when there is no available standing stool for me. Even more irritated when people bring me a stool that is very high and meant for retrieving items off high shelves. While it would likely be better, it would be dangerous to operate standing on that! I was also annoyed when we moved into our new hospital and the OR tables STILL didn't go low enough for me to operate with someone of a similar height without stools.
We do not buy cars unless I can easily reach the pedals. It's a requirement. I had a Honda Accord that I drove with blocks on the pedals for years. Since that time, the first thing we check is the distance to the pedals. Same with rental cars.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 23:44:21 GMT
Very enlightening! I was 5' for most of my adult life, and now I measure at 4'11 1/2". I'm SHRINKING!!!!!!!!! Ooy. I, too, had another bone density when I began menopause (my bones hurt!) and they measured my height correctly. Shocking!! I'm a size 5 shoe (which is why I'm giving a ton of shoes/clothes to my friend--it's hard to find someone my size!), and Melissa, I, too, have a very high arch. It's pretty, but I feel much more comfortable in very high heels. I trip in sandals.
About cars-that's the FIRST thing I check: Can I see out of the mirrors? And, can I reach the pedals? LOL.
I have step stools all over the house. We got a new washing machine last year and it's SO deep that DD28 and I need a stepstool in front of it. Every time we do our laundry, it's easy for us to fall right into it!
My friend always remembers to leave her stepstools out when I watch her kids, especially in the nursery b/c I'm not tall enough to reach over and place the baby into the crib!
MY KITCHEN IDEA: Maybe I should patent this idea....... but being that I'm so petite and DH is so tall (over 6'1"), I envisioned adjusable counters--everything that could be lowered so we could cook with ease! I notice that when I step in a little stepstool (those 1 step jobs), I can cook much more easily + it puts me at about 5'9". The view is amazingly different and you have much more leverage! Imagine if we could just adjust the counters, the stove and everything? Washing dishes would be a breeze, but especially food prep and cooking would be entirely different!
I've been mistaken for a high school kid back in 2008 (I was 47). I had sneakers on and the guard assumed I was cutting class. LMAO. i just wonder if I'll be the height of a turtle in another 20 years!
Ooh, I have a brother who is 6', and 4 sisters whom are all around my height. My mom is 5'6" and my dad was petite at 5'9". Luck of the draw, I guess. Thankfully my brother got the tall gene!
BTW,I married a guy (bleh) who was only 5'4". At our wedding, people said that we looked like the "top of a wedding cake". Lovely! We had 2 children and they blame me for marrying such a short guy. DD28 is only 4'9 1/2" and DS25 is 5'6"---he's the tall one in my little family unit. We all deal with short problems!
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Post by jackietex on Apr 25, 2016 2:05:56 GMT
At 4'10" I definitely get all of these! Cleaning the top of the fridge really hit home. My mil came to visit early in my marriage and I was so offended by her cleaning it, but really it had never occurred to me! I'd rather climb shelves than ask strangers for help, I don't know why. I love that my Suburban can adjust the distance of the gas pedal, but the seat depth messes up my knee on long car trips.
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Post by alexa11 on Apr 25, 2016 2:34:26 GMT
I totally understand! But good things come in small packages. |
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Post by stampinbetsy on Apr 25, 2016 2:39:53 GMT
My feet don't touch the floor when I sit in DH's La-Z-Boy chair. I think this is why I have a hard time sitting still at the movies. If I sit up straight in the chair, my feet don't reach the floor. If my feet are on the floor, I'm slouching in the chair and get uncomfortable. I feel like I'm an odd combination for a short person - I seem to have a more average size torso, but my legs are really short. I don't tend to buy petite tops because I always feel like they are too short (although I do enjoy the shorter sleeves). I have an easier time finding shoes now than I did before I had kids because I now wear a 6 1/2 instead of a 5 1/2. My sister is about 5 inches taller than I am, and everyone thinks she's taller than she is because her legs are really long. My parents have a portrait of us when I was about 6 and she was 3, and while I'm a head taller than her in the picture, our hemlines and knees are on the same level. |
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Post by Country Ham on Apr 25, 2016 2:56:21 GMT
I suddenly feel really tall at 5'2"
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Post by mom2rjcr on Apr 25, 2016 3:06:46 GMT
I am the same or shorter than most of the 4th graders I teach. They get really excited when they get taller than me. I have to have a stool in most rooms of my house. If I sit in my office chair in my classroom I have to have a stool or my feet don't reach the floor, or I sit on my foot so I can reach my desk. I am always on the front row of the staff picture. Can't hide! I do like that I have tiny feet. I can wear a kid's size 3.5. Since I have a huge addiction to converse and vans, I can buy fun color shoes and the price is cheaper. My feet don't reach the floor either if I sit in our dining room chairs. Since my boys are all taller than me now they just laugh, but I usually take one of them to the store with me, just to reach those tall shelves.
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Post by pridemom on Apr 25, 2016 3:08:06 GMT
leannec, I shared that same Minion problem too. I am 5 foot even. I too: *Have a step stool in the kitchen, laundry room, basement, closet, etc. I have them everywhere. *I climb the shelves in the grocery or Wal-mart but I also ask a "tall person" for help if one is around. *I wear a size 3 little girl shoe. *I drive with my toes because my foot doesn't reach the petal. Hmmm, maybe I need extensions. *And lots more. Just love being short. I am 5'3". I love the extending pedals on our Ford Expedition. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 25, 2016 3:25:37 GMT
My feet don't touch the floor when I sit in DH's La-Z-Boy chair. I think this is why I have a hard time sitting still at the movies. If I sit up straight in the chair, my feet don't reach the floor. If my feet are on the floor, I'm slouching in the chair and get uncomfortable. I feel like I'm an odd combination for a short person - I seem to have a more average size torso, but my legs are really short. I don't tend to buy petite tops because I always feel like they are too short (although I do enjoy the shorter sleeves). I have an easier time finding shoes now than I did before I had kids because I now wear a 6 1/2 instead of a 5 1/2. My sister is about 5 inches taller than I am, and everyone thinks she's taller than she is because her legs are really long. My parents have a portrait of us when I was about 6 and she was 3, and while I'm a head taller than her in the picture, our hemlines and knees are on the same level. LOL. The movie theaters around here now have the reserved seating with the rocking recliner chairs that are so nice! Doesn't matter if your feet don't touch in those because you can put your feet up.  I think I'm fairly normally proportioned for my height. I have a friend that I consider tall at 5' 6" but she has the stumpiest short legs! It's funny standing next to her because my legs are about 5" longer than hers but she's about 4" taller than me and it's so weird. |
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Post by katlady on Apr 25, 2016 3:51:07 GMT
My feet don't touch the floor when I sit in DH's La-Z-Boy chair. I think this is why I have a hard time sitting still at the movies. If I sit up straight in the chair, my feet don't reach the floor. If my feet are on the floor, I'm slouching in the chair and get uncomfortable. This is why a lot of times I don't sit properly in a chair. One leg is usually folded under the other (with that shoe off). I only do this when I can "hide" how I am sitting (like behind a desk). People have commented before about how "cute" it is that my feet don't touch the floor.  |
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Post by melissa on Apr 25, 2016 3:58:37 GMT
Feet are supposed to reach the floor when you sit on a chair?? Learn something new everyday! |
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 25, 2016 4:20:31 GMT
I can wear most 5-yr-old boys' shoes. Even though I am only 5'2" I have the feet (and hands) of a 6'2" woman - I wear a size 9.5 shoe, and if the shoes don't come in half sizes I sometimes have to go up to a 10! I'm sure that I was supposed to have been 5'11" like my aunty, but I stopped growing in height before my hands and feet did! |
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