Short(er) people of Lemmy--what are some lifehacks you figured out that've helped you out?

Here’s some of mine:

  • Camping tables are generally shorter than typical desks, and helped ease some posture issues I had sitting at a desk that was too high for me. (Even adjustable desks still were too high for me at their lowest setting.)
  • When a place I lived in had a washer that was too tall for me to reach the bottom in (from the top), I found I could use kitchen tongs to get things like socks out of the bottom.
Nonameuser678,
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I dramatically strain for something that’s too high up for me to reach it. Pretend to try and weild the force to pull it towards me. And then wait until my very tall partner just comes along to grab it.

LittleTransPunk,
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As a tall person who came in here for tips to help our shorter comrades, we don’t mind it at all and most of us feel like mini heroes when we do this

Nonameuser678,
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Thank you for your service

SkaveRat,

feel like mini heroes

ಠ_ಠ

LittleTransPunk,
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Socially mini, not physically mini

elbarto777,

Understood, Little Trans Punk ಠ_ಠ

LittleTransPunk,
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Social presence size :-P

SpaceNoodle,

Big damn heroes

illi,

Aint we just

Iamdanno,

My (comically so) shorter wife always says “I need your highness!” if she can’t reach something. I’m always glad to help out my subjects, LOL

boogetyboo,
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Don’t forget the “nyeeeeeehhhhhhh” noise that accompanies the dramatised physical effort

Tsunami45chan,
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As a petite woman it’s embarassing but buying kids clothes (especially if you’re going for the basic look and no printed design). One is clothes can be expensive and two I just noticed that the quality of kids clothes are thicker and it feels right.

garbagebagel,

If you have small feet to match your stature like I do, there is no shame in buying way cheaper kids shoes too.

Iamdanno,

I was outdoors with my girlfriend and I commented on the cute prints in the dirt of flowers. Turns out her shoes were purchased in the kids department. You could tell by looking at them, until she left tracks.

IonAddis,
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I forgot about the kid’s shoes trick. It can be hit or miss…sometimes kid’s shoes aren’t made as well as they’re expected to be outgrown. But sometimes the toe boxes are bigger, which I appreciate because it sucks looking for 5 wide women’s. (And size 3 men’s isn’t always available.)

skybreaker,
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Comparison is the thief of joy.

garbagebagel,

I bought a standing desk for my posture issues. It’s also too low when at the lowest setting so I had to transfer my bath stool to my desk and now I need to go buy an actual squatty potty cause I hate not reaching the ground from the toilet.

It’s perfect though because actual stools are too tall for sitting at a desk and a little bath stool like this has been perfect for my posture.

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