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

IonAddis@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 85 points –

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.
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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.

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

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.)