Diary of a tall girl

I wonder what it would be like to be an average height? How would people describe me? “Sam is the brunette”” instead of “Sam is the tall girl”.

Let me introduce myself. I’m Sam, I’m 33, I love watching old movies, long soaks in the bath and treating myself to a Caramel Frappacino every Sunday afternoon with my best friend Suze.

I work at Long Tall Sally, I’ve been working at LTS for almost two years, everyone’s great not to mention the discounts! It’s like a little community- a safe haven for other tall women. In fact I quite often find myself feeling a tad bit jealous if a customer comes into the store and is slightly taller than me. I feel as I am being outdone because I’m no longer the tallest in the room- Stupid I know but I’ve learn't to love the advantages of my extra inches.

I’m not overly tall at 5”10 but it’s still enough to draw the irritating gasps of “What’s the weather like up there” and “I bet she plays basketball”. I don’t ask short people if they play miniature golf!

But now as I’ve grown in years as well as height I have discovered there are many advantages of being tall. For instance; you cover distances faster when walking, You’re height can give you better views at the theatre and when standing in a crowded train as the tall one you get to breathe fresh air rather than inhaling someone’s hair!

What I am getting at is that there are hundreds even thousands of tall women out there who face the same dilemma’s, so let this be a place you can come and share your thoughts. Not all women have the gift of being tall. Many people would love to be taller. Surely it’s better to be looked over than overlooked?