Weigh in: 85/187 (kg/lbs)
I lost weight over Christmas. I SO rock!
Not only that, but I've lost a stone in 10 weeks.
Yup, it's official. I ROCK!
Being five foot four can be a real pain in the arse some days.
My little stepladder is my best friend at home, since my cupboards seem to be designed for giants. I wait around at supermarkets until someone lovely and tall shows up to get things off the top shelves. My 'baby' brother takes great delight in resting his chin on top of my head.
But it was never more annoying than the day my knickers went missing.
On my trip to Las Vegas, I was staying at a hotel for a conference for a week. Long enough for me to need to do some laundry.
Things were getting pretty dire, I had almost run out of clean knickers, so I decided to get them laundered. I bagged my clothes as per the instructions in my room and left them for the laundry to take that morning, anticipating their clean return that evening.
I got back from a day-long tutorial, let myself into the room all ready to collapse on my bed when I noticed all my clothes neatly laid out over it, all clean and lovely.
All of them EXCEPT my knickers.
I searched the room frantically, looking in the drawers, the cupboards, on chairs, in the bathroom.
Not a lacy pair to be seen.
Horrified that I'd been 'snowdropped', I rang the laundry and told them my sorry tale. Frantic phone calls were made. Delivery staff were tracked down and contacted. Some time later, they called me back.
"They're in the cupboard," said the woman on the other end of the phone.
"No they're not! You think I didn't look in there?"
"On the shelf."
"What shelf?" I looked in the cupboard. I couldn't see any shelf.
I looked up.
Up THERE?
I walked up to the cupboard. I could barely reach the shelf, let alone see anything on it. I stood back a couple of feet. I still couldn't see anything. I jumped up and down in front of the cupboard, feeling like a right idiot.
There, at the back of the shelf, was a pink box.
I jumped up and down a couple more times trying to reach it.
Sigh.
I ended up pushing a chair over, climbing up and retrieving the box.
Sure enough, nestled neatly in tissue paper, were my clean knickers.
Like I said, it's a pain in the arse, some days.
But it does make me snuggle-sized.
...lost weight over Christmas!!! You passed the ultimate test by fire. Everyday is a breeze. Congratulations!!!
...being 5'4" myself and taller than my Mother who was 5'1" and sister at 5'2", never thought of myself short. Of course when I was standing next to my sons, both over 6', thought they were just tall, never though myself short. Always thought my height to be average.
...why, of why, would anyone put knickers on the highest shelf? That is not exactly the most logical choice. Who keeps knickers on top shelf? Someone was getting their joke of the day!
...love the pink box and tissue though. What a nice touch!!! MuSe
Oh Tree.....I'm sitting here just laughing over you jumping up and down to find your undies!! You are so DAMN CUTE!!!!
Congrats on the weight loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I lost weight over Christmas too, didn't mean too but hey you know flu, cold, stress and a wonderful (not) life seems to have an affect on the body!
I think you're kinda cute at only 5'4" + a bit.
Makes me feel useful having to reach the top shelves and such. ;P
Not to mention resting my chin on your forehead. Wrapping you up in my arms and holding you. You're just the right size that I can see over you in a crowd.
I think you're pefect height. And the idea of you not having your panties is kinda cool. *grin...* Neener.
i'm only 5'3" hahaha... i know how it is to be quite short and unable to reach anything.. those stepladders are quite handy aren't they! congrats ont he weight loss. be careful though. don't lose too much. but christmas is the ultimate test.. and you've passed. now.. round 2.. can we keep it off.....??
I wish I could call my underwear 'knicker' and keep a straight face. It is such a cute word for underwear. But, no, I have to be serious about my underwear :P
I love this story!!! It's funny... 5'4" is supposed to be the average height for a woman in America--at least a while ago. I always *wanted* to be 5'4". (At 5'7," I'm the shortest person in my family, except for my oldest sister.)
And I can't believe you lost weight over Christmas; that's an incredible accomplishment. I'm sooo jealous!
Congrats on the continued weight loss. I'm with ya! :D
your adorable - i LOLed at work and then had to go into a whole thing explaining why then just gave out the url for the story to the people in the office, they didnt laugh as much , i guess you shouldnt build stuff up too much or it looses somthin in the translation, this is obviously not my fault, must be the translation from "aussie" to "murican"
Hey Tree, I found that weight you lost. You wouldn't want it back would you? I didn't think so. Oh well...
Why the hell would they put your under-things way up on a shelf anyway? Dumb shits.
Later.
Tree, congrats! I didn't even bother starting my dieting until well after Xmas. Fabulous job!
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Congrats on the weight lost, especially over Christmas! It's hard to lose weight as it is, but to be tempted by all the Christmas goodies...man! You *DO* rock! Congrats again :)