People say I am petite/small/tiny/cute. I am, in fact, 1.5 metres (about 4 ft 10 ins). This presents me with a number of challenges in everyday life. I have captured in these illustrations some of the challenges I face in everyday life. I hope you enjoy them.

#1. I’m Alla and this post shows challenges I face being one and a half meters tall.

#2. Finding lady’s shoes is a real problem. I mostly wear trainers made for kids.

#3. In aeroplanes I have to climb on the seats to put my bags in the overhead compartment.

#4. On most chairs my feet still swing in the air.

#5. The equipment presents so many challenges that I simply don’t go to the gym.

#6. Sometimes automatic doors do not open for me. I have to wait for another person to activate the door.

#7. It looks like Alla is not at work today.

#8. I am invisible in my office chair.

#9. Strap-hanging in the metro is out of the question. I have to hold on to whatever is handy!

#10. Supermarket shopping is like mountaineering.

#11. I am a threat to people’s eyesight when walking with an umbrella.

#12. Taking my son to school I am sometimes mistaken for one of the pupils.

#13. The is no shallow end in the swimming pool for me.

#14. ePassport gates don’t see me and I have to stand on tiptoes!

#15. The top cupboards in the kitchen have things I have never seen!

#16. When walking with taller people my legs have to move twice as fast.

#17. People think it is okay to pick me up.

#18. People think it is funny to use my head as a rest.

#19. Good relationships rely on team work!

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