When I was 26 years old, I learned that shoes were supposed to fit when you buy them. Not just fit, but be comfortable and ready to wear. It sounds crazy, but up until that point I had thought that shoes were supposed to be too tight when you buy them, that’s just how it […]
Month: April 2014
Not Your Typical Tall Girl Sport
There are many sports to try but being tall, there is only one that everyone assumes that you play. In my senior year of college I finally found my sport of choice, and it wasn’t basketball. On a hot September day, my friend Mike and I walked across the UCSD campus with the list of […]
The Mysteries of the Higher Shelves
When I moved into my condo, a friend came over and helped me organize my kitchen. Proven fact: I have no skills in this area and I have tried to maintain her organizational structure ever since. She talked me into a few things that didn’t make sense at the time – like where the plates and pans […]
Walk Tall, Walk Proud, Don’t Fall Out of Your Lifts.
Today I found my new favorite website and product. WalkTallShoes, (not pictured) and it’s amazing tagline: “Now you can be taller than her.” The lifts in the shoes add up to 2.75” to men’s shoes, for those men who don’t want to wear straight out heels like his Purple Royal Majesty. Using facts such as […]
Introduction
There is almost a reassurance that comes with the first post. A welcoming of new people. Of establishing the blog for what it is and what it will become. My approach is optimistic, my feelings are overwhelmed and excited. And the goals are endless when it comes to creating a blog for talls like me. […]