I am Spiderman and Spiderman doesn't ask for help

Standing at 4'3" like stated in my other posts, it comes with some challenges. What challenges one may ask? Well let me tell you there are many challenges that many people, who are average sized (AP) may not think of.

One problem that I run into all the time is in the kitchen and not being able to reach the cupboards up top. Rather than listening to everyone telling me to go get the footstool, I just simply hop up onto the countertop. It takes way less time and plus it's a muscle builder, ha. With climbing onto the countertops and then standing on them to reach things high up in the counter I feel like Spiderman, hence the title.

However most superheroes don't like asking for help, if I am correct. This is exactly how I feel, I would rather climb the countertops or stand on a chair and then even a footstool on top of that before I ask for help. Now I have been getting better at asking for help, but why is it so hard to simply ask for help? Is it that one feel's the loss of their independence, is it embarrassment, what exactly is it? For me I feel that personally I want to be able to do everything on my own, to be independent, and if there is a way to grab something without asking for help, well then I will take that route. For myself I feel that I have two perfectly working legs and two perfectly working arms, the only difference is that they are shorter, but why should I let that stop me. I don't let that stop me, I will find a way to grab something whether I have to jump onto countertops, use a footstool, or many other ideas that conjure up in my mind.

Another thing that tends to happen is that I don't let any type of job or chore stop me, I will show everyone that I can do this, size does not matter. One of my daily chores in the house is tending to the laundry. Well laundry would be a whole heck lot easier if the washer was a front loader, but however it is not. Half the time there are clothes on the floor and it will make the footstool unbalanced, so instead of moving the clothes I just practically nose dive into the washer, sounds safe huh? I jump up and lean in grabbing a pile of clothes and then jump down and throw them in the dryer and repeat over and over. I will tell you this, it is a good stomach workout for sure!

Well getting back to the title of my post: I am Spiderman and Spiderman doesn't ask for help. In the grocery stores I am literally able to play the role of Spiderman, sounds odd huh? Rather than going to find a worker at the grocery store will step on the bottom shelf, first making sure it is sturdy, and grab what I need. If I asked a worker every single time I needed something that was out of my reach well my normal hour grocery shopping would probably end up taking three and well who wants to grocery shop for three hours. However sometimes I will ask to get something down when I know it is unsafe and not sturdy enough.

Challenges are thrown in everyone's lives, some have more and some have less. I may have more but I don't let that stop me from living my daily life, I may simply just make some modifications and keep on living life.

Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover

There is this very popular saying that most people have heard: Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover. Many people have heard of it, but my question is how many people actually follow it. I know that I judge a literal book by its cover, if it has an interesting cover then I tend to pick it up and read the back, but it tends to be the ones that are dull and just plain that are the most interesting.

Now apart from judging literal books by their cover. How many of us judge people, the outside their cover. Standing at 4'3'' I am judged by society, by everyone. I encounter many stares throughout the day and even comments, heck it is weird when I don't receive a comment or stare. What bothers me is that I just want people to look at the inside of me. Don't judge me by my size, yes that is how I look but my size does not define how I act and my personality. Before one judges one by their appearance, can't they just get to know them? How hard is that? Yes I am little, small, petite whatever you want to call it and yes I view this world mostly looking up, but why does that have to define who I am? This is me, I am petite, why does that matter. If one really wants to get to know you, they will not judge you by their cover.

Distractions..Distractions..Distractions

It is that glorious time of year that they call summer and most every college student knows that summer is free time. However not this girl, this girl is taking nine credits over the summer and her head is already spinning.

I am taking three classes, totaling nine credits with already a lot to do, I manage to become so easily distracted. Even when I go into a room to concentrate, I still find myself staring at the wall, why? Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Texting, and Snapchat all let me become so easily distracted. There is one easy fix to that, log out of Twitter and Facebook and put your phone in a place where it cannot be reached. That is definitely easier said than done, I've tried that and my phone has this magical power of tempting me to grab it.

I am surrounded my so many distractions, that I find it nearly impossible to clearly focus on school work that may take an hour to finish, but when I become distracted it usually turns into two hours. Why is it so hard to put the phone away and just focus, but it's not even all my phone that causes distractions. Random noises that flutter through the house, the fish tank with all the little fish swimming around, the weather, television, dog, family, I become so easily distracted when I try to focus, heck even dust distracts me.

All these distractions make my head spin round and round, but it is time to buckle down and stop procrastinating, there is no time for that.

A little about me...

As my profile explanation states, my name is Sierra Fiala I will be a sophomore in college this coming Fall. I am not like most people however, unlike ordinary people I view this world standing at 4'3'' and I will tell you everyone's views are different. What would life be like if we just viewed the world all at one level...ordinary, well I can tell you right now I am anything but ordinary!

A little bit about me..
I love spending my time outdoors in the summer: fishing, walking, enjoying the sun, hanging with friends. In the winter I enjoy sledding and me attempting to snowboard, but I really enjoy sitting my the fireplace with a cup of coffee and reading a good novel. However I have to say spring is my favorite out of all the seasons, I know this sounds crazy but I love raining weather.

When I'm cooped up inside I enjoy acrylic painting, drawing, and reading. On the side apart from summer classes I tutor in the summer.

I've always been told to blog, so I have decided to try and finally start blogging. My stories will entail interesting run-ins with people who've never seen a short person. People who are curious on why and how I am so short, and of course my college life, so stay tuned!