I have five younger sisters (yes, FIVE), of which I am proudly the oldest and tallest. {Someone has to be higher up in order to be looking out for everyone all the time.} If our faces didn’t look so similar, I might be inclined to believe the story that I was adopted (specifically, found on the side of the road), since they are all miniatures wearing ridiculously small shoes while I’ve been clomping around in size 10’s and towering over everyone like a giraffe since age 12.
Remember that movie about a magical pair of jeans which fit four different friends perfectly? We have our very own version of that, a sort of connecting thread.
Due to our height, and general body shape differences we have three camps: Very Petite Sister, All the Other Sisters, and Me. No one can wear my shoes or clothes. I can wear their stuff only if it is giant-sized. However, there are two things which us Oldest 5 love and use frequently. And these two things we can share and share alike.
Oldest 5 took Dad on a surprise trip to the beach. l-r: Naomi, Esther, Mara, Me, Keturah*
∇ Item One: ElishaCoy BB Cream. Universally loved and probably still used on a weekly basis by most of us, this Korean moisturizing foundation somehow works for all our skin types. Don’t ask us how. It’s Korean magic. We’ve been using it for years! (You can find it on Amazon but we generally order it from Wishtrend.)
∇ Item Two: Sheraton Hotel slippers. You know those complimentary one-size white slippers you can get at fancy hotels? THEY FIT US ALL. It’s a one-size wonder at it’s best! I can’t think of any other “one-size” item that actually works for all of us. In fact, I brought mine home from our last hotel stay and am still shuffling around the house in them. They look awful and have no support-I mean, they’re disposable, after all-but I’m wearing them in solidarity with my sisters, who also bring theirs home and keep them till the bitter end after we’ve traveled together.
So the stuff on my face and the stuff on my feet remind me how unique and yet how alike we are. It’s just the most random sister things that make me smile. 😀
*Photo is deceiving and does not show my giraffe-ness
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