Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Mirror Face


Everyone has one ..so just admit it ok?

When you stand in front of a mirror-a natural reflex takes over and you do something automatically..on auto pilot…often very bizarre and strange.

I know people who become blind when looking in the mirror and literally almost close their eyes shut. Others stick big magnifying glasses to the mirror .Some only look at the left side of the mirror and their faces. Others obesssively pick away at blemishes. Some automatically study their teeth. Some stick there tongues out. Some put on a big wide and fake smile. Some people eyes role to the back of their heads and they feel dizzy. Some open their eyes so wide that if the wind were to blow their arched eyebrows would stay that way.

Have some fun! Go watch and see. It is there. I Promise. Look into the mirror.

Personally my mirror face is so instinctive and automatic for so many years now I barely notice but lately I have noticed more and more. It is quite obsessive actually (in line with most other parts of my personality thank goodness)

I look in mirror and bang…..my mouth opens into a great big wide “O” almost a big surprised look. I position my tongue at back of mouth and kind of click click

This is not a joke it is real.

(No reason to stop reading my blog! I am not crazy-just admit my mirror face to the public across the world. You will see yours too when you go an take a look!)

Can’t look into a mirror without my mouth opening wide. Yup.

When I become aware of it I try to stop but a few seconds later there it is again my mouth open and tongue positioned in back of mouth.( It becomes super awkward in the morning on conference calls when I am trying to apply makeup and speak on phone. Hard).

 When my kids come in the bathroom they always say”why is your face like that” My answer is always” go to the mirror and see what happens to your face when you look in the mirror”
They always come back smiling because they know I am right.

 This could be a great book one day or a good stand up comedy (let’s be clear-Mine and Mine again) “Mirror faces-The Origins of Unconscious.”

I wonder which of my parents caused my mirror face? I love blaming them for things that I don’t understand. Eenie meenie miney mo.You win Mom!

If I had nothing better to do I would hang out in bathrooms of big shopping centers and just watch as people exit the toilet and look in the mirror. This could be a full time career if ever I become desperate. I could be like one of those totally annoying mimes and walk behind people and imitate how they look in the mirror. I might just go to to SeaWorld or Disney and see if they are posting such a position. With a my new boss starting today you just never knowJ))

So go NOW and analyze your face in the mirror. If you are my Mom and her friends up at my cottage reading this go all together and have a good laugh. If you want to find it even funnier go to the bathroom upstairs where the mirror is crooked and makes your face look 20 lbs heavier than it is and then look in the mirror. Mom there is even a built in magnifying glass for you attached for your personal enjoyment! Enjoy ladies!