I realised today while I was chopping carrots very finely that my teeth were gritted together.
When facing vaccination or needles for blood tests or donation I automatically squeeze my fist – around my belt if there’s no squeezy ball or block of wood on offer.
And eating sugared doughnuts today, I remembered someone at work once betting any takers that they couldn’t eat a sugared doughnut without licking their lips. My colleague donated a fair amount of money to charity from that challenge.
Back when I was learning how to give someone a facial and apply their make-up, for sales parties, our manager mentioned in passing that it was almost impossible to put on your own mascara without opening your mouth . (Most men won’t be able to empathise with this, but we found it applied to all of us in the class.)
Writing Wrinkles, and Random Ramblings 
Yes, why does our brain think gritting our teeth will help us staple that pile of papers or get those screws in straight when assembling furniture?
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Sadly, my teeth are now feeling the effects of a lifetime of concentration…
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I may have to give that sugared donut thing a try, but I think I’ll skip the mascara…
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Sugar’s bad for the teeth though – especially if they’ve been worn down by all that gritting and grinding
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but those occasional donuts are so worth it… 🙂
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I always open my mouth when I look up at the sky. Is this common?
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Now you come to mention it… And then there’s that thing where I put my tongue between my teeth when threading a needle.
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Absolutely. Never thought of it but sure.
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I’m a grinder and sadly a sugarholic. Not so much doughnuts, though.
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It’s that smell from the hot doughnut sellers at fairgrounds that pulls me every time.
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Yeah, I get that. I can’t get close to the smells. The one that gets me every time is kettle popped corn. Yum! If Vince wants to go to a doughnut shop, I rarely resist a glazed doughnut. My brother used to work at a bakery and brought home end of the day glazed doughnuts that were about 8 inches in diameter. In those days we could both eat a whole one and stay slim. 🙂
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I enjoyed this post, Cathy. I definitely can’t put mascara on without opening my mouth.
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weird, isn’t it – even when you know you’re doing it, you still do it. And I’d forgotten about that ‘tongue between teeth’ thing till today. I do it when I’m trying to thread a needle but I’m sure there are aother times too… Thanks for shaaring your thoughts. 🙂
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Just found another – looking up at the ceiling opens the mouth.
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