A friend recently stayed at my place and, after praising me for the excellent lighted bathroom mirror (given to me by a special someone), proceeded to chastise me for having no full-length mirror.
Truth be told, I used to have a full-length mirror. It was bashed to pieces last year by my robotic vacuum (the iRobot Roomba, also given to me by that special someone - http://store.irobot.com), which was vacuuming my bedroom unsupervised. (Note that the Roomba is now on a 7-year bad luck hiatus after this event, since it took me more time to clean up the glass than it would have to simply vacuum the damn room myself. Whether its hiatus is bad luck for it or me remains undetermined.)
I understand the purpose of a full-length mirror, but I never bought into the need for one. I usually pack my work clothes in a bag and ride my bike or walk to work, so I don’t leave my place wearing work clothes. At other times, I’m usually throwing clothes on my body and running out the door, with no time to think of whether I have everything I need, nevermind checking on how I look. (I sometimes wonder what my neighbors think when they see me running errands after my yoga practice or run, still disheveled in my exercise clothes. But then I blissfully forget and do it again the next weekend.)
Janet Street-Porter, a 61-year old woman who writes for the UK’s Guardian doesn’t have a full-length mirror because she doesn’t want to see those aging parts of her body. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/26/fashion.beauty]
She goes even further than the full-length version, saying, “Life’s too f*%#ing short to spend it in front of a mirror.”
She has a point.
But is it lack of caring, confidence or simple unawareness that keep her (and me) from getting the mirror?
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