Why I’ll Miss My Mask

Photo of author by her piano student Londen

As the sun rises across America on Saturday, March 26th, there will be no more mask mandates (with exceptions for health care facilities and such). Hawaii is the last to give in, ending their mandate at 23:59:59 on March 25th.

Some are thrilled, some are nervous. After two years, more than will admit it are looking at this from an entirely different angle.

Warmth

Masks keep your face warm. They cut wind chill while being less bulky than a scarf or muffler.

Facial Awareness

No one has had to worry about lipstick for two years. No time to take care of that mustache or pluck those darn chin hairs? No problem, just keep that mask on and blame it on the government!!

Aging

Let’s face it, two years can do a lot to a jawline. Jowls and sags are easily hidden behind a fashionable piece of material worn for the greater good. The same goes for those craters that may have developed between the sides of your nose angling down towards the edges of your mouth. Do we really want the world to know what we’ve been hiding while we’ve been complaining?

Fashion

A fun mask draws attention away from all sorts of other things. You may have gained the “Quarantine 20”, but if people are commenting on your…