What Do You Do with Your Arms When You’re Just Standing There?

Do you ever wonder what you should do with your arms?

I do. Like sometimes if I’m standing in front of people talking and then all of a sudden I become aware of my arms the next thing I know my thoughts go a little something like this:

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OMG, what should I do with my arms? Should I let them dangle from my sides like dead weight or will that look awkward like I don’t know what to do with my arms?

Maybe I should put them on my hips, but then it might look like I’m trying to be all fetching and I’m not trying to be fetching or am I trying to be fetching?

I know I can’t cross them in front of my chest because I’ll look insecure or closed off and uninviting. Maybe I should put one hand on my hip and cross my other arm over my chest to convey that I’m the perfect combo of open and closed. Ugh, dorky much?!

What if I put both of my arms behind my back? That could work, no? Or will people think I’m trying to stick my boobs out. Honestly, what is the point of having arms if you don’t know what to do with them? Or boobs if you’re not going to stick them out for that matter?

Oh, I know! I’ll put one hand casually in my pocket so one arm looks jaunty, but not flirty and I’ll use the other hand and arm to emphasize my points. Dang it, I’m not wearing clothes with pockets. Why didn’t I wear something with pockets? Will it look weird if I stick my hand inside the waist band of my pants since I don’t have any pockets? Not in a creepy Al Bundy kind of way, but in a “oh this is where I rest my hand so that my arm is at a jaunty angle when I don’t have pants with pockets in them” kind of way. Note to self: Always wear pants, skirts and dresses with pockets. What’s the point of clothing without pockets?

Seriously, what do other people do with their arms?! Think woman, THINK! Cellphones, everyone is always fiddling with cellphones everywhere I go. That’s it!  I’ll hold my cellphone like I’m waiting for a really important call or have notes on it that I have to refer to.

So tell me, what do you with your arms and do you ever think about what you should be doing with your arms?

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