I’ve already offered my grossest Works For Me Wednesday idea.Now I’m going to offer three of my weirdest tips–and they’re all related to the face.Specifically about bringing balance to the:

• Teeth
• Eyebrows
• Smile

TEETHOne time I was looking at a picture of Katie Couric. Here’s one that will suffice to illustrate my point. For some reason, when I glanced at the photo, my eye went to her teeth. I saw that one of her front teeth was “bigger” than the other–that the gum was worn higher on her left front tooth than her right.I thought, “She must brush with her right hand and focus more attention on that one.” I’m not picking on Katie–it’s just that her photo was the first one to draw my attention to this. In fact, be sure to note that the photo I selected is from People magazine’s “Most Beautiful People 2007″ issue. Obviously her unbalanced teeth take nothing away–she’s stunning.Anyway, I looked at my reflection in the mirror and saw that I’m doing the exact same thing! I leaned in, and sure enough–one tooth, bigger. I thought, “Whoa! I’ve got to go easy on the brushing!” I’ve got to ease up on my left one, for sure. In my morning fog, I’ve got to pay more attention to my ablutions.So that’s the first tip–for more even gum-wear, pay more attention when brushing. Because the gum doesn’t grow back. And I don’t want people to point to me as illustrative of someone who is “long in the tooth.”Okay, so the second is like it, only different.EYEBROWSOne time I was talking with a friend of mine who is a tad older than I. I don’t know what we were talking about that would have prompted this, but she pointed to one of her eyebrows and said, “Look! One goes up higher than the other. See? The other hardly has any strength to lift at all!” And sure enough, she lifted one high and when she tried to lift the other, it was lethargic.”Let that be a lesson to you, Ann.”"What’s the lesson?” I asked.”I think you should exercise both while you’re young,” she said. “Remember when your mom said your face would freeze that way? I think it kind of does.”So I went home and looked in the mirror to compare my eyebrow lifting abilities. I’ve always been quite, um, expressive. When I make faces, they are big. I call my face “elasti-face” or “stage face,” as this post explains. So I can lift both eyebrows high. And I can isolate my left eyebrow while the right one stays down, doing sort of a quizzical Spock imitation.But I can’t lift my right eyebrow on its own.So at the advice of my friend with the weary eyebrow, I have practiced lifting just the one now and then.To balance things out a little.SMILEOh, and the smile. Corner lifts are something to consider, as well. Does one side of the smile go up higher than the other? Maybe the muscles on the opposite side need a little exercise? When no one’s looking, I practice a one-sided grin. Or, well, I hope nobody’s looking–if they catch me “exercising,” they’ll think I’m smirking.IN CONCLUSIONAfter 40 years of overzealous, unbalanced brushing, I won’t know if a tamer toothbrush regimen will really make a difference, or if I can one day lift each eyebrow individually, but I figure it can’t hurt.Maybe I can be on Letterman with my eyebrows for stupid human tricks.As for the tooth, I just hope I can avoid using Sensodyne for a few more years.Symmetry isn’t attainable; in fact, asymmetry offers some visual interest.I guess this is more about balance.Like rotating your tires.More odd and possibly helpful tips from Ann Kroeker are here.I’ve been experimenting with how-to and helpful-tip posts for the past five days. If you’re curious:Six Questions Worth Asking Myself7 Ways to Enjoy Everyday Fun7 Keys to a Happier Mother’s Day13 Tips for Finding Five Minutes of Free Time for Mom (without multi-tasking!)To poke around for surely less odd and probably far more helpful tips, visit Rocks In My Dryer.