{"id":183,"date":"2016-06-14T08:22:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.richardlanemassage.com.au\/blog\/?p=183"},"modified":"2016-06-14T08:25:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:25:45","slug":"you-know-youre-a-massage-therapist-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richardlanemassage.com.au\/blog\/you-know-youre-a-massage-therapist-when\/","title":{"rendered":"You know you’re a massage therapist when…"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know you’re a massage therapist when….<\/p>\n

  • \tEveryone wants a massage when you go to a barbie\t<\/li>\n
  • \tFinding towels to mop up floods and leaks is no problem\t<\/li>\n
  • \tHaving bad breathe is your worst nightmare\t<\/li>\n
  • \tNeeding to protect your hands gets you out of doing gardening or manual labour\t<\/li>\n
  • \tPeople will highlight their life story in 60 minutes\t<\/li>\n
  • \tWearing jewellery is a thing of the past\t<\/li>\n
  • \tWhen your dog sits on your lap and demands a shoulder massage\t<\/li>\n
  • \tWhenever someone finds out what you do for a living they will point out all their aches and pains\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou are constantly checking out people’s posture \t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou ask for massage dvds for birthday presents\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou can’t give someone a hug without palpating their muscles\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou can’t open packages and parcels because you have no finger nails\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou can’t relax when you are having a massage because you are too much in your mind, assessing what the therapist is doing and why\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou car has smudges on the window because no matter how well you wash your hands and arms, there’s always a little residual oil\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou consider that people snoring (or farting) is a compliment\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou constantly smell fragrant\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou do postural assessment of politicians on TV\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou equate the price of an item in terms of how many massages it will take you to pay for it\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou fold towels in your sleep\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou get excited about a towel sale\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou have nail files everywhere\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou have no nails (or growing them on holiday is a treat)\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou love\/hate Enya (delete as appropriate)\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou recognise people better from behind\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou use words such a gluteal, fascia, coccyx when you play Scrabble\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYour kids jump in when someone calls you a “masseuse”\t<\/li>\n
  • \tYou’ve been tempted more than once to tell someone that you didn’t recognise them with their clothes on\t<\/li>\n

    Feel free to add any more in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    You know you’re a massage therapist when…. Everyone wants a massage when you go to a barbie Finding towels to mop up floods and leaks is no problem Having bad breathe is your worst nightmare Needing to protect your hands gets you out of doing gardening or manual labour People will highlight their life story in 60 minutes Wearing jewellery is a thing of the past When your dog sits on your lap and demands a shoulder massage Whenever someone…<\/p>\n

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