So…what is the Monday Poll?
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007).
1. Coconut or lemon?
I like both, but today I’m going with lemon. I’m thinking lemonade, lemon bars, lemon print EVERYTHING, lemon in my tea with loads of honey… YUM!
2. What’s your hairstyle today?
I’m wearing it down today. It’s wavy and on the slightly messy side, which I did on purpose. I’m learning to embrace the chaos!
3. Can you do a backflip?
Oh, hell no. Then again, I’ve never actually tried to learn how to do one. I mean, maybe if I had lots of time to warm up and stretch, and I tenaciously trained for months? Maybe.
4. Would you like dessert?
Always! And I don’t plan on sharing mine with anyone else. 🙂
5. A color you like wearing?
Hmm, well, I recently discovered that I enjoy wearing yellow very much!
6. What’s your mantra?
Focus on one thing at a time. (Side note: multi-tasking is not my jam.)
7. What time did you go to bed last night?
Around 10-ish? I watched an episode of “Schitt’s Creek” (it was “Asbestos Fest”) and then passed out.
8. Eyeliner?
Yup! I’m wearing two shades today – a brown Ilia gel on my water lines and a bright matte blue by Urban Decay, Chaos, buffed and smudged on my lash lines. I’ve been really into using eyeliner as eyeshadow lately.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today?
I can make sure that I drink lots of liquids today (I’m still feeling a little under the weather).
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Here are the questions to copy/paste with your answers in a comment. Talk to ya soon.
1. Coconut or lemon?
2. What’s your hairstyle today?
3. Can you do a backflip?
4. Would you like dessert?
5. A color you like wearing?
6. What’s your mantra?
7. What time did you go to bed last night?
8. Eyeliner?
9. Something good you can do for yourself today?
P.P.S. Hello and happy Monday, my friend! Hope this day brings you so much joy. 🤗
1, Coconut or lemon? Lemon!
2. What’s your hairstyle today? Blew dry the curls out – shoulder length.
3. Can you do a backflip? No.
4. Would you like dessert? I had a piece of key lime pie as my lunch so yes.
5. A color you like wearing? blue
6. What’s your mantra? Life is not a fairy tale. There is no knight in shining armor and if you lose your shoe at midnight you need to cut back on the wine.
7. What time did you go to bed last night? 10:30
8. Eyeliner? Ilia gel on the upper lash line.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? Not eat the rest of the key lime pie.
Pie for lunch is something I can get behind! Have a great day, Brigid.
Thanks for your answer to No. 6. It gave me a little laugh today when I needed it. Also a nice reality check.
1. Coconut or lemon? Lemon 99% of the time.
2. What’s your hairstyle today? Back in a ponytail. Didn’t feel like washing it today.
3. Can you do a backflip? No chance.
4. Would you like dessert? Yeah – DH made a bunch of peanut butter chocolate chip cookies last night.
5. A color you like wearing? A lot of blues and some pinks.
6. What’s your mantra? “Don’t get arrested, don’t get fired.” It has saved my ass from my bad temper several times.
7. What time did you go to bed last night? Got in bed around 9, probably fell asleep by 9:15.
8. Eyeliner? Not usually. Sometimes I’ll use a brown/black/dark purple shadow to tightline, but my eyes are fairly round so I don’t do cat eyes.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? Enjoy that I got the internal job that I interviewed for (and try not to worry that they are going to try to lowball me on the new salary).
Congrats on getting the job, E.D.! So proud of you.
1. Coconut or lemon? lemon.
2. What’s your hairstyle today? Pulled back
3. Can you do a backflip? Not any more, damn arthritis.
4. Would you like dessert? Absolutely
5. A color you like wearing? I would say black since I still have that NYC vibe in me, but I love rosy-pink
6. What’s your mantra? Don’t make mantras.
7. What time did you go to bed last night? Let’s just say I got into bed around 10:00 PM, and don’t know when I actually fell asleep.
8. Eyeliner? Nope
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? Drink lots of water with a bit of lemon.
It was so hot this weekend, too early for me to be that hot in May. We actually had lost power for two hours Saturday night. Crazy times!
1. Coconut or lemon? Coconut (Almond Joy Bars, Coconut cream pie, German Chocolate Cake)
2. What’s your hairstyle today? Down and straightened
3. Can you do a backflip? Once upon a time I could do a back walkover…Not sure if I could do that now🤔
4. Would you like dessert? Yes…Sweets are my weakness
5. A color you like wearing? Red
6. What’s your mantra? Be kind…even to myself (I struggle with that last part)
7. What time did you go to bed last night? Around a 11:00
8. Eyeliner? Always! Just purchased a MAC Colour Excess Gel Eye Liner (the new ones). I have always loved Urban Decay eyeliners, but I wanted something different.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? Go to sleep earlier
Hope you start feeling better!
Coconut or lemon? Lemon
2. What’s your hairstyle today? a bit fluffy and natural. a bobby pin holding back the left side.
3. Can you do a backflip? Nooo. But until a few years ago I did backbends regularly during yoga. Need to get back to the backbendy part of my practice.
4. Would you like dessert? Always and I’ll take a bite of yours also, thanks.
5. A color you like wearing? Pink, forever and always pink.
6. What’s your mantra? you create your own reality.
7. What time did you go to bed last night? 10? Slept so good!
8. Eyeliner? no
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? I can run out for a quick mani.
1. Coconut or lemon? I like both, but what I wouldn’t do for one of Dear Daughter’s Meyer Lemon Ricotta Bars.
2. What’s your hairstyle today? Washed. Air dried. I’m in isolation so it doesn’t matter, no one can see me.
3. Can you do a backflip? I could do one when I was in my teens and early years. Even taking ballet, I can’t bend backwards like I used to be able to.
4. Would you like dessert? Always! But I’m trying not to regain the weight I lost in NYC.
5. A color you like wearing? Blues and purples.
6. What’s your mantra? Ohm?
7. What time did you go to bed last night? 10-ish.
8. Eyeliner? Yes, I like eyeliner. I like grays, cool toned browns and shades of purple.
1. Coconut or lemon?
I love lemon GoMacro bars. With coconut Icelandic yoghurt!
2. What’s your hairstyle today?
Washed yesterday, down.
3. Can you do a backflip?
I practiced on a trampoline for several summers but could never get the hang of it. Forward flips…No problem!
4. Would you like dessert?
Oh my, yes. The latest: Cado chocolate ice cream. Made from avocados instead of milk.
5. A color you like wearing?
Complex reds (like terra cotta or brick).
6. What’s your mantra?
I’m with Jane…don’t do mantras!
7. What time did you go to bed last night?
At the right time. Don’t recall what the clock said. Late o’clock, as my husband says.
8. Eyeliner?
Nope.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today?
Forgive myself and others for any past mistakes.
1. Coconut or lemon? Coconut.
2. What’s your hairstyle today? Loose and wavy.
3. Can you do a backflip? Never, but I used to be able to do a flying somersault (they made us do that in 7th grade PE). That was super dangerous, and I bet no school district would force that on the students today.
4. Would you like dessert? Yes, unless it something I don’t like.
5. A color you like wearing? Blue.
6. What’s your mantra? “Hell is other people.” I’m only half-joking on that.
7. What time did you go to bed last night? Way too late. As an introvert, I need a lot of quiet time, and I only get that at night.
8. Eyeliner? Not today.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? Try to relax, and realize that I can’t control a lot of the things I wish I could.
1. Coconut or lemon? I love all things lemon. I’m not a big coconut fan except for homemade, chocolate dipped macaroons.
2. What’s your hairstyle today? A single braid down my back—nothing fancy.
3. Can you do a backflip? No back flips for me. I’m in my late seventies and have osteoporosis and arthritis.
4. Would you like dessert? Yes, please.
5. A color you like wearing? Shades of blue and blue green.
6. What’s your mantra? Be kind and forgiving. We’ve all been put through the ringer the past two years and can use a dose of understanding and thoughtfulness.
7. What time did you go to bed last night? My usual time; about 10:30.
8. Eyeliner? A hint of black gel liner smudged along my lash lane.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? Well, the day is already gone now so I’ll be happy to have a good night’s sleep.
1. Coconut or lemon? Lemon
2. What’s your hairstyle today? Pulled back low pony. Hot here
3. Can you do a backflip? OMG no
4. Would you like dessert? Always even at breakfast
5. A color you like wearing? Black it just works for me
6. What’s your mantra? Take the high road
7. What time did you go to bed last night? 9:30
8. Eyeliner? Ummm I’m looking here and have 17 so yup I do love eyeliner. How’s Johnny Depp get that smudged eyeliner so perfect ?
9. Something good you can do for yourself today try to ignore gas prices and other negative things in the air 🤍
1. Coconut or lemon? Coconut. Coconut everything. I want to eat all the coconut, I want to smell like coconut, it’s my favorite.
2. What’s your hairstyle today? A bun. I’m busy and can’t deal with anything else, so it being out of my face is good.
3. Can you do a backflip? No. Ha! No.
4. Would you like dessert? No thank you. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. Except for Tate’s cookies, I’ll eat one of those.
5. A color you like wearing? Navy blue, I really like it.
6. What’s your mantra? “I will figure it out”.
7. What time did you go to bed last night? Midnight? Last night was our going away dinner with my family, we’re moving from CA to MI tomorrow, so it was bittersweet, but really nice.
8. Eyeliner? No. Too busy for eyeliner. I’m trying to decide if it’s for me. I don’t really reach for it.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? Get my rental house cleaned out and my car packed!
1. Coconut or lemon? Lemon, preferably in lemonade or in an Arnold Palmer (half iced tea, half lemonade).
2. What’s your hairstyle today? Down and wavy, hovering somewhere around my shoulders, although I had it in a ponytail during part of my shift at work.
3. Can you do a backflip? No, but I can usually do a decent handspring.
4. Would you like dessert? Sure, especially if it’s chocolate!
5. A color you like wearing? Most of the colors I like are colors I like wearing. Today I’m wearing a teal top, so I guess I’ll go with teal.
6. What’s your mantra? The closest thing I have to a mantra is that I’ve adopted one of Phil’s lines from Modern Family-“slow is smooth and smooth is fast,” which basically just means “take the time to do it right”-when I’m tempted to rush through a task.
7. What time did you go to bed last night? Far too late! Although I did sleep in too long yesterday, so I feel a certain sense of balance now.
8. Eyeliner? Not today.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today? Set boundaries around certain types of conversations with certain people-I don’t want to go into detail about it.
1. Coconut or lemon?
I love using coconut oil on my hair and body, so I’ll go with coconut.
2. What’s your hairstyle today?
Casually up in a clip. I don’t like wearing it out these days because it has thinned so much. Hoping it will grow back if I keep treating it well. 🤞
3. Can you do a backflip?
No. But I recently learned to do a headstand, which gave me some confidence in that I can do things I never thought I’d master.
4. Would you like dessert?
Yes! If it’s something delicious, not just because it’s sweet.
5. A color you like wearing?
Fuschia, which is surprising to me.
6. What’s your mantra?
In a world where you can be anything – be kind.
7. What time did you go to bed last night?
Around 11pm I think. A bit later than a typical weeknight since we’re visiting my parents.
8. Eyeliner?
Yes, brown liquid, tight lining and a small flick.
9. Something good you can do for yourself today?
I feel tired, so I’d like to get some rest and meditate.