Karen

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. Pick one: colorful shoes or a colorful sweater?

Let’s go with the colorful shoes. Life is too short for boring footwear!

2. Which would you rather never have to deal with again: nosy neighbors, parallel parking, burnt food or washing your makeup brushes?

Once, I caught a neighbor going through our trash. So I could do without the nosy neighbors, LOL!

3. Have you ever crimped your hair?

Yes, but sadly, I never got to do it in the ‘80s (I was too young and missed all the cool stuff).

4. Who does the grocery shopping in your household?

Mostly me, but El Hub will do it if he has extra time and/or if I’m busy with Connor doing extracurriculars.

5. Liquid liner: yes or no?

One hundred percent yes! Ideally it’s a pen with a flexible fine tip.

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. Pick one: colorful shoes or a colorful sweater?
2. Which would you rather never have to deal with again: nosy neighbors, parallel parking, burnt food or washing your makeup brushes?
3. Have you ever crimped your hair?
4. Who does the grocery shopping in your household?

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. Mountains or desert?

Mountains, ideally somewhere with a million shades of green and a river or a lake. Sure, my allergies will probably be crazy, but at least my heart will be happy.

2. Something you’re doing in 2025?

Making decisions from a place of optimism and not fear. So often I needlessly worry about all the things that are involved and every little detail that could go wrong. I don’t want to be held back by fear anymore. Life is too short.

3. How easily do you cry?

I’m 100% a crybaby. You know what, though? It’s not always because I’m sad. If I’m angry or frustrated or feeling anxious, my body releases whatever it needs to release through tears. It’s kind of a pain in the butt.

4. Your go-to shampoo and hair conditioner these days?

I’ve been buying Fairy Tales Rosemary Repel Shampoo and Conditioner in extra large bottles since the fall. Lice outbreaks have been happening at all the elementary schools, and even though our pediatrician said that they typically slow down in the winter, I’m super paranoid about it.

5. An instrumental piece of music you love?

“Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy.

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. Mountains or desert?
2. Something you’re doing in 2025?
3. How easily do you cry?
4. Your go-to shampoo and hair conditioner these days?
5. An instrumental piece of music you love?

For decades now, I’ve proudly proclaimed myself as a crazy cat lady, and last Saturday, I found my people at Mini Cat Town in San Rafael.

Mini Cat Town is a non-profit adoption safe haven for kittens in the Santa Rosa Plaza, which is about 45 minutes north of where I live in Marin County. Cats roam freely in a big room and interact with cat lovers and potential adopters.

To visit with the kitties, you pay a small fee to enter, and then you get 30 minutes to hang out and play.

How I managed to leave without adopting a kitty or two or five or 10 is honestly a mystery to me, LOL!

I was immediately drawn to a handsome orange tabby boy named Teddy! Just look at his face. He’s a super meow-dal, for sure.

He was very sweet, fun and outgoing, and when I picked him up he immediately melted into my arms, just like Tabs used to do.

I couldn’t help but wonder for a moment if Tabs was trying to send me another soul cat. It sorta felt that way, but then I remembered my constant state of feeling overwhelmed with the current kids in my life (human and fur children), and I came back to reality.

But then I also thought, “What’s one more cat when you have a house full of animals already?” Hahaha! It’s really very hard not to bring all the sweet babies home.

Anyway, there are multiple Mini Cat Town locations all across the Bay Area. I highly recommend a visit to one if you ever get the chance.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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. How late do you stay up at night?

If it’s all working out to plan, then I’ll be asleep by 9:30. Typically, though, I’m asleep between 10-11. And if I’ve got insomnia, then I’ll see you at the witching hour, ha!

2. Last photo you took?

Connor and I were at Nordstrom Rack yesterday to look for a dress for the father-daughter dance, and we saw a very colorful men’s t-shirt with a swimming white tiger swimming. It had sequins on it, too! I couldn’t help but take a picture of it because it make me chuckle.

3. What’s your scent of the day?

Wearing an old fave today, Dolce & Gabanna The One.

4. Are you a person who likes to snack throughout the day?

Not really; my body wants to eat three meals. The only thing, though, is when I get hungry, it hits REALLY hard, so I’ve been trying to mitigate that by eating snacks at 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. So I guess I’m trying to become a snacker?

5. Pick one: try a new dish or stick to something you know you like?

Try a new dish!

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. How late do you stay up at night?
2. Last photo you took?
3. What’s your scent of the day?
4. Are you a person who likes to snack throughout the day?
5. Pick one: try a new dish or stick to something you know you like?