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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 closely do you follow trends?

Not very closely, at least according to my makeup bag and my wardrobe at the moment, ha ha ha! I’m finding that classic style on all fronts tends to suit my life at this point in time. I do love to read about trends, though, and was kinda thrilled to find out that skinny jeans are allegedly back in style.

2. Something about the early 2000s that you loved?

I was in my 20s and living in San Francisco, and it felt like there was so much possibility in front of me. It was a fun time to be young in the city!

3. Something about the early 2000s that you loathed?

I had a really hard time with all the uncertainty in my life at that time. As much as youth is celebrated in our culture, I remember having a very difficult navigating work, friendships, relationships and growing up in general.

4. How much would your pet enjoy riding in a pet stroller?

Rosie would hate it, LOL! She loves being outside, but when she’s out and about, she needs a little bit of freedom. I can already see her hissing and lashing out and innocent passersby, sigh.

5. Something that you are on a mission to figure out?

I would like to figure out how to eat a high protein breakfast without it becoming tedious. I get really tired of eggs quickly, and things like sausage or bacon don’t sit well with me early in the morning. There’s always Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and protein shakes, but they get old really fast for me, too. If you have any ideas, please let me know.

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 closely do you follow trends?
2. Something about the early 2000s that you loved?
3. Something about the early 2000s that you loathed?
4. How much would your pet enjoy riding in a pet stroller?
5. Something that you are on a mission to figure out?

1. Putting your socks on in the morning without any effort.
2. Getting into your car and making it to your destination in one piece.
3. Saying I love you to someone and hearing it said back.
4. Drinking a delicious glass of water with ice.
5. Writing or creating something just for the fun of it and not because your paycheck depends on it.
6. Sharing a bag of cherry hard candies with your co-workers.
7. Leaving your house and safely returning back.
8. Standing at the water’s edge of a lake, river or ocean, and feeling the sand between your toes.
9. The unconditional trust of an animal companion.
10. Reflecting upon your actions, big and small, and learning and growing from them.
11. A hot shower after a long, hard day.
12. Friendships found far and wide, especially the ones you’ve found online. 🙂
13. The time and space to enjoy being silly (see pic at top, ha ha ha).

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

1. When you start a good book and become engrossed in it (see above) and desperately need to find out what happens next
2. When you find a wayward chin hair
3. When you get food stuck in your teeth, especially blueberries, carrots and garlic
4. When you miss your cat or dog (or other pet BFF)
5. When your underwear or bra feels itchy or uncomfortable
6. When you get the sudden urge to watch the “Little Women” movie (the ‘90s version with Winona Ryder, of course)
7. When you find a white hair in your brows
8. When you see yourself smile in the mirror and realize that a handful of rogue nose hairs shoot out of your nostrils when you grin
9. When your socks slip down your feet whenever you take a step (a true tragedy)
10. When it’s the upper 70s outside and there isn’t a cloud in the sky
11. When people on the phone cross the line with their tone (ugh)
12. When you need a comforting hug from your hubs or your kid



13. When your jeans are annoying you (this seems to be happening a lot to me lately)
14. When the last thing you want to do is be found on Microsoft Teams or Slack
15. When you get a sudden and uncontrollable urge to eat ice cream



16. When it’s your cat’s (or other animal pal’s) birthday
17. When you wanna go shopping for Halloween decorations
18. When you really need to see the ocean



19. When you look down at your nails and realize that a manicure is needed ASAP for the sake of your mental health
20. Whenever you hear someone refer to ’90s music as oldies (OMG)
21. When someone calls you miss and asks to see an ID before you buy that bottle of wine
22. When you roll up into Trader Joe’s and you find an item you loved which was discontinued is back, baby
23. When you finally know all the lyrics to “September”
24. When you have a new sunscreen that you wanna try
25. When you want a kitten and your significant other isn’t on board



26. When you find a bottle of discontinued perfume from the ’80s that you’ve been searching for YEARS for (more on this in a few)



27. When you’re able to spell Wednesday without having to say “Wed-NES-day” to yourself

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. Which foreign language would you like to speak fluently: French, Spanish or Chinese?

Spanish because it would be useful for where I live in Northern California. So many times people looking for help have come up to me in stores or walking down the street to me if I speak it, and I always wish I could say yes. I only know a handful of words, though.

2. Breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast?

Oh my goodness, breakfast for dinner for sure! I once had dinner for breakfast once out of desperation, and I had a terrible stomach ache all day.

3. Pick a job: bookshop owner, makeup artist or a dog walker?

Dog walker, but I’d specialize in small-to-medium sized dogs because hello, big dogs equal big poop, LOL!

4. What’s the secret to having a good day?

I think a big part of it is having the ability to let whatever is bothering you at the moment go. Also, you know what I’ve found also really helps? Assuming that people are coming at you with the best intentions.

5. Which would you rather buy for yourself: liquid lipstick or liquid liner?

I’ll take the liquid liner, please. I need a new one!

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. Which foreign language would you like to speak fluently: French, Spanish or Chinese?
2. Breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast?
3. Pick a job: bookshop owner, makeup artist or a dog walker?
4. What’s the secret to having a good day?
5. Which would you rather buy for yourself: liquid lipstick or liquid liner?

I can’t get over how much Tabs liked carbs! It was crazy. It didn’t make any sense to me. He was a carnivore! — so why did he get more excited about a zinnia flower, a croissant or a piece of toast than a piece of cooked chicken?

The only thing I can think of is that his old dry food (Hill’s Science Diet) contained whole grain wheat and other veggie fillers, which I didn’t think twice about at the time, but then a few years later Tabs was diagnosed as pre-diabetic, and his vet said he should lay off the carbs.

After a while, he progressed to low glycemic grain-free Nutrisca crunchies and grain-free wet food, which he ate…reluctantly.

Well, he loved his nightly wet food (mostly Sheba Paté, but sometimes he got $$$ ZiwiPeak), but I don’t think he loved it as much as he used to love regular Fancy Feast, which has wheat in it to make that delicious gravy.

Over the years, I asked a couple different vets why some cats like to eat grass, other plants and flowers, and they weren’t sure. I guess there are different schools of thought. Some vets think cats do it as an instinct to clean their teeth, because the plant fibers can get down in there between their teeth and gums, or to supplement their diet with certain nutrients that they don’t get from meat, or to force themselves to barf, because it helps them clear out their digestive system. Even wild cats do it.

I don’t know the reason, but I do know that Tabs was a fiend for grass. He’d eat grass and flowers till he barfed every chance he got.

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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. Paint a pumpkin or carve a pumpkin?

Carve it!

2. Candy corn or candy apple?

Hmm, not sure. I guess the candy apple. At least I’d get fiber!

3. Cozy sweater or comfy boots?

Comfy boots!

4. Fall movie or fall football?

I’ll go with the movie. Something sweet and fun and not too scary.

5. Visit a pumpkin patch or a haunted house?

I’ll take the pumpkin patch, ideally on a cool day when it’s not too hot.

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. Paint a pumpkin or carve a pumpkin?
2. Candy corn or candy apple?
3. Cozy sweater or comfy boots?
4. Fall movie or fall football?
5. Visit a pumpkin patch or a haunted house?