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So…what is the Monday Poll?

Well, it isn’t exactly a poll. It’s more of a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past 10 (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine. ?

1. The first thing I did after I woke up this morning was…

Damn my alarm to hell and stay in bed for 10 more minutes, LOL! I really, REALLY didn’t want to get out of my comfy bed this morning, but c’est la vie. I had to.

I set my alarm for 5:30 during the week, and sometimes it’s hard to get ye olde booty out of bed. The baby’s been waking up in the middle of the night lately. Sometimes she screams and then cries herself back to sleep (I think she has very vivid dreams). Other nights she’ll just be up talking happily to herself for hours in the dark.

If she’s upset and can’t soothe herself, I’ll rub her back for a few minutes and give give her her binky, and that usually works.

She got up a few times last night, so I’m kinda tired today.

It doesn’t really bother me though. Everything’s temporary, and someday I’m sure I’ll look back and really miss this time.

2. Someone in your life who always laughs at your jokes?

I’m pretty sure I’ve asked this question before, so if I have, sorry! It just occurred to me again. 🙂

My answer has gotta be my brother. We have a very similarly weird sense of humor, and I always know that if I throw a random observation or joke his way, he’ll totally get it. Always does.

El Hub always gets my jokes, too, as do my friends Jen and Cindy.

I like to think that Tabs gets my jokes, too, but he’s gotten much more official and serious in his senior tabby years.

3. Do you have any “imperfections” (quote, unquote) that you love?

Oh, boy, I have so many to choose from if you put any stock in beauty magazines and big Instagram beauty accounts. Seriously, how dare a woman have pores?! It’s like they aren’t allowed.

I actually love that my right eye is slightly bigger than my left eye. Most people can’t tell, but I can, especially when I take pics directly facing the camera, which is why you’ll see me taking pics at an angle a lot.

It makes doing symmetrical eye makeup more of a challenge, for sure, and I don’t mind a challenge. Plus, it makes me different.

And another reason I love it is because Connor Claire has it too. It’s genetics at work.

It was more noticeable when Connor was a teeny, tiny baby than it is now, but her left eye is slightly smaller than her right. She gets that from her mama. 🙂

4. If you were to battle it out on the dance floor like in those cheesy dance movies like Step Up and Honey, how do you think you’d do?

Girl, the moves would be questionable. They’d all be from 1992-2002 and not executed very well at all, but I think I’d score extra points in the sass department.

Seriously, I would bring it in a dance battle. Watch out! Karen’s comin’ for you full force!

5. Why does makeup matter?

Everyone probably has a different answer for this, but makeup matters to me because it cheers me up, makes me feel better about myself and reminds me of good times. I think that anything that can make somebody feel better about themselves, no matter how frivolous it is, whether it’s putting on lipstick or a coat of mascara, is a potentially good thing, because positive energy like that can transfer to the people around us and infuse the work we do and the way we interact with each other. When I feel put together, it definitely changes the running dialogue in my head.

So even though lip gloss is a little thing in the bigger picture, it matters because of its power to change your perspective into something more positive.

6. Three things that make you happy?

1. Cute spring/summer dresses
2. Ice cream cones
3. Freshly painted nails

The coffee is slowly but surely kicking in, AH! It’s taking longer than usual today…but I have faith that it’ll work. T-minus 10 minutes to full consciousness!

Hi there, friend. Happy Monday. 🙂 I’m sitting here with a fresh coat of a new shade by Smith & Cult on my nails called Exit the Void. I like.

I hope you have a wonderful week filled with encouragement and accomplishment. I also hope that your nails remain shiny and un-chipped.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Here are this week’s questions to copy and paste:

1. The first thing I did after I woke up this morning was…
2. Someone in your life who always laughs at your jokes?
3. Do you have any “imperfections” (quote, unquote) that you love?
4. If you were to battle it out on the dance floor like in those cheesy dance movies like Step Up and Honey, how do you think you’d do?
5. Why does makeup matter?
6. Three things that make you happy?