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. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
I hate to admit this, but yeah, I have. Multiple times, too, which makes me even more angry, LOL.
One time was after getting over someone. I chopped off my hair (it was this whole symbolic thing).
So young, so silly.
And this other time was when someone I dated very briefly said that he liked it when girls have shorter hair, so I chopped mine into a bob and instantly regretted it.
Needless to say…the relationship didn’t last.
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
Flat pillows all the way. The fluffy ones hurt my neck.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Yeah, but I’m not gonna tell you where and when it happened! I’ll leave that to the universe’s knowledge, but let me tell you this: it’s happened multiple times, and a few of them may have been stinky. 🙂
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
It would be a very Karen answer to say yes…and I’m gonna say yes because I have done it, but it’s not like I let them flap around in the wind or anything. I was wearing an uncomfortable bra one day, and it just got to the point where I could feel the wires poking me, so I took my gym bag into the ladies room and swapped my bra for my sports bra.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
Hell no, girl. I need all the help I can get.
I’ve heard of people who do this, and it’s fascinating. Like, your lashes are so long that you need to trim them? Lucky! That’s crazy to me.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Here are the questions to copy and paste:
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy? Nope. I’ve gone from long to short but it was all my decision.
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows? Fluffy but not too fluffy. I’m having a dilemma now trying to find a good pillow or two.
3. Have you ever tooted in public? I’m a human being. Of course!
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday? Nope. Plenty of times where I wish I could but nope.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes? Oh hell no! I’ve got some short stubbies and they need all the help they can get to look long and voluminous!
Hi Barb,
Happy Monday to you. 🙂 How long is your hair now? Are you wearing it short or long?
Hi Karen and Happy Monday to you too! My hair is longer in the front and short in the back. I think it’s called an inverted bob? The front is actually the longest it’s been in a while, right at my jaw line.
I totally know that cut because I had something similar to it a few years ago when I chopped it all off on my birthday (something to do, ya know?). It’s a great cut, especially the swingy parts in the front.
My hair is the longest it’s been in a while too. I keep it longer these days though so I can throw it in a ponytail or a bun!
How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good. Went to a holiday party on Saturday and on Sunday I got my hair done.
Sounds like you had a good one! My weekend was good. Lots of shopping. Woke up feeling like I’m getting sick today. Ran out and grabbed some DayQuil and EmergenCee. Hopefully, I can nip it in the bud.
Girl, I still have shopping to do. Not even close to done yet!
If you can find it, try ColdEeze. I swear by the stuff! I take it when I start feeling yucky and it really seems to help shorten the length of my colds.
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
I’ve cut my hair because of my parents’ pressure and because of some mental breakdowns; but never because of a love interest.
Right now I’m in that awful moment when your hair isn’t short but still doesn’t get to medium length so you can’t really do a lot of stuff with it. So now I’m debating between keep growing it (my original plan is to let it grow to shoulder-length) or cut it completely and bleach it again.
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
Flat pillows, I need to use two but I can’t sleep with a fluffy one.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Yes, I’m far from being a lady, but when your belly aches they have to be out.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
Luckily I don’t use one so I don’t know how that feels.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
No, they aren’t long enough to do that. My sister Alisson actually can’t use a lot of mascara because of how long her lashes are, if she uses a lot she starts to look like a doll or a cartoon.
Have a great week Karen!
I wish I had your sisters lash problems! Never in my life have I ever had to hold back on the mascara, LOL.
I vote that you keep growing your hair to shoulder length. You can always cut it off afterwards and bleach it then, and I bet it’ll be way more satisfying.
I know it’s funny to think about it, she really works the mascara to still look natural and even then her lashes look stunning, mine are a little shorter, but I can easily build up mascara to make them look like falsies or I just use individual lashes, and nobody notice that I have them on. We have to thank genetics.
I’ll let it grow but I’m not crazy about the fact that it’s going to take me at least a year to get that length.
I’ve yet to conquer individual false lashes. They’re so hard to apply! One of these days I’ll get them down.
With your hair, you just gotta hang on until you get to the point where you can wear it back in a ponytail. After that it’s easy. But getting through the part where you can feel it tickling the back of your neck is rough!
I have never tried to wear a full pair of false lashes, so I can’t compare them to individual lashes; but I can tell you that putting on individual lashes is complicated, I only wear two in the outer corner of each eye and it takes me around 10 or more minutes to get them right because some times they look misplaced and you have to start over. Also I always get my lids dirty with glue.
I think one of the joys of my curly hair is that you can really feel it in the back of you neck, instead you can feel when other people rub accidentally with it since it’s fluffy.
Ya know, they’re so much easier to apply than the individuals, because if you place it incorrectly the big band makes it easy to pick up and adjust. That’s my issue with the bundles… When I get them wrong I seem to get them REALLY wrong, LOL. You know who makes the best glue, btw? Urban Decay. The little tube that comes with their lashes looks purple when it first comes out but dries clear. It’s flexible and easy to remove but stays on like WHOA. Plus it’s not stinky like Duo. I wish they sold it individually in tubes.
OK, curly hair talk… Do you co-wash?
Now I need to try that glue, because it’s the bane of my existence. I prefer individual because of how natural they look, my lashes look fuller but unless you are between inches of distance you wouldn’t notice.
I just notice I missed the can’t and I didn’t write “can’t really feel”; I actually don’t co-wash because my hair feels really oily the next day so I’d need to wash it everyday, instead I wash every two days with shampoo and conditioner for really dry hair, and some days I add leave-in conditioner. My hair is really low-maintenance because it’s really fine but curly so I have enough volume; my main problem is that I have to deal with a lot of knots.
It’s SO good. I sometimes buy a pair of UD lashes just to get the glue. LOL Good thing they have nice lashes that feel good on!
So one thing I’ve recently discovered are foaming cleansing conditioners. They work exactly like co-washes but they seem to lift off more dirt and oil than traditional cleansing washes. I’ve only found two so far, R+Co’s Analog and Drybar’s Double Standard. You should look around to see if you can find some in your country! It might be something that works for you.
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
Yeah of course. Bangs in my grandmothers’s bathroom at 3am the morning of her 90th birthday party, because my boyfriend called and upset me. It’s the stuff of early 20s angst.
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
In between.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
I’m sure.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
Yes. That wasn’t great. i now have a spare under the seat of my car.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
WHAT? Who does that? Who wants less lashes? oh men, right, not fair.
I KNOW, RIGHT?! My husband used to do that with his lashes and when he told me I was like YER SO CRAZY!
Good idea to keep a spare bra in your car. Now why didn’t I think of that? I should keep it with the plastic garbage bags (I have them in case I need to throw up while I’m driving… a lesson learned the hard way).
How’s your Monday going so far?
Happy Monday!
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy? No and I’ve actually cut it despite having the Hubs tell me it looked like the little dutch boy. HAHA!
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows? Flat, for the same reason. I actually have a great BeautyRest (I think) foam pillow that gets perfectly flat where my head is but nicely puffy on the sides. Perfect for me since I’m a back and side sleeper.
3. Have you ever tooted in public? Oh, yes. When the choice has been expelling or cramps and pain, I’m afraid I’ve chosen my OWN comfort. HAHA! I have always chosen discretion, however.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday? No, but I’ve wanted to. Underwire can be very pokey!
5. Do you trim your eyelashes? Can you imagine? I’d do a comb over, all the way up my forehead before trimming my lashes. 🙂 One of my boys and the son of one of my friends have complained that they wanted to cut their lashes because they’re “too long and thick”. The horror. Ingrates. HAHA!
SO NOT FAIR. Why do boys get the best lashes?!
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
No. I’ve done some drastic changes (like going from shoulder length to a pixie) but it was all me!
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
Fluffy for me. Nina also has her own pillow on the bed and prefers the fluffy ones so she can snuggle in.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Yep, sometimes you gotta do it!
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
I don’t think so, but there are times I’ve really wanted to. I’m basically down to one comfortable bra and I really need to get more. I find bra shopping to be a real pain. The same size in different brands fits differently so I have to try on multiple pairs to end up with one or two that work.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
Nope! I’m lucky to have long lashes, but they’re kind of thin so I don’t mess with them.
Happy Monday! I can’t believe Christmas is a week away. I keep thinking there’s still a couple more weeks.
Hi Ruchita,
Seriously, how did that happen? Are the kitties all done with their Christmas shopping? I hope Mingy got you something nice. 🙂
I participate in a Secret Santa Claws gift exchange through Instagram and the kitties “helped” wrap the gifts. 🙂
We’re hosting a few family members for Christmas, but I think my older nieces and nephews will appreciate cash.
Does Connor understand Christmas yet? I bet she gets spoiled by the grandparents. 🙂
“Santa Claws,” ha! Someone is very pun-ny. 🙂
She doesn’t quite understand it yet, so we’re going to enjoy the cluelessness for as long as we can, LOL! She likes looking at Christmas lights and thinks the tree is neat. Every time we light it up says, “WOW!”
Will your family members be staying home with you guys and the kitties?
Aww, it must be fun experiencing Christmas with Connor!
Most of our family is local so they’re just coming for the afternoon. My sister-in-law from. California has been staying with us the past few days for an early Christmas. I think she’s ready to go back to warmer weather. ☺
It is, although I gotta tell ya… It’s REALLY hard to get both her and Tabs in a pic. I want one with the both of them in their Christmas outfits but it’s near impossible to do so. KIDS THESE DAYS.
Speaking of (kitty) kids, is Louis officially your cat yet?
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy? Never
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows? Fluffy
3. Have you ever tooted in public? Yes
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday? Yes, but only since I’ve been working from home.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes? No. I didn’t know anyone did this.
Hi Rachel,
Believe it or not, some people do. I’ve known people with really long lashes which they claim are too long so they trim the ends. Blasphemy!
How are you doing? Is everything set for Christmas? I’m slowly getting there, just have a few more gifts to buy.
Blasphemy, indeed! LMAO
We’re mostly set. I have to get stocking stuffers for us and Aaric’s cat. The guinea pig’s stocking is done. 🙂 I still have to shop for Christmas dinner.
Tomorrow night we’re all going to see Evanscence, so that’ll be fun. I’m still trying to decide what to wear.
Oh, fun! I haven’t been to a concert in forever. Enjoy the show. 🙂
P.S. What are you making for Christmas dinner? We’re going to my in-laws so I’m mostly off the hook, but I might bring corn pudding.
I’m sure I will, thank you!
That’s great you don’t have to cook for Christmas. We’re not 100% decided on what we’re making. lol We get our fill of turkey, etc. at Thanksgiving most years. Most years we make homemade Chinese food feast (eggrolls, BBQ pork, sweet n sour chicken, etc.).
My first clothing article published today. It was so fun! I hope I can do more in the future.
Oh, how cool! I’ll bookmark it so I can read it later.
How was the concert? What did you end up wearing?
The concert was phenomenal; thank you for asking. Amy Lee has more talent and beauty than anyone has a right to. Every show has a different symphony orchestra made up of local musicians, and the ones from Seattle and Portland were wonderful. They played by themselves as the opening act.
I went for comfort with black jeggings with laces up the front, and a wine-colored, crushed velvet, tunic-length, cold shoulder T-shirt. That particular concert hall has really cramped seating, so I decided against a skirt. I went all out with makeup: Big winged liner, hotpink/red microglitter on the lids, hot pink blush, and black lipstick. It was fun!
Going for comfort was as a good call, and your outfit/makeup sounds super cute. You’ll laugh at the last concert I went to… It was a ’90s revival with (wait for it) Color Me Badd, Young MC (bust a movie), Coolie (I took a selfie with him), Ton Loc and (ugh) Vanilla Ice. It was wonderful and terrible, LOL!
Amy Lee has a beautiful, strong voice, and I bet it she was amazing live.
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy? no. i was never allowed to cut my hair from k-12 . some mothers have a thing when you are a african american and you have long or medium length hair and its considered “good hair ” you arent allowed to cut it . after that i was obsess with cutting it in college because i never was allowed to cut or color in high school like other girls.
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows? flat
3. Have you ever tooted in public? yes. in fact as a kid. i had diarrhea in the middle of the street. couldn’t make it home. tooting in public , no problem.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday? not at work but leaving for a half a day, yes.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes? i am too klutzy to put scissors to my eye area.
Hi Ericca,
I’m the same way with scissors. There’s NO WAY that I can get them near my eyes without dire consequences.
Karen, yes, let’s save ourselves from a trip to the ER.
Girl, I tried to get fancy once and by attempting to put on false lashes lashes with tweezers, and I was *this close* to poking my eye out. LITERALLY. It was really scary! I now know better to keep pointed objects far, far away from my eyes.
Happy Monday! Just one week ’til Christmas – ahh!
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
NOPE. A high school BF once told me – after I cut it to my shoulders – that he preferred longer hair but he’d deal. YEAH YOU WILL. We didn’t last long. That being said, I also prefer my super long hair (currently boob length) and anyone who wants it otherwise can take a long walk off a short pier!
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
Both – depends on if I’m sleeping on my side or my back. Between the two of us, SO and I have probably 10 pillows on our bed (queen size, both of us at least 6′ tall….LOL). It’s a little crowded.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Ahahahahahahaha
Yes. I mean, of course I have (everyone has and if they deny it they’re liars!) – but the one that makes me laugh in embarrassment the most: SO and I were hanging out on beach chairs at a resort in Mexico. I had the classic headcold/allergy sneezes. Like, sneezing every 2 minutes. I sneezed so hard I farted. The look on SO’s face was priceless and I’m sure mine was too. Pretty sure another woman in our group heard but she was polite enough to feign deafness. I was – and still am – mortified.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
Sure, but I was working from home, so I don’t think that counts. At work – nope.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
Helllll no. I’ve got long lashes and they are goin’ *nowhere*!
Hi Christine,
I currently have boob-length hair at the moment and I have to say that it’s easier to maintain than a shorter cut. Long hair means I can easily put it into a bun or a pony. Short hair always needs to be styled (at least with my crazy mane it does).
Anywho, Christmas. I can’t believe it’s just around the corner. Making anything yummy for the day? I’ll be at my in-laws, but I’m thinking of bringing a corn pudding with me.
Yes! Livin’ that topknot life. I had really short hair in college and it was a pain in the butt – blow drying and then straightening so it would lay right was just time consuming. I’m a wash-and-wear girl.
Corn pudding sounds delicious! I’ve never had it before!
I’m not making anything this year, but my SO will be making a pie or two – I’ll just carry the bottles of wine in, LOL.
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
No. But I haven’t cut my hair because of a boy. Mr. Loca likes my hair long, so I resist the urge to do a bob.
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
Fluffy everything in my bed.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Yes.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
Yes. When i was pregnant it was SO uncomfortable I just couldn´t take it anymore. And I had no spare bra, but I didn’t care.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
No. NO! I try to make them grow.
Ahh, I remember those uncomfortable months all too well!
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
F no…
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
I kinda like the middle. My Tempurpedic pillow is perfect for that.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Oh yeah!
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
Yes, I’ve had them snap in public.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
Hell NO!
I’ve never had a bra snap in public! That sounds awful. I’m convinced that I need to keep a back-up bra in my car now, LOL!
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy? Nope, but I’ve cut my hair to look like a boy…
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows? Flat…I actually have a water pillow from my chiro 😛
3. Have you ever tooted in public? UM yea. Pretty sure it’s normal.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday? No…at this point, I am working from home so I don’t even wear a bra.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes? Nope! I got short lashes while my sisters got longer ones!
Hi Syahidah,
I’ve never heard of a water pillow. Is it noisy? I’d assume you can hear all the water splashing about inside it, right?
I don’t hear water in mine at all actually. It’s a pillow I got from my chiropractor to help keep alignment of my neck and spine while sleeping 🙂
That’s fascinating to me! I slept on a waterbed once but never a water pillow. Does it work well?
It works great for me especially throughout this pregnancy as my body shifts and what not 🙂
Yeah, the changes that your body goes through are crazy. Toward the end I could only sleep if I had this special pillow called the Snoogle. Man, I loved that thing:
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/daily-photo/leachco-snoogle/
Hi, Karen! I hope you are safe from the fires in California!
The dog behaviorist came on Friday to get a good look at Bree and Bree was not happy by the end because she was pushed, but we had a lot of questions that we had answered and some things we didn’t even realize were problems addressed. She now has doggy physical therapy exercises as she has absolutely very little muscle tone/memory in her hindquarters due to abuse/kenneling (at this point, we just don’t know what is what anymore) and we have to get some remnants on the laminate down for her to help with her strengthening because she just doesn’t like going on them. We introduced aromatherapy which has put a little pep in her step. More Thundershirt work. We have to take her on stroller walks to help her learn the neighborhood (it’s cute, really) as she can’t walk well. She has literally never been introduced to children, so she growls at my nephew, but is still shy around my brother so we have to work on socialization.
Baby steps. She has gotten better since she saw the behaviorist in tiny ways. We are seeing her just take great strides in becoming more communicative.
I also did a holiday show at the barn on Saturday. I did a holiday costume for one of the horses as a Christmas caroler/Carol of the Bells and he was so cute, but he was a real jerk to me and not walking nice. Then I did Simon Says on horseback, Trail Ride, Barrel Racing, basic Walk/Tro, Walk/Trot/Canter and I went over poles on the ground. I was so tired I fell asleep in the car!
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
No, thankfully not. I’ve cut it from being pressured from a hairstylist, but not a boy.
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
FLAT. Those big, fluffy pillows or big, foam pillows everyone loves just kill me. My uncle was so surprised when I brought my pillow with me to Michigan because I have such a sensitive neck and my uncle said, “That’s all you need?” YES. It’s the basic down alternative insert (it’s just the basic insert. You can “pillow-ology” -aka make your own pillow – at Sleep Number) so it’s smaller than your basic pillow, but it’s all I need.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Yes.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
I work at home so I can take off my bra whenever I darn please.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
Nope!
Hi Kate,
I’m glad Bree’s made a little progress, and slowly but surely she’ll get to a good place with your help (and lots of patience). Poor thing must’ve gone through a lot in her previous life. Good thing she found your family!
Aww, the horses must’ve looked so festive for the show! Did you post any pics on FB? Let me know so I can look you up.
I did. They are sort of scattered throughout comments. I need to put them all in an album and see if I can add video in albums too because I have footage of my doing barrel racing and going over poles. It was a lot of fun, but I was so tired as I had to keep going back and forth to Kadena’s stall, tacking and untacking her every 15 minutes or so (at one point, I just said, I’ll just take off her bridle and loosen her girth.)
Cool, I’ll scroll through my timeline and look for the pics. 🙂 Did you wear any special holiday-themed makeup for the event?
Hi Karen!
I managed to put them all in one album (Holiday Show) so it should be easier to find!
I didn’t wear anything too holiday in terms of makeup. I wore Stila Kitten eyeshadow which is pretty glitzy and a berry lipstick from Benefit (Knockin’ Knickers or something like that?) that I love. My outfit was holiday enough! I had moose holiday fuzzy leggings, a red mock neck shirt with gold metallic reindeer print under a “Bah HumPug” sweater, white scarf (stolen from holiday horse costume) and what no one knew was my socks had the matching “bag humpug” socks from a few years ago hidden in my boots. I was very holiday. Lol.
Stila Kitten is a classic, and it’s amazing how it looks good with almost any lip color. I’ll comb through FB later today to check out the pics. Can’t wait to see you and the holiday horses!
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy? Nope, never.
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows? Flat, fluffy hurts my neck. The last new pillows I bought killed my neck, so I switched my pillow with my husband’s, he has a giant heavy head, I was much happier and he never noticed!
3. Have you ever tooted in public? Of course, I think everyone does.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday? No, but I have during a night out. I had bought a new bra and it was awful, so I slipped it off and put on a sweater. Oh I hated that bra, I had bruises the next day.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes? No, that seems odd. I don’t understand why anyone would do that.
Hi Stephanie,
If I ever find good flat pillows I’ll let you know. Hope you had a great Monday!
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
Not really, but I once dated someone who wanted me to keep my hair really long and wanted me not to have it cut. I enjoyed the length, but the split ends were going haywire at that point. The hairdresser took about an inch off the bottom, shaped it and cut off any damage. Dude didn’t even notice. ?
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
Somewhere in between, but closer to flat. I tend to punch the fluffies in hopes they will smush down a little.
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Yes, and it was really bad. Apparently I cannot properly digest onion rolls, and the evidence was quite toxic. It happened in the fruit section of the grocery store, and I turned beet red and sidled away, mortified.
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
Not on purpose, but I did have a front-close bra with the annoying habit of randomly unclasping and freeing the girls at the most inopportune moments. (So much for comfort and convenience!) After several embarrassing incidents, that bra went in the trash.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
No, never. They’re long but very straight, and other than mascara I leave them to their own devices.
1. Have you ever cut your hair because of a boy?
Not that I can recall. 🙂
2. Fluffy pillows or flat pillows?
In between, I just like them supportive. My favorite one has been one that’s memory foam on one side and regular pillow on the other, so you can flip depending on how your head and neck are that night!
3. Have you ever tooted in public?
Girl, who hasn’t? 🙂
4. Have you ever taken off your bra in the middle of a workday?
Not yet. But I’ve definitely wanted to.
5. Do you trim your eyelashes?
No way! But I do remember I didn’t start using an eyelash curler until I started wearing glasses in college, because my lashes would touch the lenses and OMG that’s annoying.
It sounds like a craptastic good time! lol I kind of liked Young MC; “Bust a Move” was a great song.
This landed in the wrong spot. Reply to Karen. 🙂