So…what is the Monday Poll?
Good question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll. It’s just a list of five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past gazillion years (more than 10!). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a great start. ?
1. What’s something you need help with right now?
If we’re talking big picture, then I really need help decluttering my house. First, I need someone to check me when I’m straightening things out and remind me that I can/should get rid of more stuff, because I’m a pack rat at heart. I’m also 1) sentimental, and 2) I always think I’m going to need “the thing” someday down the road, like one day I’ll just exclaim, “Oh! Where the heck did I put that Saucony shoe box?”
Short term help: breakfast. I wish someone (*ahem* Tabs) would make me a yummy, healthy Memorial Day breakfast.
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general?
It’s absolutely. Essential.
If I don’t moisturize every inch of my body at least once per day, I will turn into this:
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night?
OK, let me take you through it. El Hub gets home early from work, and we go to Taco Tuesday at Mi Pueblo Taqueria.
It’s always a good, easy time. It’s casual, simple, tasty and divine. We grab some tacos, have a couple beers, the baby devours her plate of beans and rice without fussing. Then, afterwards, we drive to Sephora and El Hub watches Connor while I browse for 20 uninterrupted minutes. Lastly, before heading home, we hit up See’s for chocolate.
Ah… That’s my dream Tuesday night. Oh, and hello! — I almost forgot the most important part. We go to bed at 9. 🙂
4. You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one?
Hmm… This is a tough one, because I wanna say Pottery Barn, because I need furniture, but what furniture can you really get from Pottery Barn for $5K?? Maybe two big pieces, if you’re lucky?
So I’ll go with Pier1, because when they have deep discounts on floor models, which is almost all the time, you can get some cute things at pretty good prices. Last time I went I saw a nine-drawer bedroom dresser on sale for $300, marked down from $900!
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. What was it?
Don’t laugh, but I almost cried when I found out that TJ’s had brought back their Rose Oil Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream. ? I felt pure joy, LOL! I really did do a little happy dance in the middle of the store.
Happy Memorial Day
What’s the plan, Stan? When should we come over for the BARBECUE!? 🙂 I’ll bring my corn ? salad, which was a big hit at the family barbecue yesterday.
I’m just sayin’… It’s REALLY good.
Have a great day, whatever you’re up to.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
1. What’s something you need help with right now?
I’ll second cleaning my house! It is a mess.
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general?
I love it. So much. My husband can’t stand lotion and has to use it right now because of his new tattoos and it’s driving him nuts, and I don’t get it because I love moisturizing.
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night?
Coming home from work with minimal traffic, Zack either makes dinner or we go out to dinner, and getting to take a long bath.
4. You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one?
Oh man, that’s tough. World Market?
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. What was it?
Once I took a nap and forgot to lock Quincy back up, and I woke up to him licking my face. It was so sweet, I miss my little bunny.
We’r getting ready to go see Solo this afternoon! Zack booked us a loveseat at the movie theater. I just had lunch with my friend Kelly, and I’m hoping to paint my toenails when I get home.
1. What’s something you need help with right now? I have to agree with you, it’s cleaning up and sorting my house. I am “organizationally dysfunctional”.
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general? Meh, I could take it or leave it. It just depends on the texture/viscosity of the moisturizer and when it smells or not. I hate scented products. Love my perfume, which I’m really fussy about, so I hate anything that interferes with it.
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night?
Any Tuesday night the Warriors play and beat their opponents by a whopping margin.
4. You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one? The Chanel boutique on Rue Cambon in Paris. I’d buy a handbag. I mean let’s get real, if someone hands me $5000, I am not going to buy something I need, I’m gonna buy something frivolous that I wouldn’t otherwise buy.
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. What was it? Being in Paris for my birthday last year.
Just hanging out today. Dear Hubs is working, so dinner tonight will be low key and easy. We spent Saturday in The City and saw a movie yesterday.
1. What’s something you need help with right now?
Motivation. I seem to have lost mine. (On the subject of decluttering, read Marie Kondo’s “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”. I don’t agree with it 100%, but it really did help me change my relationship with my possessions. When we moved, I got rid of as much stuff as we took to the new house.)
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general?
I have a two step lotion process: 1.) Buy all the lotion. 2.) Use it constantly throughout the day.
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night?
A trip to our local Mexican restaurant, where the girls fill us in on all the middle and high school drama of the day.
4. You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one?
If I were practical, I’d say Old Navy, because that would be school uniforms for the next several years. But let’s be honest: I’d choose Homegoods.
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. What was it?
One day last week, my sister, Mom, and I were talking about companies testing makeup on animals. My mom said, “How do they even do that? Can you see them putting mascara on a cat?” Our 15 year old walked in right at that moment. The look on her face was priceless.
1. What’s something you need help with right now? ARGH! This cat! We’ve had cats for 20 years, I understand cats. We adopted this cat two months ago and she’s been horrible. Our cats are inside/outside, no litter box. She can’t quite figure out the no litter box thing overnight. We’ll get her trained but it’s taking so long!
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general? I too, am a scary monster without moisturizer. I have tubes everywhere, bathroom, kitchen, living room, in my car. It has to be thick and creamy and smell good.
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night? Homemade tacos, kids showered and in bed at 8:30, a little tv, and in bed by 9:30, with my pug! Heaven!
4. You’ve won a $5,000 shopping spree to a store of your choice. Which store and why? This is so basic, but I’m gonna say Target. I can get everything I may need, and there’s a Starbucks inside. Perfection.
5. Quick, think of a happy memory. What is it? I was honored at my 6th grader’s school two weeks ago for being an involved parent in the class. Lots of parents get this honor, but her teacher came over and personally thanked me for all the help in his classroom. That means a lot.
1. What’s something you need help with right now?
DSGVO – someone to doublecheck if I have missed something when updating my blog.
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general?
Every single day, otherwise my shins will flake off.
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night?
Couch, Netflix and pizza.
4. You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one?
Cult beauty. Not that I need more beauty stuff, but still.
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. What was it?
My son running towards me when I pick him up from daycare.
1. What’s something you need help with right now?
Dealing with my mom being in the hospital. Thankfully, my brothers are really helpful. It’s a complicated situation on many levels.
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general?
Very necessary, but boring AF.
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night?
No drama. Dinner turns out perfectly. Watch some Netflix with hubby and cuddle.
4. You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one?
Home Depot or some other store that sells carpeting and installs it. I hate the carpeting in this house.
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. What was it?
Taking my kids to DisneyLand when they were little.
1. What’s something you need help with right now?
I’m still trying to finish unpacking my house, so that. ?
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general?
I definitely need and love my lotion, but I’m very picky with it as I can’t have ANY silicones in my lotion!
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night?
Cuddling with Bree and she has managed to put her head on my lap, and not behind my body. It’s so uncomfortable! She loves to do that; I have no idea why!
4. You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one?
I’m sure everyone else is going to go to a clothes store or makeup store. And then there’s me who says, “DOVER SADDLERY!” Why? I need new breeches and I could definitely swing for custom boots then and hey, why not get some fly spray so I always have fly spray. Plus, you know, some grooming supplies of my own…what else? A few back up helmets. A few more pairs of gloves maybe. I’ve definitely become the person who thinks in terms of what I need in terms of what can wait, but I definitely now go through my equestrian stuff at a fast pace. You can see wear and tear on the competition gloves I got last year all ready! My boots have deep gouges.
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. What was it?
Cantering on Abby for the first time definitely. To rehab a horse like that and see the efforts is exhilarating.
I hope your Memorial Day has been sunny and warm! We’ve been breaking records here in Wisconsin for heat! It was 95 yesterday but I wasn’t able to enjoy it because I was feeling a bit cruddy. I got to enjoy a bit of the heat today. It’s been beautiful!
Happy Tuesday – Hooray for another short week! 🙂
1. What’s something you need help with right now? Knowing today’s date. Like every day. Today is my father’s 80th birthday and I’m glad my mother called me last night about it. If you asked, when is your father’s bday, I’d say immediately May 29th. The trick is remembering what day TODAY is. I thought I had everything in my phone calendar. I made sure to update today!
2. What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general? It’s funny you ask that because I just thought this morning, while I was slathering it on “I can’t imagine how dry I’d be if I didn’t moisturize every day!”.
3. What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night? Getting 2 for Tuesday Sicilian pizza at one of the local shops. It’s BOGO every Tuesday and, even when we’re eating carbs, we don’t get it too often because it’s SO good that I always overeat by a large margin. Anyway, the perfect Tuesday would be getting the pizza (takeout) and setting up a picnic in the living room with the Hubs and the boys to watch a movie.
4. You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one? Right now, I’d say Lowes. We need some building material and some screen doors. I think we could run through that $5000 pretty quickly. 🙁
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. Being out dancing and laughing with my friends. It’s a Memorial Day tradition. 🙂
What’s something you need help with right now?
Doing a two point turn( basically backing into a parking space) for drivers test.
What’s your outlook on lotion and moisturizing in general?
I love a good lotion , creme, and body butter.
What’s your idea of a perfect Tuesday night?
Happy hour at Mccormick and Schmick and catching up on shows on netflix.
You won a $5,000 shopping spree to the store of your choice! What store and why that one?
Rich idea: nordstroms, because it has all the beauty counters and nice clothing ( with a free personal stylist , so somone could help me blow this schmoney . What i would really would do is go shopping at old navy
5. Quick: think of a happy memory. What was it?
my nephew being born.
1. Honestly I can’t think of anything off-hand! I guess that is a good thing? Oh! Laundry. Always with the laundry.
2. Not a fan. I’m greasy by nature so I have my own built-in lotion I guess. ?
3. I love that you picked Tuesday. I’d say grilling out and eating dinner outside on the patio. My husband puts the kids to bed then we go back to the patio with a cold beer, look at the stars, and marvel at the big questions of life.
4. This is hard because other than grocery shopping (and makeup!) I only buy second hand! If it counts as a “store” I’d pick aa.com to use that money for plane tickets! Or Amazon.
5. Setting my recent PRs in squat (290#) and bench (165#).