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. A habit that changed your life?
Getting up early. For most of my life I was a night owl, and when I had Connor that all changed. When she was an infant, I started waking up at the crack of dawn to sneak in work before she woke up in the morning. The habit ended up sticking, and now I’m an early bird.
2. Fruit or cupcakes?
As much as I love a small cake smothered in frosting, I’m gonna have to go with fruit.
3. Are you doing any advent calendars this year?
At Trader Joe’s a couple weeks ago, I picked up a few for the “kids” – Connor, Rosie and Marnie. Ha ha ha!
4. Something on your Christmas list?
Honestly, I have no idea where I’d put it (when and why did our house become inundated with STUFF?), and I totally don’t need it, but I would love a three-tiered serving plate for little sandwiches and cakes for afternoon tea.
5. Something on your to-do list this week?
Gotta start Christmas shopping right meow! I really left it up to the last minute this year.
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. A habit that changed your life?
2. Fruit or cupcakes?
3. Are you doing any advent calendars this year?
4. Something on your Christmas list?
5. Something on your to-do list this week?
1. A habit that changed your life?
I’m going to say getting up early too! It’s so much easier to get up and get myself ready then get my two girls ready for they day. If they are up when I’m in the bathroom, it’s impossible!
2. Fruit or cupcakes?
Fruit! I love all sweets though!
3. Are you doing any advent calendars this year?
Nope – was hoping to score a makeup related one but none caught my eye.
4. Something on your Christmas list?
A 2025 planner.
5. Something on your to-do list this week?
Do some meal prepping tonight and Christmas shopping! With thanksgiving being so late we’re really getting down to the wire!
1. A habit that changed your life?
Probably the one that I am adopting from today onwards where I limit my screen time to 2 hours a day.
2. Fruit or cupcakes?
Fruit
3. Are you doing any advent calendars this year?
No. But I probably should since my daughter mentioned it. I only realized it was the beginning of Advent yesterday when I went to church towards the end of the day.
4. Something on your Christmas list?
Nothing much really, except for taking the pressure off myself.
5. Something on your to-do list this week?
Cleaning the underneath of my bed and shifting its position in the bedroom. A rather huge undertaking if you ask me.
Take care and happy December 🙂
Lovely wreath, Karen! Did you paint that?
1. A habit that changed your life? Picking out clothes the night before and putting them in the bathroom.
2. Fruit or cupcakes? Cupcakes.
3. Are you doing any advent calendars this year? Not planning to. When I was growing up, that didn’t really seem to be a “thing.” I think only Catholics were into that at that time. I do enjoy watching pet owners on “X” and BlueSky opening the dog and cat advent calendars. I have a Snoopy Christmas count-down ornament I bought, thinking it would do something, like play a Christmas carol, when Christmas arrived, but it doesn’t do anything like that. Maybe it’s broken – I bought it at a going-out-of-business sale at a Hallmark store some years ago.
4. Something on your Christmas list? There’s literally no one who’s going to buy anything for me, so it would have to be something I’d get for myself. Some things I really NEED to buy are: New clothes dryer (and maybe washer), and a new car as my current one is 21 years old. By the way, you could probably get a neat dessert tier caddy at an estate sale or Goodwill for a very reasonable price, if you don’t mind used items.
5. Something on your to-do list this week? Study health insurance plans (and a lot of other things I need to do).
1. A habit that changed your life? I quit drinking post menopause. I sleep SOO much better without wine in the evening, get up less in the night, and wake totally refreshed.
2. Fruit or cupcakes? Duh. Cupcakes
3. Are you doing any advent calendars this year? No.
4. Something on your Christmas list? Old Whaling Company bath bombs (North Carolina woman owned company). They are THE best bombs I have ever used and I love the coconut scented one which is a surprisingly complex scent, not must coconut-y.
5. Something on your to-do list this week? Pick up some gift cards from a small local bistro for a female friends who are local.