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. What did you have for breakfast?
Protein smoothie with whey protein powder, greek yogurt, unsweetened almond milk and fruit (apples and strawberries). It’s easy, doesn’t require turning on the stove and it keeps me full for hours.
2. How did you do your hair today?
I’m wearing it down, with soft, barely there waves. Kinda boring but it’s practical for me because it takes about five minutes to style. Plus wearing it down helps with the migraines (I get bad ones).
3. What’s your favorite summer month?
June. It’s the end of the school year, and you feel like the whole summer is ahead of you! It’s also warm but not too hot yet. Oh, and it’s my birthday month, too. Yay, to all my cray-cray geminis!
4. What’s one thing you wear every day?
Um, besides the bare necessities like underwear and a bra? LOL! Well, my wedding and engagement rings, for one. Sunscreen. My bad cattitude… just kidding. 🙂
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink?
An Arnold Palmer, which I didn’t discover until my 40s! It’s a drink with half ice tea, half lemonade. I like it with ice. YUM!
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. What did you have for breakfast?
2. How did you do your hair today?
3. What’s your favorite summer month?
4. What’s one thing you wear every day?
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink?
1. What did you have for breakfast? Greek Yogurt mixed with fruit and seeds
2. How did you do your hair today? Down…Wavy/Curly
3. What’s your favorite summer month? June for weather (July and August are too hot)
4. What’s one thing you wear every day? My wedding band. Earrings.
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink? Iced Coffee
1. What did you have for breakfast?
Toast with grape jelly and eggs.
2. How did you do your hair today.
My hair is in a ponytail today. 🙂
3. What’s your favorite summer month?
My favorite summer month is June. It’s my birthday month!
4. What’s one thing you wear every day?
One thing I wear everyday is hoop earrings. I don’t feel done without hoops. lol
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink?
My favorite hot weather drink is an iced Coke.
1. What did you have for breakfast? A banana. I try to eat at least one every day due to my low potassium levels.
2. How did you do your hair today? Down, natural (it’s wavy).
3. What’s your favorite summer month? Ugh – I live in the non-desert part of Texas, so the entire summer just stinks. Heat, storms, and humidity are here already (tornado season is March through June, though they can occur in any season). June is usually hot and humid; July is usually hot and dry; August is a mix of really hot, rainy, and dry weather. So I pass on this. If I lived in a decent area, probably June would be my favorite as it’s usually less hot than July and August.
4. What’s one thing you wear every day? Good shoes. Don’t want to pick up hookworms from the soil by going out barefoot, or get stung by hundreds of fire ants, or stung by a bee or wasp.
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink? Chilled Pepsi, no ice.
1. What did you have for breakfast?
I skipped it. I was running late to a dermatology appointment and had an upset stomach.
2. How did you do your hair today?
Do? Oh, you are overestimating how ready I was to face the world this morning! My long hair is down and unbrushed.
3. What’s your favorite summer month?
June, before it gets too hot and humid. There’s something to be said for the optimism of the whole summer being ahead of you.
4. What’s one thing you wear every day?
Asics sneakers.
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink?
When it gets really hot, I start craving the Orangina.
1. What did you have for breakfast?
Nothing. I had to fast for some testing.
2. How did you do your hair today?
I just blew it out straight and wore it down.
3. What’s your favorite summer month?
None of them. It’s non-stop mosquitoes, sweat, and hurricanes. No thank you.
4. What’s one thing you wear every day?
I try to wear a seasonal scent. My choice for this summer is Clean Reserve’s Skin Eau de Parfum.
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink?
There is a Midwest/Southern place called HTeaO. I love their half-&-half original tea (half sweet, half unsweet). Or I like some blond roast cold brew mixed with caramel macchiato creamer over ice.
1. What did you have for breakfast? Granola, keifer, chia seeds and milk. simple.
2. How did you do your hair today? It’s curly so let it be.
3. What’s your favorite summer month? I like all summer months since summer is short.
4. What’s one thing you wear every day? Well, underwear.
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink? I also like Arnold Palmers.
Karen: do you have a “recipe” for your morning beverage?
Hi Julie!
Honestly, I kinda wing it. What would be the most helpful thing for me to write down for you? The amounts of the ingredients, or the brands/types of the protein powder, yogurt, etc.?
Happy Monday!
Karen: thank you for the reply. I’m interested in your concoction in that you said it was satisfying for a long time. Is that the yogurt, the protein or the fruit that would accomplish that? Thank you.
1. What did you have for breakfast?
Warren lemon water with Cayenne pepper and apple cider vinegar. And a Smoothie-almond milk, frozen berries and a homemade “cognitive health mix” which is: collagen powder, oats, pecans (or walnuts), chia seed, hemp hearts and flax meal. Store in fridge and add to smoothies or oatmeal.
2. How did you do your hair today?
Unwashed, pulled up in a claw clip.
3. What’s your favorite summer month?
I guess June. August is great for camping, but disappointing that school begins August 13th!!!
4. What’s one thing you wear every day?
Wedding band, two permanent bracelets and my favorite butterfly necklace.
5. What’s your favorite hot weather drink?
I’m a water girl but enjoy a dirty Dr Pepper on occasion. Here’s a really great drink, but it’s warm. Warmed almond milk with Golden Milk Tea (mix this up and store in a jar) then top it off with 1 TB coconut creamer.