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 five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a good start.
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
I can’t remember the last time I did it, but I’m totally, TOTALLY comfortable. Sometimes I prefer eating by myself and being able to sit quietly with my thoughts, which I don’t get to do very often. Sometimes I just want to eat a meal in peace. Oh, DARE TO DREAM!
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
Nope, and I have no plans to do so in the future, thank you very much.
3. How late did you stay up last night?
“Late,” in quotes, because late for me is anything after 9:15, and I was up till 10:30 watching All American and trying to unwind.
Such is life right now!
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
Well, I have quite a few makeup bags (big surprise!), but my favorite one right now is a clear bag I got from Wander Beauty. It’s plastic and rectangular and has burgundy trim on the sides, and it opens from the top, so it’s great for travel…but the only place it travels these days is from my desk to a drawer. Should I ever go someplace else in the future, I’ll be taking this bag with me because I can see everything in it, and I like that it opens from the top, so I don’t have to go digging around to find what I need.
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
Hmm… OK. This is an ambiguous question, I realize. Does one count a sheet as a blanket? Or a comforter? So, I’m just gonna count everything that rests on top of my body as a blanket, which means a sheet, a blanket and a quilt. So three!
Have a good day today, all things considered. Talk to you soon. ?
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. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
3. How late did you stay up last night?
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
Yes! I agree with you, it’s nice to eat peacefully!
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
Yes. I won’t elaborate.
3. How late did you stay up last night?
I think around 11, which is later than I like but I did take a nap!
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
Most of my makeup bags are from gift with purchases. I don’t really have a favorite.
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
Right now there are 3! I will take one off when summer comes, and switch my down comforter out for a thinner quilt.
Thanks for filling out the poll today, Rachel. Have a good week!
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant? Very. I like to read a book or people watch.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car? Yes. My car broke down on a busy interstate and the police gave my friend and I a ride to McDonald’s to use the pay phone call our parents. Backseats are hard plastic and have a hole for hands that are cuffed. Weird experience over all.
3. How late did you stay up last night? 9:30pm my usual bedtime but sometimes I go to be earlier. Rarely later. I pay for it if I do!
4. What does your makeup bag look like? I do not use one on a day to day basis. I keep what I am using in a basket on my dresser, take everything from the basket, put each item on, then place back in box.
5. How many blankets are on your bed? 2 sheet and comforter. I need to get the weighted blanket out of it’s pouch and see if that helps my sleep. Lots of anxiety dreams and restless with the current state of events.
I had no idea about the hard plastic backseats in the back of police cars! You really do learn something new everyday.
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
I think I would be uncomfortable eating in a restaurant in the first place because it’s something I rarely do. But I think I would actually be okay with it.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
No.
3. How late did you stay up last night?
8:32 PM.
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
I don’t have one. I have a makeup shelf in the bathroom and 1 lip pencil/2 lip glosses at work.
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
3 (sheet, cotton yoga blanket, beach towel — it’s enough for a touch of added warmth but not too heavy, just on my side because I’m the cold one)
Happy Here We Go Again Monday. 😉
Same to you, FaeFrau. Have a good week, OK?
1 – How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
I gottta say, I have gone to many conventions where I have to eat by myself in a restaurant an I am not a fan. Now eating at home by myself is great.
2 -Have you ever ridden in a police car?
No
3 – How late did you stay up last night?
I went to be at 11:15 – Just heard the news highlights.
4 – What does your makeup bag look like?
I actually got it from your online store. Pink rectangular with a pic of a lipstick tube on front. I like the size of it. So many makeup bags are giant and then I carry too much stuff – this is rather small but I like it.
5 – How many blankets are on your bed?
Just a sheet and a lightweight top quilt. I live in South Florida.
Aww, Linda! You just made me so happy. I love that pink bag and I’m so glad that you like it too. 🙂
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
I guess it would depend on the type of restaurant. Fast food I’ve done many times but a fancy restaurant would probably be boring.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
I have not!
3. How late did you stay up last night?
12 and beyond, because my sleep was awful and I feel like I woke up about every 20 minutes.
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
A purple leather, flat bottomed and round top with zipper bag. It has a zippered compartment and another small compartment on the side, although it is hard to find stuff in there.
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
A fitted sheet and then a quilt. We’re looking into investing in some cotton bed things instead of the polyester crap we have now, because we easily over heat!
Cotton makes a huge difference! You’ll be able to feel it right away. Not just with the temperature but with how the material feels on your skin.
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant? Depending on the restaurant, pretty comfortable. Last time I did this was 13 years ago. I loved the experience but life has changed drastically for me since then. I’m with you, Karen, at this point, I just want to eat/finish a meal in peace.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car? Nope!
3. How late did you stay up last night? 1am because my kid is having trouble sleeping.
4. What does your makeup bag look like? I don’t usually carry a makeup bag around because I’m not someone who reapplies a lot or at all throughout the day. But the one I have is from my teen years – that’s right! Teen.
5. How many blankets are on your bed? 1 giant comforter.
I hope your little one is able to have a good night sleep soon. Take care of yourselves!
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
Very! It doesn’t happen often enough for me, but when it does, I really do savor the alone time.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
Yes. I have uncles that were CHP and city officers as well as Sheriffs so when I was little they’d take us kids for rides in their cars. It was fun turning on the sirens!
3. How late did you stay up last night?
Too late. I tried to get back on my 9/10pm sleeping schedule but didn’t get to bed until 1am.
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
Minimal since I’ve been clearing everything out and only keeping things that aren’t expired and items I’ll actually use. So my go-to bag has a face primer, tinted moisturizer, concealer, setting powder, one neutral palette, eye lid primer, eye lash curler, mascara, two eyeliners, brow pencil and lip balm.
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
I have a flat sheet and a really thick blanket that my brother sent me from Korea that doubles as a weighted blanket (its soft/plush and heavy). My hubs just uses the flat sheet and a quilt that lays on top of our bed. He runs a lot hotter than I do.
Good for you for cleaning out your makeup, Jae. I’m in the process… The struggle is real. LOL
1. That is why I always have a couple of copies of the New Yorker in my cars. To read while eating alone.
2. You imply regaining consciousness while handcuffed to me in the back of a squad is a bad thing.
3. Work third shift. Natural third shifter since birth. In my baby book my father and big sisters tersely wrote, “勝美 must be rocked and sung to for hours in the rocking chair.”
4. My makeup bag looks like an oversized, clear pencil pouch.
5. I am a northern girl. Recently married. No more traditional futon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv6shy_9KVM
Queen-sized bed. King-sized flannel sheet and a king-sized heavy goose-down quilt with flannel duvet. Thinking of flannel sheets and blanket for spring; cotton sheets for summer. We will see.
I used to subscribe to the New Yorker when I had a long commute into SF. One of my faves too!
Hi Karen ,
Happy Locked in by yourself day !
Yes see . When I was in nursing school I remember eating alone a few times .
I’ve ridden in a cop car several times . Mostly w an injured or sick person .
I was up until til 12 last night .
My makeup bag is usually the latest IPSY bag
I have a heavy spread and two blankets .
Happy Monday, Michele!
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant? Fairly comfortable. Sometimes I prefer it. Depending on the place if I’m alone, I like to sit at the bar and just watch the bartenders work. Or if there’s a counter by the kitchen I like to watch the chefs cook. I think of food service as performance art.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car? No
3. How late did you stay up last night? Midnight. Which was way too late considering I woke up at 3:30 and again at 6:30. At that point I just decided to get up, have coffee and then workout.
4. What does your makeup bag look like? Empty. I don’t usually fill one unless I’m traveling. I don’t carry one in my purse because I realized I rarely bother to touch up my makeup. I’ll toss a lipstick and a balm in my purse but half the time I don’t bother to reapply.
5. How many blankets are on your bed? Sheets and one comforter.
I’ve never thought of food service like that but now that you mention it, yeah… It’s totally like watching live theater! Or, in my case at the bakery, comedy, because at any given moment I’d be covered in a cloud of cocoa powder, or flour, or powdered sugar. LOL!
Are you and your trainer BFF yet? I ran into my HIIT teacher this morning (she lives down the road) and we talked for a long time. She keeps trying to get me to burpies on my own but I’m like, NAH!
I’ve always wanted to a performance art piece where I cook and then serve the audience. Lol.
Not BFFs, but good friends. We texted each other all weekend long and she listened to my whine about Dear Husband this morning. Lol.
Burpees on your own? Why? I hate doing burpees. I did a CrossFit partnered workout with my daughter and the last ten minutes were burpees. As many as you could do. Luckily since it was partnered I’d do a minute, then Dear Daughter would do twice as many in her minute and then we switched off. But the last minute I died after like 20 seconds. Lol.
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
Depends on the restaurant, but usually fine!
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
Never!
3. How late did you stay up last night?
Way too late, past midnight, reading a book. I got a kindle so I can get French translations of novels more easily.
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
I don’t really have one!
5. How many blankets are on your bed? Two comforters and a quilt my grandma made. Zack and I use separate blankets so we don’t fight over them ?
Oh, how cool that you can read novels in French. Do you ever try listening to audiobooks in French? I think that would be very cool to do as well.
Happy Monday to you and the fur fam!
I don’t really listen to audiobooks but I was going to try some podcasts!
Oh, that would be cool too. I wonder if there are any French beauty podcasts. Or French podcasts about cats?
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant? Very – is it and read and enjoy the peace
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car? No
3. How late did you stay up last night? 10ish
4. What does your makeup bag look like? Don’t really have one – my lip balm/gloss is tossed in a pocket in my tote
5. How many blankets are on your bed? Not counting the top sheet, 3. A cashmere blanket, a coverlet & the wool blanket we got on out recent trip to Iceland. That one usually gets pushed down the bottom of the bed and the cats LOVE it
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant? I have no problem with it. I usually read or people watch. Back in the day, if a woman went into a restaurant alone, she’d be given the “stink eye” and shown to a lousy table. Nowadays, that no longer seems to be the case as so many women travel or are out and about on their own during meal time.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car? Nope!
3. How late did you stay up last night? It was lights out shortly after 10:00.
4. What does your makeup bag look like? I don’t own one.
5. How many blankets are on your bed? Two. One is lightweight; the other is a duvet.
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
Totally!
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
No, I hope not to.
3. How late did you stay up last night?
1ish. My sleep is way off.
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
Clear, iridescent with a zip top.
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
Three. My weighted blanket, a comforter, and a little fleece one at the foot of the bed for the cat.
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant? Very. As long as I have my phone Or a book, it’s totally comfortable.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car? No. I went to school with my kids’ former elementary school policeman, and one day I begged him to throw me up against his patrol car and arrest me in front of the extreme early dismissal traffic parent pick up. I thought it would be funny, he did too, but he refused to do it. Oh well.
3. How late did you stay up last night? After midnight, which I don’t like. Ten is my preferred bedtime, and I’d really like to be in bed by 9:30.
4. What does your makeup bag look like? It’s a square one from Sephora, it’s a mishmash of dark blues and purpled, it has a divider in the middle. It’s fine. Not my favorite, but it works. I’m thinking about getting the one from Allie Gaines though.
5. How many blankets are on your bed? I have a sheet and a comforter. The hubs runs hot so it’s plenty, even in Winter. In Summer, I only use a sheet.
1, Not very, but I’ll do it if I need to (business travel, for example).
2. Yes, when I was 5 years old and my brother was late to walk me home from school. I wandered toward home and a woman who saw me called the police to help me get home. (Moral of the story – don’t trust an 11-year-old to show up on time to walk his sister home.)
3. Way too late – I’m a night owl when left to my own device.
4. My favorite is one made for Sonia Kashuk – it is relatively small, with one large zippered compartment and one smaller zippered compartment on the front. I keep several lip items in it, a tiny perfume sprayer, and also things like fingernail clippers and nail file.
5. A sheet, a fleece throw, and a large fleece blanket. I’ll have to switch that out for a cotton comforter or basic bedspread soon, as it will be hot in this part of the country within 4 weeks.
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
As long as I have a book, I’m fine.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
Several times. My dad’s a retired policeman.
3. How late did you stay up last night?
I went to bed around 10:30, went to sleep about an hour later.
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
It’s not so much a bag as one of those three-tiered Ikea carts, lol.
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
Just the bedspread. We’ve hit 90 degree days here. I bought one of those cooling gel pillows at Costco today that I’m excited to try, because it’s not warm enough to turn the air on at night, but I wake up hot at least once.
1. How comfortable are you eating by yourself in a restaurant?
Very comfortable. I love to people-watch.
2. Have you ever ridden in a police car?
No, no thank you!
3. How late did you stay up last night?
Only about 1:30. My sister was texting me from CA, as yesterday was my birthday.
4. What does your makeup bag look like?
A black reptile print travel bag holds the travel toothbrush and mini toiletries, and a pastel plaid bag (Target, of course) holds eyeliner, eyeshadow sticks, tube blush, mascara etc. The plaid bag recently went through the wash, which didn’t completely remove the makeup stains inside.
5. How many blankets are on your bed?
Three right now; an electric blanket, a comforter, and a soft plush blanket on top of that.