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. Describe yourself in a hash tag.
I mean, where do I even begin? Right now I’m…
#toughbuthellatired
#stillhangingintherebutjustbarely
#kindaoverit
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything?
To mis-quote Queen Bey, “If you liked it then you should’ve put some parmesan on it.”
3. Window or aisle seat?
I’ll take the aisle seat please, especially if the person sitting next to me is a stranger (I don’t like feeling too boxed in). But if it’s me and El Hub and Connor, then I’m cool with the window.
4. Favorite place to view art?
The Musée d’Orsay in Paris, because the light inside is otherworldly. I’ve only been there once, but that’s all I needed to fall in love!
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner?
Can I mix ’em both to get gray? LOL! If I had to pick just one, then I’d go with black.
6. Diamonds or pearls?
Small, tiny, dainty diamonds please.
7. Blow dry or air dry?
Air dry all the way!
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time?
Winged liner with a barely-there kitten flick, which I’ve been wearing off and on since high school!
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes?
For someone who wears a lot of black and gray clothing, I have a surprising amount of colorful shoes. I don’t really have one color that completely dominates over the others, although I *do* have a lot of shoe “staples” which are black. Black boots, black flip flops, black sneakers. So black, I guess!
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. Describe yourself in a hash tag.
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything?
3. Window or aisle seat?
4. Favorite place to view art?
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner?
6. Diamonds or pearls?
7. Blow dry or air dry?
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time?
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes?
P.P.S. You’re doing so, so good, my friend! I know that it’s challenging right now, but if you hang in there, I will too. ?
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag.
#desperatelyseekingstructure (Extra points to everyone who gets the early Madonna reference!)
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything?
Old Bay crab boil seasoning.
3. Window or aisle seat?
Aisle seat; I need to be able to do a quick exit in case of anxiety attacks.
4. Favorite place to view art?
I’ve never been to Europe, so I can’t comment on that, but here in the US I love, love, love the National Gallery of Art.
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner?
Black.
6. Diamonds or pearls?
Pearls, like any good Southern girl.
7. Blow dry or air dry?
Air dry. But I do love my blow dryer brush.
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time?
Everyone suddenly becoming very low-pressure and makeup-optional during the pandemic. (And also pants-optional, lol.)
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes?
I have a little bit of everything. No default color.
Happy Monday! I read an article recently that quoted a lady who works for a relief organization. She’s worked during several large disasters, etc., including the Ebola crisis. She said that most major crises average about 18-24 months and everyone involved hits a wall about 6-8 months in. At that point, you’ve lost the initial sense of urgency and have settled into a holding pattern, yet you’ve also lost any sense of normalcy that you had before the emergency began. I think that accurately describes the no-man’s-land I seem to be wandering in right about now.
I got your Madonna reference, 100%!
Also, remember her jacket in the movie? The black one with the pyramid on the back. I desperately wanted one to wear in my third grade class picture, HAHAHA!
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag. #Soapmaker
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything? Salt
3. Window or aisle seat? Window (but I never get it – I mostly get the middle and my husband gets the aisle).
4. Favorite place to view art? Picasso Museum in Barcelona, Spain.
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner? Um-grey?
6. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds.
7. Blow dry or air dry? Air-dry (I’m lazy).
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time? Blush
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? Black or Pale Pink.
Thanks for filling out the poll today, Linda. I hope you’re having a very nice Monday!
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag.
#tattedbrownfae
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything?
Turmeric
3. Window or aisle seat?
Windoze
4. Favorite place to view art?
The street: murals
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner?
Black
6. Diamonds or pearls?
Pearls, Tahitian
7. Blow dry or air dry?
Air
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time?
Bare, dewy skin
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes?
No default, either. At work in a past reality I often reached for my chartreuse suede Via Spiga stilettos
Thank you for hanging in there with us!
I kinda love that you put turmeric in everything because the color is just so lovely! 🙂
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag.
#frustrated #petmom (they are unrelated)
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything?
Butter, I am my grandmother’s granddaughter after all.
3. Window or aisle seat?
Aisle, less squished in.
4. Favorite place to view art?
Random little restaurants and coffee shops.
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner?
Black!
6. Diamonds or pearls?
Pearls, but specifically baroque pearls or pearls done in cool unique ways
7. Blow dry or air dry?
Air dry because that’s what I do but i prefer the look of my hair blown dry for sure
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time?
Root drop for hair color. Makes me very happy and I love that it looks like I’m trying less.
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? Tan/brown?
Hang in there!! We all can! And honestly there’s no great alternative and if there’s one thing we know about women, we are tough and do what we have to!!
Yes, Jade! Women are tough as nails and we do what we have to do!
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag.
#amessinadress
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything?
Cheese, glorious cheese!
3. Window or aisle seat?
Window seat. I need to watch the world go by.
4. Favorite place to view art?
Philadelphia Museum of Art (also my calm place).
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner?
Black.
6. Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds.
7. Blow dry or air dry?
Blow dry.
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time?
Colorful eyeshadow of the ‘80s.
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes?
Black for the classics, blue for sneakers.
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag. #perpetuallyannoyed
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything? Curry sauce, kimchi or chili.
3. Window or aisle seat? Definitely aisle. But I always end up in the middle when flying 3 across with Dear Husband and Dear Daughter. And I will gladly give Dear Husband the aisle to stretch his legs into. He’s the only person I don’t mind climbing over to get out to go to the lav.
4. Favorite place to view art? Oh geez. Too many to count. Traveling and visiting art museums are what I really miss during this mess
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner? Well, I really prefer gray, but I can do a light hand with black.
6. Diamonds or pearls? Both, as long as they’re big and bold. But a slight preference for diamonds.
7. Blow dry or air dry? Air dry
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time? Good skin
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? Black. I keep trying to branch out but those shoes just sit in the closet as I reach for yet another pair of black. Unless we’re talking sneakers. Because my sneakers are all over the place.
Can’t figure out how to make the rest of the thread show, but someone obviously bid $250K for that jacket from “Desperately Seeking Susan” https://www.reddit.com/r/filmfashion/comments/eto1h9/the_biggest_seller_though_was_the_jacket_she_wore/
Seriously that look of Madge is everything. I’d wear it all in a hot second right now. Yup, even to preschool drop off.
Yeah, there are clothes from that era I would still wear today. I was living in NYC when they were filming this and when it was released. Madge is just a year older than me. When I was living there I kept thinking, “Why am I not this cool and successful?” Lol.
I’ve read that the movie was the director’s “love letter” to Manhattan.
Also the fashion in that movie… SWOON. Thought you might like this: dressing the part | desperately seeking susan. And this! I’d wear the crystal boots (actually the entire ensemble) in a heartbeat.
1.#Feelingextremelygrateful
inthePNW
#ourlittlecastlestillstands
2. Cumin- not only does it taste
good, it provides much-
needed iron, which I need.
Ah! That is probably why I
put cumin on everything!?
3. Window seat, every flight. I
want a very clear view of the
clouds! ?
4. I love viewing natural art on
my forest walks.
5. I like an iridescent eyeliner
on my bottom lashline- very
fairylike.
6. Pearls, especially ones from
Japan.
7. Airdry, always. We wash my
long hair at night, and it is
usually dry enough after 10
hrs.
8. I am especially fond of the
clean, glowy moisturized skin
look- I have rockedvit for
years, and am happy it has
become so popular!
Skincare. is. everything.?
9. I collected black shoes and
red shoes when my hair was
black. Now that my hair is
mostly silver, white, and
black, I am drawn to sparkly
silver shoes and grey suedes.
Thank you for continuing to be a light, Karen.
Shine on!
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1. Describe yourself in a hash tag. #pugmom #squadmom
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything? There’s a spice from Penzey’s called “Black and Red” which is a black pepper and cayenne mix, and I go through an ungodly amount of it.
3. Window or aisle seat? Aisle, it’s more social I think.
4. Favorite place to view art? Museums.
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner? I’ve never used white and I hate black eyeliner on me. So, neither.
6. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls. My birthstone is a pearl, my daughter’s name is Pearl, I like pearls.
7. Blow dry or air dry? Air dry.
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time? A bright red lip. Always looks classy.
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? Rose gold/pink.
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag. #catlovinggal.
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything? Korean spice
3. Window or aisle seat? Aisle!
4. Favorite place to view art? Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner? Neither. Liked your grey idea.
6. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
7. Blow dry or air dry? Air dry
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time? Lipliner with matte lips and gloss on top.
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? Black
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag.
#disabledequestrian
#imsooverthispandemic
#sixfeetapartplease
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything?
Garlic and Italian parsley. ?
3. Window or aisle seat?
AISLE. I hate being boxed in and I always need to pee midflight.
4. Favorite place to view art?
Anywhere. Everywhere. Art is literally everywhere and I’m constantly blown away by murals, outdoor sculptures and photography I see.
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner?
Blacker than black.
6. Diamonds or pearls?
Pearls because like my grams, I think diamonds look more elegant and beautiful on older people. (They make me look old.)
7. Blow dry or air dry?
Air dry.
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time?
Pale skin because I burn like a lobster.
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes?
Black. ?
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag. #endearinglyawkward
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything? Salt and pepper
3. Window or aisle seat? Aisle
4. Favorite place to view art? Museums though it’s on social media or just outside your window.
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner? Brown
6. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
7. Blow dry or air dry? Depends on the style I want/where I’m going
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time? Smokey eyes never go out of style
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? Black
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag. #stillaliveinspiteofeverything
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything? Salt.
3. Window or aisle seat? Aisle.
4. Favorite place to view art? I guess the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, as that is the only truly major art museum I have ever been to.
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner? Black.
6. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls. The deBeers story kind of turns me off of diamonds. (The whole diamond industry is a triumph of extreme marketing, like the Kentucky Derby and Hoover’s FBI.)
7. Blow dry or air dry? Air dry.
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time? Defined, but not weird or excessive eyebrows.
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? Black.
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag. #toocomplicatedforbrevity
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything? I don’t cook, but I will never turn down chocolate!
3. Window or aisle seat? Window all the way.
4. Favorite place to view art? My hometown museum, the Dayton Art Institute.
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner? Black eyeliner.
6. Diamonds or pearls? Either, as long as they’re unusual colors-gray or blush pearls and pink, blue, yellow, black, or smoky (yellow-brown) diamonds.
7. Blow dry or air dry? Usually air dry.
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time? Either a bold lip or soft matte foundation.
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? I don’t have a default shoe color.
Happy Wednesday!
1. Describe yourself in a hash tag. #increasinglycrabby
2. One ingredient you put in almost everything? Garlic
3. Window or aisle seat? Aisle (tiny bladder)
4. Favorite place to view art? Old cemeteries. I love the marble sculptures. Technically art, right?
5. White eyeliner or black eyeliner? These days, white for inner corners only.
6. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds are a girl’s best friend (sung like Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge)
7. Blow dry or air dry? These days, air!
8. Favorite beauty trend of all time? Teeth whitening. Even though no one sees them anymore.
9. What color (or colors) are most of your shoes? Definitely black. 🙂