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’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza?
Hmm, I guess potato and pesto? I had that combo on a pizza once, and even though it seemed weird to me at first to have potato slices on pizza, I didn’t mind it with the pesto sauce.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick?
Eyeshadow! I’ve been into matte cream eyeshadow sticks. Laura Mercier has a gorgeous cool-toned taupe called Cobblestone that’s really pretty on lids with a swish of brown liner.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like?
A coral Hydro Flask water bottle that I got from the Whole Foods in Hawaii a few years back. I like it because it keeps my water super cold and it’s also lighweight!
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why?
Ugh, I have so much vegetable trauma from my childhood. Too many mushy, slimy, soggy gray-green veggies will do that to you! My top grossest ones are okra and bitter melon. Occasionally I’ll have a gross moment with eggplant when it’s overcooked, soggy and gray. BLECH!
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses?
I’ve always liked wearing sneakers with dresses and have been rockin’ the combo since college. The sneakers do have to make visual sense with the dress in some way, though. I wouldn’t be wearing random tennis shoes with just any old dress, ya know?
Happy Monday, sweet pea. What a beautiful week we have ahead of us. I looked out my window this morning and the sun was shining — hooray! And, when I walked Connor to school, we ran into our favorite neighbor and saw a bunch of cool animals (a morning dove, a squirrel and a big flock of turkeys). I just got back from a quick stroll and while it’s warm outside the air has that cool touch of fall. It’s absolutely gorgeous and makes me feel happy to be alive.
I hope that you had a relaxing weekend and that love is surrounding you today. I’m about to put on some makeup with the hope that having it on will help me to *not* cry. It’s the little things!
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’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza?
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick?
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like?
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why?
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses?
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza?
Smoked salmon. There’s a local restaurant here that has some interesting pescatarian pizzas!
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick?
Lipstick – I haven’t done anything to my eyes besides mascara in forever!
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like?
Tervis brand with a snap top lid – doesn’t leak and it’s lightweight!
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why?
Canned peas! So mushy and tastelesss.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses?
I think it looks cute! I’m more of a leggings/joggers/jeans girl though!
1, What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? Caramelized onion, apple, and a little goat cheese. Surprisingly yummy.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? lipstick, I wear glasses so eye shadow tends to live in the background.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? It’s purple and metal, holds a lot and keeps it really cold.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? I hate raw tomatoes (cooked are fine, or lightly cooked like in bruschetta).
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? I never have, the few times I wear a dress it’s enough of an occasion I need to wear something dressy.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? I don’t eat pizza.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? Eyeshadow for sure. I love doing my eyes. As for lips, mine are a fairly deep, cool pink so all I need is a bit of balm and I’m good to go.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? It’s slim to fit in the cup holder and it is a metallic sapphire blue color.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? I’m vegetarian and am pretty open to trying different veggies, but I can’t handle taro. There’s nothing about it that I like.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? It was a trend for awhile amongst pre-teens and young teens and that’s where (IMHO) that trend belonged—something fun for the kids and very young women.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? Pickles…and surprisingly it’s pretty good.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? Eyeshadow!!! I love lipstick, but I have been attempting to wear more “clean” lipstick brands lately. This really limits your options. Not sure if I will stick with it or not. I read an article about how much lipstick a woman consumes over her lifetime and it really made me think about the ingredients🤔.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? It’s a teal Takeya Steel Water bottle with a spout lid. I hate the straw ones.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? Mushrooms. I can eat them, but they look and feel gross in certain dishes.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? I love it! I wear sneakers and dresses to work all the time. You can put a pair of Jordan 1 Lows with just about anything.
I hope you are doing well. Big hugs Karen♥
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? I know this is gonna sound weird, but I went to a pizza place that put peanut butter on pizza. It was odd, but surprisingly tasty.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? Lipstick. I have an hour drive to work in the morning, I don’t want to spend a ton of time on eye shadow, I wear glasses so you can’t really see eye makeup anyway.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? It is a personalized tumbler that my friend made me, it has my name and Scooby Doo on it.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? I’m not a huge mushroom fan, it’s the texture.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? Love it, I think it looks cute.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza?
I don’t think it’s too weird but zucchini is coming to mind. Especially with pesto and fresh mozzarella.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick?
Lipstick. It takes less time and can make a big impact.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like?
It’s a pastel marble patterned insulated bottle from S’well. It works great for hot beverages but also keeps my water nice and cold and it’s pretty.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why?
Canned English peas. Hated them since I was a kid.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses?
I do it and I love it! Has to be the right combo but I’m all about looking put together but being comfy.
Aren’t fall walks magical? Even though it’s still hot here it’s less hot and there’s something about the little change in the light and sky that makes me feel fall.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? I’m making rosemary & potato pizza tonight. Lots of garlic, rosemary & thin sliced red potato. A local pizza place had this on their menu – they have since gone out of business
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? Lipgloss more than lipstick
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? I’m very attached to my purple yeti cup with a straw.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? Not a fan of eggplant (bitter)
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? I love it – but with simple styles like keds or cariuma. I was an 80s teenager after all. Nothing big and chunky – no dad sneakers or ones I would workout in
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? Chicken tikka masala! When we still lived in Fremont, Indian pizza was pretty common and so delicious.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? Lipstick
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? Glass with an orange silicone sleeve
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? (Oh I think I know what Filipino veggie dish you’re talking about in your description!) I don’t like the taste of celery.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? I’m a fan. I wear flowy slip dresses and sheer cardigans with platform sneakers a lot when it’s warm.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? Nothing weird, just pepperoni.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? Eyeshadow! The Laura Mercier Cobblestone is really lovely, but doesn’t suit my coloring. Glossier has a liquid shadow called Pebble that’s a great nude shade for the brow bone.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? It’s small, clear plastic, and shaped like a flask. Everyone thinks I’m smuggling hooch!
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? I think cooked broccoli smells exactly like garbage.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? A cute look.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? Mushrooms. However, I’m fine with just pepperoni.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? Lipstick.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? Don’t carry one, but I do have a Tory Burch (did I spell that right?) thermos that’s pretty cute. I got it from Target a few years ago. It has a blue, white, green, and black pattern on it.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? Green beans. Also okra, in any form.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? Would look okay on someone under 25, I guess. I think I’d look ridiculous dressed like that.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? Pineapple
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick?
Eyeshadow in light rose gold or taupe tones.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? Looks like a wood print from S’well.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? Eggplant due to colour, texture, and lack of flavour.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? Not happening.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza?
Scallops. There’s a restaurant called Paul’s Pizza on Cape Cod that makes it delicious.
By the way, when I was a kid, I once crushed up some potato chips and dropped them on my slice. Good times.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick?
That’s a loaded question because I am in the mood to wear shadow but only have the time for lipstick.
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like?
I need to buy a water bottle first, then I’ll get back to you.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why?
Okra. It’s smushy, gooey and those seed things in the middle–ack! I saw a bag of dried okra at Trader Joe’s. I gave it a shot and it was barely edible.
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses?
Full on athletic sneakers are a “no” but casual slip on sneakers can work with a shirt dress or a summery halter dress.
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza?
All my friends over the pond think that tuna and sweetcorn pizza sounds horrendous, but I love it! Apart from good ol’ pepperoni and a nice veggie pizza, it’s my favourite topping.
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick?
Since I just found the perfect lipstick shades for me from Rimmel, I’ve been cycling between the five I bought every day. I have so much fun doing my eyeshadow and will never get bored of creating new eye looks, but for the mornings where I want to be quick a subtle liquid sparkle eyeshadow and one of my Rimmels are my go-to!
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like?
Mine’s a SquireMe borosilicate water bottle with a silicone colour. I have one with a pink cover and one with an orange one, and I love them both! Very bright and the square shape of the bottle looks good too.
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why?
Soily-tasting jacket potatoes – jacket potatoes are great, but not when you get the ones that taste like dirt. I want to eat potato, not mud!
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses?
I don’t currently have any dresses in my wardrobe, favouring a green shacket with jeans and Nike AirMax trainers, but I’ve seen a fellow student at college wearing this combo and it looked great on her. Not sure if I’d be able to pull it off or not – I think I’d go for a 1950s style green swinger dress, about knee length, and some other kind of shoe!
I know from your post a few days ago that you’re going through a tough time right now and I hope you can still find a bit of joy in every day. Sending good thoughts your way and hoping that things get better for you!
1. What’s the weirdest thing you like on your pizza? Broccoli
2. What are you in the mood to wear more lately — eye shadow or lipstick? Lipstick. I feel like my shadow skills are lacking these days
3. What does your favorite water bottle look like? Swell with a holographic iridescent finish
4. Vegetables that gross you out and why? Anything canned, because they’re not fresh or freshly frozen
5. What’s your stance on wearing sneakers with dresses? They’re cute on others. I don’t wear dresses unless it’s a fancy occasion that needs a dress shoe.