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. Paper book or audio book?
Um, both? I love the sensation of having a paper book in my hands and the feeling of turning pages, but I like that I can listen to an audio book while I’m walking or sitting in the car. And for some reason, when I listen to an audio book, the information seems to sink in a little better. If I had to choose one, though, then paper.
2. What’s a warm drink you’re having today?
A cup of darjeeling with cream and a lil’ bit of sugar!
3. What’s the fastest way to get stuff done – calling or texting?
Phone call for me, for sure. I’d rather just sort it out then and there, in real time and with clear voice cues, instead of sending a billion texts back and forth and wondering if a text has hidden subtext.
4. Silver or gold today?
Let’s go with gold because I’m wearing a gold necklace that says “mama” which Connor got me years ago.
5. Tell me all about your warmest and most comfortable pants!
I bought a pair of dark charcoal Lou and Gray joggers years ago and they are the softest, warmest and most comfortable pants I own. If I’m having a rough day, I swear these pants make everything better.
Hi and happy Monday. Are you home today? Connor and I have today off because it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day (a federal holiday) here in the United States. This is the first paid day off I’ve had in years, and it thrills me.
Anywho, you’re not going to believe this (and even I almost can’t, seeing how last week, it hit freezing temps here in Marin county), but Connor and I took a walk this morning and saw some signs of spring.
There are white flowers blooming in my neighbor’s yard (I think they’re called paperwhites)!
We also found what seems like a newly build nest in some bushes.
Soon the days will be longer and the weather will be warmer. I’m really looking forward to it.
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. Paper book or audio book?
2. What’s a warm drink you’re having today?
3. What’s the fastest way to get stuff done – calling or texting?
4. Silver or gold today?
5. Tell me all about your warmest and most comfortable pants!
1. Paper book or audio book? I don’t care for audio books. Listening to someone else’s voice and oral interpretation makes me feel like a spectator rather than drawing me into the story. Because I have arthritis in both hands, I love reading on my Kindle because it’s so light and my hands don’t get tired holding it.
2. What’s a warm drink you’re having today? Lemon ginger tea.
3. What’s the fastest way to get stuff done – calling or texting? Calling for sure. I love to text, but it has its limitations when timeliness is important.
4. Silver or gold today? It’s silver jewelry today.
5. Tell me all about your warmest and most comfortable pants! I wear either denim or lightweight wool—nothing to tell. Lol
1. Paper book or audio book?
Paper, audio, digital- just give me all the books, lol.
2. What’s a warm drink you’re having today?
Nothing warm. Just trying to get all my water in.
3. What’s the fastest way to get stuff done – calling or texting?
That depends on who I’m trying to communicate with. I’ve got some serious talkers in my life!!
4. Silver or gold today?
Silver, almost always. It just looks better on me than gold does.
5. Tell me all about your warmest and most comfortable pants!
Joggers from Torrid, a store for curvy women sizes 10 and up. So comfy! I basically live in them year-round.
1. Paper book or audio book? Paper – I like to take my time, reread passages, stop to contemplate something. You can’t do that with audio.
2. What’s a warm drink you’re having today? Sugar Maker’s Not Coffee® Tea from Farmhouse Teas in Oregon. A herbal tea blend that tastes like coffee with a touch of chocolate and maple, I love it in place of coffee late in the day (I’m really sensitive to caffeine).
3. What’s the fastest way to get stuff done – calling or texting? Calling – texting takes too long and with the responses, and more texts (rinse and repeat) I could be done already.
4. Silver or gold today? Silver.
5. Tell me all about your warmest and most comfortable pants! LL Bean Women’s Perfect Fit Pants, Fleece-Backed Straight-Leg. They’re warm, comfy and cheap (can be found for < $50)
That photo does appear to be paperwhites. Nothing like that is blooming in my area – in fact only pansies are in bloom in yards right now. My daffodils have done poorly in recent years due to horrible heat and drought, and poison ivy that encroached on their area and blocked sunlight. I’m hoping they do well this year – I’ll know by mid-March if they’re going to pan out.
1. Paper book or audio book? Prefer paper most of the time. I have a visual memory, to the point that I can usually remember where something is on the page that I want to get back to. When I had to be in the office 5 days a week, I preferred audio books on my MP3 player. I’d listen while heating my microwave meal for lunch. I was always surprised how quickly I’d get through a whole book that way. I also have an old Kindle that can play audio. I like the other Kindle, the Paperwhite, that has built-in screen illumination, too, and I often enlarge the font so I don’t need glasses to read it.
2. What’s a warm drink you’re having today? Milk-based hot chocolate.
3. What’s the fastest way to get stuff done – calling or texting? Probably calling.
4. Silver or gold today? Not wearing jewelry today, but I think I look better in silver.
5. Tell me all about your warmest and most comfortable pants! Probably my mostly cotton Woman Within brand leggings. I don’t pick pants for warmth, because I live in a place that’s hot most of the year. However, we are going through an exceptionally cold period right now – I was thinking about layering pants over leggings, or wearing leg warmers under (or over) my regular pants (which are on the thin side). Also, wool pants would require dry cleaning.
1. Paper book or audio book?
Paper. I would be too distracted to actually focus on an audio book. I need to hold the book, flip the pages and see the words in order to be immersed fully.
2. What’s a warm drink you’re having today?
Coffee, always coffee.
3. What’s the fastest way to get stuff done – calling or texting?
Texting! No time wasted on small talk.
4. Silver or gold today?
I’m all about that gold.
5. Tell me all about your warmest and most comfortable pants!
Uniqlo! After buying my son the heattech leggings for sports, I decided to try the adult version. I am embarrassed to say that I live in these now. I throw them on to drive the kids to school and back. In between those times, I’m still in them. They’re sleek, black, warm and fit with my snow boots or sneakers.