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 sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
I would’ve loved to have taken dance classes. I think I would’ve enjoyed soccer, too.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
Replay a favorite album. Speaking of that, my family will probably freak out if I play the greatest hits from Fleetwood Mac one more time.
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
Yup. I’ve done retail and worked in the back of the house in a bakery. Gotta have supportive shoes!
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
Right now we’ve got one camping trip to the Russian River planned, and that’s it. I think eventually we’ll add on a last-minute trip to Tahoe but as of now we’re sticking close to home, which is fine with me.
5. What scent are you wearing today?
I’m wearing the new one from Chanel, Chance Eau de Splendide. It’s lovely! I mostly like the rose and iris notes.
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 sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
5. What scent are you wearing today?
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
I feel like I tried lots of sports but I am not a very athletic person, so I don’t feel like I missed out on anything because I didn’t really enjoy it. I did enjoy swimming so if anything I wish I woulda stuck with that.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
Radio – I am an NPR nerd!
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
Yes -worked at a candy store all through high school and college. I don’t know if I could do a job like that today!
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
Yes – some “staycations” that we are just able to drive to. The North Shore of Minnesota is so beautiful and filled with state parks so we will be taking the girls there and tent camping. And a place called Storybook Land in South Dakota where we’re stay in a little cabin.
5. What scent are you wearing today?
Donna Karan Cashmere mist.
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
I am pretty clutzy, but I would have liked to have taken dance or tennis lessons.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
Replay a favorite album
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
Yep — I was a teacher for 35 years!
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
My younger son graduates from college in May and we are taking a family trip to London and Dublin!
5. What scent are you wearing today?
The scent of sunscreen right now — just got back from a walk.
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid? I would have liked to have done ice skating and equestrian sports. Both $$$$, so that’s the reason I didn’t.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album? Replay music I own.
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day? Yeah, I did summer horse camp counseling. Hot and sweaty and making sure the kiddos listened so they didn’t get hurt by the horses. Ugh. What I did to earn free riding time.
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer? A business trip at beginning of May. Nothing definitely planned but hoping to visit Dear Daughter in S.D. after she completes her qual exams.
5. What scent are you wearing today? Eau de sweat. Haven’t showered yet after workout.
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
Ice skating, gymnastics…oh, I would have wanted to continue the horseback riding lessons.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
Radio on a good station. I enjoy the element of surprise.
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
Yes, one summer in retail. I learned some things: I stink at making change, pantyhose is overrated, and I can be good at sales.
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
No.
5. What scent are you wearing today?
Just lotion — Hempz Cherry Blossom, to be exact. I had appointments with both the gynecologist and physical therapist and didn’t want to overwhelm them.
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid? I wasn’t good at sports but loved dance so Mom had me in tap, jazz, AND ballet which was awesome.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album? Album, no annoying commercials or DJ’s to interrupt.
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day? Yes, I think attending 3 autopsies in one day was my personal record.
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer? My inlaws have a farm in the southern part of the state. We’ll flee the city and all the fireworks noise and spend a couple weeks down there over the 4th.
5. What scent are you wearing today? Unmasque by Ambre Blends (the scent I regularly have women half my age coming up to me in the store and asking me what I’m wearing).
What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid? I took dance lessons.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album? Definitely a replay.
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day? 45 years as an RN. Definitely need good shoes.
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer? A Mississippi River cruise.
5. What scent are you wearing today?
Chanel #5.
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
As a kid I would have liked to be in gymnastics. I took it for a while and before I mastered the backflip on my own I was taken out. 🙁
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
I’d much rather play a favorite album. I don’t listen to the radio much these days. But I have to admit it was fun to listen to the radio play songs at random. 🙂
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
No, and I don’t plan on it. lol That would not be the job for me. I like to move around sometimes but the chair is my friend. lol
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
I’m not quite sure yet what my summer holds.
5. What scent are you wearing today?
No scent today!
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
I wish I could have had a horse (or just access to a horse) to learn to ride well, especially over jumps (like 3-day event cross country). Also, I really would have liked to learn to ice skate, but that was not available in the little town I lived in from age 5 to almost 10. Neither was ice skating that common in Texas, where we moved to.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
I guess the album, but I also enjoy listening to a radio station that plays 1970s-1990s music (though I hate most of the 1990s music they play). At some point the music industry decided to amp up the drums to a ridiculous level, and I can’t stand that in 1990s music.
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
Yes. Packing boxes of tax documents and manuals for a tax prep firm. It was horrible.
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
Not right now. I have health problems to deal with, house problems to deal with, and no passport.
5. What scent are you wearing today?
Alexander McQueen’s My Queen. Still wearing that just about every day since being a cancer patient, recognizing that time is fleeting and I never know what day will be my last. I know I can’t buy this when it runs out, so I need to find a dupe.
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid? I;m not athletic, but I did enjoy dance (ballet, tap and jazz). Quit after 6th grade.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album? Radio – I too am an NPR nerd!
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day? Worked at Penny’s back in the day. Now I’m a massage therapist so am standing but moving all day. I work with people who have had strokes, TBI, MS, MD and other issues. I love my job!
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer? Going to Norway for 12 days with my cousins in June. Never been there before.
5. What scent are you wearing today? See #3. I stay scentless most of the time.
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
Played a little tennis & softball, would have liked to have stuck it out more for either of those or tried soccer.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
Favorite album all-the-way. With the radio I just skip through all the channels and end up turning it off.
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
Yes! Once upon a time at a restaurant hostess, frozen custard shop and then I am a cosmetologist.
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
San Diego & camping locally.
5. What scent are you wearing today?
I don’t often wear perfume, it’s not my thing and usually scents are too overwhelming…but I do have a DoTerra roller ball one, I think the scent is called Whisper. Then my daughter gave me a tiny vintage looking bottle with perfume in it and luckily it’s not too strong.
1. What sports would you have liked to have played as a kid?
Played a little tennis & softball, would have liked to have stuck it out more for either of those or tried soccer. I also took dance. I would like to take a hip hop class.
2. Would you rather listen to the radio or replay a favorite album?
Favorite album all-the-way. With the radio I just skip through all the channels and end up turning it off.
3. Have you ever had a job where you had to be on your feet all day?
Yes! Once upon a time as a restaurant hostess, then in a frozen custard shop and I am a cosmetologist-just not currently working.
4. Do you have any travel plans for the summer?
San Diego & camping locally.
5. What scent are you wearing today?
I don’t often wear perfume, it’s not my thing and usually scents are too overwhelming…but I do have a DoTerra roller ball perfume, I think the scent is called Whisper. Then my daughter gave me a tiny vintage looking bottle with perfume in it and luckily it’s not too strong. My citrus roller ball recently went missing…my 11 year old said “it wasn’t me.”