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 made you smile today?
It’s early in the day (I just woke up 30 minutes ago), but so far petting Marnie and Rosie, and re-reading the homemade Mother’s Day card Connor made are two things that made me smile.
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door?
Hmmm, well, I want to say that I usually take off my shoes first thing because, hello, I need foot freedom (shoes are so oppressive), but I think what I technically do is lock the door behind me.
3. What’s your favorite cereal?
Does oatmeal count? If it doesn’t then, it’s Kellogg’s Special K with the dried red strawberries. I don’t really eat it for breakfast, though. It’s more of a snack thing.
4. What would you never give away?
My furry family. I understand that sometimes tough decisions need to be made to rehome pets, but it’s just something I don’t think I could do.
5. What’s your favorite summer activity?
Even though it gets a little more uncomfortable the older I get, I do quite enjoy camping during the summer, especially on the Russian River.
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 made you smile today?
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door?
3. What’s your favorite cereal?
4. What would you never give away?
5. What’s your favorite summer activity?
1. What made you smile today?
Can’t think of anything so far.
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door?
Remove my shoes and take my socks off
3. What’s your favorite cereal?
It used to be cocoa pebbles but I don’t really eat that anymore so now it’s Honey Bunches of Oats
4. What would you never give away?
Most things that I feel like I would never give away end up being taken from me by people as if it’s rightfully theirs. Example, a lot of my makeup stuff (this is a sensitive topic).
5. What’s your favorite summer activity?
Shedding the 101 million layers of clothing that I’m walking around in for most of the year.
1. What made you smile today?
Seeing city services cut the damaged, hanging branches from my streetside oak (my parents’ mistake – it’s not legal to plant trees between the sidewalk and the curb here).
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door?
Bring the mail in if it’s out there. Otherwise, just lock the door.
3. What’s your favorite cereal?
I usually eat plain Cheerios, though as a kid I ate all the bad stuff – Coco Puffs, Sugar Pops, Honeycomb, Apple Jacks, Quisp, etc. 1960s parents (by and large) didn’t care about overfeeding their kids with sugar and carbohydrates. That’s why their kids ended up overweight by 30, in many cases.
4. What would you never give away?
My early (and later) art projects. Anything I put real effort into and that showed I had some ability.
5. What’s your favorite summer activity?
Tough one, since I live in a truly horrible summer climate (predicted to be 100 degrees here on 5/14). If I lived in a decent climate it would be horseback riding, I think (if I had access to a horse). As it is, probably just staying in the air conditioning reading or watching TV. Don’t judge if you have never lived in hot, humid hell for 5 – 6 months every year. Even our local weather guys, who almost always say “warm” when they mean “hot,” and “breezy” when they mean so windy it will just about knock you down, have started referring to the beginning of hot weather as “the opening of the gates of Hell.” They’re finally facing reality.
1. What made you smile today?
What made me smile today was the sun being out since yesterday was a cloudy day.
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door?
The first thing I do when I get home is put my stuff down and go outside. I like sitting outside on a sunny day.
3. What’s your favorite cereal?
My favorite cereal is a tie between Bran Flakes and Plain Cheerios. Very boring LOL
4. What would you never give away?
I still have a few of my favorite childhood toys that I would never want to give away.
5. What’s your favorite summer activity?
My favorite summer activity is not particularly summery lol but it is to go get ice cream, an iced coffee, or a coke icee after a shopping trip.
1. What made you smile today?
A friend called.
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door?
Figure out where my dad is and if he’s okay.
3. What’s your favorite cereal?
Oatmeal.
4. What would you never give away?
I feel like we need to insert the “It’s a Trap!” meme under this question. If you answer truthfully, you are tempting Fate to throw you a curveball.
5. What’s your favorite summer activity?
Going to the beach and enjoying the sea spray.
1. What made you smile today?
My replacement ThermaPen for the kitchen came. (It takes so little, lol.) The one I’d had for years finally gave out and I hate cooking without one.
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door?
Speak to and pet Rosie. She’s usually suffering from (over-dramatically feigned) depression and separation anxiety directly in front of the door where we come in from the garage.
3. What’s your favorite cereal?
Nature’s Path Heritage Flakes. It’s good on its own, but is even better in yogurt with fresh fruit.
4. What would you never give away?
My grandmother’s ring. It was an anniversary gift to her from my grandfather.
5. What’s your favorite summer activity?
Staying inside. Summer in Florida is one of Mother Nature’s sickest jokes and ignoring it is the only reasonable response.
1. What made you smile today? The bunnies out playing in the yard.
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door? Take off my shoes and put on slippers.
3. What’s your favorite cereal? Life
4. What would you never give away? My pets. We had a recent senior rescue that came up lame with serious hip displasia and our bungalow can only be accesed by steep stairs. At 100 pounds I couldn’t carry her. I was NOT going to rehome her. My husband got some lumber and a winch motor and built a dog escalator she could ride up and down the stairs. (he’s an engineer).
5. What’s your favorite summer activity? bike riding in the MetroPark.
1. What made you smile today?
A good joke someone told online.
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door?
I greet my hyperactive dachshund while trying to put my handbag down on the table.
3. What’s your favorite cereal?
Corn Chex or multigrain Cheerios
4. What would you never give away?
Two ratty old afghans that my grandmother crocheted. One is literally unraveling but I have had them since I was about six years old.
5. What’s your favorite summer activity?
Eating fresh peaches.
1. What made you smile today? My husband…I’m always blaming him for my smile lines😜
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door? Take Ollie out immediately…He’s a big labradoodle and he tinkles when he’s excited
3. What’s your favorite cereal? When I was a kid…Lucky Charms🍀…As an adult I like boring cereals as a snack (dry)
4. What would you never give away? NEVER does feel like a trick question
5. What’s your favorite summer activity? Feeding the hummingbirds
1. What made you smile today? I love to listen to the birds singing at dawn. It never fails to fill me with wonder.
2. What’s the first thing you do when you get home and walk through the door? I give my sweet husky some love—and a treat!
3. What’s your favorite cereal? Don’t eat cereal, but I like a handful of Honey Nut Cheerios for a quick snack.
4. What would you never give away? My beautiful memories of my sons growing up.
5. What’s your favorite summer activity? Getting together with friends for al fresco luncheons.