So..what is the Monday Poll?
Well, it isn’t exactly a poll. It’s more of a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past NINE (!) years. (It’s like a kickstart for your brain.) I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine. 🙂
1. Flats or high tops?
High tops. Because I can wear socks with them, which I definitely NEED today because it’s freaking freezing here right meow.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
- A good night’s sleep. ‘Tis wonderful!
- The Ergo Baby 360, which is basically a versatile backpack, except that instead of carrying books and laptops, you stick a baby in it. You can wear it on your front, your back or on either hip for hands-free babying.
- Central heating.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Well, there were A LOT of things I wasn’t allowed to do because my family was strict, but one of those things was slumber parties.
Like, whenever I was invited to an official slumber party, I could go to the actual party to open presents, have cake or watch movies or what have you…but I had to go home before the actual slumbering began. 🙁
Sometimes I was allowed to spend the night at my best friend’s house, but she lived next door, and our families had known each other for years.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Frozen waffles. I’ve always loved ’em. Even when I was pregnant and basically hated all food for the first few months, the only things I could eat were frozen waffles (especially with peanut butter and raisins on top).
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
I get really, REALLY hot somewhere around the middle of my second glass. My forehead starts sweating, and at that point I figure that I should probably slow my roll and switch to water.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Here are the questions to copy and paste…
1. Flats or high tops?
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
P.P.S. I hope your tum gets gloriously filled with yummy holiday treats this week and that you get to do massive amounts of fooling around online when your boss isn’t looking. 🙂
1. Flats or high tops?
Flats for sure. I love to be as close to the ground as I can get. Which is odd, because I have flat feet, so it would seem I would like a slight heel.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
My health, my family, and a warm home to live in, especially in this brutal cold weather right now
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
I wasn’t allowed to spend the night much at friend’s house.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
nuts and popcorn. I can eat a whole can or bag of nuts in one sitting and popcorn is my jam and I love love love it
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
I too just get really warm and all of a sudden I feel a little more talkative
1. Flats or high tops? Flats
2. Three things you’re grateful for today? 1) It’s my parents wedding anniversary – 30th to be precise! So that is something I am very grateful for. 2) Where I am in life now. 3) Good books.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to… My parents were always strict with me but I can’t think of anything now. Probably tease my young brother 😀
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day? Salmon and prawns
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks? I’d like to think that I know 😉
1. Flats or high tops? Well, I want a pair of pink high tops but I feel like I’m way too short to wear them successfully so I’ll go with flats.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today? Heat, husband, son
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…watch the show Hart to Hart. My mother deemed it too racy, which was irritating to me then and highly amusing to me now because I was allowed to watch Dynasty and Dallas and the daytime soaps. Hart to Hart wasn’t any racier than those shows I don’t think.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day? Pizza!
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks? It’s tough to know because I don’t allow myself to have more than two any more. I start to feel really glowy and giggly, that’s for sure.
P.s. I’m so sad that you had to leave before the slumber! Not fair. I can’t imagine how frustrating that must have been 🙁 So, will Connor get to slumber?
I LOVED my ergo. I barely used a stroller at all for the first year…and I used that ergo all over NYC (think streets and subway stairs…awesome ab/thigh workout)…
I used the ergo for about three and a half years, and I only stopped because I’m really short and my daughter is tall, so it got awkward. But the weight was never a problem.
My daughter is 11 and to this day she still clearly remembers riding on my back…she loved it.
1. Flats or high tops? High tops – even tho flats are great for just slipping my feet in.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
Good food
Second on the ergo baby 360! It makes my life so much easier
And also baby related: my breast pump.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to… can’t think of anything really…
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day? Avocado
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks? Getting giggly and a bit “wobbly”
Happy monday! Today has been a prep day, we got the christmas food and I made toffee (just burned myself once… ouch!)
Big hugs to you all
1. Flats or high tops? High tops
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
My parents, my sister and my dog.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…miss church.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day? Mac and cheese?!???
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks? When I begin talking way too much and revealing way too much!!
1) Flats or high tops?: High tops.
2) Three things you’re grateful for today?: Cinnamon stick tea, Lush bath bombs, and Putlocker website.
3) When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to….go out with my friends.
4) What’s something you could happily eat all day?: Lindt peppermint chocolate truffles.
5) How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?: When I start slurring my speech.
1. Flats or high tops? Flats; high tops rub my ankles the wrong way.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today? my home, sweaters, boots
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to stay up late, go to the mall without an adult, date, etc. My parents were pretty strict but I was a pretty good kid (honor roll and all that jazz).
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day? Chocolate! I usually do have a little dark chocolate everyday and sometimes milk chocolate (when I’m feeling blah).
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks? I’m not a drinker. I stick to Diet Coke.
1. Flats or high tops?
Either, I’m just not down for huge heels with my knees anymore.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
My dog, my job, and Kevita!
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Do anything really! My parents were part of a very conservative church. I didn’t even go to school.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Pasta, cheese, wine.
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
I haven’t had too many in a long time but I get pretty quiet.
Hi, Karen! I hope you have a great week. I’ll get you’re having fun holiday shopping for Connor! 🙂
1. Flats or high tops? Flats. I have wide feet, and it’s hard to find high tops that fit me. For some reason, flats are easier to find in wide sizes.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today? 1) My hubby who has been keeping me together in the midst of some recent major stress. He helped me straighten out some issues today. I’m starting to feel better. 2) My son’s social worker, who has also been helpful getting an issue fixed, and is always patient and kind. 3) It’s warm enough to put the bunnies outside. The snow and freezing temps meant they spent a few days in their playpen in my living room. They were getting cabin fever, and yesterday they starting to throw food, hay, and poo around.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to… Go to concerts without an adult present. This held till I graduated high school. Of course, my mom wouldn’t got with me because she didn’t like my music, and my friends parents didn’t go with them, so I was screwed.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day? Chocolate
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks? I start talking loud and too much. I’ll also start feeling warm in the face.
1. Flats or high tops?
High tops – more secure than flats 🙂
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
Having a roof over my head, my cat companion who is keeping me company while I’m snowed in today and food in the house.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
play games in the video arcade! I would sneak going to the arcade with my friends but I never went with my parents. My dad used to say it was ‘an evil place’ but now I look back on it and he was just saving his coin. Smart man.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Probably mac and cheese with a side of salad. That or fried chicken and mashed potaotes.
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
I don’t drink – never have, don’t plan to. But I reckon if I did that I would be super lightweight 😛
1. Flats. I feel like I’m too short for high tops!
2. My youngest got in a good nap, having a lunch date with said youngest, chilling with my kids watching WallE.
3. Work. My parents said school was my work. However when I graduated college I felt behind my peers because I had no real work experience. Karen I’m interested to find out how strict you think you’ll be with Conner based on your own experience. Will Connor get to go to the occasional slumber party?
4. Tex Mex forever and evah.
5. When I get really tired and feel those internal filters that keep me from acting like a fool going down.
My boss didn’t let her kids go to slumber parties either! I liked them to an extent.. We had them in HS for the flag team before competitions. It was fun hanging out, but I wouldn’t sleep well despite needing a good night’s sleep before a day of tossing fags around!
1. Flats or high tops?
Flats!! I have no patience for socks of high tops. LOL
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
LEGGINGS AND OVERSIZED PONCHOS!!
I don’t need to deal with the airports for the holidays just to see my family. 🙂
I got the new Brushbar by Kit and Hooks!
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
I don’t remember what I wasn’t allowed to do. My parents both worked and I was the 5th of 5, so they weren’t strict at all.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
I’m going to say Mac and Cheese cuz the sidebar ad is currently that of Mac and Cheese. I also love popcorn chicken, sweet potato, sushi, tacos, guacamole
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
So I have the Asian Glow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_flush_reaction), and after 1/2 a glass of anything, I’m pretty darn done. The flush comes with hives, super fast heart beating, headache and inability to breathe. Since I’m not enjoying being tipsy, ever, I don’t drink anymore. Oh, sometimes eating helps, like if I eat a lot of cheese, then I won’t flush as much.
1. Flats or high tops?
Flats. Can’t stand feeling confined! Even socks make me want to bust out barefoot.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
Quiet, grocery stores, intuition.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Go to rock concerts. And I really, REALLY wanted to see the Who in 8th grade!!!!
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Fruit! Almost any kind.
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
Never have! (As in, never have had alcohol… no judgment, just not interested. Some friends in college thought I was a little kooky but still love me anyway!)
1. Flats or high tops?
Flats for me. As I get older, I don’t find heels as comfortable.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
– Being able to work from home.
– Heat and cozy socks.
– My kitties. They make me smile every day.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Get bad grades. I was pretty much expected to get an ‘A’ in everything.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Chocolate.
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
I start to get really tired. I’ve learned the hard way what my limit is and I stick to it!
Happy Monday! Hope you have a wonderful week. 🙂
1. Flats or high tops?
Well I’m currently living in ugg boots. But otherwise, flats.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
My momma, internet streaming, and sweetly spicy candles.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Read Babysitters Club Books. Seriously, my mom is a middle school English teacher and that’s teh only bit of censorship I’ve ever experienced.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
French Fries. With cheese.
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
I’m a little too flirty and silly.
1. Flats or high tops? Flats all the way!
2. Three things you’re grateful for today? 1)The ballet show performed by the girls in my class 2)Cats and kittens…need I say more 3)An early X-mas gift from a student in my class
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to… have a pet. So my brother and I waited until my parents were out of town and we got a cat. We gave him a wonderful life.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day? Pizza
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks? Feeling fuzzy
1. Flats or high tops?
Flats! I kind of hate wearing sneakers.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
1. That I had the day off
2. Cute dog videos
3. My circus family.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Wear a hat at the dinner table
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Strawberries!
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
This makes me sound super boring, but I’ve never really had more than one or two drinks in a single sitting, so I don’t really know! I’ve never been drunk, I don’t like the taste of alcohol.
1. Flats or high tops?
Totally high tops! Converse, Vans, I’ll take them all.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
– that little space heater that we just bought for the bathroom! It’s been really cold at night even down here in San Diego and it saved my life this morning. I would’ve gone to work without showering if it wasn’t for that little heater, lol.
– earl grey tea but what else is new!
– fluffy, soft socks.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Get up from the dinner table until everyone was finished eating. And to this day I find it extremely rude when somebody does it!
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Chestnut jam. Watercress. Raspberries.
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
Depends what I was drinking. If it was wine, I just get very sleepy. Like, my eyelids feel heavy!
Hope you have a great week Karen! We finally did some decorating in the house here, so we’re getting in Holiday mood.
Definitely Flats no high tops for me.
A good nights sleep comes when all conditions are right : pillow , head up, no noise, and NO snoring !
I wasn’t allowed to do anything ! I grew up in the 60’s ya know a hundred years ago .
But here’s the thing : when your parents age paybacks become Karma !
Pop corn and chocolate
One is my limit ! Lol
1. Flats or high tops?
High tops — pink, please!
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
Crossword puzzles, holiday lights, and hand cream. These cuticles are ragged!
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Veto family activities. Once, we were vacationing at the shore and I was really absorbed by the book I was reading. My family wanted to play mini golf, which I despised, but they wouldn’t let me stay back home alone. So I brought my book to read in the car, but my parents practically dragged me out of the car to participate in this activity that I hated and was no good at. Then my siblings complained because I was awkward and taking too long. I was about 14 and am still somewhat annoyed when I think about it!
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Chocolate — can, and do!
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
My face gets pink(er) and I get a little too happy.
1. Flats or high tops?
Lately, I’d say flats.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
Good dreams, hopeful phone calls, soon-to-be-had chocolate.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
You know what, I can’t think of anything. My parents let me very free.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Same as you, chocolate, can and do!
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
When I get a bit too loud and chatty.
1. Flats or high tops?
high tops right now, flats in the summer.
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
heat, my hair stylist, and new found friends.
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
listen to secular music
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
pizza
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
i zone out
Happy holidays, Ericca!
happy holidays to you.
1. Flats or high tops?
High tops, especially if they’re Converse! 🙂
2. Three things you’re grateful for today?
My health, a cozy sweater and hot tea!
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…
Stay out late. Even in high school my curfew was 9pm until my senior year, unless it was a special occasion! Being the only girl may have had something to do with that. 😉
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day?
Gummi bears. 🙂 As for real food, my recipe for beef burritos!
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks?
I get warm too!
1. Flats or high tops? High tops, because they’re comfy!
2. Three things you’re grateful for today? The fireplace, bonus points because it’s gas powered so it’s warm but doesn’t need cleanup, I’m helping my friend by watching her three boys while she works and I’m greatful that I’m able to do that for her, there’s a funny “firsts” list going around Facebook and I found out that my friend and I were both at the same Tommy Page concert and autograph signing at the Warehouse Music Store in 1990!
3. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to…honestly, there wasn’t much we weren’t allowed to do. I grew up in a tiny town, way out in the country. We kids didn’t get into much trouble because we could do pretty much anything we wanted. Luckily we just wanted to ride our bikes and go swimming.
4. What’s something you could happily eat every day? Tacos. All day, every day. I love tacos.
5. How do you know when you’ve had one too many drinks? Lol! When I know I’m drunk. Then I stop. When I start talking about how drunk I am, that’s when I switch to water.