Tabs working on his fitness
- Mood:
- What’s the weather like out your way?
- Please take a moment to write yourself a little love note:
- Your favorite purse?
- Flip-flops: yay or nay?
- What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?
- What’s your favorite facial feature?
- Favorite summer reading?
- Outfit:
- Weekly goals:
Pretty good, although I’m having a hard time focusing this morning… I think I’m still in holiday mode.
Oddly overcast but warm. It must be some kind of morning mist/fog.
Your creativity is a gift; cherish and nurture it.
These days it’s been my slouchy dark brown leather bag from Fossil. I like how soft and comfy it feels (like a jacket that’s been broken in) and that it has plenty of pockets.
YAY! — for bumming around the house or for running errands; nay for wearing to work. Oh, and nay for wearing when you have to do a lot of walking.
On Saturday I went swimming for the first time this summer! If I could, I’d spend time every day in a (warm) body of water… Sometimes I feel like a mermaid trapped on dry land.
I really do love the color of my eyes; at a glance they look like standard dark brown, but if you look really closely, you can see a navy blue ring around the edge of each iris.
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins.
My favorite J Brand jeans and a Honolua yellow and brown floral print shirt.
Run every single day this week, and cook at least three healthy meals. 🙂
What up, ladies? Did you see any fireworks last night? I can’t believe it, but I spaced out and actually forgot about fireworks last night. After getting home from watching Eclipse, I just chilled on the couch with a magazine and passed out early. Yep, I know… My life literally OVERFLOWS with excitement and intrigue.
What are you up to today? Are you at work or taking the day off? Let me know how you’re doing by filling out the Monday Poll. It’s super easy. Just copy the list below, and paste it with your answers in the comments.
1. Mood:
2. What’s the weather like out your way?
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note:
4. Your favorite purse?
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay?
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?
7. What’s your favorite facial feature?
8. Favorite summer reading?
9. Outfit:
10. Weekly goals:
Let’s make this first week of July a great one, yah? Talk to you soon!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Marina says
1. Mood: I want the weekend to be back , I could hardly work today.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? just perfect, warm but not too hot!
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note:Be good to yourself 🙂
4. Your favorite purse?I have so many that it’s hard to tell.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay?YAY!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?I had an amazing time this weekend, esp on Sunday when I was having a great dinner with the BF and friends, listeting to my bro’s band playing live.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature?I don’t even know, I never thought about it, I like how everything looks together.
8. Favorite summer reading? unfortuately, I don’t have a lot of time to read what I want right now.
9. Outfit: grey shorts and black t-shirt
10. Weekly goals: finish all the work before the weekend.
Love the photo of Tabs 🙂
.-= Marina’s last blog post… Want It – Laura Mercier Set =-.
Molly says
1. Mood: Pretty good:] First obligation-free day in a while!
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Sunny and fairly warm, a little humid but nice.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You’re a good person, don’t be afraid to stand up for what you deserve. If people leave you for doing so, they aren’t worth it.
4. Your favorite purse? A purple tote I got at Kohl’s. Not only is it adorable, but has the best pockets! Yay purse organization!
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay. I wear them on the daily. My feet would probabl say nay though!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? This morning, sleeping next to the man I love:]
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes, probably. Green that fades to brown in the center. I always get a lot of compliments on them in the sun, the brown look almost orange.
8. Favorite summer reading? The newspaper is fine with me!
9. Outfit: Pajamas still!
10. Weekly goals: Work out, go shopping, but mostly take it easy.
Hay Mich says
1. Mood: Tired
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Hot and humid
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Don’t get down on turning older
4. Your favorite purse? Yellow-gold Katy Van Zeeland bag
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? My boyfriend teaching me how to swim
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes
8. Favorite summer reading? Chick lit
9. Outfit: Tank and capris
10. Weekly goals: Go to the gym, help out at the library and pick up my In the Groove MAC haul!
Deirdre says
1. Mood: Happy, I had a fun day with my friends!
2. What’s the weather like out your way? It’s sunny, 18 degrees and a bit windy!
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Stop caring what other people think, you’re better than them!
4. Your favorite purse? A black handbag from a shop called A|Wear, the handles are black letter intertwine with a gold chain, and there’s a cute little tassle than hangs off one of the handles. It’s a great bag because it fits all my junk and still looks dressy and it works with everything!
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay for when you want to be comfy! I love them for the beach because you can just pull them off and walk in the sand, and I always buy cheap ones so I never my mind if they get wrecked!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Just the feeling of freedom and summer holidays! Plus I’ve got a summer job and i got my first ever pay check last week which was amazing!
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My lips, they’re pretty full and a nice shade of pink, I like them!
8. Favorite summer reading? I always love to read Harry Potter again over the summer, I’m an addict! I love reading anything really though, especially reading late into the night!
9. Outfit: A floral dress with orange and pink flowers, a long orange cardigan, a pair of tan gladiator sandals(must comfy shoes ever!)
10. Weekly goals: Keep smiling 🙂 And exercise!
Raven says
1. Mood: Anxious for my boo to come home in 6 days and for my bff to get her hair cut tomorrow
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Very “west coast”. Rainy and humid.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: I love you, and don’t forget you’re special.
4. Your favorite purse? Not really a ‘purse gal’, just kinda throw stuff in a cute beach bag and scidaddle.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? YAY! I despise shoes and socks, I should really move somewhere that’s not Canada D:
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Chatting up my boys’ dad on our ride home.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? Eyes and mouth 🙂
8. Favorite summer reading? Right now just getting a math course done then it’s time to dive into JK Rowling.
9. Outfit: right now? Black KISS Tshirt and grey pj boxers.
10. Weekly goals: cut down on fatty food, do yoga, get math done and practise guitar.
LOVE YA! ps. Tabs looks more adorable than usual in that pic, I didn’t know it was possible! :3
Sara says
1. Mood: Tired from last night’s festivities.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Too hot to do anything productive.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Stop being so hard on yourself!
4. Your favorite purse? A red and cream pattern’d canvas hobo.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay, because then people can see my toenail polish 😀
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Cherry picking for a food pantry. It was such a nice day out, and the cherries were really pretty in the sun.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes, I suppose. I like that I can pretty much wear any color of eye product since they’re brown.
8. Favorite summer reading? I’m almost done with V for Vendetta.
9. Outfit: Loose brown shorts and an old musical tee from my junior year in highschool.
10. Weekly goals: Start working out on a more regular basis, clean a bit, and get some good books from the library.
🙂
lo says
1. Mood: Lazy/mellow 🙂
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Torrential downpour! I got SOAKED going grocery shopping earlier.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You are a lot cuter and smarter than you give yourself credit sometimes. If you want something, don’t be afraid to throw yourself into it!
4. Your favorite purse? This huuuge brown one I got on sale at Target… it’s just the right size to carry around all the stuff I need.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? YAY! I love my flip flops and sandals… the closest I can be to being barefoot all the time.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? I made a big life decision and feel AWESOME about it.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? I don’t really have one… I pretty much like my whole face. I do have really good eyebrows, though. They don’t need a lot of shaping/plucking.
8. Favorite summer reading? Magazines! I generally read a couple of novels and supplement with something purely fluffy like Glamour, Allure, or Food TV Magazine.
9. Outfit: I just changed out of my soaked clothing and back into my pjs haha.
10. Weekly goals: Finish all the random stuff I need to close my intern account.
lo says
And in that picture, Tabs reminds me a whole lot of my pup! He loves stretching out on his back while we’re watching TV… I think he doesn’t like the attention being off of him haha.
melissa says
1. Mood: relaxed. enjoying the AC
2. What’s the weather like out your way? NJ is experiencing a major heat wave this week. it’s 100 degrees right now!
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: you are a sweet, cute girl who is the best!
4. Your favorite purse? either my suede tassled one, or my suede brown Lucky bag.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? YAY every day!!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? hmm. my birthday was pretty fun.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? my eyelashes
8. Favorite summer reading? everything. i always start with harry potter and work my way to other books. i love reading.
9. Outfit: wifebeater and camo shorts. hot, yes.
10. Weekly goals: sit by the pool, hang with friends, etc.
luv2smilexo says
*scratches Tabs’ belly* I cant help it 😛
1. Mood:
tired but excited that my summer school classes are ending soon and that I am going to see my parents at the end of this week 😀
2. What’s the weather like out your way?
very similar to yours. overcast but not too cold.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note:
Dear Self,
You are amazing. You are just about done with 6 units of summer school and your ending it with rockin grades too.
4. Your favorite purse?
I absolutely love this white faux leather purse I got from H&M. Its fun to jazz it up by tying scarfs to it
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay?
That would be a big fat HELL YEAA. I am the queen of flip flops.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?
I spent an hour lounging on a hammock with a friends big white fluffy dog. I miss having pets around 🙁
7. What’s your favorite facial feature?
My eye lashes! They almost touch my brow bone. I love going to shop for makeup when the sales people ask me if i’m wearing fakes. Nope, these babies are au naturale.
8. Favorite summer reading?
magazines…I havent had much time for books recently
9. Outfit:
A Rosie the riveter tee and Victorias secret sweat pants. I have plans to go running later
10. Weekly goals:
Finish week 4 of couch to 5k running program and stop eating before 9pm
.-= luv2smilexo’s last blog post… Shu Uemura Cream Eyeshadow in Pbeige =-.
Lisa says
1. Mood: not really awake yet, but rested!
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Sunny and warm but breezy
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Dear Lisa: you don’t suck at life and/or grad school. In fact, you pretty much rock. Love, Lisa
4. Your favorite purse? I just got a really cute spring green structured tote. I love classic shapes in fun colors 🙂
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay! Rainbows are the best, hands down.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? I went swimming on Saturday and Sunday. Warm pool, warm sun… what could be better?
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? I like my lips a lot. They’re pretty full and a nice pink-ish color.
8. Favorite summer reading? Anything! I’ve been reading Ursula K. LeGuin lately.
9. Outfit: Green and white cotton skirt, white tank.
10. Weekly goals: Start writing this **** paper, get to the gym, have a good mini-vacation next weekend 🙂
Mary Eleazar says
Le list
1. Mood: a little randy–at 2:14 in the afternoon!!!???
2. What’s the weather like out your way? HOT, HOT HUMID, AND STEAMY
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: seriously? as randy as I feel now? TMI lady!!
4. Your favorite purse?a kenneth cole reaction satchel that’s seen better days…wish I could find one to replace it, but none are quite right…
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? yay in casual situations–nay for standing on all day
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? my recent (JULY 1) birthday–got misstaken for 25–I turned 43!!!
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? on myself? My lips are still pouty and cupid’s bow-ie.
8. Favorite summer reading? knitting pattern books–planning my xmas projects
9. Outfit: dark jeans and a green t that exactly matches my eyes–barefoot for now.
10. Weekly goals:
to NOT CONSUME the jar of Nutella I just purchased for my children!!!!!
Christy says
1. Mood: Cheerful & accomplished 🙂 I’ve been able to workout everyday but Saturday last week.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? The sun is really trying hard to peak through the clouds today. It’s a bit cool though to wear tank tops and shorts yet.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You are beautiful, be happy and enjoy the day
4. Your favorite purse? My bright pink Vernis Louis Vuitton tootsie roll bag. It is waterproof, hard and makes for a good weapon if necessary 😉 It holds just enough stuff without becoming too big
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay! I just can’t wear them at work :-/
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Waking up to my sick dog snoring away at the foot of my bed. I’m savoring it while I still have him. I nearly had to put him down a few weeks ago, so am just happy to know he’s still around 🙂
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes, not too big, not too small. I have a double lid too, which is rare for Asians.
8. Favorite summer reading? Honestly, I haven’t been reading many books lately, but I have been reading Shape magazine a lot! It’s good inspiration to eat well and work out hard 🙂
9. Outfit: olive green shorts and pink tank top. I am just about to go out and grab some groceries.
10. Weekly goals: Workout everyday, focus on that bikini 🙂
.-= Christy’s last blog post… MAC In The Groove Jazzed Cremesheen Lipstick Review -amp Lip Swatches =-.
Amber says
1. Mood: Relaxed! I am trying to maximize the last day of a 4-day weekend.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Sunny, hot, humid, with a chance of thunderstorms. Same forecast we’ll have every day until at least October.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Dear me, the people who love you can’t be wrong when they say you are smart and awesome at a lot of things, so stop worrying about people who don’t give you credit.
4. Your favorite purse? The answer varies with the season — right now it’s my pink Juicy ‘Coastal’ tote, but year-round I’d have to say my Junior Drake Megan bag. Tons of pockets and it’s some of the softest leather I’ve ever felt.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay! I wear pretty suede ones around town and save the rubber ones for the beach and the locker room.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Diving with sea turtles in Hawaii. Memorable and inspiring.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes. Most people can’t read them, but my husband can tell in a glance exactly how I’m feeling.
8. Favorite summer reading? Thrillers a la John Sandford and James Patterson. I can rip through one of those puppies in a few hours.
9. Outfit: I’m still in my workout clothes — blue Jockey tank, pink & white floral Old Navy terrycloth shorts. It’s not very cute but it was a home gym day! I think I am going straight from the shower to a t-shirt and pajama pants.
10. Weekly goals: Cook more, stress less. Listen to my body.
.-= Amber’s last blog post… Lime cake with lime sugar glaze =-.
Trisha says
1. Mood: Good, relaxed. I decided to take the day off, for the most part.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Ugh. It’s like Montana didn’t get the memo that it’s supposed to be summer now. It’ll be in the low 60s and cloudy all day. Yuck.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You’re beautiful. Also, you’re very motivated and goal-oriented, which is perfect for someone self-employed.
4. Your favorite purse? Most of my favorite purses are the ones I’ve made. Which reminds me that I have to make a new one.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay. I get the cheap ones from Old Navy. They come in tons of different colors and are 2 for 5. Good stuff.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? I had a lot of fun last night lighting sparklers with my mom and her husband in their driveway. I’m like a kid again! 😉
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? Hmmm… I like them all. But I’d say either my lips or my eyes the best. Then again, I like my nose, too….
8. Favorite summer reading? I’m reading The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I just went to Barnes & Noble the other day and got tons of books.
9. Outfit: I’m doing my laundry right now, though I’m not wearing ugly clothes or anything. Just stuff I wouldn’t normally wear. As in, my least favorite of my two good pairs of capri jeans and a cute blue top with cap sleeves.
10. Weekly goals: Finish planning my next ebook, make enough money to buy a soda stream.
.-= Trisha’s last blog post… Beauty Review- Avon Advance Technique Lotus Shield =-.
Tiffany says
1. Mood: so happy! no work today!
2. What’s the weather like out your way? hot and sunny.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: you are AWESOME
4. Your favorite purse? a yellow fake-croc Jessica Simpson number
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? YAY. love them.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? going to Tybee Island for a bachelorette party and chillin’ in the ocean for hours on end
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? lips, I guess
8. Favorite summer reading? I’m reading the first Sookie Stackhouse book
9. Outfit: purple skirt and black tank
10. Weekly goals: ugh, I don’t even know…
Nina says
Hey there! 🙂 How you doin? Off today and been cookin!
1. Mood: happy! days off make me happy.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? hothothothot! 🙂 humid too!
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note:
hey nina – stay happy, you are an awesome wifey to your hubs. your furkids love you. keep it up. love you, nina.
4. Your favorite purse? i actually dont have one – im an equal opportunity purse addict.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? yay. it can get too hot here in tx to wear shoes.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? just generally having a happy life with my hubs is really one of the best things that has ever happened to me. 🙂
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? my eyes. they really tell you whats going on inside my head and heart.
8. Favorite summer reading? chicklit for sure. 🙂
9. Outfit: oh wow. ratty shorts, ratty tshirt and bare feet. just got done cooking.
10. Weekly goals: short work week so make the most of it. finish some outstanding stuff at work.
Have a great day ahead, Karen and Tabs!
Kate & Zena says
1. Mood:
A bit tired.
2. What’s the weather like out your way?
Warm and a teensy bit humid. It’s 87 with 44% humidity.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note:
You’re beautiful just the way you are.
4. Your favorite purse?
A Guess one I’ve had for years and is just starting to fall apart a bit. I need to hit TJ Maxx and find a new one.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay?
Nay. They’re awful for your feet and aren’t really compatible with my spastic cerebral palsy.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?
Going to my grandma’s house on Saturday.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature?
Eyes. They’re a medium brown with grey rings.
8. Favorite summer reading?
The Gemma Doyle Trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing) by Libba Bray, The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld and His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman.
9. Outfit:
Pajamas currently.
10. Weekly goals:
Give Zena a bath. Sign up for Fall Semester classes. Get back to my abs workout!
Lisa Maria says
that picture of tabs is hilarious!!!! 😀
Mood:
good! I received a couple of chanel samples today and that cheered me up a lot! 🙂
What’s the weather like out your way?
it’s dark outside because it’s 10:11 pm already here
Please take a moment to write yourself a little love note:
Your creativity is a gift; cherish and nurture it.
I’ll leave your answer here because it fits so much!
Your favorite purse?
my favorite purse is some black fake leather purse with silver studs that I got from a friend last summer as a thank you for picking her up from the hospital 🙂
Flip-flops: yay or nay?
yay! I love wearing flip-flops around the house and in the garden when it’s warm outside
What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?
spending the afternoon at my friends place
What’s your favorite facial feature?
I’d say my lips. I get a lot of compliments on my lips too 🙂
Favorite summer reading?
I’m currently reading Eclipse and I do have to say that I kinda really like it.
Outfit:
tank and shorts. bed time!!
Weekly goals:
I want to re-decorate some areas at home and hopefully spend some more time with my friends !
.-= Lisa Maria’s last blog post… Photo =-.
Jen says
1. Mood: Chipper. Got a lot of sleep last night. Yummm.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Bright and sunny, big clouds.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You are a good person, and you will get to where you want to be eventually.
4. Your favorite purse? My Volcom shoulder bag that’s falling apart. 🙁
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? YAY! I live in Hawaii, hello!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Beer tasting with sister, who just came back from London!
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? Well, I get complimented most on my eyebrows. I like my eyes the best, though.
8. Favorite summer reading? I’m chugging through Elizabeth Haydon’s Requiem for the Sun, then I want to start of The Shadow of the Wind.
9. Outfit: Still bumming around in my sleeping clothes: boxers and a t-shirt.
10. Weekly goals: Get my hair trimmed, see Toy Story 3, clean up the clutter, earn some moolah!
Alison says
1. Mood: Pretty good!
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Beautifully sunny and warm, looking out over the fields to the sea is breathtaking
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You are smart and beautiful despite what you feel sometimes. Try not to be too self-concious and live more in the moment.
4. Your favorite purse? My big slouchy purple Radley bag my SO bought me last Christmas
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay! The ultimate summer shoe staple!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Definately meeting 30 Seconds to Mars (OMG Jared is so beautiful!) and seeing them perform live at Download Festival UK with my best mate! We Rocked!!!
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My skin, it’s usually pretty soft and porcelain-like but with a few little freckles
8. Favorite summer reading? hmmm…… thats a tough one! I really enjoyed The Island by Victoria Hislop, a beautiful and emotional story of a girl finding out about her family history and their connection to a leper colony island off the coast of Crete.
9. Outfit: Today just jeans, T and flip flops, very casual on my day off!
10. Weekly goals: To up the job hunt and get going with driving lessons again!
Rachael says
You got to meet 30 Seconds to Mars!? Super jealous 🙂
.-= Rachael’s last blog post… License to Thrill- I Wanna be a Bond Girl =-.
Alison says
Yeah we queued for 2 hours to meet them in the Kerrang signing tent! It was so worth it though!
lolamd says
1. Mood: Relaxed and bummed because tomorrow is a work day.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Hot and Humid..YUCK
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You are smart and can do whatever you want.
4. Your favorite purse? My black longchamp. I can throw anything into this bag. It is like a black hole.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Definitely YAY!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Back in the gym on Saturday morning after a month of laziness.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? Eyes
8. Favorite summer reading? The girl with the dragon tattoo
9. Outfit: Running shorts and sports bra
10. Weekly goals: Go to the gym tomorrow morning and eat healthy
astrid says
1. Mood: Finey fine, feeling accomplished on one part and could’ve done more on the other.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Very hot! I live in Berlin, Germany. We had 35 degrees this weekend. Berlin is notoriously known as grey, cold, and rainy.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Thank you for taking the plunge to follow your dream. You are very brave and I believe wholeheartedly that you can make it come true.
4. Your favorite purse? A small leather bag. It was my mom’s, it is vintage looking, I just love it!
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Neutral. I don’t really like to wear flip flops but I don’t mind if other people does. As long as it’s a decent looking flip flops.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Watching World Cup quarter final of Germany vs Argentina at Berlin’s fan fest along with 300.000 other fans. It was incredible! Even more so because Germany won ;).
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? The shape of my eyes.
8. Favorite summer reading? This summer would be Kristen Cashore’s Graceling. I usually love funny chicklits for summer though.
9. Outfit: Lavender shirt with a short white flirty skirt, and gladiator sandals.
10. Weekly goals: Finish the website project, and finish editing two more chapter of my novel.
Thanks for making the poll, Karen 🙂
.-= astrid’s last blog post… World Cup 2010 – Falling In Love With Deutschland =-.
astrid says
^^ ups just want to clarify it’s 35 degrees Celsius, which was 95 degrees Fahrenheit 😀
.-= astrid’s last blog post… World Cup 2010 – Falling In Love With Deutschland =-.
Courtney says
1. Mood: Pretty good. Kinda feel guilty because I have the day off and didn’t accomplish anything!
2. What’s the weather like out your way? It’s rainy and windy.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You are beautiful and caring. Despite how you view youself, others see you as a total knockout!
4. Your favorite purse? My black satin Coach bag.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay with shorts and yoga wear. Nay with skirts.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Spending quality time with my husband.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes
8. Favorite summer reading? Definetly chick lit. I always re-read my favorite book “Something Borrowed” by Emily Giffin. (great book choice with Hunger Games!! Can’t wait for the third book!!)
9. Outfit: Jeans, white flowey tank top, and bright yellow cardigan
10. Weekly goals: To meal plan, study my makeup textbook, and get a tan!!
Joey says
1.Mood:
Honestly, I’m pretty miserable right now =(
2.What’s the weather like out your way?
Hot as hell in NYC!
3.Please take a moment to write yourself a little love note:
You deserve better, and you will have better!
4.Your favorite purse?
My Strand Books tote with the cover of Nabokov’s “Lolita” on it.
5.Flip-flops: yay or nay?
YAY, but only if they’re Havianas.
6.What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?
This Saturday, I played with one of my best friend’s baby for four hours!
7.What’s your favorite facial feature?
I love the shape of my lips and my dimple!
8.Favorite summer reading?
HuffingtonPost.com!
9.Outfit:
Old Navy dark denim shorts and an Old Navy beige tank top, H&M black cardigan.
10.Weekly goals:
Write 5 blog articles, and stop thinking about stupid men!
Phyrra says
1. Mood: cheerful but sore
2. What’s the weather like out your way? rainy
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Ignore the haters, keep on doing what you’re doing.
4. Your favorite purse? right now, my Roxy purse
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? – yay but i prefer slides
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? my birthday party
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? my eyes
8. Favorite summer reading? right now, Kelley Armstrong
9. Outfit: yoga pants, peachy pink tank top
10. Weekly goals: finish my antibiotics, make it through my family visiting without any anxiety attacks
.-= Phyrra’s last blog post… Silk Naturals – Swatched =-.
Anna says
1. Mood: Pretty good, but with background low-level anxiety.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Hot and dry.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You’re good enough, smart enough, and doggone it, people like you!
4. Your favorite purse? A purple hobo bag that’s not huge, but is big enough to fit all the necessities. Yay for purple!
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Mostly nay. They make my feet and ankles hurt after a short while, so I don’t wear them very often.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Visiting my extended family in Seattle. I had a blast with them.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? I have nicely-shaped lips.
8. Favorite summer reading? I just tore through the “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” books.
9. Outfit: Khakis and a navy tank, with big wooden earrings.
10. Weekly goals: Finish data entry on my research project, and line up my qualifying exam committee.
Taylor says
1. Mood: Good. I just finished working out and I’m doing to dinner and a movie tonight : )
2. What’s the weather like out your way? It keeps switching between overcast and sunny but it’s not really warm…
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: I love your ability to accomplish goals.
4. Your favorite purse? I’m like you karen! It’s a big brown fossil bag that holds everything.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? YAY. Everyday.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? I got to lie in a hammock last night for the first time ever. It was fun to just chill.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? I like my lips. They are big but not too big.
8. Favorite summer reading? I’m reading wuthering heights at the moment. I’m almost done though : (
9. Outfit:
10. Weekly goals: Finish working out by thursday, and bring my clothes into the tailor.
Eileen says
1. Mood: Energetic and cheerful.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Typical June Gloom–yes, yes, I know it’s July, but I live near the beach 🙂
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Your strength and understanding helps guide me through difficult times.
4. Your favorite purse? A Coach bag in light camel. It has an apricot lining which makes me feel all summery.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? I had both my adult son’s in residence for the Fourth of July. Awesome!
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? I’ve been told I have beautiful eyes and cheekbones.
8. Favorite summer reading? For summer, any trashy romance or good mystery will do.
9. Outfit: Dark khaki green camp shirt, classic jeans, “antique” brass earrings and cuff by Banana Republic, barefoot.
10. Weekly goals: I need to run a million errands. All kinds of odds and ends that hve been stacking up.
Kayann says
1. Mood: bored but anxious for my hubby to get home!
2. What’s the weather like out your way? It’s been rainy all weekend!! I’m actually loving it. All of my energy has been spent cleaning my house!
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note:….
4. Your favorite purse? It’s actually a “quilted” black purse from Mark (Avon)!
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? YAY! I live in them during the summer!
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? hmm…..Hopefully I’ll have one this week! 😀
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? I love my lips and my eyes. My eyes are brown with goldish greenish flicks in it!
8. Favorite summer reading? I don’t know!! I need a new book!
9. Outfit: A blue and white striped jersey dress that I usually wear to the lake.
10. Weekly goals: hmm… Try not to miss my daughter too much! She’s spending the week with family!
amy says
1. Mood: OK
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Sunny and warm
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You will make the right decision and not regret it.
4. Your favorite purse? Right now is my Coach Signature Hobo bag
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My lips
8. Favorite summer reading? I just finished The Hunger Games book 1 last week and I loved it.
9. Outfit: denim sailor shorts and a gray tank
10. Weekly goals: Do the layout of my Urban Design project.
.-= amy’s last blog post… Great for Light Makeup- NARS Skin Softening Milk Cleanser =-.
i♥makeup says
1. Mood: Tired. I’ve been out all day.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Hot, sticky, humid.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Have patience, your time to shine will come.
4. Your favorite purse? YSL Muse
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Nay, ballet flats all the way.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Being around family and friends. I loved being around people who love me.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? Eyes.
8. Favorite summer reading? I’m about to start Candace Bushnell’s One Fifth Avenue
9. Outfit: Striped shirt from F21 and J Brand jeans
10. Weekly goals: JOB HUNT. JOB HUNT. JOB HUNT.
.-= i♥makeup’s last blog post… Style Speak Celebrity Updos Cannes 2010 =-.
kitty says
1. Mood: calm
2. What’s the weather like out your way? SOOOO HOT!!! near 100 today. cooler since the sun went down, but still pretty hot. luckily, i like.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You are so, so good. Stop worrying about that!
4. Your favorite purse? a black and gold leather one that a girlfriend got me for xmas last year
5. Flip-flops: though my official stance is nay (too sloppy for city living and get your feet so dirty!), i will admit that i have been yay-ing my havaianas lately and am kind of loving it…
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? had dinner with a high school friend i haven’t seen in eight or nine years and we picked up like we had not been apart five minutes– so fun!
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? eyes. nice colour & shape
8. Favorite summer reading? right now, i’m reading the thousand autumns of jacob de zoet by david mitchell and i’m really enjoying it
9. Outfit: black jeans and a black tank top
10. Weekly goals: colour hair!!!
i wish everyone a pleasnat and productive week ^^
Rachael says
1. Mood: Exhausted. Me and the boyfriend went to the Columbus zoo today, and wandered around for a good 5 hours.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Hot and humid. I played how afro like can my curls get.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Love yourself for who you are, not who you aren’t.
4. Your favorite purse? My Michael Kors bag I treated myself to after a few days of waitressing tips. A super soft, brown leather that’s a larger shoulder bag but not so big that I feel like the bag is wearing me.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Certain ones, I dislike the flimsy foam ones but my Born ones are super comfy. I wore them all day today without any discomfort.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? My older brother and my boyfriend are finally getting along. It took away so much stress about Chris being my date to my big brother’s wedding.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My freckles. I know they aren’t really a facial feature but I think they’re cute (even though they show that I’ve been out in the sun and had some damage regardless of sunscreen) and go well with my red hair.
8. Favorite summer reading? My year round favorite reading is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I can read that book and any of hers anytime of the year.
9. Outfit: White tank top and jean cut off shorts and a teal and white batik scarf in my hair from World Market. Keeps the red red in the sun…
10. Weekly goals: Meet up with my sister-in-law to-be so she can see where the other bridesmaids need to hem their dresses to look even with mine, teach my grandma how to open up attachments in email and figure out if the boyfriend and I can go to Florida with the band he plays in next month.
.-= Rachael’s last blog post… License to Thrill- I Wanna be a Bond Girl =-.
Laurels! says
1. Mood: Optimistic. I’m job hunting and I can only hope everything goes as planned.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Hot..HOt…HOT!
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Accept all those things you cannot change and embrace yourself!
4. Your favorite purse? A Coach bag given to me by my father.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay! But only when I’m getting a pedi, going to the beach or hanging around the house.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? My husband coming out of the blue, hugging me and telling me he loves me.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes.
8. Favorite summer reading? “Eat, Pray, Love” by Melissa Gilbert and “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
9. Outfit: Jeggins, white eyelet top, gold sandals, Gold hoop earrings
10. Weekly goals: Hopefully find a job!
Denise says
1. Mood: Self protective, cell off
2. What’s the weather like out your way? gray and humid, drizzling
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note:You are a great Mom!
4. Your favorite purse? My navy channel
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Just started to appreciate the open comfort of flip flops
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? My twins high school graduation
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My light brown eyes
8. Favorite summer reading? The passage by Justin Cronin
9. Outfit: flower patterned romper and sandals
10. Weekly goals: exercise 4-5 times week , eat well ,reduce stress
Catherine says
It’s still Monday! And I believe this is my first Monday poll in 3 weeks or something LOL.
1. Mood: JET LAGGED.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Cool and crisp. I have never been so incredibly thankful for Southern California coastline weather than I have now, after my recent trip to Greece.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note:
You deserve a break, relish it!
4. Your favorite purse?
The Köln (Cologne in English) shoulder bag I got at the main railway station there, in Germany. So roomy and cute too!
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? YAY for Rainbows! 😀 My first pair just died in Athens on the last leg of our trip… (they were 4 years old though, even before the trip).
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately?
While my trip to Germany and Greece was truly amazing in some parts, I would have to say coming home and taking a nice hot bath/scrub/mask after a whole month of exams/moving/traveling felt INCREDIBLE.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature?
My smile.
8. Favorite summer reading?
Can’t think of anything, actually – I haven’t been reading much throughout college and I’m out of practice! I hope to find a good book soon though!
9. Outfit:
Right now, PJs. Today, a dusty pink cotton dress with tiny black polka dots and lace, grey skinny jeans (because it was chilly) and a black boyfriend blazer.
10. Weekly goals:
Get moved in to my summer sublet and get up to speed in lab and at work. Aaaaand of course watch the two World Cup semifinal games! 😀
.-= Catherine’s last blog post… Back with June Favorites- =-.
Sarah says
1. Mood: Sleepy.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? sunny…thank goodness, it’s been raining for days.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Dear S, You are amazing! Love, Me
4. Your favorite purse? my black and red D&G bag
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Yay when the feet are “in check”. Nay when they aren’t.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? taking vacation days. I needed a break.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? between heart-shaped and round and oval
8. Favorite summer reading? magazines….I don’t read them unless I’m laying by the pool
9. Outfit: white skirt, blue tank, denim jacket
10. Weekly goals: run at least 3 times, work on my patience, buy a different litter box for Elliott (this is a much more difficult task when you have a 20-pound cat)
kelly jo says
1. Mood: Disengaged. Trying to “get with it” to start the week (a la doing Monday’s poll on Tuesday!)
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Sunny and headed toward 85 today.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: You’re only overwhelmed at work because people think you do GREAT work and know you are dependable. So, see, it’s really a compliment.
4. Your favorite purse? Black Coach large Madison. It’s the shiny leather which somehow shows less wear, and everything fits with nice big organized pockets. Love her.
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? HELLS YAY! just not at work, sadly
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? My entire past weekend! Saw friends-so-close-they’re-family out in Portland, had a beautiful day in wine country, an amazing hike up the Lewis and Clark trail followed by hot chocolate in a soggy Cannon Beach, and then riding the bridges through town on a breakfast sampler tour yesterday….great weather, killer food and best friends to boot!
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? my eyes – they change from blue to grey, sort of like sea water does. i don’t know what influences it, but it’s cool!
8. Favorite summer reading? i tend to read fiction in the summer…i like nonfiction the most, but in summer i take a break from it so i can chat books with my girlfriends since they tend to ramp up the reading in summer 😉
9. Outfit: grey Gap pants, black flats, and a sleeveless black merino tank
10. Weekly goals: get so organized and ahead that i can take thursday afternoon off to see a day-time baseball game
Trude says
Since today’s my Monday, I thought I’d participate anyways! 🙂
1. Mood: Sooo sleepy since the boy is sick and snored like nobody’s business last night. But good after a nice 3-day weekend.
2. What’s the weather like out your way? Gloomy. Had to use my wipers this morning on the way to work!
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Your photography has come a long way and you really can do this for a living!
4. Your favorite purse? Right now it’s a steal I got from handbagheaven.com, a black quilted doctor style bag that fits more than you think it would. 🙂
5. Flip-flops: yay or nay? Absolutely yay! It just depends on the setting.
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? A Fourth of July dinner/party on Sunday that the boy and his friends threw. Just a small group, amazing seafood for dinner and it was a great time.
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes.
8. Favorite summer reading? Any Sookie Stackhouse book. 🙂
9. Outfit: Tan pants, bronze metallic flats, purple silk top.
10. Weekly goals: Finish up photos from my cousin’s wedding, do a blog post about it, get ready for my road trip up to your neck of the woods! 🙂
.-= Trude’s last blog post… For Your Amusement =-.
Maygan says
cute!
.-= Maygan’s last blog post… MayCupChic2- New Blog Post Cool makeup tip I learned today from MAC Senior Artist Fred V- http-maycupchicblogspotcom- =-.
Ama says
1. Mood: Worried
2. What’s the weather like out your way? UNBEARABLY HOT.
3. Please take a moment to write yourself a love note: Dear me, Stay fierce! Love, me
4. Your favorite purse? Chanel tote
5. Flip-flops: NAY
6. What’s one of the best experiences you’ve had lately? Most recently? Stumbling upon this amazing skincare review at Haleh.tv: http://haleh.tv/anything-goes/message-in-a-bottle-arganica-skincare-a-miracle-beauty-product
7. What’s your favorite facial feature? My eyes!
8. Favorite summer reading? Right now, Water for Elephants.
9. Outfit: T-shirt and hotpants! It”s steaming.
10. Weekly goals: Work out more.