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 five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a good start.
1. What’s your morning grooming routine as of late?
First things first: totally late Monday Poll today, I know! It’s been one of those days!
So, I splash hella cold water on my face, and yes, it’s a little uncomfortable, to say the least, but it immediately wakes me up (and I need all the help I can get).
Then comes the usual slew of face potions, followed by body lotion on my limbs.
Next, after I finish about an hour of morning maintenance tasks, blogging, writing, etc., I’ll do my makeup, and then my hair last.
Oh — and kinda-sorta off topic, but I’ve been doing 5-minute makeup a lot lately, and Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter has been my workhorse! I’m thinking of getting another bottle at the Sephora holiday sale happening now (along with a few other CT things… She’s been my EVERYTHING lately).
2. Candy canes or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate with milk. Ideally, not *too* sweet, either.
3. What shoes are you usually wearing on a typical weekday?
Some version of the Nike Winflo Zoom… Peep these hot pink ones I want to treat myself to!
4. What kind of bed do you prefer?
I like my beds firm with a slightly squishy mattress, a few down pillows that conform to the shape of my head (but not so many pillows that they cover the entire bed), and sheets and blankets that feel cool and soft on my skin.
I also like to make the bed first thing in the morning… It doesn’t have to have hospital corners or anything, but I if I don’t do the bed right away in the morning, I feel disheveled whenever I walk into the room.
5. Favorite reindeer?
Rudolph, obvs, because I love stories about outsiders who triumph against all odds in the end!
Feeling all the big feelings
The big news around our house this weekend (’cause I live with a toddler!) was that we went to see Frozen 2 for the second time in two weeks…and ya know what? I liked it even more than I did the first time around.
I won’t spoil it for you, but let’s just say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s one of those animated movies you can totally watch and appreciate as an adult. It has those layers.
Themes include self-discovery, learning from mistakes, making difficult choices that involve sacrifice, dealing with grief and heartache, and DUDE — I left the theater feeling all the big feels.
Watch it if you haven’t already! I’m pretty sure you’ll love it.
Happy Monday. 🙂 Did you day get off to a good start?
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’s your morning grooming routine?
2. Candy canes or hot chocolate?
3. What shoe are you usually wearing?
4. What kind of bed do you prefer?
5. Favorite reindeer?
😺
