A Cup of Catherine

Thinking Out Loud With A Survey

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Hey, guys! Hope you’re having a lovely Thursday. Just hang in there—the weekend is right around the corner!

Even though I have a ridiculous number of drafts in my folder, I thought I’d share a light-hearted post today. I saw this survey first on Peanut Butter Fingers, but I’ve seen it a number of places since.

But first—thanks for all the love on Monday’s post. Honestly I was a bit afraid to hit “publish” because I feared people might read into it like I was pointing fingers or blaming the HLB community for something it can’t 100% police or prevent.

That’s so not the case. In fact, I think the HLB community is incredibly positive on the whole, and I’ve connected with a lot of great bloggers this year. I’m glad you all could relate! <3

Anyway, let’s think out loud, survey-style.

5 Places I’m Dying to Visit

  • Italy! All of it—Rome, Florence, the coast.
  • Iceland
  • Napa Valley
  • Ireland
  • Egypt (I’d love to see the pyramids in person)

//Iceland via a friend’s FB//

5 Foods I Eat (or Drink) Every Day

  • Bananas
  • Peanut butter
  • Greek yogurt
  • Eggs (not every day—but often)
  • COFFEE

5 Talents I Wish I Had

  • Singing
  • Any musical instrument (but probably piano, violin, or the banjo!)
  • Knitting or crocheting
  • Web design/coding
  • Being fluent in several foreign languages (I definitely think that’s a talent—or at least a special disposition that certain people have!)

5 Healthy Food Bloggers I Wish Could Cook For Me Everyday

5 Instagram Accounts I Love

//NOLA home via//

5 Things I Wear (Almost) Every Day

  • My engagement and wedding ring
  • Faux diamond stud earrings (sometimes I’ll change it up, but they’re my go-to)
  • Eye glasses
  • Liz Lange maternity t-shirt from Target (too comfy to pack away)
  • Tulip necklace from Mignon Faget (like the diamond studs, sometimes I change it up)

5 Songs I Listen To On Repeat

  • Seasons of Love (from Rent)
  • Uptown Funk (still not sick of it)
  • The entire Pitch Perfect soundtrack
  • Valerie (Glee Cast or Amy Winehouse)
  • The entire (self-titled) first album from The Head and the Heart

5 Beauty Products I Use Every Day

  • Burts Bee’s chapstick
  • Rosehip seed oil (this is a new one thanks to Julie)
  • Neutrogena Healthy Skin Brightening Eye Perfector (for those hereditary dark circles)
  • Dove antiperspirant (nothing glamorous, but definitely an every day thing!)
  • Body lotion (usually L’Occitane or Bath and Body Works)

5 Movies I Can Watch On Repeat

  • Pitch Perfect
  • Love Actually
  • Forrest Gump
  • You’ve Got Mail
  • Sleepless in Seattle (apparently I’m a Tom Hanks fan!)

5 Books On My Current Reading List

  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (bought it, just haven’t started it)
  • Go Set A Watchman (RIP, Harper Lee!)
  • All The Light We Cannot See
  • Room
  • Luckiest Girl Alive

5 Random Things I Ate Yesterday

  • Tagalongs (Girl Scout cookies)
  • Greek yogurt
  • Peanut butter
  • Pasta with roasted zucchini and cherry tomatoes
  • Morning Star black bean burger

Now it’s your turn—pick a category (or few) and tell me 5 things about yourself!

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    1. Pitch perfect is the best movie. Also eat peanut butter and bananas every day, and drink coffee everyday too. I would be dead without it haha. I always wear my lokai bracelet and use my eos chapstick every day!

    2. The Head and the Heart is one of my favorites!! I listen to the Bon Iver Pandora radio station and the come on a lot. “Sound like Hallelujah” has been on repeat for me lately!
      5 places I’m dying to visit: Redwood forest in California, Jerusalem, a tropical island (I really want to go on a cruise), Greece, Harry Potter World

      • Jerusalem! Almost included it over Egypt. It’s definitely on the list – I would be too scared to go with all the turmoil in the Middle East currently, though (Egypt too).
        Harry Potter World is awesome. We went 3 years ago and it was the coolest. And that’s probably my favorite song of theirs!

      • Oats – how could I have forgotten those?
        Yes, I’ve heard Room is very dark but since the movie got a lot of buzz, I really want to read before watching!

    6. Baaah love actually and pitch perfect!! My faves. So good. Other guilty pleasure movies of mine: my best friends wedding, how to lose a guy in ten days and titanic. Gosh. I guess I like my chick flicks. Nice to get to know you!

      • It’s funny – even though I’m not big into current chick flicks, those are often my favorites from the past. I loooove Titanic and all the others you’ve mentioned, too!

      • Seriously – nobody I know listens to them! They were actually playing in my hometown 4 days before my due date and as much as I wanted to chance it, we stayed home (& my son was born 2 days later). Hoping they come back.

    9. I use basically the EXACT same beauty products! I just found the rose hip oil thanks to Julie!

        • I like it, but I’ve been experiencing some severe hormonal acne (prior to using it). I’m hoping it helps.

    10. Again – love love loved Monday’s post 🙂 I eat the same five foods every day, but eggs a little less often. I wish I could learn to love eggs more!