[sigh.]

the penultimate moment of the last two weeks has come and gone. and now, we are here. on a monday, with nothing planned, dressed in my civvies, big felt hat on tip, bright red lips and the perfect jean jacket...sitting in a coffee shop, laptop in front of me, spring in the air, iced latte in a glass.

this is what i've needed. moments of ease. of comfort, of time and space to think and create.

[a-men.]

a few things to ease into spring:

discover new music. // i often forget how much i love music until i hear something that moves my soul. when do i feel most alive? after a sweaty vinyasa yoga class set to the perfect soundtrack. what's a favorite past time? discovering new music on npr. when do i have some of my biggest a-ha moments? through tears and giant smiles on my mat.

artists to love.// [hozier] obviously. but don't just listen to 'take me to church.' check out his free session on npr - you'll realize he's actually more talented than you think he is. thanks to listening to npr, my ears were first exposed to his beautiful voice early last year. [chet faker] with a voice full of soul and some fun dance beats, he'll get you in the mood for anything. [jessie ware] i'm a sucker for voices and hers is beautiful.

and a handful of others: lord huron, lake street dive, fort francis, leon bridges.

a new mattress.// i think i've inherited a sleepless gene from my mother. [thanks, mom.] combine that with a mattress that my mister has had since at least 2006 and you're guaranteed to lack serious REM sleep. spring calls for a spring-less mattress, so i think we're going with one in a box.

a [re] newed diy project. or 12.// thanks to apartment therapy's january cure, i made a list of projects to tackle in the next couple of months. the list is long, but i'm ready to make our house into a home...even if only for a few more months or so.

on the list:

give some new life to our diy dining room table project of last summer with this diy.
finish my bench. be gone, wobbly base.
paint. specifically, the bright lime green bathroom. it's messing up my feng shui.

happy spring.