ready for spring

i am so over winter -- i'm sick of all my clothes, i don't want to buy anything new for cold weather.  i'm itching for the new season to come, and don't like feeling stuck in this residual season.  feeling a little uninspired lately.

don't get me wrong, 2012 thus far's been great (:

but as the years pass the events and celebrations that take place in my life and in the loved ones' around me have more meaning, more depth, and more importance.  realizing that almost half of my year is already planned out is drastically different from the way i lived back in college -- the planning gets overwhelming at times but i think only an indicator of my observation, and inevitable growth.

my job at work is to plan in a retail environment.  all day long i'm looking at styles and stories behind them.  which ones are working, and which ones aren't?  what does history tell me that i can take and use to guide in making the best decisions go forward?  what are the resources available that can be used as leverage?  what are the logistics behind the execution of a strategy?

the last thing i want to do in my personal life is to plan things -- i think naturally it's my initial reaction to doing it anytime after 6.

but it is a strength of mine.  inspiration is at times what i lack to do it well.

spring cleaning, buying groceries, planning a birthday, booking trips, doing my taxes, spending time with my sister, spending time with friends, finishing projects that i've started, reevaluating goals, financial and personal -- balancing all of these isn't just planning, it's life.

this, i feel is the most important thing to keep in mind: that no matter what age you are, everything in life is about balance.

good thing i'm a good planner.

perspective has given me motivation to put it to better use.

excited for spring, and the rest of 2012. 

cheers,

xxmon

little things

my boyfriend had a bouquet of flowers delivered to me at work a couple weeks ago.  i was completely caught off guard as he played detective unbeknownst to me to get my work address in the first place.  he's sweet <3

i'm not used to having living things in my apartment--be it a pet, nor do i have plants, but with these flowers i diligently cut the stems, changed the water, fed it flower food, and they lasted well over a week! coming into work and seeing these flowers blossom a bit more each morning really put me in a good mood.  naturally they started to wilt, and no amount of tender care i could give would do anything for them, so i was forced to put them away.

and i won't lie.. their lack of presence was felt.

i've decided that i'm going to buy flowers on my way into work on monday mornings.  

the things i gained from having that bouquet alive and well far outpaced the little maintenance they asked of me.  what's not to love.

cheers to my first batch tomorrow (:

what should i get...

xxmon

onto the next one

finally took the time to look at jo malone's line of scents and ended up landing on my newest fragrance.  

LIKE: english pear&freesia, nectarine blossom&honey, white jasmine&mint

INDIFFERENT: pomegranate noir, orange blossom

DISLIKE: french lime blossom, lime basil&mandarin, grapefruit

from chloe --> margiela

hello, jo malone: wild bluebell.

"It's a light and fresh floral that smells like a spring garden with top notes of fresh bluebell and clove combined with hints of lily of the valley, eglantine, jasmine, white amber and musk."

Top notes: bluebell and cloves
Heart: lily of the valley, jasmine, rose hip
Base: white amber and musk

love the way the perfume smells, when i first spray in the morning and the way it turns by end of day.

layering on nectarine blossom & honey also makes for a really good combination on me.  the line in general is overall so clean and fresh, which is what i really liked about it.

loving my newest addition.

ready for spring.