Spring Fever

Do you ever get spring fever? That burning desire to drop everything and have a picnic in the park? Clean for entire afternoons? Take out all your summer clothes and tuck away your winter coats? Fill your home with flowers and house plants? Breaking out your sandals maybe a little too early? Sit in your house and wish you had something to do outside to enjoy the weather?

yes. yes. yes. yes. yes. yes.

Working in an office with a window gets harder during the warmer months. All I want to do is be outside in the sun. But that's how life goes. This spring and summer are going to be different in the best possible ways. The changing of the seasons is always something to be excited about in my opinion. I love consistent change and as much as I love warm weather, living somewhere without seasons would get old for me after a while.

My hopes are high for this spring, and so far it has been very lovely. On the horizon I'm looking forward to long days at the shore, BBQs, and weekend vacations. I'm excited to see some larger projects done that I've been putting off. Let's just say, my expectations are high.

What are you looking forward to now that the weather is nicer?

Happy weekend! Make it a good one!

Currently Reading: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

I've been seeing Mindy Kaling's book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, everywhere and always found myself very attracted to the cover. The wallpaper, the expression on her face, her pink sweater...it just looked so darling. I finally picked up the book and it did not disappoint. This book is a riot. Very fun and a super easy read that made it very enjoyable to read during my lunch break or after a long day. I was a fan of The Office for a long time and catch Kaling's new series, The Mindy Project, when I realize it's on so I enjoyed reading about Kaling's life and how she got where she is. It's also filled with pretty funny antidotes and lists of different things she's learned or decisions she's come to. I actually laughed out loud multiple times while reading!

The book is very lovely. I'm partial to reading about those who follow their dreams, but take an unconventional path to get there. And I find it most interesting when that person is a woman and the path she takes is full of hurtles and diversions. My only regret is that I wish I would have saved the book for the summer, because it would be a perfect beach or pool-side read!

Let's Talk About Cats.

It's not a secret that I might be a crazy cat lady. I actually have to tell myself that our house, my office, and my wardobe cannot be 100 percent cat stuff because people will start thinking I'm nuts. As I am writing this, I'm wearing a cat blouse, there are about four kitty knick knacks, and staring at a calendar with photos of my own cats (made by my darling best friend last Christmas). Let's just say, I'm a cat enthusiast and leave it at that.

But it's so easy to fill your life with cats when people are designing such lovely feline stuff right now! Here are a few of my current favorites!

1. Meow for Measuring Cups, 2. Paul & Joe Cat Collection Blusher Sticks, 3. Picasso Cats Scarf, 4. You've Gato Call Phone Stand, 5. Cat Printed Mary Janes, 6. Animal Clothes Hangers, 7. Handmade Kitten-printed iPad case, 8. Stay Home Club T-Shirt, 9. Meow's the Time Heels in Pink.

May Goals

Last month I wanted to get a bunch of things in order. The new car situation is moving along; down payment is down and then I wait. It's unfortunate that my desired color/needs combination means I can't have what I want right away. I did some spring cleaning and purged my closets, which is great. Still waiting to get those to-do list items done though.... On to May...

• Spend more time outside. Enjoying time together and the warm weather.
• Try and decide what we are doing with our apartment. With our good news last week, we need to try and figure out what kind of an apartment we are looking for and what works best for us. This might not get situated this week, but we will see.
• Get back into cooking dinner. Now that both of us will be home for dinner more, I need to snap myself back into cooking mode. I actually like it, even though it does make me a bit stressed. I find it satisfying.

Happy Spring!

Around Here

I'm looking forward to getting this week over with. After this weekend, life will be working it's way to a new "normal" with more family time and warm weather. I'm excited to begin thinking (and planning) vacations and outings. Spending weekends down the shore sitting on the beach and eating ice cream. Right now, these are just dreams. 

For now, I just want to focus on getting some around the house things done, projects completed, and treats baked. Busy, busy, busy.