{time is fleeting + a new month}

. . . as if it were only a moment ago, we were welcoming the month of march and celebrating the first day of spring -- and through the beautiful flurry of everyday things, busy hours, lively lunch dates and happy news, time slipped away and before long, the beginning of a new month . . .

wishing you a happy april & hope it's off to a perfect start,
xo

{p.s.} more julia:
* perfectly carefree
* at the side

{images: editorial - spring in bloom, julia stegner by sanchez & mongiello for vogue china march 2007 via fashion gone rogue and dust jacket attic}

{inspiration: back to black}

. . . had all but abandoned black {in the home, but not the closet} long ago, believing it to be a little overwhelming and sombre for bright and sunny rooms -- and yet -- have recently become enchanted by its bold elegance and dramatic charm . . .













{images: 1 - photography by eric piasecki for martha stewart living, text by this is glamorous; 2 - marie claire maison via absolutely beautiful things; 3 - petra bindel via desire to inspire, extensive photo-editing by this is glamorous; 4 - tom scheerer; 5 - angus fergusson via desire to inspire; 6 - michael bargo's manhattan apartment, photography by douglas friedman for domino magazine; 7 - laura resen; 8 - chloë sevigny by the selby; 9 - via bloomacious; 10 - julia steger photographed by maciek kobielski; 11 - photography by annie schlechter for domino magazine}

{perfectly carefree}

Apartment Therapy's 11 Tips for Slowing Down really struck a chord, as I sleep less and less and find myself buried under more projects, appointments, social engagements, and never-ending to-do lists, and while it's great to be busy, it's always wonderful to take a few moments out . . .

{tip #4:}
• This goes along with doing one thing at a time and is the hardest thing for us: don't open tabs in your browser. Only read one website at a time and don't open 16 more in tabs to read later. Just one at a time (and don't spend all night doing it either!).

Besides having a myriad of tabs and applications open, the lack of sleep, and constant e-mailing checking {BlackBerrys did make it to The City of Light, despite good intentions}, realize that the times that I feel most relaxed is when we drop everything and drive out of the city for a weekend get-away . . .

One of my favourite times where I felt completely and perfectly carefree was {here}

{When was the last time you felt carefree and what do you do to unwind at the end of the day?}

{image credits: Harper's Bazaar US February 2008; photographer: Solve Sundsbo; fashion editor: George Cortina; model: Julia Stegner; uploaded by ecstasy_lover via foto decadent}