My Instagram feed is filled with blossom and blue skies, the showers are pouring, Starbucks have floral cups and it’s light past 5pm – it can only be April!
Easter came and went far too early this year. One minute we were taking down the Christmas decorations, and the next the clocks had gone forward and the Easter bunny had been. I normally don’t take too much notice of Easter, but I was a bit disappointed to not enjoy it more this year (although chocolate eggs and a long weekend will never go unappreciated). I’ll be spending this month consuming the vast quantities of chocolate the Easter bunny oh so kindly sent my way and dreaming of the May bank holiday weekends. Happy April everyone!
*Have a ‘colour only’ rule: The shops are bringing out their summer clothes and the urge to spend gets greater every day. I have really noticed lately how stuck in a rut I can get with my clothing – black, grey or white (with a hint of navy for good measure) is about as exciting as it gets. Zara may be a beautiful masterclass in monochrome minimalism, but the sun is out and we need to leave those bleak colours behind. From now on, I’m only buying colour (I’ll also be buying white because I just can’t part with it…), and I think you should give it a go as well.
*Spring clean your desk: I’ve never been that enthused by spring cleaning. Cleaning is dull enough, why must we do more just because it’s spring? However, I’ve recently moved offices and was forced to clean out my desk. I’m now at a beautiful new desk with only the bare essentials cluttering it, and my goodness does it make you feel productive! Suddenly everything has a ‘place’, it’s a lovely place to be and just gleams. So rather than dusting, hoovering and scrubbing your house from top to bottom – just start with your desk. And if that’s all you get around to doing, then that’s more than enough.
*Make evening plans: Now it is actually light in the evenings, making plans is so much more fun. Start investigating roof top bars (perhaps preempting summer a little, but just wrap up warm), go for evening runs or just take a walk. We’re finally done with the winter hibernation, so round up the troops and have fun!
That is so true about the skip-forward in time we went through from Christmas to Easter! It seemed as if Time tore the January, February, and March pages from the calendar this year. Black and navy are my fashion go-to’s as well. I’d love to spring-ify my wardrobe with brighter colors if I could find things I felt comfortable in.
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I know, it seems so crazy it’s April already!! Maybe start with finding colourful versions of your monochrome clothes, shops usually do the same things in tons of different colours! Thanks so much for reading 🙂 x
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Lovely post!
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Thanks so much! X
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I need to stop hibernating and make evening plans, too! I didn’t know starbucks had those floral cups ahhh
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Yes, they’re so cute! Thanks so much for reading 🙂 x
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Love this! X
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Thank you! x
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awesome post
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Thanks so much! x
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u r welcome dear
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Awesome post and tips!! 🙂
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Thank you so much! x
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Amazing post Sarah! Lovely blog.
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Thanks so much – that’s so kind of you! x
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This year is going sooo fast isn’t it!?
I loved this post, I love the way you write
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I know it’s so scary, how can it be April already?! Thanks so much, that’s so kind of you 🙂 x
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Haha! It’s not a problem ☺️ Xx
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Great post Sarah. Although it’s autumn here in Sydney, I think my desk needs a well deserved clean! Enjoy the rest of your April!
Vivienne X
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Thank you for reading! Desks are always in need of a good clean! x
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