Cherry blossoms; spring cleaning; Dolly’s photobomb!; bowler hat love; Klimt at the Met; Shiva & Parvati at Phagwah!

Bonjour! I’m writing to you from the tail-end of a glorious, lazy Wednesday, which included a trip to the Met with Isaac to saturate my eyeballs, a walk from the Upper East Side to Times Square, eating a sneaky cupcake at my husband’s work, & falling in love with a pair of Karen Walker Anytime sunglasses in tortoise… It was fantastic to get away from my computer for a day & soak up the city; definitely something I need to do more often!

Here’s a little list of things that have made me smile recently. Have you been writing your regular gratitude lists, too? If not, there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get into the groove (boy, you’ve got to prove, your love to meeeee)!

Ultimate blogger cliche #3,472: Macarons & bokeh!

Super-lovin’… Eating passionfruit for breakfast (what could be better?!) Off The Wall as Monday morning music Emails from Francesca Lia Block Gawping at the Klimts in the Met Celebrating macaron day (!!!) The fact that I can now do unassisted pull-ups! (TOUGH!) Rooftop gardens (I want one so much!) Unexpected surprises from my Amazon wishlist (thank you!!!) Wishing I could dance like Michael Jackson, & being newly inspired by watching documentaries on him Sunshine, AMAZING, & wearing sundresses Dolly’s obsession with her dog bed! Falling in love with dogs up for adoption (I wish we had space for one more…) Fantastic street art Writing & receiving letters! J. Cole “Intoxibellas”… Thanks Tyra! Alice Temperley for Filofax (mega-love) The way Dolly falls asleep with her head on my shoulder every morning The smell of Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Bronzer (like chocolate, & even better, gives your skin a lovely tint!) The guy at Sixteen Handles who let me scoop hot fudge directly out of the machine Meeting up with my husband to harass him at work & eat a cupcake at his desk The Jonathan Adler shop in Soho (divine) Rekindling my love affair with MAC Cosmetics’ MV2 perfume Laughing with my man & it is his birthday tomorrow! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE! Having dreams about my best friends Bright pink orchids on my desk Talking blogging bidness with smart people Elevating & getting on some NEXT LEVEL ish Chocolate raspberry Luna Bars (yum) Sparkly purple manicures Discovering rad new make-up (I will share soon!) Dancing around in my underwear! Yes!

Leopard-print coat & Michael Kors watch; cleaning the house in wedges!; cutest lizard ever; Aldo Calcagnis; taxi portrait; tulips opening up; an “eyelashes” jar (clearly need!); choose your own fortune; majorly loving over-the-knee socks right now…

By the way, if you’d like to win a fantastic ring from Plukka — they did the peacock ring I’m wearing in my header! — here’s your chance! Good luck!

Love & fluttering eyelashes,