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New flavors of loose tea from Tea Guys, in cute canisters designed by Molly Hatch

Is this winter ever going to end? I mean, really, I’m starting to wonder if I have a mild case of Seasonal Affective Disorder. That, or I may be suffering from Groundhog Day syndrome. Every day seems to bleed into the next, which is only amplified by the fact that it’s dark when I wake up and go into work and it’s dark again by the time I leave the office to head home. I don’t think that I’ve ever looked forward to the spring time change more. In the meantime, I’m slogging through, mostly indoors, by fixating on the things that are currently bringing me joy... 

Lots of exciting planning/booking for our upcoming trip to the UK, Ireland and Paris

Decadent gold-wrapped Fuhgeddaboudits from Bouchon Bakery

A forceful reminder of Saturday morning yoga class at the front door

Clustered candles on every surface to ward off the dark winter nights

Easter Eggs-travaganza

Enjoying a seasonal favorite accented by the perfect color, Essie’s Nice is Nice

The weekend went by in a blur, and not just because we squeezed in so many Easter-themed events.  As a regular reader of the photography tips on this fantastic blog, I’ve been looking forward to getting a new lens so that I can achieve the background-blur bokeh effect in my photographs. Since I received the new equipment on Friday afternoon, I’ve been more than happy to experiment with it by documenting all of our fun holiday adventures.

Letting the cool breeze mingle with a Spring-scented candle that I hid away at the end of last summer

Finding our last-minute handiwork fun, but a tad less than eggs-ceptional

Instead of hunting for eggs, sandcastle-scouting on the shores of Lake Michigan

Putting some of my latest craft purchases to work; Inside reads "Have a Tweet Easter!"