Spring starts officially near the end of March and it’s a favorite season for many. It represents light after the darkness of the winter. It’s also time for rebirth and renewal. Below are a few indulgences for the new season that you should allow yourself:

- BUY a new fragrance

- LEARN and practice some gardening

- WALK in a park just to observe the new flowers and their smell; Paris and Amsterdam look beautiful in April

- CYCLE more

- WALK barefoot again

- REORGANIZE your wardrobe, bringing the light and colorful clothes upfront

- UPDATE your handkerchiefs. Liberty, the ultimate “spring shop” in London, has very nice ones

- START reading a new book. Try “Treatise on Elegant Living” by Balzac, where you can find sensible aphorisms like “Any man who does not frequently visit Paris will never be completely elegant”

- GIVE an unexpected gift to your girlfriend or boyfriend

- SPREAD flowers all over your house, including flowers prints on the bed sheets. Why not?

- RE-SHAPE the design of your facial hair. A visit to the exclusive barbershop GEO F. Trumper in London might do miracles for you

- PREPARE your summer travel plans

- LOOK outside your window. Life is happening outside again!

Picture above: Collages from an old diary

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