Hello! or should I say Bonjour? It’s Marisa here from Creative Thursday writing to you from Paris.

I tend to go on {and on} about my thoughts on things, and life and such but I promised myself that on Victoria’s beautiful blog, I’d let the pictures do most of the talking. What I will say is this: There comes a point where waiting for the perfect time, becomes a decision that now is a perfect time.

After years of thinking about living in Europe part time, we {my boyfriend Sean and I} finally decided that now was the perfect time. Did we know how it would all come together, exactly? Nope, not at all. Were willing to take a chance and see if it would all come together? Yes, absolutely.  And now to be honest, with one month of planning behind me, I still can’t quite believe I’m here writing to you from Paris, instead of Los Angeles, the city I usually call home.

You should know that when I say years, I mean ‘since childhood’ kind of years. With a mom from Germany, and most of my family still living there, the short visits I had growing up never seemed like enough time in a place that felt like a second home to me. Considering that it has always been a wish of mine to spend more time here in Europe, I’m sure it’s no accident that I have built a creative business online, one that allows me the freedom to not only travel, but live where I want to.

This is usually the point at which I tend to go on and on about what an amazing time we live in, filled with opportunities that never existed before, that encourage us to live a life filled with the kind of freedom many of us have dreamed of. And I know those you who follow Victoria’s blog, know exactly what I’m talking about. Enough said.

Only one week in, having traveled to England and now Paris, we’ve only barely scratched the surface. I’m honored to share just a glimpse of our adventure so far and I thought I’d share a collection of the colors that have been inspiring me. As an artist and designer, with a fierce love of color, it’s almost always what catches my eye right away.

So, do you have something you’ve been wanting to do? Maybe now is the perfect time?!

[ mercí to marisa from creative thursday for sharing her glimpse of london and paris with us! ]