beautiful Jen Lemen at  Shutter Sisters Camp

I wasn’t able to attend Camp for its full course, but in the one full day that I was there, I was reminded that one is just great: one day, one moment, one breath, one…

ONE suitcase

ONE camera

ONE pair of boots

ONE full tank of gas

ONE girl in the mood for a road trip

ONE good reason to let go and go…

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ONE pretty little beach at sunset

ONE fabulous dinner at candlelight

ONE glass of zin

ONE long hot shower before bed

ONE full night of sleep

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ONE perfect cup of coffee to start the day

ONE quiet walk in nature

ONE good friend to cry and laugh with

ONE new friend * at least ONE but possibly more :)

ONE photo opportunity after another

ONE fun class to teach (and learn from)

ONE person that sees me through and through

ONE big sigh of gratitude

ONE awesome song to blast and sing to on the drive home

ONE full day as the true ME

and

ONE polaroid to tell the story.

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What is the ONE great thing you can do for yourself today?

*(amended post to add this very important item!)

I’m so excited to share with you these pages featuring an article I wrote and curated for Somerset Life Magazine!

The article highlights the collaboration project I’m heading over at my other blog, “Gypsy Girls Guide“, and how the community I built online over the years has stepped up to post and share on the blog, while I take a break to focus on my new role as a mother.

The article features photography by myself and some of my talented online/ life pals, who are amazing photographers with gypsy hearts: Jeanine Caron (a Montreal girl in London, who is a mighty good writer in addition to being a captivating photographer), Amanda Gilligan (a Sydney girl in Vancouver, who is a film fanatic and Polaroid guru), Leonie Wise (a girl from New Zealand traveling the world, who is a poetic shooter and cook extraordinaire), Fernanda Montoro (a Polaroid genius from Uruguay) and Jena Ardell (a road tripper and retro goddess from LA). In addition, the article features a shot of my bohemian friend Denise Andrade (by Deb Schwedhelm), and travel journal pages by my good friend Christine Mason Miller.

This was my second time working with Stampington, and once again a great pleasure! Big thanks to my editor Jennifer Jackson and the lovely Editor in Chief and Dir of Publishing, Christen Oliverez.

Hope you enjoyed the tour! Now go grab a copy of your own to read the article and soak in all the beautiful colors ;)

xo