London Calls...

This time next week I'll be packing my bags and flying to London which makes me very happy! It's only an hour from where I live by plane but I haven't yet been since moving over so it's time I change things up a bit! The first thing I will do is review photos for the book with the team that I'm working with, aka the publisher & co. Up until now, our teamwork has been purely virtual so I'm looking forward to sitting around a table and discussing ideas and sorting through images to see what will work in the massive flat plan set out before us. I also cannot wait to meet the co-author, Joanna! She has been a lovely lady on the phone and via email but meeting has been a goal of mine so I'm glad that this will finally happen. We'll also be going on a shopping trip together to round up products and ideas for the book and I'm quite pleased with this agenda because shopping with someone who really knows their city is always a very special treat.

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Some have asked me if writing a book is scary... So far I'm not scared at all, I'm quite excited to share my ideas and be heard and to change up the pace a little. Honestly, I needed this as being solely online has started to drain me as I thrive more on diversity and spontaneity than I do on being on my computer 24/7 -- I need to spice things up! Blogging can be a lot like marriage, you get into your routine of it and then realize that you've turned into a crashing bore of a partner! That is when you have to do special things to make your relationship feel fresh and exciting again. My job is this way. I've been blogging for over four years now, it was time to try something new -- so I guess we can call this book project my naughty teddy or something. :) My routine is about to be completely changed because between next week and July I'll be in London, Denmark, Sweden, Amsterdam, Paris, Belgium, Los Angeles and New York. Talk about change, this isn't going from crawling to walking, this is going from crawling to flying!

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I'll be meeting up with some new friends in London and connecting with some others whom I've been dying to meet so this trip will be a very productive 7 days. London is a very special city to me -- I had a lot of "first" experiences there back in my single days I flew over so many times from Boston that I actually lost count -- I was obsessed with English life and culture and in many ways I still am. I remember flying over "for the weekend" just to see a concert or go out with my friends. Ha! This time my adventures will be much more tame as I have plans to hit lots of stores and to simply enjoy the hustle bustle of the city without sitting before a computer as I usually am quite tied by the umbilical cord to my laptop. I'm going on this trip laptop-free, baby! Though take note: I am bringing my iPod touch to tweet and read my emails. I cannot detach myself from the mothership entirely. When I return from my trip, I'll have some photographs and tips to share here concerning my impressions of London so while I'm there, I'll definitely be keeping an out out for things to share on the bloggy blog.

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To get me in the London mood, I thought I'd share these gorgeous shoot locations with you from 1st Option. All of these gorgeous properties are available for hire just in case you are putting together a fashion catalog and need a location for your models, or perhaps you are shooting a book of your own and need some great rooms to style. All of these locations are beautiful and vary in style and period but the theme is consistent - they're all drop dead gorgeous. Enjoy!

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