A Change of Scenery Can Do a Soul Good

A few weeks ago I went to Taos, NM for a little vacation. I hadn't gifted myself true time away for a long time, not including my weekend trips to Denver and other little overnights. I got an Air BNB and for the cost of a long weekend at a hotel I stayed in a great little house with a yard for the entire week! It was so nice to have a home base, to unpack and settle in for a few days. It was also nice to have a house where Rene could just stay and hang out when I had something to get to that was not necessarily dog friendly.

Much of my time there was just snapping photos. One of my favorite things to do is just that...wherever I go on vacation I always have camera in hand. I love taking photos in New Mexico because the whole state feels like such a rich tapestry of colors, textures, earth, culture, lace, adobe, blues and reds and yellows....


For this post I wanted to share a few photos with you. My time away was refreshing and while always hard to come back from vacation I had a new sense of gusto for life. What does your soul need to revitalize it? It doesn't always need to be a week out of town. When I come back from vacation I always think about what made the trip so enjoyable and consider ways to bring those joys into my everyday life. Coming back from Taos for me it was to dress with a little more care and flair, to create more art, and to get myself out and about seeking little gems to photograph no matter where I am!