My days are hectic at this time of year. It seems everyone is waiting longer and longer before taking the plunge and booking their warm weather getaway and I have to scramble to keep up and secure last minute space at often near capacity hotels. Some days it gets to be too much. I spin my chair around, away from the bright computer screen and glance out the window at the lake behind my house and I wonder why I ever changed course from med school to travel consultant? Que??? I never let these thoughts take up too much space in my brain before I close my eyes and envision a room just as this... A breezy, clutter free, escape bathed in white linen with little splashes of tropical color. Yes, one day all this selling of travel will pay off and I will have my own little private escape. In the meatime, thank goodness for sources such as Coastal Living and their lovely little collections of rooms just like this: