CROSS MY ART AND HOPE TO FLY....

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Today I choose simple.

The older I become... the less complicated I want things to be.....
All things...less complicated.

I want to be free of the all the noise in my head that accompanies complicated.  I think when things are simplified... the noise in the head gets a reprieve, almost always a much needed one, and it frees the mind up and that allows space for all the good, important things to flow in.... the things that can go unnoticed when the mind is preoccupied and all filled up....


 Focus on the good I say...   Life is tough enough without our minds being cluttered with nonsense that won't ever change the outcome of any particular situation at any given time.
This is hard to do sometimes of course, and I often have to stop myself ...and remind myself of this when I feel myself getting bogged down.

Simple is good. Simple gives you time. Simple isn't selfish...it allows you to get the real things...

And so on that note... here's my Simple Christmas tree and how it came to be.  Typically I have it all decked out...with a gazillion things.  Not this year.... we are simply all things nature. I even had a friend  jokingly ask me when I was gonna finish my tree. I said  "it's done!"
I almost just left it with just the lights... I love to look at it with just the lights on.... and usually do for a few days. But anyway......


                                                    First things first....
"You might be a redneck if ".....  you take a few beers to the Christmas tree lot to pick out your tree  Oh... and your dog....  NIIIIICE : )

                  It was a beautiful afternoon for tree shopping....

                             This is my niece Maria , Axl and me : )

                           
                               Guys are always sooo excited...right?

   I swear .... there were absolutely  NO new curse words invented      between here....
                                                      and here... : )


                                                  Then the fun part!
                                      First the cross, then lights.......


                                                        Grapevine.....

                                        Cranberries... lots and lots.

                                         and curly raffia.... thats it!

             
                     And I think it's one of the prettiest trees I've ever                                    seen...

                                                             Xo'sss  ajae
                                                                         









3 comments:

  1. I think you're awesome, Ajae. Simple or complicated, you're one of the best people I know!

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  2. I'm on the same page with you Ajae. This is going to be the year I weed out lots of the extraneous "stuff" in my life that keeps me weighted down and distracted. And that tree is really gorgeous. It's about the tree being the star and not all the baubles on it. Lovely. The pic of Axl in the carrier..so cute! And if Christmas isn't reason enough to pop the top on a cold one...I don't know what is. Oh...I second what Goog said! ☺ bigkittyhugz! ♥

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  3. Thanks both Goog and Ak : )
    I haven't been on the puter' much during the holidays. Even though we did have alot going on around here, I still managed to keep it fairly simple. Or More like... I didn't let myself stress over silly details.
    I consider my holiday goal of simple a success!

    As of now... I just noticed my blog backround has disappeared... Oh jeeze, wish me luck!
    xo's ya'll

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