friday: i'm thinkin'...

...that sometimes christmas shopping is less about wallets and standing in line,
and more about cameras and sneaking out to peek in all the windows when not a creature is stirring.

{a sweet friend of mine owns and runs this interiors store. i can't wait to show her how lovely her window looks at night after dark. they've got some talented window designers, no?}


i'm linkin' to some more thinkin'...

tracey

michelle

stacey

susan

heather

naomi

andrea

rose

jessica

barbara

shawntae

ashley

tami

karli

kelly

veronica

carla

liza

today is the last day of the "i'm thinkin'" series.

but that doesn't mean you can't join the fun for just one day.

let me know if you do... i'd love to see!

{i have tremendously enjoyed being a part of the group of bloggers who joined tracey in her series of "i'm thinkin'" posts. it has been the best way to be inspired and get my photography/blogging fix without having to do too much for each post during this busy month. thanks, tracey... thank you asking me to be a part of it. and thank you for the brilliant idea! you've inspired a little series of my own that i'd like to try and will be considering asking others to join some time in the future.}

thursday: i'm thinkin'

there are two different men in my life...

but other than their ages and vocabulary banks, turns out they aren't really all that different.

{and i couldn't love each of them more.}

i'm linkin' to some more thinkin'...

tracey

michelle

stacey

susan

heather

naomi

andrea

rose

jessica

barbara

shawntae

ashley

tami

karli

kelly

veronica

carla
liza

there's still today and tomorrow to join in on the fun, if you want.

let me know!

wednesday: i'm thinkin'...

... it's gonna be a very long time before my bathroom looks like it used to...

and i'm okay with that.

there are about fourteen other people thinkin' today...

stacey

michelle

tracey

susan

heather

naomi

andrea

rose

jessica

liza

barbara

shawntea

ashley

tami

the list keeps growin... but you should check them out, too!

{and it's not too late to join in yourself.

let me know in the comments that you want to participate.

i'll add you to that ever-growing list.}

tuesday: i'm thinkin'...

... if i was martha.stewart.meets.kate.reddy,

i'd have made these lovely christmas trees myself.

but i'm not.

and i didn't. 

aren't these gorgeous?

they could be made very simply, i would imagine.

i mean, they would take some time, to be sure.

but they would be simple enough for even someone like me!

just some styrofoam cones,

some cut pieces of cloth ribbon,

and some hot glue or floral pins...

and like i said...

time.

well, since i am a mama to a just-slightly-less-than-six-month-old
with little time for much of anything in the "crafty" department,

i supported a sweet friend's business

and bought these from her shop instead.
{she gave me a fabulous friend discount!}

i was in love with the vintage look of these the minute i saw them.

they fit nicely in the vintage tray on my side table next to the couch...

complete with a bird trinket leaned up against it.

they're the perfect addition to my mid-century modern home,

where i tend not to decorate with traditional christmas things,

but rather with more modern and stylized items.

for some reason,

i prefer the symbol of a stylized christmas tree

over a literal or realistic christmas tree.

call me crazy.

{i know this "i'm thinkin'" series is supposed to be one photo and only one line to go with.

but i couldn't keep my thoughts to just one line on this post.

i'm thinkin', i'll never learn the art of brevity.
*sigh*}

a linky list of the others who are also thinkin' this week {more added since yesterday}...

stacey

michelle

tracey

susan

heather

naomi

andrea

rose

jessica

liza

barbara

shawntae

do check them out!

would you like to join in too?

leave me a comment with a link to your thinkin' post,

and you will be added to the list!

monday: i'm thinkin'

…some little boys aspire to be the pilot… mine?… he's thinkin', "why stop there? i'm gonna be the PLANE!!!"

blog friends who are thinkin’ too:

tracey

stacey

michelle

heather

rose

susan

andrea

naomi

if you wanna share some “thinkin” too, please follow along: one photo, one title (i’m thinkin’…), one sentence to complete the thought.

we will be doing this everyday this week! monday-friday.

leave a link to your post in the comment section that you’ve joined us, and i will add you to the list.

happy monday!

{kudos to tracey, for coming up with this brilliant idea of simple, quick blogging during the busy month of december!
and thanks for inviting me to be one of the thinkin'!}