Inner Feng Shui: Attics & Basements
Attics and basements are often a study of what you are holding on to from the past. Ask yourself why you are keeping these things. As you look through the items stored in your attic or basement, think about what, or who, they represent. Do the memories weaken or strengthen you? Is it time to let them go? Or, is it time to dust them off and bring them out where you can really enjoy them?
Read MoreFeng Shui Definitions: Cleansing
Cleaning our homes removes not only dirt and clutter, but also stagnant, unhealthy energy. We all know what a difference living in a clean house makes. Still, there are times when a room looks clean but doesn’t feel clean. There’s a stale, sticky, or spooky feeling that seems to cling to the room.
Read MoreTender Loving De-Cluttering
Clutter … it’s the stuff that annoys you every time you look at it or have to find something in it. It seems to ‘mate in the night’ in closets, on tables, in corners ‘ just about anywhere ‘ and can multiply until you’re no longer able to navigate through the house without feeling irritated, confused, or overwhelmed. Like it or not you can feel clutter, the environmental equivalent of congestion, as much as you can see it.
Read MoreFeng Shui & Front Entrances – Welcoming the New Year into Your Home
The New Year is a great time to enhance the front entrance and foyer area of your home. Here, an openly welcoming environment symbolizes your desire to embrace life’s joyful experiences, helpful people, and golden opportunities. Roll out the welcome mat, and make it literally “entranc-ing.”
Read MoreLove at First Sight – Feng Shui Meets Professional Organizing
One of the greatest challenges in our abundant world is to simplify and organize our possessions. A colleague of mine swears that her belongings mate in the night, especially the ones in storage. Where there was one, a dozen now live. Crowded garages, basements, attics, and closets are often the showrooms of excess in our homes.
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