Feng Shui Your Stuff Away—Breaking the Clutter Cycle
I recently participated in my town’s annual garage sale. From a financial point of view, my profit was $203.00; not too shabby. From an emotional point of view, however, I made quite a bit more.
To prepare for the big day, I started doing inventory in the usual clutter hangouts, the attic, garage and shed. I then found my way into more personalized clutter spaces such as the closets, bedroom dressers and nightstands.
During the clearing process, I went thru items such as old paint, tools, toiletries, CDs, linens, magazines, books, jewelry, and the insidious holiday decorations. There was no stopping me.
I came home from work one night and before I was consciously aware of it, I was tackling the kitchen. My cleansing ran the gamut, from the obvious junk drawer to the fertile breeding ground of tupperware. Even canned goods were victims of my maniacal purge. Continue Reading…
Clutter – Take It or Leave It
As a feng shui consultant, I generally categorized myself as a clutter minimalist. That was, of course, until recently.
I just returned from a visit to Southern California, which is truly one of my favorite places. The visit was magical and nourishing and taught me a lot about myself – including the fact that I have no idea how to pack a suitcase. This knowledge, of course, would ultimately lend itself to a more interesting realization.
While living overseas many years ago, I had the luxury of routinely traveling to many different countries. I am not really a novice traveler, but for the life of me I couldn’t narrow down what to bring on this particular trip. Will I be warm or cold? There was stuff for yoga, stuff for hiking, sunning, lounging, eating, thinking – you name it.
By the time I was done packing and repacking, my travel bag was comparable to a chosen victim of the show What Not To Wear. I guess I should have known I was in trouble when the limo driver called my bag the beast from the east. Continue Reading…
Remove It and Move On – Feng Shui and Spring Cleaning
Nature is beautiful in its imperfections and seems to express itself most fervently with the arrival of Spring.
Life wakes up from the deep sleep of winter and everything comes alive. People just can’t wait to shed layers of clothing and feel the warmth of the sun on their skin. Nature responds the same way. The crocus and daffodil plants push their way thru the earth as they sprout new stalks and reach for the sun. Shrubs and trees start to form buds and are turning green.
The Chinese system of living in harmony with the natural elements and forces of earth is referred to as feng shui. This ancient philosophy demonstrates that the world is defined by the following five elements of nature: wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
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