No matter what size your house is, it takes time to clean and maintain a home. I often talk about renew, reuse and reframe when helping people to shake things off and make the shift to new ways of thinking and living. And, I do follow these principles myself! It’s not necessary to toss everything out, but it is important to re-evaluate everything in your environment regularly. How regularly? Sometimes, it is good idea to have a regular pattern or…
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Tables are turned today as Pam Prior interviews me on her show Snack ‘n Learn through Priorities Group Inc. Pam has a large group of heart-centered followers who love learning new tricks to help raise the bar, in order to thrive in their business! Feng Shui Means Business! Did you catch the interview yesterday? I was interviewed by Pam Prior on her Snack ‘n Learn program! Tons of tips and insight for you to take charge and ‘make the shift’…
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The word ‘clutter’ has had a bad wrap over the years! Are we a little overwhelmed stuck in the house these days? Let’s talk about day-to-day living: Life is NOT clutter! We KNOW that ‘real people’ don’t live in a glamourous Staged house, ready-to-entertain each day, right? We know that ‘living’= making a mess sometimes: Life is for the living! Let us separate actual ‘clutter’ and the ‘mess’ we make. The ‘mess’ is always about living: garbage and recycling to…
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REFRAME YOUR LIFE Are you craving change these days? Many people feel stuck and unable to find their way out! For many more, there’s a milestone birthday coming up! Our kids continue to grow up and it’s SHOCKING HOW OLD THEY ARE! As we grow, our homes need to evolve too! Our home life reveals a lot about us. Is it time to regroup, reboot and reframe a few things? What’s going on in your space? Feng Shui has two…
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Magic 8: Jewelry Can Work for You. (This post is inspired by a question from last month to Ask Kathryn.) Q: Kathryn, I’m wondering what to do about all my jewelry sitting in boxes. I’m done working and much of these are so nice, I hate to part with them. Any suggestions? ~ Monica Hightower A: Great Question, Monica. First, the obvious, sort aside any broken and damaged items from the ones you wish to keep. Some pieces may be…
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WALLS can TALK: Looking for a change? A pick-me-up perhaps? Seeing the same-same stuff in your home can become dull and uninspiring. Seasons change and so do our interests and motivations. Let’s have a look at some of the cryptic messages we send ourselves with pictures and things you hang on the walls. IMAGE 1: Japanese Red Crested Cranes This first one is a Chinese Scroll with an image of two Red-Capped Cranes. Size: 12”w X 36” This image is…
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You know the habit of ‘looking’ and then right away, the ‘impulse to buy’? Of course you do! I found this little cutie at a second-hand store and said PERFECT! My husband was with me and asked, “What are you going to do with another vase?” “OMG! I stated, it is PERFECT to use in a Relationship Area! Look how CUTE this vase is? It will help enhance our Relationship! Really!” He asked no other questions. (smart hubby…) So…
Read MoreYou know the habit of ‘looking’ and then right away, the ‘impulse to buy’? Of course you do! I found this little cutie at a second-hand store and said PERFECT! My husband was with me and asked, “What are you going to do with another vase?” “OMG! I stated, it is PERFECT to use in a Relationship Area! Look how CUTE this vase is? It will help enhance our Relationship! Really!” He asked no other questions. (smart hubby…) So here…
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Remember back in January, we were all encouraged to make some sort of Vision Board in order to make this year, the BEST YEAR EVER? Of course! We all ended up finding a system that worked for us; notes in a jar, images on the wall, reminders in our desk… all the things we could dream about for the year ahead… Did they all materialize for you? If not, there are still a few weeks left… the pressure…
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Today we have Pre-War Traditionalists, Post-war/baby boomers, Generation X, Generation Y (where did they go?) and the Millenniums, all walking the earth at the same time! Can we all learn to communicate and get along? Each generation older or younger than you has experienced different influences in the world that have formed their lives; with different technology, new inventions to use, new parenting techniques to adopt, etc. I remember my son and his friend at the old family cottage,…
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