the weekend

345 & 346

How many of you unplug for the weekend? Do you stop checking email? Do you turn off the computer and cell phone?

I usually don’t. But I wish I did.

I feel obligated to check email, and so I do–sometimes obsessively. I need to change this. It’s not good for me, it’s not good for the family, and it’s not the person I want to be.

so I’m going to change it. It’s Friday, 4:04pm, and I’m turning off my drug.

this weekend:

keep up with the daily 7

wrap presents

spend time with the family

unplug.

it’s the middle of the week. woah.

167

Okay. I STILL haven’t written anything up about chores, and I hate that. It’s on my to-do list, I promise.

But just like every good to-do list, wants get shoved to another day in order to deal with needs.

I’ve spent the last few days putting out fires via email and then firefighting the sibling squabbles which occur each time I sit down to the computer.

Today:

daily 7

speed dust, vacuum, and quick mop

super quick: have the kids PROM their dresser drawers (again? yes, again. you’ll be surprised at how often you need to do this!). Set a timer for 10 minutes, make a game out of it. be nice.

I’ve noticed that one thing about parents is that no matter what stage your child is in, the parents who have older children always tell you the next stage is worse. –Dave Berry

day 154: more feng shui the easy way

154

Good morning! Thank you so much for spending another day with me—-you all are a quiet bunch, but are certainly loyal. I appreciate you all so much, thank you.

The image up above is the way your house/apartment/cabin/tent/room is divided according to feng shui principles (this diagram is taken directly from the book, Move Your Stuff Change Your Life—except I [badly] drew it out for you). You may need to click on it to make it larger so the writing can be easily read, or do Ctrl + to enlarge the screen.

The section of your life that you are most actively working on, should be the cleanest/most organized area of your life. For instance: if you are trying to attract more prosperity in your life, stand inside your front door and draw an imaginary line diagonally, and to the left, to the back quadrant of your house. That’s your prosperity corner, and it should be as clean and as clutter-free as possible. If this is already true, and you’d like to “boost” the energy up in that section, you can add bright color and something symbolic to prosperity that’s meaningful to you (like a stack of monopoly money, travel brochures, etc.)

I find this *fascinating.* (Adam continues to think I’m nuts. )

Today:

daily 7

feng shui the easy way and pay attention to at least one section of your house and make sure that your energy and passion are in line with what messages your house is giving to the universe.

stop rolling your eyes…. they might stay that way! LOL ;-0

eeps, it’s already Wednesday!

153

Good morning! The fog and drizzle has returned at our house, which is great for the vegetables I planted over the weekend. My goal for the summer is to not forget about the basil and tomatoes, and to remember to water them before they shrivel up. I’m 50/50 thus far with vegetable gardening. Last summer I was pregnant and shouldn’t have even tried to get anything into the ground. I don’t think I left the couch for a good 6 weeks!

Plants are good feng shui, but only if they are alive. Speaking of feng shui, one of my favorite ways to change the chi in your home is to put red in the doorways, or any entrance to the house. (I learned this in my favorite shortcut feng shui books. Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life.) You don’t need to paint anything, I promise.

anyhow. You can put out red doormats, or (my favorite way!) just flip your existing doormat over and draw a red line on the underpart. I’ve used sharpie pen, nail polish, and red crayon successfully. I even drew on the garage floor with red crayon a big line where the garage door comes down (Adam thinks I’m nuts, BTW). From what I’ve read about feng shui, any little effort is the same to the universe as a grand gesture. Awesome.

Today:

daily 7

feng shui the easy way by red-lining your doorways

enter the powerade giveaway. I need more comments/entries. and thank you.