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#399733 04/25/10 11:20 PM
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Feng Shui might sometimes seem like a wildly confusing, esoteric way of life. But really, at its roots, it is about common sense and making your home comfortable. For example one of the most important things for your desk area is to clean out clutter. The more clean your desk area is, the more you can relax there, the more you are drawn to be there, and the more productive you are there. It's not mystic powers - it's about common sense.

What is your computer / desk area like?


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When I worked in an office, I cleaned off my desk every night. Because I did it every night, it didn't take long. Also it was pleasant to start my day with a tidy work area.

I am now retired, but I have the same attitude about my kitchen. I may not do anything else before I go to bed, but I clean my kitchen. That is the first place I go in the morning and it is always pleasant to walk into a tidy kitchen.

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At work my desk/computer is neat and organized. At home my desk/computer is the total opposite. I need to have somewhere to be unorganized. :-)

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I would agree that it's nice to be messy somewhere, but I'm not sure I would choose my desk area! That's where you do bills and other important things smile What if your bed was messy instead? smile


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I have been intersted in Feng shui through the years.
And have used in my apartment often. Somehow I got off
track ( sorry I don't like making excuses) I hadn't
realized that i was already doing some great solutions.
I had cleaned my stove (inside & out & back of) that's
money opportunities & the Refigerator <-moved it out/cleaned
And under the sink. I had my burner on my stove 'repaired'
that was non-functioning a few days ago (that helps us
to make money) and to paint the kitchen White. I have the
new paint & plan to paint kitchen. Wow I say I'm already
on my way I guess. So the clutter causes the obstruction
and confusion of course I get that(understanding) as I
read I'm chuckling because cooking meals at home increases
prosperity smile Well I think I've been on another planet?
Feng shui & the remedies start to work quickly and we
can see great results in weeks or sooner. There are SO
many Solutions & several options that serve. I think That
is why I like it. I love my home. And My intention is good.
I like the williness to take charge ( as they say) and to
change something I don't like 'about it' So here I go...

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I have watched too many people spend too much time searching for something because nothing is put "away." It is so much easier and much more time effectient to put things where they belong.

Sometimes I get into to the dump it here and deal with it later, only to be sorry later.

The day it too short, in fact life is too short to spend half of it searching.

As far as the bed being messy, I love getting into a neat straighted bed, so I make my bed every day. (sometimes right before I get into it)

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I also love a neat bed with nice clean sheets.

I twist and turn all night and braid up my covers, so my bed is unfortunately a huge tangle all the time. :-(

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I love my bed and I use nice crisp flat fitted sheet. I wash
sheet often and never dry in dryer and usually the sheet drys
very fast. I like the clean smell & pillow cases with
creases. I have a fluffy comforter & damp dry it.
I've been told to rearrange BR funiture ( to keep from
getting stale) however I like things in a certain way.
we're to have smooth & coarse textures? I'm not normal
I guess and I do like textures? but I love lines & my
blinds are gray-blue color (lines & cloth) I have no
circles but I guess the lines in my furniture ( oak)
have lines & rounded shapes which is to promote
cooperation and improve communication with a partner smile
no broken objects in BR and we must watch where we
place our jewelry and also OUR OLD jewelery ( which is
all I have these days:) But I guess jewelry that reminds
one of a previous partner. m'm My jewelry box is Pretty OLD!
Thinking Now (I've had it through many life-times ha
We're not surpose to have a TV in BR either? I couldn't
be with out but I know alot of people like alot of
quiet & peace in the BR what ever "it's all good" I guess
as long as we're happy & thankful to rest smile

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Oh good glad I'm still here. I wanted to add: I meant to SAY
we should clean out our jewelry box and remove any jewelry
that has associations with a past partner. anything that reminds
us of a past relationship could interere with our feelings
and receptivity to a new partner ect. Well I know I have
given away 'gifts' jewelry that someone gave me & I didn't
want the gift anymore ( or to think about THAT person)
I know a little RE: Gemstones and metals and I know they hold
on to the 'vibrations of people & energy who have handled them.
In my bedroom I do not like too much 'yin energy? maybe why
I like lines instead of curving angles & shapes. I like BR white
for protection & good for delicate health and I have blue
and is calming for restful sleep. keeping it darker at
night seems to help me sleep good too. I do get confused
because I don't want the Chi to get stuck either & I don't
want sluggishness or congestion. I always have to have
some lite fan blowing fresh air down my hallway & into my
BR. Seems I have STIRED up alot. I get started with THIS
Feng shui and I don't want to stop <teasing> I read where
we are NOT to have our computer in the bed room. And if
we do we are to cover it. Now I'm wondering if I should cover
my TV in BR? Well ideally my BR is not cluttered and is
a happy room at the same time linked to health and where I
rest. RE: my gem stones, I usually clean in salt water and
they hang around with me in different parts of my place.
I'm saying all of this because I like all of this Feng Shui
and I know the differnt area& in my apartment and what is
beneficial & impact & what works? but I seem to venture away
FROM? maybe I need to read & study ( start all over again)
After all it's common sense and why do I make it complicated?
too many practices maybe or levels? If it's so good why
do I end up like this & leave it? maybe the subconscious
or too many symbols & seems perplexing. (like a diet, I
do well & eat healthy and then I go for IceCream instead
of fruit) I'm wanting to start AGAIN, guess I'll start with
quick & easy benefits and I'm always burning incense& usually
all year, all day (in a can filled with rice) maybe I should
change that to wood or ceramic? of course candles but incense
(everyday)and I smudge but haven't in a while? maybe I should
start again? so why am I wanting all of this? I want to
unclutter, more energy and peace when I look around my place:)

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I have definitely read many studies that say a bedroom should be for sleep and that's it - if you have your bedroom become a tv watching area then your mind associates the room with being awake and active, rather than being quiet and restful. So the studies say it's good to have a fun tv room where you watch tv and enjoy socializing with friends and such - but then a serene, quiet bedroom where the focus is on quiet, sleep, dark, rest.

It is amazing how your mind "responds" to a room when it's used to doing things there. So for example when you walk into a gym your mind automatically starts getting you ready to be active. When you walk into a spa, with its soothing colors and sounds, your mind automatically begins to relax. You want to use that to your advantage.


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I am in total agreement on the bedroom.

it always confounds me when i see these HUGE master bedrooms for sale in homes. What is someone supposed to do in there? All I ever do is sleep, be intimate, and read. All I need is a bed, a lamp and a night stand.

In my eyes, a bedroom should really be large enough for a BED and maybe one cozy chair and a vanity.

In my perfect house, the bedroom would be just large enough for that alone. Then I'd have a large "playroom" for myself elsewhere in the house. I'd have workout items, the TV/DVD, a yoga area, my library, a work station and a craft area.

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Well, for one thing, couples who have children would have a roomy place to just be. Their children would be in the rest of the house, doing whatever it is that they do.

What I don't understand, is just how big should a bathroom be?! I've cleaned houses where the bathroom in the master was as big or bigger than my bedroom! In one, there was a tub, a separate shower, toilet, a bench, a couch. I don't know about spending all that time in a bathroom! i guess if I were rich, I'd have one at least with a steam room and a hot tub.


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Ah, well that makes sense. We have no kids nor any desire for one, so I didn't see that angle.

On the other hand I would LOVE a huge bathroom! I'd spend all my time in it! I'd have it full of plants, have a soaking tub, walk in shower, a seating bench and a steam room. HEAVEN.

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Yea and if you had a steam room, you'd need a place to lie down and rest after using it! A nice day bed or something comfy. You could have your towel warmer in there too.

And while we're at it, it would be nice for the commode to be in an alcove for privacy!


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Yes the bathroom would be a sanctuary from the dirty, cold, unpleasant world. Like being back in a warm wet womb. Then i can trundle off to my tiny, dark, monk-like bedroom cell, close the thick wood doors, pull the thick window tapestries...and sleep.

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Yes to me a bathroom can be like a spa. It can be the peaceful cleansing retreat from the world. So I definitely see the appeal of a roomy, uplifting bathroom. I don't have one though smile

I did paint the walls of both bathrooms a sea green color, to aim for a spa like feel though smile


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Has anyone here studied Feng shui or really used it/ worked with it?
some years ago I tried to approach Feng shui. There's different
versions. here in the west best known, Compass school.
And there is Black Hat school<--they use a tool like a
Octagon shaped 'Bagua and it divides a space into 8 sectors
and relates to 'areas of Life (wealth, fame, relationship)
This was all too complex for myself. I'm not always able
to grasp. Even the less complicated ( I have used) a regluar
Compass N S E W each room/ areas of life So I didn't do F S
for a while but I did experement what worked for me
and with my feelings & impressions. I'm wanting to start again.
I changed my window works in my bed room a few days ago?
and I've been 'Down' no energy & off balance ever since.
I'm sure I blocked 'something' maybe too much metal though
metal is surpose to be good for west- windows. Interesting
RE: bathroom. your bathroom & plumbing system is to correspond
to our elimination system. Because personal cleansing rituals
( where the wastes flow away) But we must be careful because
Chi can be flushed OUT of our home via/toilet & drains
and so prosoerity will go - And so faucets that drip,
running toilet causes (slow leak RE: money) ha this is why
Close the Lids, shower curtins ect. Like my bathroom is
close to my bedroom so I keep the door closed. wet energy
drains. The Yin from water will dominate & can 'imbalance'
& dampen Physical energy. I use white paint in my bathrooms.
I don't like firey colors in bathrooms but they say Red, orange,
golden put balance and alot of energy and people use these
colors. Instead I like straight lines and angles ( accessories
no curving shapes except the toilet:) White paint seems to
help delicate health. The bathroom is connected to our health.
That's a easy one to think about:) The germs collect, so
we keep the bathroom clean. Our energy/vitality can be sapped
if Chi goes down the drain too quickly. so because of the imbalnce
& dampening and the physical energy? Bright light helps the Yang:)
That must be the reason I like my husband's Bathroom?
He has bright light & easy for him to shave & function,
I like to use for make-up sometimes & personal. But I keep
a dim light in my bathroom & shower. I can not stand to have the
light on while I'm showering. Guess I don't want to think
about cleaning <teasing> well I plan to study more.
Maybe I need to and that's why I've felt my apartment
stagnent lately. I guess I need new breath wink a good supply.
I feel some kind of disharmony and always extreamly warm up
in my place. But seems more these last few months. well I
will follow up these months. Feng shui works best in
well maintained and clean place. so I will do some more study
very soon. animals have signifieance too (YANG) OK what
is my bird? he must be extreme happiness I'm sure.
If anyone has studied or has any ideas please share.

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