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How to make ourselves feel better at home?


20 Practical Feng Shui Tips


Here's how to rearrange the furniture in your home or "touch" the interior according to the rules of Chinese Feng Shui teaching to make yourselves feel more relaxed and comfortable.

THE LIVING ROOM - A PLACE FOR MEETING OF FAMILY AND GUESTS

The sofa should be against the wall so you will feel safe and better able to rest.

Light is very important in this room. Choose pillows and bedspreads in light colors. Without curtains and blinds, more light will enter.

Less furniture and no decorations - so energy flows better. Massive sofas and sections hamper the movement of positive energy, which provokes our ease of fatigue.

Water and stones improve the living room climate. Put a small well, preferably in the east corner. The rumble of water will act soothing to you. Arrange stones and minerals around the TV and music set to neutralize radiation.

Do not put plants with sharp leaves in the living room, such forms disturb the harmony. Water them regularly because the dried leaves are dead energy.

THE BEDROOM - A PLACE TO REST IN YOUR HOME

You must have curtains or blinds to darken the room. According to Feng Shui, sleep belongs to the yin of the yin and yang pair (female and male).

If the steam pipes go behind the bed, they will disturb your sleep. Put on a piece of pink quartz for protection.

If you sleep with your feet to the door, you may have nightmares. Do not hang pictures or shelves over your head, you will subconsciously fear that they will not fall on you.

Choose the pictures carefully. A bedroom is an intimate place. Do not put pictures of children or the deceased. It is best to have images of couples. Two pieces of quartz or your wedding picture in the southeast corner of the bedroom will activate the partnership.


No mirrors in the bedroom! This is where the flow of energy has to calm down. Mirrors, because of reflection, make you active. If you still have a mirror, cover it in the evening with a large scarf or cloth.

THE KITCHEN - ECSTASY FOR THE BODY AND THE SOUL

The elements of fire and water are represented by the stove and sink. You will achieve the missing elements of air and earth by painting the walls with neutral colors, such as milky white or light yellow.

Spice pots - placed between the stove and the sink, they separate the conflicting elements. Put a wooden spoon between the stove and the sink, it also works fine.

The dining area in the kitchen should be cozy and comfortable. Put on a solid wooden table, it is inviting - unlike glass, which looks unstable and distracts from food.

Our mood in cooking affects the quality of our food. Who cooks in a relaxed atmosphere and with a cheerful mood does something good for himself and his family.


We can't avoid the smells in the kitchen. However, if it smells unpleasant, negative energy is emitted. Ventilate frequently and dispose of garbage regularly.

THE BATHROOM - OASIS FOR RELAX

There is a lot of water flowing here and so - a lot of energy from the house. Therefore, always close the door and remove the toilet lid when running water. The dripping faucets are upsetting, and according to Feng Shui, so is the money from the house. Repair them!

The element of land is opposite to the previous one - water. Put stones and crystals on the bathroom floor, they will balance the energy. Also hang towels in red, yellow, or orange.

The bathroom has a lot of artificial materials, and feng shui recommends natural ones. So put stones, wood elements, such as a grill in the shower, or pottery. This will help you create more harmony.

Ventilate regularly to avoid moisture. If you do not have a window in the bathroom, you must have a fan and put crystals in several places to stimulate the flow of energy.

Magnify the room with mirrors. Their surface should be smooth, with no damaged areas. Mosaic mirrors or tiles are not suitable because they "fragment" the observer. A round door mirror is best.

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Abundance and money advice - feng shui 2019

1. Make sure your money corner gets enough light.

2. Don`t store your bills in this corner.

3. Have a plant there.

4. Have something purple/gold there. Basically, these are the colors of money.

5. Make sure your space is clutter-free.

6. Have your desk with a solid wall behind it. Also, make sure you can see who`s entering the room from where you sit. 

7. Keep money in this corner. Even if it`s hidden. Like attracts like. 

8. Fix your leaky taps so you don`t waste any water. 

Feng shui and general wellness advices

                                                   Happy new 2019 year! 

We said goodbye to 2018 and we are ready to welcome 2019 with a new positive attitude and fresh energy. But hardly anyone can be positive and energetic if they don`t apply certain rules of feng shui into their lives. I`m certain that the downlisted advice will be extremely beneficial for those of you who are not planning to call any feng shui expert any time soon, yet you want to have the best of what feng shui has to offer for the European types of homes. 

1. First of all - GET RID OF CLUTTER. This doesn`t necessarily mean to throw away all the things you own. I`m not talking minimalism. A simple rearrangement of your things, reorganizing and putting labels on storage boxes is enough to make your life easier. This way, according to feng shui, you`ll be boosting both your health and your chances of greater prosperity. Usually, this is the first step to applying feng shui into your life for good. 

2. Second of all - BE PREPARED TO GET RID OF INAPPROPRIATE DECORATION. By inappropriate I mean everything that may bring bad luck to you and your family. For example, images displaying war scenes and other unfortunate events such as plagues and shipwrecks are definitely not okay. Get rid of such pictures. And images displaying nakedness aren`t appropriate as well. Also, it is believed that every object that is more than 100 years old is bad for the household. My advice? If it is not valuable - just get rid of it immediately. African masks aren`t a good choice for décor. What else? Basically, there are countless articles on the Internet on the unlucky items you shouldn`t have at home. It`s not just one or two. 

3. Make sure your home gets enough natural (sun) light inside. Even though you may have the latest and the most trendy led lighting at home, it is hardly comparable to the effect of the real deal. Admit it - who doesn`t love sunlight (in healthy doses)? It is also believed that it is most efficient against all kinds of dark creatures that may roam in your house without you knowing about it. I`m talking real low energy vibrations that may cause harm to you and your family in the long run. So this is why sunlight is so important. 

4. Make sure you clean regularly. Dust is not welcomed in the year 2019. It is not welcomed ever! It holds really low depressing energy to it and lowers your vibrations. It isn`t healthy. It looks bad. Don`t tolerate it! Take action now!

5. GOOD VENTILATION. Something that is impossible to live without if you want to be healthy. Make sure you open up the windows regularly for fresh air. Of course, if it is not too cold outside. 

6. If you want greater wealth, determine where is the southeast corner of your home and decorate it accordingly. 

7. For health make sure the east part of your home doesn`t have clutter and take care of your wardrobe. Don`t pile up clothes like crazy. Donate or sell those which you no longer need and make room so that there is no more chaos in your wardrobe. 

8. Repair or throw away broken items. Especially wrist watches. Enough said. 

How to bring more positive energy into your life

 Tired of your boring life and routine job? Had enough stress as it is? Wanting to escape? These feelings are pretty common and nothing to be ashamed of. But how can you fight them successfully?
 There are a few ways you can start improving your life.

1. Learn to de-stress. Do something that relaxes you. For instance, make time for a hot bath. I`m sure you won`t regret it. Turn the TV off. Read a good book. Reading before bedtime improves the quality of your sleep significantly. Get some alone time if you are an introvert. 

2. Do something new and exciting you haven`t done but wanted to for a long time. This thing for me was bungee jumping. However be sure that you are ready for what you choose to do and everything that comes after it.

3. Add more light and fresh air into your home. Open those dusty windows. Prepare to open up the curtains. And when you do that, you`ll feel the energy moving faster around you. 

4. Walks. Walks. And more walks. Sometimes you`ll probably feel like it is too much you can`t handle at home. But whatever the reason is, my advice to you is to take a walk. Sometimes a 30-50 minute walk can do miracles to your wellbeing. It is therapeutic and can clear your head right away. 

5. Connect with people. Don`t wait around for people to call you - call them instead. Your friends and family will appreciate the gesture and your communication with them are adamant nonetheless.

6. Clean your home and fix or throw away broken things. According to the philosophy of Feng Shui, clutter and unclean spaces can attract negativity and can make the quality of your life worse. That`s why it is extremely important that you follow this advice. Fixing broken things is a very DIY activity so it can be helpful in learning how to do more things by yourself. 

2017 -YEAR REVIEW

                                                        1. The biggest spring cleaning yet!

 We started a major cleaning of our house during spring which resulted in throwing away a huge amount of old things we don`t need from the attic, the basement, the storerooms (including the ones outside on the yard), the second floor and part of the first floor. 
 The purge was at its highest during spring for about 2 and a half months. But it also continued throughout the whole year including last week. It was a continuous process. We are proud of what we managed to do. Needless to say, I can breathe easily now. 
                            
                                                      2. Feng Shui

 What we did was very feng shui friendly. We also rearranged so many pieces of furniture that now my home has a better energy circulation so to speak.

                                              3. Charity and setting a good example.

 We donated a few huge bags of clothes for charity. We have prepared more ready to be shipped in 2018. 



                                              4. Renovations. 

 We started making renovations on our second floor during summer. We updated our bathroom and one of our bedrooms. The updating process is to be continued in 2018.



                                               5. Looking forward to New Year`s Eve. 

 After all the work we`ve done we can welcome the New 2018 pretty satisfied with ourselves. 

Countdown...

                                                       

Time for Big Renovations

This is the updated and FINAL plan for the rearrangement of all the needed furniture in my room which is undergoing tremendous changes lately. First, we had to remove all the furniture in order to start working more seriously. When I had my window changed there were still a few furniture pieces there. This took us quite some time as we don`t really rely much on other people to do this. My father wanted to save the old window frame... This made it almost impossible not to lose my nerves in the process. If it was up to me, I would have definitely get rid of it with no second thought.
 The biggest change, after the window, was the North wall (North being South in the picture). We covered it with insulation from the inside. We also plan to cover the wall with the window. There are no other furniture in the room right now, except for a living room table which is turned into a working one. There are also some instruments, a couple of trash cans... I, honestly had no idea how big my room could be before I saw it with so little stuff in it. It actually covers about 16 square meters. It`s very big, but once you remove a lot of the furniture, it kind of gives you that impression. However, this is big enough for a room for two or one. The stars you can see on the picture are the electrical sockets. I know that it is not very good feng-shui-wise to have a socket when your bed is but I really couldn`t find more perfect place for the bed except this one. Besides I`ve already tried almost everything when it comes to different rearranging of the furniture. My bed close to the window was the last one I`ve tried. It is really not a good idea to place your bed in this Northeast corner, if you can avoid that. And what is more: my room is too, in the Northeast corner of the house (on the second floor). So I decided to place my wardrobe in this corner. Next to the bed there will be a chair or another thing I can put my clothes on. Next to this is the bed.
 I`m kind of tired of explaining further, so I will only say that the entire South (the upper part of the picture) of the room will be dedicated to work and study (unlike North). 

Spring Cleaning Time 1

 It`s time to do some spring cleaning! I`m totally excited when it`s time to clean my house. I like all types of activities that have to do with organizing, rearranging, etc. But now I`m even more motivated than ever. The good news is that I finally found out a style for my home that works for me. It`s called minimalism. I even started arranging my wardrobe according to it.
 I`ll start explaining how you can achieve this style easier.

 Step 1:

* Be sure to toss everything broken beyond repair. Another option, of course, is to try to sell it for parts. There were quite a few things, as I found out, that needed to go out of my house. An excellent example of such things are old broken and unusable umbrellas, broken or chipped mugs (known in feng shui to draw in negative energy), old radio players that are not very good anymore.

* If you have a heating system that runs predominantly on wood, you may want to save old magazines and paper so you use those to help you start the fire. It`s a smart recycling scheme. My family and I use this a lot.

* Be sure to throw out old non-rechargeable batteries in the special containers made specifically for them.

* Try to sell everything you know you won`t use, but it is still working properly. A good way to make some extra bucks. If you can`t sell it right away, just drop the price and wait some more. Most of the time this is very effective.

* Another option is to donate your things - clothes and old toys for example. At the moment, I have several big bags full of undamaged clothes ready to be shipped.

                                                                                                                                  To be continued...

Feng Shui Practical Advices

 As you`ll see I`ve also decided to include the top feng shui advice one can find on the Internet. Why? Because I know they work in your best interest. I know it first-hand.

1. No mirrors in the bedroom. Any type of mirror surfaces is to be removed because they create a circulation of too much In energy that can ruin relationships. The recommended colors for a bedroom are balanced or just Yang (it is your choice after all). Not just in Feng Shui but also in many different cultures, including the Bulgarian one, it is said that mirrors in bedrooms bring negative energy. 

2. The entrance of your home should be bright, clean and clear of clutter. This includes all the jackets you should have put back into the wardrobe because it is not their season yet. If you have to, buy additional organizers and shelves for your shoes and stuff. Here the idea is when you enter through the door the less you see - the better. 

3. Your workplace. It doesn`t matter whether it is at home or in an office, you should try keeping it clean and free of clutter. If that`s too difficult - then just try to organize your stuff so that it is easier for you to work. 

4. Wardrobe. Try giving away clothes to the homeless and poor. Most of us have too many clothes and there are clothes we don`t like or are outdated. Those clothes may be valuable to other people even if we don`t see it. It`s a win-win situation: your wardrobe will become freer (and the energy will circulate a lot better) and you will have done a good deed.