Home Organization Blog

October 1, 2020

What’s The Difference Between Clutter and Storage?

The metal element governs the Autumn. It’s about turning inward and organization. The lungs are also associated with the metal element, and the lungs are where we hold the emotion of grief. So naturally, this is a time to sort through nostalgia. One of the biggest misconceptions about my job […]

September 25, 2020

How To Get Your Subconscious Mind in Alignment With Your Conscious Desires

So you want to get organized. You keep saying you want to get organized. You try. You may have even organized a junk drawer or two. But why aren’t your desires to get organized materializing in actual organization? Your subconscious mind doesn’t like change. And so if it senses change, […]

September 25, 2020

Autumn Equinox, The Metal Element

Feng Shui is one of the 8 rays of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). These rays are: Acupuncture & Moxibustion Herbal Medicine Wushu (Chinese Martial Arts) Qigong (Breathing Exercises) Food Energetics Meditation Astrology Feng Shui One of the foundational concepts amongst all of these modalities is a knowledge of the 5 […]

September 24, 2020

Maximizing Your Magnetic Force

I am currently in the midst of an intense six-month certification in Classical Feng Shui. Classical Feng Shui is 5000-6000 years old, mainly originating in China, although many other cultures also use Feng Shui (or their own version of a similar concept). Classical Feng Shui is a combination of the […]

August 29, 2020

Merchandising Your Closet

I recently had the pleasure of getting to know a wonderful personal stylist and boutique owner, Lauren Storbeck. She is the owner of Kick It Boutique, which had been located on Market Street in Ballard for years. When her lease came up for renewal this spring, she decided to […]

August 28, 2020

The Art of Creating a Lovely Ming Tang

The “Ming Tang” translates to Bright Hall. This important interchange is the transformation zone between the outside and inside. It’s the area of first impressions. The most common way to think about a Ming Tang is at the front door of a home. The front porch and foyer would be […]

August 27, 2020

10 Ways to Maximize Sheng Chi and Minimize Sha Chi

The purpose of decluttering and Feng Shui is to bring balance to your home and life. When something is out of balance, it causes disharmony. Even though we can still look at and acknowledge separate areas of life (relationships, career, health, etc…), we treat life as a whole. Each of […]

August 19, 2020

Artwork to Energize Your Home

July 31, 2020

Energetic Space Clearing

There are many different ways to energetically clear the space in your home. I do Energetic House Clearings, which took me years to learn. The methodology I use is an advanced method of space clearing, and I really only do it on occasion, as it’s very intense. Many different practitioners […]