Monthly Archives: November 2011
CHAIRFULLY CHOSEN
Be of good chair! Imagination and original design is sorely lacking in the furniture industry. I found some chairs that give me hope that some companies are still design driven (and that’s good feng shui). All photos courtesy of the fantastic blog I New Idea. Good design = good feng shui. … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity & Future Projects, Design, Feng Shui, Fun, Uncategorized
THE THANKSGIVING MYTH
Lots of people get depressed around the holidays. We set ourselves up with expectations that Thanksgiving is the time for families to get together and everything will be perfect and everyone will be happy and have a great time. But human beings and families are NOT perfect! The key is to let go of expectations and accept that we can’t control Continue reading
Filed under Feng Shui, Feng Shui Home, Holidays, Self Help, Uncategorized
DO TRY THIS AT HOME
“Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.” ~ Maya Angelou
The runaway success–indeed, the survival for several seasons–of the TV show “Survivor” proves that a large number of the viewing public is fascinated with whether or not they could last under primitive living conditions. Then again, maybe the show’s popularity just proves that people want to see girls in skimpy clothing eating raw kangaroo meat covered with flies… Continue reading
Filed under Command Position, Feng Shui, Feng Shui Home, Self Help
OPEN WIDE
Mouth of Ch’i
What a colorful name for something we Americans usually call “the front door”. But if ch’i flows like a river, and we think of rivers having a mouth that opens to the sea, then wouldn’t it make sense that the point where the river of life enters our personal energetic space be known to Feng Shui practitioners as the Mouth of Ch’i? Don’t worry: you can still refer to it as your front door (unless of course, you are trying to impress your realtor)… Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Command Position, Feng Shui, Feng Shui Home, Feng Shui Office
WEDDING RING COFFIN– a + or a -?
I was intrigued recently by a story in AARP’s November newsletter. It was called “Ways to Celebrate Splitsville”. What to do with wedding rings? Jill Testa came up with the wedding ring coffin pictured above. She’s been getting some play with it in the press (The View covered it) so I thought I should weigh in with the feng shui analysis on it… Continue reading
Filed under Feng Shui, Love & Relationship, Qi
Is It Good to Have a Famous Neighbor? – NYTimes.com
Check out this article on the New York Times blog and tell me if YOU think it’s good feng shui to have a famous neighbor. I once lived in an apartment building that Florence Henderson also lived in. While it … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrities, Feng Shui, Feng Shui Home, Fun
WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS, PENN STATE? (7 Steps To Protect Children From Child Abuse)
While the scandaltainment industry was rocked this week by the news of the Penn State child abuse charges against its former assistant coach and the surrounding coverup, I couldn’t help but wonder about the children in this matter and whether or not they are receiving the help that they need. In all the news reports I’ve seen in the media, few if any have focused on how to protect your kids from a situation like this. The statistics… Continue reading
Filed under Family & Health, Feng Shui, Healing Energy, Health & Fitness, Self Help, Uncategorized
BEAUTEOUS RECYCLED RUGS @ re:loom!! = good feng shui
It’s so much fun when other people hit the “like” button on my Feng Shui By Fishgirl Blog because then I am made aware of their website or blogs, too. That’s how I recently discovered re:loom rugs … Continue reading
MONEY TIPS FOR THE LAZY
Laziness can often cost us money. How? I’ve discovered that if I take the time to followup on things like searching for a better plan or returning faulty products, it often pays off in even bigger ways. Here are some Feng Shui By Fishgirl tips on where to find some money where you might not think to look…
*Switch Services We switched our TV & Internet service recently to another company. Then the previous company came back to us with an offer-we-couldn’t refuse at a fifth of the price… Continue reading
Filed under Feng Shui, Getting Organized, Self Help, Uncategorized, Wealth & Finances
