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Vol. 6 Issue 3
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Vol. 6 Issue 3
Publisher: Janet L. Hall mailto:janet@overhall.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Welcome and Happenings
2. OverHalling and Balance
3. Tips for Organizers & Feng Shui Consultants
4. Organizing Tips and Tools
5. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
6. Guest Article
1. Welcome and Happenings
I'm sending this out a few days early as this month I'll be on a
whirlwind, traveling to FL, NY and Puerto Rico, only home for
one day, after today, the month of March. From the 17th -28th I
will not be available via phone or email, and some products
might be delayed in shipping (those ordered from OverHall after
the 17th). So I apologize in advance and please be patient and I
will get back to you as soon as I return.
You see it's been a good three years since my husband and I
have had a REAL long vacation and I have never gone on
vacation without my computer and connection to all of you;
however this time will be different. I'll be on top of a mountain,
with an ocean view, yet no phone, no Internet, no TV. Basically
no connection to the outside world. Heaven!! I will have my
computer as I feel this might be the best place to work on my
book you've all been waiting for me to finish, Sober From
Clutter: Let Go and Let God (c). So until next issue keep
working on your clutter and change as I'm still with you in spirit.
Don't forget to visit our bookstore at
http://www.overhall.com/books.htm Here you'll find
recommended reading on topics for organizing your home,
children, classroom, photos, scrapbooks, documents and Feng
Shui, Space Clearing, Time Management and Change. I even
located two books on staying organized and informed for cancer
patients, click the Health section.
Thanks for your support and for being a subscriber,
Janet L. Hall, The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
Now, on to the articles!
2. - Top Ten Organizing and Time Challenges People Face
Part 2
By: Janet L. Hall
1. Paper. Includes mail, reading material and files
2. Bedroom. Includes laundry, clothes, drawers and closets
3. Children. Includes their schedules and their bedroom and toys
4. Shopping. Includes food, gifts and cards
5. Kitchen. Includes organizing, meal planning and cooking
6. Spending time with family, children, friends and self
7. Appointments. Includes medical, school, parties and events
8. Tools
9. Car
10. Maintaining home systems and cleaning
Today we'll be addressing the number two challenge, bedroom:
=> Know what you need to keep and why. I recommend you
check out my electronic book, Get Honest About You Bedroom
Clutter and FINALLY Get Organized at
http://bedroom-clutter.com/organizing_ebooks.htm
=> Choose a day or days that you will do the laundry and stick
with your schedule as best you can, washing, drying and putting
away.
=> Purge your clothes, closet stuff and drawers, at least once a
year or when the seasons change.
=> If you do laundry once a week then how many pairs of
ANYTHING do you really need?
=> Shoes: get rid of any that hurt your feet, don't like or are
worn out.
=> Sort, fold or hang and put away clothes as they get dry.
=> Sort clothes in your closet by color, season, or item. Makes
locating an item of clothing a lot easier.
=> Get a magazine rack or holder for your bedroom to store
your reading there as soon as it comes into the
home. We've found about 21 different holders, even for
the bathroom. Check them out at my newest site:
http://bedroom-clutter.com/organize_reading.htm
For more bedroom clutter tips and products check out our
newest site at
http://www.bedroom-clutter.com
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Janet Hall is a Certified Professional Organizer,
Certified Pyramid Feng Shui Practitioner, Speaker, and Author
and can help you regain control of your life, your time, your
stuff, and your environment. Organizing By Phone and in person
at http://www.overhall.com
Copyright (c) 2005 OverHall Consulting
P.O. Box 263, Port Republic, MD 20676
All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce, copy,
or distribute so long as this copyright notice and full information
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Have You Gotten Your *Tickle* for the Day?
Check out the secret organizing tool that ALL organized families
and successful people use on a daily basis at
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3. Tips for Organizers & Feng Shui Consultants
The link for HGTV room planner I gave here last issue was
incorrect. The correct link is:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/decorating/ and then click on the
right
Room Planner.
Several weeks ago my husband and I perused our seed catalogs
and put in our order for our seed of plants that we want to grow
this year. Once our seed arrives, we then plan when we will sow
the seed and plot out our spring, summer and fall gardens. Once
planted we will keep watch for signs of germination, sprouting,
growth and pesky insects. Then after months of tending to our
seeds we 'reap the harvest', eating fresh vegetables everyday and
canning, freezing and inviting friends and family over to share in
our harvest. This might seem like a lot of work to some; however
we don't consider this work, it's our passion, our love, our
babies, and something we enjoy doing together (yes my husband
even helps with the canning and freezing!).
This is a great time of year to select your 'seeds' for your
Organizing or Feng Shui business. What seeds are you planning
to sow for your Organizing or Feng Shui business?
* Might you plant the seed of doing workshops or teleseminars?
* Might you plant the seed of obtaining more education in your
selective fields or new ones?
* Might you plant the seed of a different niche, a different venue
for your Organizing or Feng Shui business?
* Might you plant the seed of becoming more involved with your
industry's membership organization?
I highly recommend that you take some time in the coming
weeks to peruse your "catalog offerings" at
http://www.organizingtheworld.org or
http://www.fengshui-ii.org
. If you would like private coaching
with me drop me an email or call me to see how I can help you
plant some new seeds.
4. Organizing Tips and Tools
OverHall Events:
Turn Your Life Around - Harmony and Balance Workshop
http://www.overhall.com/harmony_balance.htm April 5th-Live
in Solomon's Island, MD ($20):
Lose Weight Through Feng Shui
April 20, 2005-Charles County Office of Aging: Options for
Senior Housing, Waldorf, MD. All day event. Call
301-638-4420 for more information.
I have discovered and reviewed a new product, If Something
Happens to Me. Check it out at:
http://www.overhall.com/if_something_happens_to_me.htm
OverHall Special:
Check out our special and save $3.00 on the Safe-Deposit Box,
Fireproof Safe Organizer: Guide to Protecting Your Valuable
Personal Records at:
http://www.overhall.com/organizing_special.htm
(Please refresh your screen if you have visited this page in the
past).
E-books and Books:
Got clutter and debt? Check out my ebook I co-authored with
Paula Langguth Ryan, Effortless Freedom From Clutter and
Debt: Your 20 minute Roadmap for Creating a Perfectly
Balanced Life, at:
http://tinyurl.com/pbb1
An associate, Ron Mueller, is the co-author of
"It's How Much You KEEP, That Counts! Not How Much You
Make". It's the ULTIMATE Tax-Reduction System For Small
and Home-Based Businesses! Reading one chapter has already
helped me and I'm sure it will help you also. Check it out at:
http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=137136
Jeffrey J. Mayer, president of Succeeding In Business, and
author of many books, has an ebook, "Winning the Fight Against
You and Your Desk," that I highly recommend. This inexpensive
52 page ebook is jammed packed with time saving tips so you
can get more done in less time. I urge you all to download this at
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=25003
Software and Downloads:
Get this inexpensive Spam Filter at
http://spamarrest.com/affl?930907
If you've been wanting a web site and aren't sure how to build
one check out my latest multimedia CD, FrontPage Show and
Tell. You will see my screen and hear my voice telling where and
why to click to build your web site. Introductory Special at
http://www.frontpageshowandtell.com
5. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
~~ Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep
alone.
--Anthony Burgess (1917 - 1993)
~~ I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall, and
when we leave the landlord will come and paint over it all.
--Ani Difranco
~~ In our egalitarian democracy we have just about empowered
a branch of the government, the FHA, to specify the size and
shape of the typical American suburban master bedroom in
which all Americans are thus created equal.
--Peter Blake
6. How to Improve Your Love Life with the Power
of Feng Shui... Without Spending a Dime!
by Stephanie Roberts
FENG Shui (say "fung shway") is the art of creating a home
environment that supports the life you wish to live. A key element
of Feng Shui is creating a smooth flow of chi (positive energy)
through your space. Chi likes to move through your home as
though it were a gentle breeze or a meandering stream. Where it
is blocked, the energy becomes stagnant--like a pond choked
with algae and fallen leaves. You are likely to feel blocked in life,
and your energy and enthusiasm for matters of the heart will be
low. Balancing and correcting the chi of your bedroom helps
encourage and invigorate romance. Here are some quick and
easy ways to improve your love life by improving the energy of
your home:
1. Clean up your bedroom
When your bedroom is cluttered and untidy, the energy in there
will be low and slow. Clutter is a sure sign that chi is stuck, so
roll up your sleeves and clean the place up if you want to jump-
start your love life. Ring a bell, shake a rattle, or clap your hands
loudly around the room to clear out old, stale energy.
2. Make room for love
If you want to attract a new romantic partner--or move a casual
relationship closer to commitment--make sure there is space for
that person in your home. Look at your closets, shelves, and
dressers, especially in the bedroom; if they are all filled to
capacity with your own stuff, make clearing some room for your
current or future partner a priority. Aim to free up 25% of the
space in your bedroom for someone else's things. When you are
done, take a moment to visualize your loved one's belongings
finding a home there.
3. Don't work out in the bedroom
When you exercise in the bedroom, or store your sports
equipment there, you bring the energy of hard work and exertion
into your romance space. Do you want your relationship to feel
like a tough workout? If not, move your workout stuff
somewhere else; your relationship is likely to move along more
smoothly.
4. Remove old relationship energy
Go through your home--especially your bedroom--and remove
anything that reminds you of past failed relationships; this could
be an ex-boyfriend's old sweater you find in the closet,
photographs of you with a previous partner, a gift that reminds
you (unfavorably) of a giver with whom you are no longer in
love--anything that reminds you of a love that went bad. No
matter how incurable a romantic you may be, do NOT keep old
love letters anywhere in your bedroom unless they are from
someone with whom you are still blissfully paired up.
5. Remove inappropriate imagery
The images with which you surround yourself can have a
powerful effect on your love life. Feng Shui clients who complain
of difficulty finding romance often have surrounded themselves
with images of a person alone. Inappropriate imagery includes
anything that represents solitude, loneliness, aggression, hard
work, conflict, or disagreement in any way. That old photo of
your Dad when he was in the army may be a treasure, but the
wartime energy it carries doesn't have any place in the bedroom;
find another place to keep it.
6. Open the door to love
Make sure both the front door of your home and the door to
your bedroom open easily and completely. Doors that stick,
squeak, or that only open partway because of all the stuff stored
behind them are blocking the flow of romantic energy and
opportunity into your home. A loose doorknob on your
bedroom door could mean you're having a hard time "getting a
handle on" romance; get out your screwdriver and tighten it up.
7. Create a path for chi
Walk slowly from your front door to your bedroom, pretending
that you are a gentle river of chi. Look for any areas where
furniture or other belongings are stopping or slowing the flow of
chi, or where chi is diverted away from the bedroom to other
areas of the house. Clear a path so fresh chi can find its way to
your bedroom and nourish your love life. Make sure all the lights
along this route are working, replace any burned-out bulbs, and
be alert for dark or dingy corners where you can increase the
energy by adding more light.
8. Move your bed
If one side of your bed is against the wall, the person who sleeps
on that side may feel confined or disempowered in the
relationship. If possible, place the bed so there is equal space on
either side, so you and your partner can find equal enjoyment in
the relationship. The ideal position of the bed will be on the
opposite side of the room from the door, but not directly in line
with it. If you can't see the bedroom door from the bed, hang a
mirror where it will provide a reflected view of the entry.
9. Bring romance chi into the bedroom
Be sure to place romantic imagery in these two key places in the
bedroom: the wall opposite the foot of the bed (where you
naturally look when lying in bed), and whatever area of the room
you first see when you enter. Beautiful, romantic artwork is
always good, as are fresh or silk flowers and anything in pairs
(such as birds, cherubs, candles, or decorative pillows). A round
mirror is also good for the bedroom, as the shape signifies
completion and unity. Look around your home for whatever says
"romance" to you, and find a good spot for it in your bedroom.
10. Clarify your intention
Make a collage of images that symbolize your perfect
relationship, and place it where you will see it every day. If you
are already in a relationship, invite your partner to make a
collage with you, to represent your intention to build a joyful and
loving future together.
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Copyright © 2001 Stephanie Roberts
This article, based on information in the book Fast Feng Shui for
Singles: 108 Ways to Heal Your Home and Attract Romance
(Lotus Pond Press, Kahului, HI, ISBN 1-931383-04-9) first
appeared at
www.frugalfun.com . Permission is granted to reprint
or circulate this article provided that the copyright notice and this
paragraph are included in their entirety, and that
www.fastfengshui.com be cited as the source.
So you want to be a Professional Organizer?
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Organizers System that will give you a jump-start on your
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http://overhall.com/Seminars.htm
Harmony and Balance to all,
Janet L. Hall, CPO/CRMS (tm), FSII/FSIA
The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
Let me work my "magic" on your Clutter, Life, and Environment!
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Janet L. Hall is the owner of OverHall Consulting, and
Organizing By Phone, which is based out of Southern Maryland
and can be reached at 800-687-3040 or 410-586-9440, or e-
mail her at mailto:janet@overhall.com
Janet can "OverHall" your office, home, and computer clutter
and can deliver a customized speech or seminar for your next
event.
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