OverHall IT!
Vol. 8 Issue 4
OverHall IT! - Newsletter for 'OverHalling' Your Life & Spaces
Vol. 8 Issue 4
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. News From OverHall
2. OverHalling and Balance
3. Events with Janet
4. Tips and Tools
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1. News From OverHall
The month of May and most of this month became a very
stressful time for me, although very much a learning and
awareness time for me as I assisted a loved one through his
transition from earth and on to his new journey in the Universe.
As I saw and experienced death, for the first time, I felt I was
REALLY awakened to life ... becoming more aware of the
energies around me and in each of us. I saw his body energies
closing down and I saw him take his last few breaths; an
experience I'll never forget. I held and supported him for many
hours before that for several days. I played his favorite music for
him, listened/watched some of his favorite movies with him. We
cried, we laughed, we recalled memories, and we held onto each
other. We loved each other dearly and I hope you can take my
wonderful 'treasure hunt' adventure one day with someone you
love from my tribute article to him, The Sacred Act of Sorting
Through a Loved Ones Items.
June celebrations at OverHall are National Recycling Month,
National Bathroom Reading Month, and Small Business Week
so I've included some articles, tips and tools that relate to
the above. I hope they help you and you enjoy them.
Site Updates: I do my best to update my home page at
www.overhall.com at least once a month with news and
research, quotes, events and checklists. This month I've added
the following checklists: Home Recycling Checklist, Automotive
Service Providers Audit Checklist - Antifreeze, Dry Cleaners
Self-Evaluation Checklist - Solid Waste, Starting a School
Recycling Program Checklist for Success, “EMA Green Seal
Award” Corporate Office Checklist, Checklist for the Selection
of Electronic Recycling Services. In the News and
Research you can read articles about Holistic Healers, my Feng
Shui "sister" Psychologist Uses Feng Shui in a Most Unusual
Way in the Executive Suite, and Seniors Get a Move On
Families, experts ease the strain of downsizing, all very
interesting reads.
Please Note: Sometimes a referring URL is too long so I convert
them using www.tinyurl.com The tinyurl's are safe to click on.
"Listen up, you couch potatoes: each recycled beer can saves
enough electricity to run a television for three hours."
~ Denis Hayes
Thank you for allowing me to be of service to you through this
newsletter and all my web sites.
2. OverHalling and Balance
The Sacred Act of Sorting Through a Loved Ones Items
by: Janet L. Hall, The Person/Place Energy Mover
We returned to his home after making the arrangements for his
cremation and our focus and intention became one of locating a
wooden box he had purchased many years back to be used to
store his ashes in.
Room by room I instilled a logical approach - first we'd look
behind and under the furniture, then any storage containers, such
as trunks, bins or drawers, and then the closet.
The first closet was stuffed with years worth of National
Geographic magazines, various other "collector" books,
magazines and things purchased that no one knew about until
that day.
Well, we might as well de-clutter, sort and make some decisions
on all this stuff while we have it all pulled out. So we started our
sorting piles: This to that relative or friend, so and so would like
this ... donate, sell at a yard sale, throw away, and recycle.
I set up an area in the home for the yard sale items and declared
a chair by the front door for things to pass onto relatives, bags
for donation, bags for garbage and bags for recycling.
Suddenly other family members arrived and joined us in the now
acclaimed 'treasure hunt' for the box. I believe all that
participated in the hunt and sort felt honored to be a part of the
sacred act of going through their loved ones things. To be a part
of something so intense, so intimate, yet at times challenging and
overwhelming, is truly the best gift to be given to those left
behind, especially to those left behind that will continue to live in
the home.
We shared and had laughter, surprises, tears and lots of
stories to share of found items, tucked away in a trunk, closet or
drawer that I myself from many years ago found it hard to
believe that he held onto; like the letter from my ex-mother-in
law when it was her 45th birthday.
It was also amazing to me that this person so close to me was a
"closet hoarder!" And I didn't dare look in the attic!
During our 'treasure hunt' I uncovered the most beautiful vase,
not your typical flower vase, yet a "collectors" vase from The
Bradford Exchange - Eagle Art Porcelain Vase: Spirit Of The
Eagle - with a painted mountain scene and eagles flying; a vase
that sat on a stand - "This is him," I exclaimed, "if we don't find
the box we can use this! It's beautiful and has 'his name written
all over it'!"
As our hunt continued into his room I asked if they would like
to do his clothes now as I would be happy to take them to the
homeless shelter. Yes ... first let's see if this relative similar in
size
would like some of his shirts ... yes that would be an honor. So
the stories of fun filled events, occasions and places that he had
worn some of his fabulous shirts to held our attention and
intrigued all of us. We even talked this young relative into
stepping out of his comfort zone of "no bold colors"
of one particular shirt that had big red hibiscus flowers on it ... it
looked great on him and I hope he really does wear it.
We then started the piles for clothes: memory clothes to keep,
another pile to give to other friends or family and bags and bags
of clothing to donate ... oh, least I forget the shoes, hats: cowboy
hats, straw hats, ball caps and fun hats, and collector belt
buckles!
Then suddenly way back in his closet we came across the oldest
safe I've ever seen! I ask, "Do you know what's in it?" No. "Do
you know where the key is?" No.
I'm told it could be in a drawer or let's look at the five plus key
rings that no one knows what any of the keys are to. There were
so many little keys on all the key rings that looked like a safe key
- I bet you have some key rings like this too.
After much comical, time consuming, frustrating, and "let me try
some" I finally found the one to open the safe. We still
wondered what all the other little keys went to. Unfortunately
only he knows. And I said out loud to him, in case he was there
listening, "I just know you're having a great laugh watching us
with all these keys!" And then only to find a diamond ring, gold
chain and bracelet and a very old expired Sears credit card! Boy
did we laugh and laugh and I knew he was laughing with us!
With all the bags of clothing stuffed to the ceiling in my Jeep
Wrangler, front and back seats - with just enough room for me
to sit in the drivers seat, we collapsed from the day of hunting
and decision making and still no box.
The next day we decided to tackle his office. Now let me just tell
you that the "office" wasn't used as an office ... heck the desk
didn't even have a chair to sit at and the smallest of lights to light
the room.
This room he called his office was really a place where he
"stored and hoarded" OLD and useless paperwork, cameras,
boxes and boxes of photos, 10 pairs of scissors, couldn't even
count all the return address labels, pencils, pens and calendars
and so much blank paper he wouldn't have needed to buy any
for several years.
So we decided we best get a heavy duty shredder - and now
we have three new piles:
=> Bags of paperwork to shred and recycle
=> Bags of paperwork that didn't need shredded to recycle
=> Box of important paperwork: wills, insurance policies, deeds,
titles and any other paperwork that looked important.
And may I say he had to rhyme or reason to his storage
system, which was really just stacking stuff into drawers; no files,
no folders, just things stuffed into envelopes and most not
labeled.
We got a good laugh when we found a container that looked like
he started to get some things organized at one time. It was a
good day, a sad day, a cleansing day, a remembrance day and
a surprising day. It was another sacred day to those of us lucky
enough to have been a part of his life.
When I finally had to leave to return home, which was hard for
me to do, we had a big stack of important papers to put in the
safe ... if we could recall which key opened it!
Oh and the box ... well I found a plain box under the "office" bed
... not like it was described at all; however we later found out it
was indeed the box he brought so many years ago.
We decided to use the vase for his memorial service on June
16th.
He was my favorite cousin. He was a best friend for 35 plus
years.
He was Robert Henry Adams ... in memory of you my dear one.
I miss you, I love you, I see your signs! Thank you!
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Janet Hall, The Person/Place Energy Mover is a Consultant,
Coach, Trainer, and Healer and can help you
regain control of your life, your time, your stuff, and your
environment. In Person or via Phone at
http://www.overhall.com
Need help cleaning out your loved ones items?
Call me 410-586-9440 or check out my instant download book,
How and Where to Discard, Donate, Sell or Recycle Anything!
The Ultimate Directory to Help Your Get Rid Of Your Stuff
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3. Events with Janet: Workshops Devoted to Personal Change
All events are held in EST
July 10th, Tuesday 1 - 2 PM
Introduction to Energy Medicine - Teleseminar
http://tinyurl.com/yvw3ep
July 17th, Tuesday 1 - 2PM
Introduction to Feng Shui - Teleseminar
http://tinyurl.com/2axrel
August 1st, Wednesday 8 - 9:30PM
Creating Better Learning Environments for Your
Students - Teleseminar for educators and teachers
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August 2nd, Thursday 12 - 1 PM and 9 - 10 PM
Creating Supportive Environments for Your Child
to Excel - Teleseminar for parents
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August 7th - September 18th, Tuesday's 1 - 2PM
Moving and Balancing the Energy of You and Place -
Teleseminar
Trust me, you do NOT want to miss this one!
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Live workshops starting in
Sept. in Calvert, St. Mary's and Charles County through the
College of Southern Maryland (CSM) - dates and times to be
posted in July at
http://www.overhall.com/workshops.htm
Any of these workshops can be taught at your location for a
group of five or more. Prices may vary. Call Janet at
410-586-9440 to talk about arranging a workshop for your
group.
For more listings of workshops and teleseminars please see
http://www.overhall.com/workshops.htm
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4. Tips and Tools
Recycling Tools & Bins for your home or business:
http://tinyurl.com/3b2drz
When you own or run a small business organization and
keeping it together can be a make or break your business. Do
you want to make it or break it?
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Do you like to read in your bathroom?
For many people their only escape or "quiet" place to read is in
the bathroom (no I'm not one of them, sorry); however I know
and understand that's why I searched high and low over the
Internet and found some terrific products to help contain and get
control of reading material in the bathroom. You've got to check
them out if you're an avid "bathroom reader" at
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Summer is the perfect time to have a garage sale?
The complete guide to planning, organizing and holding a truly
successful and profitable garage sale. Download today!
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Don't forget to pick up your FR*EE ebook at
http://www.overhall.com/ebooks.htm
What's the cost of your clutter costing you?
I co-authored an ebook with Paula Langguth Ryan,
Effortless Freedom From Clutter and
Debt: Your 20 minute Roadmap for Creating a Perfectly
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Harmony and Balance to all,
Janet L. Hall, The Person/Place Energy Mover
Consultant, Coach, Trainer, and Healer
OverHall Your Life and Spaces
http://www.overhall.com
"A Clogged Person Equals a Clogged Place
A Clogged Place Equals a Clogged Person!"
ISSN # 1533-0702.
Publisher: Janet L. Hall mailto:janet(at)overhall.com
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