I know, just like me, you've experienced the way that things collect on all your surfaces. 

This is the Law of Attraction at work, where like attracts like. You put one item down on a clean surface and the next time you walk by, there are 5 things! 

Today's brief VLOG is about the incredible power and ease that can come when everything in your home as a Place of Purpose. 

With two kids running around, I'm a sucker for ways I can make my home easier to maintain, ways I can spend less time dealing with my stuff and more time enjoying the stages of their childhood. 

Today's VLOG is all about creating the space that allows you to focus on the positive aspects of your life. Knowing that there is a positive and a negative side to EVERY situation has been game-changing for me. It comforts me to know there is ALWAYS a silver lining, even when I can't see it.

Listen in to find out how you can change your game as well, and bring more happiness into your life--both through your choice of focus and the environment around you.

You're not alone if other people's stuff in your space is driving you crazy, frustrating you, making you feel like you have no control over the state of your space. 

This, amazingly, even happens to people who live alone, with the handing down of family heirlooms, gifts and boxes of stuff upon the death of a parent or grandparent. 

And of course it applies to all the people out there who live with a partner or children, a loved one, a parent, a relative, a friend, a roommate. 

I know, because I've been there too: in a state of major frustration that I was the one constantly picking up other people's stuff, that I was the one who cared, that no one was able to put anything away WHERE IT BELONGED. 

If this frustrates you as well, I have a short video log for you all about other people's stuff. It might help you feel more in control of you space and your emotions, then again, it might not be what you want to hear...

There is a growing bulk of research that links trying new things to being happy.*

And yet studies suggest we fear an unknown outcome more than we do a known bad one. Fear is one major thing that holds us back from trying new things and from being happy. But the age-old adage: if you want something you’ve never had, you’ve got to do something you’ve never done, could never be more true.

The main reason I see people getting stuck in a rut is because we’re too busy (and deep down, just plain scared) to try something new. Our society is plagued by real or perceived time bankruptcy.

But what if people took more control over their time and optimized their use of it?

Time is a precious resource. Do you treat it that way? 

I don't mean to imply that we should be working in all of our time, or even doing. Really, what I mean to ask is do you spend your time in ways that make you happy? That's the ultimate test, if we are happy as we do. 

There is much to do in life that is not necessarily at the top of our bucket list of things that will "make us happy." The real test is if we can be happy as we do all of the things we find ourselves doing in our normal day-to-day... in this present moment. 

You know that stuck feeling where you can’t imagine how you would even begin a project?

You want a space to be different, you want a part of your life to be different, but you’re nowhere near inspired.

That’s how my office has felt this month. It functions relatively well, but was beginning to fill up again with all the things that needed to be done, fixed, sent (those things seem to attract themselves to this space!). 

And yet, here we are, in February, a month of focusing on the Self Knowledge & Wisdom area of home and life and--you guessed it--that’s exactly where my office falls. I wanted the space to feel & function even better. I wanted more clarity around my inner work. But I just couldn't get started. 

We all yearn for (and benefit from), that work-space that inspires us, that lends us focus and productivity--that all powerful ability to be in the zone.

And last weekend I had an opening.

There is one room in your home that hands down has the greatest impact on your well being... 

You'll also find out one thing you can do to begin to improve this space in a way that will impact your health, your relationships, your work life, your home life, you name it. 

Still wondering what room that is?! Watch the short video below!

Today's video log is a glimpse into how you can find and look to the Self Knowledge & Wisdom area of your home in a way that can inspire you afresh and help you appreciate where you are right now.

Creating a space (however small) that accurately reflects YOU--the growth you continue to make and the aspirations you have in life--is incredibly helpful for those days when your inspiration flags.

As we come squarely into the month of February, love is in the air. 

I've never been one to place much import in Valentine's Day, but I think that was because the marketers got to me and I thought the holiday was all about buying things for your loved ones. Don't get me wrong, flowers and dark chocolate are fabulous, but if you know me, you know that stuff is not always my cup of tea. 

Now the holiday makes me think about all the depth there is to the notion of love, all the ways to shower love and attention and show your appreciation for your loved ones. 

And so, in this month where our focus is on Self Knowledge & Wisdom, I have a short little video log for you where I share alternative ways to shower love and appreciation on your loved ones (and yes, of course, it has to do with your space :)). 

This month we are shifting our focus to the next area of the Bagua: Self Knowledge & Wisdom. 

In honor of that shift, I have a brief video for you, that shares the easiest way to transform your life and gives you one small step you can take TODAY to create more love and appreciation in your world. 

I also highlight why this area of the Bagua is my very favorite one to focus on.

Check it out--enjoy the video. It's gonna be a great month!

As a part of this month long focus on Career & Journey, I was thrilled to have an excuse to put a magnifying glass up to that area of my own home & life.

My spaces devolve and stagnate, just like anyone’s (even though, in my line of work, I spend a good deal of time thinking about and improving the feel of my spaces). That is the natural way of things, dust settles, random things end up in random places, life fills up with more important things that demand attention.

Creating flow and function in your space is a work in progress, not something you achieve once and check off your list. So my spaces had plenty of opportunity for a refresh!

Knowing that I was going to refresh my Journey & Career area, I began to focus my attention, my energy on that area of my life & what I wanted it to look like. As I did so, amazing things began to happen… before I’d even lifted a finger to refresh my space.

But before I tell you about that, I lay out for you 6 clear steps to follow in order to refresh your Career & Journey Gua of your home to attract what you desire into your life. Without those steps, it is easy to feel unsatisfied with life, with no clear plan around how to get where you want to go. 

In addition to these steps, at the bottom of the post, you’ll find a great new Tip Sheet: How to Clean & Clear Your Home With Intention. It lays out the most powerfully important pieces to remember.

Today, I share with you specific ways to enhance and support the Career & Journey area of your home (and thus your Career & Journey) through the use of appropriate colors, materials, images, textures. 

One of my favorite parts of Feng Shui is the way in which it narrows down your choices so decisions about your home decor are EASY. Want to paint the walls? Planning to purchase a new couch/lamp/rug/table? Have no idea what colors or materials to choose? Today, I clearly outline how to make these decisions for the Career & Journey area of your home.

Is there something about your work-life (or lack of work-life) that you struggle with? Do you have dreams you'd like to achieve but feel like you aren't making progress on?

In this month of focus on Career & Journey, we are also laying some really important groundwork for the rest of the year, for the rest of your life really. 

• You got clear on what you want in life. 
• I introduced you to the Bagua Map, a basic and powerful Feng Shui tool that allows you to reflect the life you want in your space. 
• And today I have my newest VLOG for you (video log) with a Mind Hack around how to become aware of the limiting beliefs that keep you from living that life you desire (the desires you journaled on shortly after the New Year).

One of the most basic and powerful diagnostic tools in Feng Shui is called the Bagua Map. This map outlines the 9 areas (or guas) of life and how they correspond to your physical space. You place this map over a floorplan of your home (or over a room, or a desk, a property, etc).

When you are experiencing difficulty in any particular area of life (health concerns, relationships woes, lack of direction in career, trouble parenting, etc), you can look to the corresponding area of your home and make adjustments in order to add energy into the area of life where you are suffering.

So how do you place this Bagua Map over a floorplan of your home?

The state of your home and the things you surround yourself with can weigh you down or uplift you... can overwhelm you or inspire joy. You choose. You have ultimate control over your surroundings. Is it always easy to remember to choose your own joy? Nope. 

That's why I'm sharing with you 5 easy ways to choose joy and inspiration TODAY--5 practices you can use to rid your life of the weight and the overwhelm. Check them out and start off the New Year with more lightness, clarity and joy!