wow, i like the idea of getting off facebook. i'm not sure i'm ready to deactivate. but i think i will try to stop checking it every day. it's weird how you get used to reading daily status updates from people who are not really your day to day friends, but rather people you just went to high school or college with, or used to work with. very weird.
as for me, i finally went through all of our craft stuff and organized it all into user friendly containers. i've been saving pretty little boxes and the bags you buy sheets in, etc. for awhile now. and it was awesome to get to use those things for grouping together beads, ribbons, and the like. i have a 4 year old daughter who loves to do crafts, and now i'm "ready to go" with her materials. i'm fortunate to have a nice amount of space for these things, basically two kitchen cabinets full. it took me a good 2-3 hours to do it, and it was accomplished while the baby slept b/c i got him to bed early one night. it is now a pleasure to look at the craft area. something that i've been wanting to do for a long time.
thank you to whomever it was who suggested that it is more important to do a good job on the areas that you declutter, rather than trying to do a cursory job on "all" areas. someone stated that they work together as a family decluttering small areas at a time and over the course of a year, there is now a house that is mostly nice and neat, with only pockets of clutter, versus the opposite. thank you for that, it helps to keep it reasonable.
i have read up on feng shui, and in fact i have a couple of books on my little bookshelf that outline the quadrants (baguas --sp?) let me make sure i'm getting this straight -- the TM that we produce should follow the baguas in terms of what your heart desires for, say, relationships, or financial, or the other categories, and either draw/paint, or paste a picture of that in that area on your treasure map... right?
my plan for April 3 is to go to Hobby Lobby and get my materials that day, which, as of now, i'm figuring on a thick poster board or foam board and some nice, high quality paints and brushes. i'm not an "artist" per se, but as a child i was really into art, and it's just something that i have left behind sort of as the years went on and i got more practical about earning a living, etc. i have some talent there, and i somehow like the idea better of depicting my heart's desire through my own imagination, than using a choreographed scene from a magazine photo shoot or advertisement. not that some of those aren't great. somehow i just like the idea of painting better, for whatever reason.
in addition to cleaning, i am focusing now on beautifying our living space. again, it's something that gets put on the back burner as "not really important," yet it gives me so much pleasure to see pictures hung, seasonal decorations up, items placed carefully.
we are wrapping up the winter season of activities, which were a considerable amount, for our 4 year old. they mostly end by the end of march. a few continue on till may, but only a few. we are not re-upping for a lot of things, thereby leaving open some large chunks of time each day. i truly look forward to filling in this time with trips to the parks, visits with old friends who are out of town, train rides to the city to do whatever, a few shopping trips, just unscheduled time to do whatever... especially in the spring as the days get longer and the weather gets warmer.
i'm so excited to create my first treasure map!!
, I've been reading up on MDC about detoxing, and I think that is where I will start to detox - epsom salt bath..
Ow tried to tap last night but my hand really hurts and is way more swollen today. Not going to attempt chakra clearing yet if it involves hands. I'm in a lot of pain.
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