Another morning of waking up with a project on my mind!  The wind and rains this week finally did in the bamboo and palmetto frond wall I’d woven to line my driveway.  I knocked it down yesterday and awoke this morning ready to redo that space. I salvaged the bamboo poles that were still good and took the rest to the street. I’d let the grass and ivy grow over the edges of the driveway, so I took my shovel and edged it all.  I got the rake and raked everything off the driveway and into the east yard.  Taking down the wall opened a view from the street into the east garden, so I fashioned a quick stand of cut bamboo for privacy. I created a new seating area across from it. It’s an entirety new look. Continue reading →

I did a massive cleaning/clearing project last week!  It was motivated by a couple of feng shui questions. I’d wondered if I needed a remedy for the iron security bars on my windows and sliding glass doors.  (Yeah, I’m from Miami.)  I learned the remedy is what I’d already done: soften the inside with window treatments, and the outside with bird feeders and tall plants that move in the wind.  I also wondered how might I lay out my feng shui bagua if I have an integral garage? I have a built in two car garage, so it is in the No. 6 Helpful friends, Travel and Guides sector. I read that entering through a messy utility space “can lead to issues such as always putting other people’s needs before your own.” I had an awakening in that moment. I went out to the garage, which I’d last cleaned in 2011. I could get to everything, but it was in much disarray.  I’d slowly let it become a real mess, and I walked past my garbage bins, pest control, tools every time I came in the house.  Enough! I moved the car out and took photos of the garage, my “before” photos. The next morning, I began moving everything out of the garage and onto the driveway. That’s the fastest way for me to organize — clear and clean the room, then decide what goes back in there.
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It went by in a whirlwind, but I’ve definitely been in the flow the last two days. I delivered the May magazine to Cassadaga and Melbourne and had a dozen appointments and errands.  Everywhere I went, it was like clockwork. At Home Depot, I bought a new ceiling  fan since mine stopped working last week, and I also purchased a new shower arm and head.  (Mine had a leak and –> I wrote about it here.) I went home and was surprised it took only a few minutes to replace the shower fixture.  I cleaned up the broken passenger side mirror of my Prius. In just one morning, I attended to a half dozen projects I’d not made time for in months! After watching YouTube videos on replacing the ceiling fan, I scheduled a pal to replace it. The bf kept saying “maybe it’s a connection.” He yanked the pull cord several times quickly tonight — “See?” I said, “I told ya it wasn’t working.”  I told him I was going to open the new fan box and put the blades together. He told me to not open the box yet. He’s very psychic. An hour later I walked into the bedroom and the fan is going!  I know the reason the fan began working again is that I’d cleaned up the stagnant energy around the home repairs.   I’ve had a hole in my shower wall for a month.  It’s been easy to ignore as I shower in the guest bath. The car mirror has needed replacing for over a year.  It’s easy to ignore since I don’t see the duct tape patch when I’m in the car. That’s how I ease into stagnation. Taking my repair list and simply beginning the repairs freed up the energy, and everything began flowing better. And my ceiling fan began working on its own!