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Do You Invest In Your Well-Being?
(Ryan McGinley) While we all want to be happy as much of the time as possible, if happiness is the objective of every moment you may find yourself shockingly off balance a bit down the road. Well-being, or wellness, on the other hand, is a more grounded state that...
DIY Art For Everyone!
(via) Your walls never need to be bare! No matter what your budget and despite your skill level you can have genius art on your walls this weekend that looks amazing and brings more of your unique creative expression to your home! Above, you'll see one of the...
There Are Infinite Possibilities!
(via) There is always a way! Don't believe the hype: its only as impossible as you let it be. Some things just take longer than others...! xoxo Dana
20 Awesome (And Many Unique!) Uses For Salt!
(incidentally, you can get great salts and spices here on Etsy) Salt! It's a natural preservative, a healing agent, a cure for some illnesses, a flavor enhancer, a beauty treatment in many ways, and much more! I felt it was time to round up my favorites into one...
Afghan Chic!
(via) Afghans are one of the first things my Godmother taught me to make when I was about six years old. They don't require much doing once you get the hang of counting the stitches. The V pattern was my favorite, and still is, though I have experimented with Granny...
Do You Connect To Your Home?
(via) A little note for the day: if you don't really care for or feel disconnected from where you live, it could be time for a change. Why? The place where we live is a distinct mirror of our inner life. If you feel disconnected from your home, you might be actually...
Be Of Service & You Will Prosper!
It's not all "what can I get" ; it's "what can I give." There's a term for people looking to get things: GIMMIES. Always looking for the angle, what they can take, how much they can walk off with. Even when involved in charity, these people will look for...
The Five Elements In Art!
(Sigmar Polke) In feng shui, the Five Elements- wood, fire, water, metal & earth- comprise all of life, even our bodies. To make specific feng shui-based changes in your life, you can add or subtract a specific element. If you want to get really fancy, in a...
Does your Home Feel “Off Balance” ?
(leaning tower of pisa) There are so many ways that a space can feel "off" (color, furniture, air quality, etc, etc, etc), but the most overlooked "off-ness" is actual visual and physical balance. If you have a home with furniture on one end of a room and nothing...