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Get To Know What Colors Mean Feng-Shui-Wise In Your Life!
Color is a huge topic in the world of feng shui, laden with superstition at it's worst and full of power at it's best. I just received a crazy-awesome installment the Feng Shui For Real Life newsletter by Carol Olmstead (fellow Pyramid School Feng Shui...
A Few Do’s And Don’t Of Styling Effective Home Decor Vignettes
Some of us dare, some of us don't...some indulge and some overindulge. Home vignettes are little assemblages of "stuff" that create a nice snapshot, a lovely story or a wonderful moment in your home. Used with specificity and an eye toward balance, these little...
Instagramming: Pleasant Surprises
This week I was pleasantly surprised by several magical things I caught on Instagram. looking back at the photos I realizeInstagram is a digitally efficient way to help you capture a visual diarly that only meakes sense in review. Pleasant surprises, like a mountain...
Find A Bright Spot (Of Color) In Every Day!
Even if you thrive on neutral spaces because you are a high-strung maniac, even if your idea of peace is immersion in a jungle, barefoot...mentally, physically and emotionally we all need color. Color has vibration, it has memory attached to it, it has life force and...
Breakfast Glamour
Breakfast is not always the easiest meal to have... especially since we are usually driving, commuting or sleeping through it most days! Taking the time for breakfast seems like a luxury, but its a necessity. If you can glam up your breakfast habits, you might just...
33 Ways To Stay Creative!
And, I might add... avoid toxic vampire people, eat well, and daydream abundantly! xoxo Dana (P.S., if you know who originally made this groovy typography, please let me know-- I love it!)
Feng Shui Q & A : Headboards
A reader asked the question: " What about Headboards? There is a wooden one painted black that I am interested in, but don't know if color is problematic?" My answer: There are so many things to be said about headboards and a person's personality, this is a fun &...
5 Essential Tools Every Healthy Kitchen Could Use!
You are starting to cook and its exciting!!! Top Chef, MasterChef, and the myriad of shows on the Food Network have moved you to the kitchen. You realize you can't be sure what is in the food you eat at restaurants. You want to be more creative, domestic, grounded,...
Up & At Em! Here Are Some Tricks To Get Out Of Bed Early…And Happy!
Waking up basically sucks, unless you have something great to look forward to or you wake at "just the right " moment in the right way. OK, lets face it... mainly we all want to sleep a little more! Here are a couple of get-the-hell-out-of-bed tricks that...