Saturday, May 31, 2008

More on Feng Shui

The first principle to Feng Shui is Safty and Comfort... (keep that in mind)
But today I want to talk about the importance of creating a space for yourself. Most of the rooms in any house are open to anyone who lives there... the kitchen, living room, dining room, bathrooms, ect. And then there are rooms that you my share with others like a bedroom and or bathroom. (we'll talk about those rooms later)
Out of all the rooms in your house, you need to claim a space that is specifically yours! A place where you can place your favorite things, where you feel comfortable and a place where you can relax. This place needs to reflect who you are. Only place things, books, pictures, colors that YOU love. Be creative with this space, have fun with it! For me, I chose a room in my home that was already painted green (that is my favorite color) and I gutted out all the furniture and started placing "me" on the walls, on the shelves, and themed it the 'art' room. Now you don't have to theme your room, that part isn't important... what is, is that you have a place for you.
There are some rules to this, it can not be your bedroom where you share the space with your husband/wife. By doing that you are taking away the needed space that they also need. Which brings me to my next point. Everything in your shared bedroom needs to be loved by both of you. Meaning guys, don't hang your baseball caps along the whole one wall of your bedroom if your wife doesn't adore those hats also. (those hats would go in your space) And Ladies, don't put your doll collection in your bedroom either, unless your husband likes them too. I think I am making this pretty clear... hope you all got it. This also goes for the bathroom that you may share. Ladies, be aware that clearing your beauty supplies off the counter top after use, is part of keeping a place for your man. Don't run him out of your house. Let him have his space too!
.. his space needs to be a place where he can put up his glass bottle collection and a place that he can display what is important for him! (Even if you don't like it... it IS his space.) It is important for everyone to have their own getta-way within the home, otherwise they are off to the bar and off to a to a place where they can relax and let go.
Same goes for children. They too need a place where they can play with toys, build projects, and have time to themselves. It really is healthy!
So do it for yourself, and invite others to do it also. Love and Light!

1 comments:

Angie and Kyle said...

Lesa - Feng Shui is so interesting! I moved practically all of my stuff in with kyle and I am pretty sure I am running him out of the bathroom - just like your blog talked about!!! So once we are married I am going to try and downsize and reorganize so that we can "share the space." :)Hope you are doing great!