There is a lot to understand about the topic of energetically clearing a space. Use your intuition to decide what is right for you. Many people have studied and practice space clearing, call one if you need a professional!

If you are stopped in your tracks after editing and clearing out a space, you have kicked up some stagnant energy...old boxes, furniture, papers, etc. hold old, stuck energy. This release can wreak havoc on you physically and emotionally. So, take a break from the space, get some fresh air, drink lots of water, and then give some of these a try:

There is a lot to understand about the topic of energetically clearing a space. Use your intuition to decide what is right for you. Many people have studied and practice space clearing, call one if you need a professional!

If you are stopped in your tracks after editing and clearing out a space, you have kicked up some stagnant energy...old boxes, furniture, papers, etc. hold old, stuck energy. This release can wreak havoc on you physically and emotionally. So, take a break from the space, get some fresh air, drink lots of water, and then give some of these a try:

8 Tips to Energetically Clear Your Space

1. CLEAN! Mop, sweep, scrub EVERYTHING! The walls, floors, ceiling, furniture, closets, windows, EVERYTHING!

2. Open the windows/door and run a fan out the windows (blowing out the stagnant energy)

3. Light a candle, Put in fresh light bulbs and leave ON the lights.

4. Put a high quality crystal salt in open containers around the space to absorb the energy.

5. Diffuse essential oils such as Sage, Cloves or Lemon.

6. Party! Turn on some music, bring in the pots and pans, bells and go to town!

7. Arrange to have the items that are leaving the space taken away and off the premises as soon as possible.

8. Set the intention that the space will go forward filled with light and love.
 
I would love to hear from you! If you find yourself feeling the way Lily did, give one or more of these ideas a try! And let me know how it goes in the comments below.

Lots of love,

Jane

Last week, I worked with one of my favorite families to create a fully functioning recreation section of their basement. As you can see from the picture, there were many categories of sports stuff (and a few non-related items :)) tangled up in this area of the basement.

This family is busy! Sporty! Active! They love to travel and even go for months at a time on sabbatical. So, time is valuable to them, as it is to all of us!


The whole family knew that if they needed ski, soccer, tennis, football, picnic, basketball, biking, or skating gear that they came to this area to look for it.  

And, as you can see, it had POTENTIAL to really get better and make their lives easier saving them some precious time in the process! 

We built wire shelving, and labeled clear tubs with categories for easy access. the tops are OFF the tubs and they pull out like drawers so that finding and putting away items is very easy for everyone.  Not only is the non-related stuff gone, but the storage looks beautiful and most importantly, it will save this family tons of time locating and then returning their items to their respective spots. 

Now, imagine applying this idea to your home office, your attic, your garage, and closets. What if organizing and creating accessible storage saved you 15 or even 30 minutes a day? 


Wouldn’t you LOVE that? 


What would YOU do with extra time?

Please leave me a comment below and let me know...


Until next week!
Love,
Jane







                                                               

Back to THE CLOSET today at Marie's! Today we worked with Julee Barnett, owner of Tailored Living (jtbarnett@tailored living.com) to address the details of how the new closet will be configured. Julee had previously measured the walk-in closet space, the hanging items, the sweaters and counted the shoes...she's thorough! She brought her laptop with the CAD closet program and we got to work. It took us a couple of hours of putting our heads together, playing with the program (really, really fun) and many trips back and forth to the closet for measuring and VOILA...we all agreed that this rendition was very close to perfect for Marie's needs. She will have cabinets around the top for seasonal items and all the rest of what she needs will be at her fingertips. The third wall will have a HUGE (almost wall sized) mirror and there will be space for art prominently displayed as she enters her closet. Marie decided to use a soft gray for the closet pieces and moulding. We will pick out paint, hardware and a fabulous chandelier next. Keep you posted!

Let's just call this project: THE CLOSET. I will be updating you as we work together. Let's just call this client, Anne (cuz her name is Anne and she is happy to share her story). I have been working with Anne for many years. We started working together in her old house and the first thing she did was bring me to her clothes! At that time, the clothes that didn't fit in the closet were hanging on rolling clothes racks (two or three of them) in her bedroom. Since that day, we not only have edited her clothes many times (she lost A LOT of weight!) we also kept going, working on her kitchen, office and basement. Not long ago, she and her husband moved to Fitchburg and we have started the process all over again. Next week, we meet with the closet designer to look at options for building out this fabulous walk-in closet space! I can just see it! GORGEOUS! ***As we change, so do our needs for hanging on and letting go of our stuff.***