work is progressing

The kitchen sink is clear (well, except for two plants) the lounge room looks much improved (you wouldn't credit how much ONE dining chair blocks space.)

I am quite disgusted at the things I've found in here (the spare room), partly because its taken so long to get to them, and partly that they are here in the first place. Like an old cake box, with God knows what in it. It is from daughters 18th birthday, which was almost 3 years ago. I understand wanting to KEEP memorabilia, but a cake box? with cake crumbs/icing in it? More saddening is finding old school photos and report cards in a bag of what looks like rubbish, although, given some of the things I've found, perhaps its not a rubbish bag at all.

Anyway, the corner is done. its not the corner I planned on doing, but that just seemed a good place to continue on with. Every thing else on the list from the other day has been completed.

The list for the weekend (5/6 Nov) was:

Sort out wall unit corner

Return books to wall unit
Tidy door, and wardrobe door ✔

-> bouncer in the corner, hanging hooks on real door. ✔

As I have done the OTHER corner, which was meant to be this weeks job, I am back onto the wall unit corner. There is more stuff to go, including more linen, an old fan, and two heaters. One of the heaters is broken (but probably still works) but I need to get rid of it anyway.

I found a great way for getting to the stuff on the floor right near the base boards, and that is with a little nail brush. I've been 'sweeping' the dust and whatever out and vacuuming that up. When the room is done I want to have a 'rededication' type 'ceremony'. Something like this Feng Shui method. This one doesn't quite 'speak' to me though.

"...The most important point to remember is that feng shui remedies/enhancers will not work if applied to a cluttered environment. For feng shui to work your space (home/work place) has to be free of clutter and energized..." From here. That page says no red in here, but more and more I think it ought to be.

Aside from the price, this sofa bed looks like it would fit in here quite well, and is something I will need/want if I have guests. The other color for that style is white or cream, and DEFINITELY wouldn't be good. "...Red: A room that is painted red will energize, inspire activity and movement, help passion, be powerful and stimulating. A red room can also be exhausting and overpowering, and stressful for those who are anxious. Pink is less demanding. Choosing a red bedroom would not be restful, although some red can be used to enhance sensuality. A red exercise room would be energizing! In Feng Shui red means luck..."

I'm not up to the decorating or energising phase yet. But I will be soon.