Some Feng Shui Tips

1. “No Blue” Rule:
No blue roof
No blue exterior
No blue bathrooms
No blue kitchen
No blue bedding

Portland is a city that leans towards the yin side. Yin is feminine, nourishing, healing. However, too much yin energy can make you feel less energetic, even lethargic. Blue represents Water element and it is a very “ yin ” (or passive) color.

If you use blue on the roof of your home, it will keep you from earning a lot of money. The same thing will happen if the exterior of your home is blue. You'll find your earning power dwindling and weakening gradually, so that budgeting becomes a real concern. There's no power from blue here!

Blue roofs, however, are GOOD for bars or for restaurants that want to do morning or brunch business. (They are terrible for dinner business, though). Think IHOP!

In bathrooms or in the kitchen, you already have an excess of Water element from your water-based things like sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, etc. This can cause imbalance. The last thing you want is to add MORE water to the situation! That's why you should never decorate bathrooms or kitchens with the color blue.

Blue is also considered too “ yin ” to be used for bedding. Daytime or sunlight is a yang force, and nighttime or moonlight is a “ yin” force…because it is already yin at night, if you use blue bedding it will make you too weak. You'll develop stamina problems, restlessness, or just generally feel tired.

2. Try Not to Choose A Corner House
I know a lot of people like corner homes because it has more yard space and such. But did you know that corner houses can also be problematic? It is never good to buy a house that sits on a corner, particularly if it is on the corner of a fairly wide or busy road such as one with a traffic light, bus stops near by, or speedy traffic. For commercial property, however, it's the opposite. The yang energy brings customers.

3. Make Your Address Lucky - Quick and Easy
A quick and easy way to add some luck to your home is to make sure that the sum of all the digits of your house number is 8.

In the Chinese calendar, energy changes according to the era. We are currently in a new 20-year era which began on Chinese New Year in 2004 and will last until 2024. During this era, the lucky number is 8. If you get the chance, choose plenty of 8's in your life during this time.

One especially good way to energize your home is to make your address total the lucky number. Here's how to do it: Suppose you live at 10335 Main Street. Add the numbers in your street address individually: 1+0+3+3+5= 12

Now reduce the sum to a single digit like this: 1+2=3.

Currently the number energy from your address is 3. To turn it into lucky 8, you'll need to add 5. Do this by painting a 5 onto the front or the back of your address – in clear nail polish! No one will know it is there, but the energy of your home will be revitalized.

4. Small Over Large
When you hang decorations or pictures in your home, make sure you hang small items on top of large items. Never hang a large item over a small item! If you do, you'll create an energy of worry and apprehension that will spread to everyone in the family.

5. Less Is Best
Pare down your belongings so you aren't cramming more stuff into your life than you really need or have room for. Make some space by giving away, selling, or throwing away things that you don't need, that you don't use, or that are broken and can't be repaired.

Next, think twice before you bring new things home. After all, you don't want to “re-clutter” the space you've just managed to “de-clutter”. The basic rule should be to always buy the best quality you possibly can afford, but to only buy things you really need, want, and will use. Remember, less is best…and quality does count!

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