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One More Reason to Go Green
Healthy Living is Green Living We know that green living is better for our planet and can even save us some money, but it’s also good for our health. Choosing to be energy efficient, to recycle and use organic, natural products is not simply an earth-friendly lifestyle choice, it’s also often associated with living a [...]
Anchor Your New Year’s Resolutions in Your Home
IEL News… Since we enjoy this time of year so much, this month we’ll be posting a few extra blogs—some new as well as a few of our holiday favorites. Wishing you a happy holiday season! Your home can be the key to successfully manifesting your New Year’s resolutions… The beginning of the New Year [...]
Replace Your Wish List with a Gratitude List
IEL News… Since we enjoy this time of year so much, this month we’ll be posting a few extra blogs—some new as well as a few of our holiday favorites. Wishing you a happy holiday season! This holiday, replace your wish-list with a gratitude-list. It’s easy to focus on all the things you would like [...]
Simplify Your Holiday: Tips for a Peaceful Celebration
IEL News… Since we enjoy this time of year so much, this month we’ll be posting a few extra blogs—some new as well as a few our holiday favorites. Wishing you a happy holiday season! While the holiday season has the potential to be a time of peace, celebration and joy oftentimes it is anything [...]
Giving Thanks and Giving Back
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, many of us spend time thinking about what we’re thankful for and feeling gratitude. Often, this leads us to think about those who are less fortunate and what we can do to “give back.” Giving back is an important next step to feeling and expressing gratitude. In fact, psychologists in [...]
Simple Steps to Clear the Energy in Your Home
Clearing energy is something that at first may seem a little “out there.” But how many times have you watched a scene in a movie where someone is sitting in bed depressed or sad and the best friend walks in the bedroom, parts the curtains and opens the windows to start the process of cheering [...]
Clearing Your Inner Clutter
Life gets busy, and we often find ourselves thinking about ten things at once, our minds racing trying to juggle everything on our plates. And we know we’re not alone. Many of our friends describe similar feelings of overwhelm and “mental overload,” but it is contrary to feeling peaceful and being fully present in the [...]
Common Clutter Clearing Challenges
When clearing clutter there are always a few objects that we’re ready to let go of, but just don’t know what to do with—like photographs, gifts, and family heirlooms—we call these clutter challenges. Here are a few questions that we’re often asked about these challenges and our replies: What should you do with photographs and [...]
The Art of Everyday Living
So often our attention is drawn to the big events in our lives, those that have happened and those we anticipate. Yet, it is the little everyday moments—such as eating, getting dressed, working, caring for children, running errands, walking the dog—that make up the majority of our lives. It’s easy to get caught up thinking [...]
Designing Your Life
The first step toward achieving your dreams is to create what we call a “Life Design.” Start by thinking of all the areas in your life such as your career, relationships, finances, health, etc… If you would like, you may use the nine areas referenced in Feng Shui; Career, Helpful People, Children and Creativity, Love [...]
