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Lkunkel
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10-29-2003

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 8:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL! I'm glad you're glad about the canisters, Autumn. I like things that look good, but I look for the most bang from my buck, too.

Definitely check out that color test--It felt so cool to actually be able to get a selection of color swatches that contain colors that look good ON or AROUND me. Yea!!!!

I do plan on making sure that all of my rooms are balanced. Most of the rooms will be easy, and be primarily determined by their location (N,E,S,W). The exceptions are the bathrooms (water dominant) and kitchen (water and fire dominant). If a room had a fireplace, it would also be fire dominant. So, the trick is to try to balance out the four elements. Especially since, for me, having my environment in balance is critical to my mental and physical health. (Note: this is different from Feng Shui, since it uses 5 elements: water, earth, wood, fire, and metal; as a Witch, I lean more toward Wiccan Feng Shui rather than Compass, or Traditional, Feng Shui, or Black Hat, Modern, Feng Shui. YMMV.)

Autumn
Member

10-29-2003

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 8:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Interesting LK, if you ever feel like sharing more about this please do ~ certain aspects of feng shui do nab my attention for some reason, though I found in my research that I was already doing certain things 'naturally' that they suggested be done.

I did try that colour link but darn if I didn't have a hard time figuring out which group I belonged too ~ went back to the mirror a few times! lol! Honestly though, I had to go by the colours I know I look good in - good meaning: not ill. lmao!

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmm. I don't think I have a picture of you to help you figure it out, either.

What would you like me to share more of?

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 9:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Saw a really cool deck with beautiful woodsy surroundings...that you, Teach? Not sure, but I couldn't go any further since I am not family...imagine!

Your colors sound very nice...I prefer color any day to white walls, although I have seen beautiful homes with white walls throughout.

How large is that wall you want to decorate?

My daughter is an artist...don't let this panic you...who did an amazing wall treatment by taping actual leaves, using low-stick tape, on her walls in order to find a pleasing arrangement. Then she dipped each leaf in her paint, blotted well, and basically stamped it on. Since her colors...sage green wall and light gold leaves highlighted with some very buttery yellow...are not too contrasty, it looks great. She also loves an outdoor theme so she brings in a lot of the outdoors...birch logs... twigs...nests...stuff like that. I must say that she has a way with it. Just thought you might like something like that since it may echo your surroundings.

I, on the other hand, love found objects and things that are cheap cheap cheap at flea markets. It would not be beyond me to slap an old shutter on the wall or better yet an old screen door like the one I saw featured in the September issue of Country Living. Country Living has been one of my favorite ideas magazines for the past 20 plus years. I love anything that sparks interest. I wrote all over my pale blue walls one day with a gold pen...love it. I like to tuck things...antique keys, old locks, whatever, in unusual nooks and crannies. I hang empty antique frames just for visual impact. My grandfather's violin hangs on the living room wall near the piano. Nothing beats the graphic value of old dishes and platters hung on the walls...could be new, for that matter.

Use your imagination, think as far outside the box as you are comfortable doing. Then you will have just exactly what you want and it will be uniquely yours.

Check in with Martha Stewart about hanging anything. She sometimes suggests tracing the frame on brown paper...especially if hanging a grouping, then placing the brown papers representing the pictures on the wall using the low-stick tape. From there you can figure out what looks best and where to place the mark for the nail. Then all you have to do is nail right through the paper onto your mark. Works like a charm.

Okay, enough of my book!

Autumn
Member

10-29-2003

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LK ~ I know its tied to your birthday, or the one I was most interested in is! (big shocker! lol! I LOVE my b-day!) And I think the whole directions thing - not to mention fixing problem areas when you're in a small space/condo and its bad enough when you hate its shape. Grrrr! (oh to be outdoors and not boxed in!)

Vee ~ your daughter's room/place sounds beautiful! How creative! And that wasn't a book, it was very informative! Thank-you.

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 10:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Autumn? You've totally, absolutely, positively lost me, darlin'. I haven't the foggiest what is connected to my birthday...a little help?

Did you want to know more about one of the variations of Feng Shui? I can help with either the Wiccan or the Black Hat/Modern/Western version. Compass confuses me.

Vee: I love the room description. What great ideas!

While we can HANG anything we want in this apartment, we cannot paint. ::sigh:: I've decided that I'll be decorating the horrible closet sliders and laundry room doors in fabric or shower curtains. I've been watching Home to Go which does "improvements" that can move with you. I've already snagged a couple of ideas.

Autumn
Member

10-29-2003

Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
No way, you haven't? Those are the only ones I know! lol! Ok, share what you know about yours then cuz I've never heard of the Wiccan version or...Black Hat? This is new to me. (have you ever heard of Nine Star Ki? I believe it ties into that - your birthday is the cornerstone, and that's the only way I've seen/read about Feng being done.)

You can't paint? I'm not sure if we get Home to Go up here but it sounds like a great idea ~ "improvements" that can move with you.

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Autumn: the Nine Stars stuff is Compass, or Traditional, Feng Shui.

I first learned Black Hat but as I was also learning Witchcraft, I was confusing some of the components. The creator of Wiccan Feng Shui is a witch named Alexandria who had learned Black Hat, but wanted something that better reflected her beliefs. So she worked on it and created Wiccan Feng Shui.

For me, it works much better--I find it much more compatible to compare the room to the Wheel of Life and the various elements that I am attempting to balance in my life anyway.

Basically, to help you, I'd need to have an idea of your room layout. It's all based on the location of your front door (for the house) and the room door for a room.

Autumn
Member

10-29-2003

Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmm...that is interesting. (Black Hat) I like the idea behind the Wiccan Feng Shui as well - makes more sense to me anyway.

As for this stupid place (can't you tell how much I love it! *smiles innocently*), its on the right hand side of the hallway and you walk in to basically zero room! Almost immediately is the small kitchen, and behind the door is a dark (very dark) hall which has the bathroom and bedroom etc. off it. Its just a cramped box really - but that's imo - others like it but I'm the type who needs space/room to move. I just walk into that stupid kitchen and can't wait to get out because I feel trapped.

Anyone have the winning lotto numbers? lmao! Where's Kevin Kline with a free house by the ocean when you need him, huh Vee?

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Autumn: could you sketch it out and scan it?

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 9:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ROFLMAO...Autumn, I work with a Kevin Kline (only he spells his last name differently). Somehow, I don't think he's the one you're looking for! He did just build a new home, though! Too funny.

Now that Yahoo's working, I think anyone can join the group. Once you've added it to your groups list you can sign in and see the photo links. "Dec. 15" and "Moved In" albums have good shots of the wall colors.

The wall I'm looking at isn't very big at all. It's between the end pantry and a sliding glass door. I'd say it's about 4' wide at most. I do have one 6' wall in the bedroom I'd like to decorate, but I'm thinking an arrangement of family photos in similarly matted frames would work well. I like the idea of taping "samples" to the wall to determine the layout!

Autumn
Member

10-29-2003

Monday, August 09, 2004 - 7:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LK ~ the scan I could probably do...as for sketching? Have you seen my stick figures? lol! I will try, thanks.

Teach ~ how funny is that? lol! As for taping 'samples' to the wall, I saw an episode up here where they set the layout on the floor in front of the wall and moved it around there to see how they liked it ~ saved taping. (esp pulling off and retaping) Once they got it planned out as they liked it they just set the corresponding pic in place on the wall.

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Monday, August 09, 2004 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Autumn: the house sketch doesn't need to be perfect; I just need to be able to break it in 8ths (Wiccan Feng Shui) or 9ths (Black Hat Fenu Shui).

I'm really just looking for lines. I was lucky: our apartment floorplan was printed out for us; it wasn't the greatest image, but it works. If I can find it today, I'll post it with both versions.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, August 09, 2004 - 4:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Was supposed to begin hauling yard sale stuff down from the second floor, but I am so lame again that I couldn't bear the thought. That and I can not get this digital camera to function...oh well, c'est la vie!

Will try again tomorrow!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 10:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
All the boxes (almost) are on their way for a weekend yard sale. It wasn't as much as I had hoped for, but it does leave a corner of the garage clear. My sister was having a very hard time with decluttering today...she had to go back through all the boxes and she did wind up taking out quite a lot of stuff. Rats! But they are largely her things and she is the one who has to deal with it. I got rid of my extra stuff long ago to make room for her to move. It just turned out to be a more stressful morning than I had imagined. Anyway, I do feel better about its being gone. Hope that she will be able to say the same. I took pictures that I probably will not ever be able to post...just saying!

Happy fluttering all!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, August 13, 2004 - 7:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My Flyduster arrived today! I am so happy. I've been dusting like crazy... it is well worth the money. Dusting the piano with all its grooves and filigree has always been a big pain in the butt; however, this duster, with its extended handle and very fluffy floaty feathers, made that chore a breeze. No more getting down on my hands and knees to get at that thing. Phew! I also got the timer and I like that as well.

Just want to extend my congrats to Schoolmarm for all the hard work. I only moved 22 boxes and I thought I would keel over. Great job, S-marm!

Keep it up all you tossers because you are doing one terrific job. Until I get to post again, take care.

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vee, AWESOME. I am so glad it arrived and you like it. Mine has its own holder, as wall art!

I did some light clean up today, but I had do some walking in the humidity in the morning; that mostly wiped me out.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hellooooooo...echoes all around...Laurie, I'm working on my household journal today while my grandmother is sorting through some of her magazines. We've been having a very good week so far. She is intrigued with my little (well...not-so-little) journal. Working on this project reminds me how much effort you put into this on our behalf, Lk. Thanks a million! Have a great weekend everyone!

Citruscitygal
Member

08-07-2003

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hello all, Has anyone heard from Laurie? It's been a long time since I've seen her and I'm concerned. It's awful quiet in here without her.
I've been very busy with work but can't stay away more than a couple days. Now I have a little time to tidy and declutter I'm looking for inspiration.

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I heard from her last night via email. Her fibro and some work items have kept her busy and rather fatigued. I am sure she would appreciate an email from you, though! Just be sure to put your names in the subject line so she can separate you from the spam!!



Grandmato2
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07-16-2004

Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lk also had some power failure in Vegas due to flash flooding this past week. That kept her off line a lot.

Purplecow
Member

12-08-2003

Monday, August 23, 2004 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We got a direct hit from Charley. We finally got power back at 9 last night. Air conditioning! Hot showers! And WHAT A MESS!!

DH, kitty and I are fine. The house didn't fare quite as well, but there's no severe structural damage. Thousands of others weren't so lucky.

Nine days in the dark introduces you to your neighbors! We were at a 3 family cook-out last night when we saw the street lights come on and we all ran home to flip our main breakers.

Do tree trunks count for the de-cluttering challenge? I've got a couple tons .. .
tree_on_house

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, August 23, 2004 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd say that they absolutely count! I'm so sorry that you got nailed so hard by that hurricane, Purple. Keep us posted about how you are coping and the process that it is to clean up after something like that. (The only thing I have ever experienced anywhere like it was a huge ice storm that had us without heat, etc., for days. No fun! No fun at all!) But as you say, there is a silver lining in it if you met your neighbors. Hope that you'll all stay in touch now that you have your electricity back on. It really is sad that we just don't know our neighbors the way we used to...Too bad it takes a nasty mean old hurricane. Will your husband do this tree work or will you hire someone to take care of it? It really looks nasty!

Hope that Lk will let us know how she's doing, too, after all the floods out her way.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Morning, all! I'm beginning to feel like a flake over here, but what else is new?

After a little over a week away, I came home to a pretty good-looking house. Every now and then when my sister would be visiting she would make a comment about "you-know-who" being upset with the housekeeping. Then she would scurry off in a cloud of dust. That always gave me a moment of panic, but other than the sink needing a shine, all was in fine order. Phew!

While I was at my mom's, I was able to get her household in good shape as well. She had actually left it in a pretty decent state so it was not that difficult. Gave her sinks a good shining, too. One of the first things that I realized there was that it makes no sense to try to keep up with the vacuuming, dusting, etc., without keeping the two cats groomed on a daily basis. That meant that I had some lovely kitty time every morning. Groomed them in the basement so that the fur wouldn't fly through the house. It worked like a charm.

Also learned that I have been spending way too much time on the computer. Now, thanks to my handy-dandy timer, I am only allowing myself thirty minutes at a time...hopefully, soon, just thirty minutes a day. I will certainly miss my time here, though.

Continued congrats to Schoolmarm for her amazing totals. I am posting my garbage totals this evening after a transfer station run. Yes, I do feel funny about it, but why should we?

Anyone heard from Laurie in the past couple of days?

Yeah! I beat the timer!

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The tree trunks count.

We'll be continuing the Decluttering Challenge.

The fibro and the depression are both hitting me me hard, and, until I had a better handle on things, I decided to opt out of a lot of group communication since I had no desire to depress anyone else.

That said, the fibro is still flaring, and I've a lot of catching up to do. I will try to be around a little every day, tho. But it is a try.