I love being paperless. Not only does it save trees, time, and space, it keeps my visual environment clear of clutter. Overall, being paperless lends itself to a better feng shui-ed space. Or does it? We still have the same amount of ‘information’ (arguably much more than ever before) filed and stored as before our Digital Age. It’s just floating around instead of stacked in file folders, cabinets, closets, desks, and so...

One of the best things about being a blogger or a writer of any type is that there is virtually no overhead. All you pretty much need is a computer and some discipline. However, it is for this reason that a designated office space is often overlooked for writers, not to mention a feng shui-ed office space. Whether writing fiction or non-fiction, blogs or books, a writer spends her day pouring herself out, emotionally and intellectually, onto...

This is a repost from Unclutterer.com. We all know that a cluttered home or cluttered desk causes a cluttered mind. But researchers at the Princeton University Neuroscience Institute have backed this claim up. They published the results of a study they conducted in the January issue of The Journal of Neuroscience that relates directly to uncluttered and organized living. From their report “Interactions of Top-Down and Bottom-Up...

Did you know that, similar to tv ads, we have subliminal messages all over our home? Since we live, breathe, eat, and work in our home, it becomes one of those environments where we start to lose objectivity of our surroundings. Perhaps there is a lamp in the corner that you don’t particularly like, but have just gotten used to it to where you don’t even notice it anymore. Or do you? Your conscious mind may not, but your subconscious...

When you go out to dinner, do you find yourself vying for the better seat? You know – the one that faces out into the restaurant. Whether you are conscious of it or not, you probably do. This is a subconscious survival technique that we do protecting us from lions, bears, or perhaps gunmen that could come through the door. On a more practical level, however, it may be more of a social survival technique as you check to see if you know...