So apparently the first and most important step in introducing feng shui to your life is de-cluttering. Not just stuffing things into a cupboard so that the visible space looks clean, but completely getting rid of everything "you do not love" in your house.
But I love everything.
I need the year's supply of wipes from KFC & Red Rooster that I found among my 15 handbags, I need the thousands of bobby bins scattered in random locations throughout my bedroom, and most importantly I need the 10 different toiletry bags that I own.
I've been taking my feng shui advice from About.com and it recommends that you set yourself timed targets for the first stages of de-cluttering. I decided 20 mins should be enough to quickly go through my drawers and wardrobe and throw out the stuff I haven't worn this winter, or sadly, no longer fits.
I'm typing this 90 minutes after I started. And in that 90 minutes I've thrown out one pair of jeans (with holes), an airline ticket I found from 5 August 2010, 3 three t-shirts and a handful of squished Mentos....
Not bad for a first attempt :-)
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