Ok, so I am not a crystal healer, and this post is definitely NOT a recommendation for my nearest pixie palace. No, this post is about home organisation and Feng Shui is only a small part of it. For me, I feel much better if a) I know where everything is and b) my workspaces are neat! It is no lie that you get more stressed living in a mess, but don't get me wrong (because I don't want to sound like a neat freak!), not everyone feels like picking that top off the floor and folding those socks over the chair (I seem to think that people really do fold socks... hmmm).
If you feel as though your room/rooms need sorting, take it from me, it is not an overnight job. Before the summer, my room was full of junk. When I say junk I mean there were little ornaments on my windowsill, old boxes and tins cluttering my desk and clothes EVERYWHERE. In the end, I decided that the only way to sort it out, was to take a little trip to Ikea and bring back a mountain of good quality, cheap and matching storage furniture. I took particular interest in the EXPEDIT range, which is very good for your money. I sorted out all of the things that were cluttering my room into two piles: Keep and Chuck. The stuff I decided to keep was arranged into an array of drawers, storage boxes and little tubs that tucked nicely into cupboards. Next on my list was 'the really cool, pretty stuff I want on show'. I am a big fan of simple more than flowery and intricate so I headed straight for a shop called MUJI. Second to Ikea, MUJI is my favourite furniture shop (yes, I am sharing that online!). I wont go into details but spent lots of pennies on jewellery boxes and makeup storage... Not everyone will want to do this, but I highly recommend a visit to those places if you want to change things a little bit.
For people who want to tidy things up but don't have the money to buy new things, it does not matter. You don't need new things to feel better about yourself (that includes break ups too, ladies). It is just a matter of a few change rounds. The best thing to do is to decide to move the biggest object in the room first, as then you can arrange the other things around to suit the room. Think about light: are you a light sleeper? If you are, move your bed so the light will reach you last in the morning (that is, if the sun isn't your alarm in the morning!). Make sure there are no major blockages in the room, for example, the edge of your dressing table creeping across your wardrobe door! All in all, its a question of where everything goes and whether or not its looks right and fits. This seems strangely like the definition of a phrase called Feng Shui...
Here are some links to sites to help you:
http://www.muji.com/ (International one if your'e not European)
P.S I will be re-editing this to add in some pictures so you can get an idea of what they all look like :)
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