20 Tips to
Welcome Spring Into Your Home
Spring has sprung. It’s time to lighten up, with cleaning and feng
shui--the ancient Chinese art of placement. By embracing springtime and
bringing inside changes you can feel peace and harmony. Read on--you can enjoy
renewal by changing things up room by room in your home for the change of
seasons--and don't forget to put on a pot of tea and enjoy spring flowers.
Kitchen
1 Use Earth-friendly or green cleaners. Think vinegar and olive oil. It's
time to clean your kitchen from top to bottom to be clean like a clean beehive.
If you keep it eco-friendly it will provide you with better health and energy.
2 Declutter your kitchen counters.
Remove everything and wash down with white vinegar and water. Getting rid of things you don't use will up
your energy. You will feel lighter with less kitchen baggage.
3 Clean out the pantry. Check out
the expiration dates of cereals, oils, dried and canned goods. Out with the old
and replenish with new items to pair with lighter, spring dishes…
4 … Add fresh salads, sandwiches, and smoothies, and tea--which can help you
lighten up in mind and body for the new season when we shed winter weight and
wear lighter clothing.
5 Clean the refrigerator, stovetop and oven. This is a chore, but it
feels clean and fresh once you tackle each job. Use vinegar and water.
Dining Room/Living Room
Dining Room/Living Room
6 Boost your mood with plants. To help wipe out pollutants in your
kitchen--like beekeepers do with their colonies--fill your window sills with
healthy, hardy, happy plants (i.e., cactus and philodendrons).
7 Fish, fish, fish. Goldfish can bring you good luck and prosperity. In
fact, nine is the lucky number (and so are eight)…
8 Refresh the water and do a partial fish aquarium cleanup. It will
provide positive energy in the room as well as keep your fish happy and
healthy. Replace the filters, and add new rock.
9 Bring out the fresh fruit and vegetables. Keep healthful seasonal
fruits on display and ready to use. Citrus (such as lemons and oranges) are
good for the kitchen counters and artichokes for the dining room and green
apples look nice in the living room.
Bedroom(s)
10 Replace darker colored sheets and comforters with a lighter color and
material. Fresh white or light grey cotton with a high thread count can boost
your mood and help you get better sleep.
11 If there is clutter, remove it. Clean counters give a space a cleaner
feel, a lighter mood.
12 Switch framed artwork and photos with more of a springtime look. Think
flowers, and colors like green, white, and blue instead of darker hues.
Study
13 It’s the perfect time to replenish your work room with new items. That
means refresh this room into a sanctuary. Add fresh paper, pencils, pens, and
cartridges for your printer. Clean up your desktop on your computer…
14 Clean the desk and keep it simple. Add a vase and put branches with
springtime blossoms in it for a fresh, fragrant look and scent.
Bathroom
15 Switch dark colored towels with fresh, fluffy white, blue, or green
ones.
16 Also, you may want to change your bath mat to a lighter material and
color, perhaps a natural, grassy texture.
17 Open the bathroom cabinets and like the kitchen pantry, toss out any
old items and replenish with new shampoo, cream rinse, and soaps… Springtime
makeup should also be updated to new, seasonal colors.
Outdoors
18 Hang wind chimes to hear the wonderful
sounds when spring winds blow…
19 Bring out the patio furniture. Add fresh
pillows or seat cushions to give your yard a new, fresh look…
20 If you have a deck, sweep, hose down, and
paint to give it an update and clean feel for the new season…and get a bird
feeder hanger, fill with bird food.
Most importantly,
it’s the time to get rid of cob webs, do a thorough vacuuming in every room
(move the furniture), dust. and wash windows inside and outside, open them to
let the sunshine and fresh air
indoors. Then, sit down, exhale, enjoy your clean, decluttered surroundings and
renewal of springtime!
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