too little and too much

Do you believe in Feng Shui? I do, to a certain extent.

Do I necessarily believe that you should use yellow squares in your Health gua, or that adding pointy red things to your Fame and Reputation gua will increase your Fame and Reputation? Um, no. But it probably doesn't hurt, either.

I do know that everything has (actually, "is") energy, and when your stuff is all jumbled up, you can feel the energy being jumbled, too. And when it's all sorted out, things feel calmer. Trust me - it's science, I'm just no good at explaining it. 

Whether you like to have a lot going on, or take a more minimalist approach, the principles are the same: 

A space should feel good. If it doesn't, move stuff around. More importantly in most cases, move stuff OUT. Clean, de-clutter, organize. Get your stuff in order for maximum good vibes.

 Maybe it's Spring fever, but I know what I'm doing this weekend!

Happiness is a place between too little and too much. 

~ Finnish proverb

a secular sanctuary

I'm travelling for work again this week, renting a car, spending 2 days driving and visiting shelters.

Rental cars are great - all clean, no dog hair or crumpled tissues or coffee spills - but the flip side of that is that they're not as driver-friendly as your own car. All that stuff that's in your glove box/console/floorboard just isn't there. I don't know about you, but I need a lot of that stuff while I'm driving...

I have a solution. It's a rental car survival kit:

Start with a divided plastic caddy. You probably already have one. I do - it's the red one, below.

Then add the things you'll need, things that are usually in your console, things you'll want to reach easily as you drive. Things like your electronics:

(Don't forget your chargers and adapters!)

Snacks, drinks:

  

Comfort items:

 Plus a plastic bag to corral trash, and anything else you might need, like:

• change for tolls
• hair ties
• your lucky bobblehead or travel saint

Plop the caddy on the front seat next to you (if you're traveling alone) so you can reach it easily and without looking. Hook the seat belt around it of you're known for sudden stops. Ahem. If you have a road-tripping buddy, he or she can be your travel bitch and hand you whatever you need, whenever you need it. That's the rule for non-drivers. (And if you trade off driving, you'll be the travel bitch when it's your turn. No bitching.)

The car has become a secular sanctuary for the individual, 

his shrine to the self, his mobile Walden Pond.  

~Edward McDonagh  

Happy Trails!

a little candy now and then

I'm pretty sure winter isn't going to happen this year, so I'm ready for spring, and candy colors.

What about you? How's the weather in your world?

 All I really need is love, 

but a little candy now and then doesn't hurt! 

- Charles Schultz