1) Take out the trash

This may sound like a no brainer, but let's explore the concept. Far to often there is a trash can sitting out in full view in the kitchen (an area that relates to abundance,) usually without the lid on it and overflowing. This is one of the most harmful things for your abundance and one of the easiest things to fix. Get a small kitchen trash can that fits under the sink or use a pantry to stow it if you must. Empty it often.

People will say "But I can't get by with such a small trash can in the kitchen." I say why not? It is easier to take out the trash daily (or even tie up two small bags daily) than to let a stinking pile of garbage accumulate out in the open and then struggle to get it taken out without making a big mess. Take my word for it, get the little can...get it out of sight and smell range. Your health and abundance will improve!

2) The front door

This is a given standard lecture you'll get from every Feng Shui Consultant, but it is worth repeating...the front door is utterly the mouth of your home. All energy that enters your home is affected by the condition of your entrance.

Let's look at another aspect of this. Is your front door the main entrance utilized? For many people it is not. They often use another door instead, like a side or back door. If this is your preference, that's okay. (Bonus Tip: Use the front entrance yourself at least part of the time, even once a month, and when you do make sure to feel abundant and blessed that you have this space at your command as you walk through the door.)

But what we really want to look at first is; When someone new comes to your home, or business for that matter, do they automatically choose the correct door? Have you made it clear where to go? This may sound like another no brainer, but I recently went to a family gathering only to find myself being rerouted to a back door because they "don't use the front door." How would a new visitor ever know that? Make the front door work! Please!

If you absolutely prefer not to make this your visitor entrance, make sure a guest does not feel confused about where to go. Using nothing more than your common sense, you can stand at the curb and look at the front of your home as a stranger would see it. Be creative. Use items you already have on hand to enhance the door or path that you would like your guests to utilize. In this way you will attract energy into your home or business that is clear and free of frustration or confusion.

3) Take a good look at your wall decor

This is big! I was recently working with someone that had major complaints in the areas of relationships and money. Not at all surprising...she had a poster in her kitchen that was like the kiss of death. It was of the Beatles in the early days standing around some wreck of an old car that looked as though it had been car bombed. The background was desolate and the whole thing was very Grey. Remember, the kitchen is an area that speaks to abundance...no matter where it is in the house. The best thing for her to do was to get rid of that depressing poster and put up something with lush vegetation and life force energy...a flower garden, fresh vegetables, or a really beautiful meadow. Anything but a bombed out car with four guys that suffered major disagreements standing in opposing positions looking at you with blank expressions. (Bonus Tip: As for relationships, her relationship area of the house is missing. The quickest fix for the problem is to put paired objects in the relationship corner of each of the rooms in her home.)

Back to the wall art, make sure that what you put on your walls makes you feel GREAT...not just good, or worse yet "I didn't have anything else so I just stuck that up there." Bonus Tip: If you want to attract more love and romance, don't use wall art depicting single people in your bedroom. Make sure to use images of happy couples instead. No sinking ships, scary old guys, or predator animals in your bedroom either. Keep it soft, whimsical, and beautiful.

4) Books, Magazines, and Movies

We all have our own taste in entertainment. But let me lend a word of caution; where thoughts go...energy flows. If the books and other media in your home are largely about horror, murder, and other types of mayhem, you are inviting trouble.

One client had numerous Stephen King and other horror type novels on a bookshelf in her relationship area and could not figure out why her friendships, family relationships, and love life were riddled with feelings of being attacked, ridiculed, and discarded. These types of items are best passed along when you are done with them. As for the movies, just rent the scary ones if you must see them. Keep in mind that what you dwell upon in your thoughts will end up creating the You that you are.

Do an experiment; go on a (negative) media diet for one month. Stay away from the news, watch only movies that focus on positive messages (such as The Ultimate Gift, The Last Mimzy, almost anything from Disney, even comedies like Chuck and Larry) don't read the newspaper, and get yourself copies of these two books: Notes From The Universe and The Secret. Just having uplifting books and movies in your space will raise the Chi or life force energy of your home.

5) Make your bed

There are so many reasons for this that I just don't know where to begin. It is amazing the number of people that do not make their bed each morning. They say that they just don't have time. Don't be ashamed. I used to be one of them. Then I learned about the negative impact it was having on my life, so I changed my habits and had to admit that my mother was right all along. If you want to take a little test on this, try having someone you really admire walk into your bedroom when your bed is not made and see how it makes you feel. That feeling is the message you are sending yourself everyday.

An unmade bed leads to keeping your bedroom door closed to hide the mess, which then cuts off the energy flow to the space. You don't feel very honored getting into an unmade bed. This can result in a daily message going into your subconscious mind that your are not a worthy being. It can lend energy to a lack of focus, messy relationships, reduced quality of sleep, low self esteem, and stress among other things. I have timed it...it takes two minutes if you are picky about it to make the bed in the morning, one if you are resourceful enough to make your bed easy to straighten. Tip: Make sure you have two pillows in shams and two small accent pillows. At night pull these four off and in the morning it is easy to pull up the covers, stand up your sleeping pillows, lean the sham pillows in front of them and the two accent pillows in front of that. Presto, you are a refined person with impeccable habits.

My Disclaimer: Your bed may not be easy to make the first time or two if it hasn't been made in a while. Start the program on your day off if need be. Get it all fixed up with clean sheets, make it up nice, then it is much easier to keep it that way.

This is important for all you singles out there: If you are a guy...the girls will be amazed and impressed by this. You score points as a man that has had some house breaking and might not be so bad to be around (Psst...she will tell her friends "He even makes his bed." which is generally met with a "WOW.") If you are a girl, you will score points instantly because most men are looking for a woman at least as good as their mother and most mothers make the bed! For the couples, it is a must as well unless you like a messy relationship.

As for kids, please do this with them and make it a way of life. They feel more loved, safe, stable, and nurtured with a neat bed to get into each night. They may grumble about having to make it now, but the positive effects of having their bed made daily will last a lifetime.

BONUS TIP - Space Clearing-This is big!:

There is one more free Feng Shui tip that I'd like to share with you. This will bring help bring about some positive shifts in your life and dissipate lower and dense energies for very little money. It also makes a perfect housewarming gift. Go to a natural food store or wherever you can by good quality essential oils. Buy a small bottle of Frankincense essential oil. Get a glass spray bottle, preferably violet or cobalt blue in color, (usually a 4 oz. atomizer) and a bottle of distilled water or you may use Fiji Water if you wish. Mix 10-20 drops (Not droppers!) of the Frankincense with the pure water in your glass atomizer bottle. Spray this throughout your house on a regular basis. Also spray yourself with it...just spritz it in the air all around you as a quick way to cleanse your aura and feel refreshed. Spray it in any room where a very negative person has been, an argument has taken place, or someone has been ill to raise and cleanse the Chi or energy of that space. You can also spritz your car interior after stressful commutes to negate the effects of all those four letter words. Frankincense is a is a very high vibrational or frequency herb. It is preferred over sage for space clearing and harmonizing Chi.

These 5 free Feng Shui tips, plus the bonus tips, will help get your space into the flow of positive energy quickly and with little money out of pocket. You'll begin to attract more wealth, good health, and general positive energy into all areas of your life. Some of the effects are subtle, others jump right out at you. Whenever you make a change in your Feng Shui, mark it on the calender. In hindsight we see the life changes that result more clearly.

Lori "Evo" Chambers