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Five Every Day Apps
Oh the beloved smart phone! Love them or hate them, they do have some fantastic features that can’t be denied and I’d find it difficult to go back to the old style mobile phones now. I was chatting with a friend the other day about our favourite apps and I really enjoyed knowing her recommendations, so I thought it might be fun to share with you what I use on a day to day basis. I’d also really love know if you have any apps that you sware by, other than the obvious social networking apps. I’m on the hunt for a good time management / to do list app for instance, so if any of you know any good ones – please share, along with anything else you use and love.
The Grounds of Alexandria, Sydney
While I was in Sydney I had a great little outing to The Grounds of Alexandria, which has popped up since moving to Auckland. Some girlfriends of mine raved about it and knew that I would love it so we arranged to meet there for lunch with our tribe of children. I kicked myself for not packing my camera, this place is a playground for not only kids but also adults.
Misato Suzuki Art
“strawberry fields forever” 2007
Admiring artwork on a wall is as soothing to my soul as a beautiful view. I purchased my first piece of original art with my very first pay cheque and that little abstract painting still gives me great pleasure today.
Feng Shui for a Harmonious Home Part 4
Hi everyone, I’m back with a little more feng shui for you and today I’ll cover the two areas of career and personal growth.
Just in case you’re wondering, the image above is of the entry to our home with lots of little enhancements to stimulate career growth, but I’ll cover that a little further down.
Feng Shui for a Harmonious Home Part 3
It’s been a while since I wrote about Feng Shui, I’ve actually been spending time implementing it in my home. The funny thing is, some areas in my home already had the good symbols for the corresponding area without me knowing, yet in other areas, I had it all wrong. Interestingly, the areas that needed improving in my life, also needed a little help with the symbols and the others were working just fine! I’ll share with you soon some of the improvements I’ve made around my home. Until then, I’ll continue breaking down the map of the bagua for you.
Feng Shui for a harmonious home Part 2
Today I’m continuing with the theme of feng shui for a harmonious home and will look at the two areas, Love & Marriage and Health & Family.
Before you begin, you will need to be familiar with your bagua or sections in your home that represents these areas. I have an introduction to feng shui and a guide to finding your bagua here.
Feng Shui for a harmonious home Part 1
A couple of years ago, I read about this guy who in the space of a week or so won a couple of thousand dollars and then a house after sticking a dollar coin on his doorstep. I have to admit that within the hour, I got the super glue out and stuck a dollar on my doorstep. I think I drove my friends crazy for a while as they reached down to pick the dollar up when they entered my home. What this lucky man did was practice the ancient art of Feng Shui.
Surry Hills Market, Sydney – Part 2
I have some more photos to share of last Saturday’s trip to the Surry Hills Market. You can see part 1 here.
I love the unexpected discoveries of flea markets, rummaging through junk to find your treasures – the only thing you need is a few dollars and a little time… I think that it’s these little finds collected over the years, that adds substance to a home.
