Over the river and through the woods, to Motel 6 we go. Yes, Thanksgiving is the single-most heavily traveled holiday we have on this side of the Atlantic. So at this time of year we should all remember to pack our Travel Shui as well. With so many of us taking plane, train and auto to see relatives and friends, here are some tips and techniques to make a motel/hotel stay much more easy and effortless. Having this simple info stashed away inside your head will also give you yet another category to check off of your many 'Reasons To Be Grateful' list.
Try to keep the bathroom door of your hotel room closed at all times and, if possible close the drains in that room as well. Drains drain energy, even if you're on holiday. If the bed you are sleeping in directly faces a large mirror, ask Housekeeping for an extra sheet and keep that mirror covered while you sleep at night. You don't want to wake to use the restroom or answer a call and scare the living daylights out of yourself!
Many hotel beds are also surrounded by a propensity of electrical cords and cables for lamps, telephones, clock radios and the like. Unless you think you'll really need to use any of these appliances during the night, try best to unplug ... both you and the electronics! And don't forget to cleanse the predecessor energy from the occupant who was in that room before you checked in. Open the windows and let fresh air in, spray water around the room to increase negative ions, and light a match to allow the smoky sulfite to clear the space. Then, walk into each corner of the room and clap nine times loudly. This age-old technique really gives you a hand in clearing out other peoples' energies.
Utilizing any or all of these techniques in your hotel room will make this temporary home away from home a clean, clear and positively supportive one as well.
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Up To My Neck in Saint Joseph
So, as the Wall Street tsunami continues to keep us all virtually under water, I continue to receive almost desperate emails daily coming from homeowners who are in trouble. Some of them are facing a forced foreclosure and are reaching out to anyone who they think might help in efforts to stave off what just might be the inevitable. Some of them are just now deciding, in this market, to put their homes up for sale in efforts to stave off an almost forced bankruptcy. But, the majority of mail that I have been receiving of late is from people who have had their property for sale for a while and are now exploring other ways and means to sell the house.
And, just as an aside, if I get one more email asking where the St. Joseph statue should be buried and upside down or not, I swear I’ll swear. I know there are just a gajillion anecdotes out there coming from all those Catholics and non who have tried this saintly selling tactic successfully, but, personally, I’ve only ever heard about this in regards to peripheral people, never actually from one of them. What I do know is that there are tried and true tips and techniques that are culled from the world that I travel in that DO offer expert advisory on how best to unload a piece of property. Now, taking full advantage of this information IS something that I HAVE done with my clients and I have seen some pretty stunning and successful results, so, I’m sharing. Needless to say, if you or anyone you know is trying to sell your house, practice what’s in this post and then don’t forget to send me an email about how wonderfully well these action steps worked and when I can expect my cut. JK. And, if need be, go ahead and bury St. Joseph, head first, in the upper right hand corner of your yard (as you look at it from the street), but, be sure to avail yourselves of some of these other really real Shui staging estate tips:
Be sure to engage the senses of the prospective buyer…Smells and tastes good; Forget that old “baking bread or apple pie” axiom, or, having a pot of coffee brewing. Get some cinnamon essential oil and diffuse a couple of drops around the entire house. Recent think-tank/smell institute research shows that men are more apt to spend big money with the smell of cinnamon nearby. Actually, the exact research said, “cinnamon and sugar” but I don’t know what sugar smells like, so??? Sounds good; Keep classical music playing on low, especially in the Wealth area of the house. Place a moving water fountain close to the front entrance and make sure the water is flowing as the prospect walks in and around. If you have ceiling fans, make sure that they are running on low as well. These last two adjustments ensure that the home isn’t perceived as “dead.” Looks good; Use as much horizontal space as possible.
COMPLETELY CLEAR OFF THE TOPS OF EVERYTHING and remove every personal picture out of your space! This is a really wonderful Feng Shui trick to use for really motivated sellers: Draw the eye of the prospect to the corner diagonal to the door of each and every room. Put a plant or something equally eye catching in that space in order to not only make the room appear larger than it actually is but also to pull the energy (via their attention) to a specific subconscious Feng Shui ‘good luck’ area. As well, turn OFF all overhead lighting (if feasible) and use ONLY side or lamp lighting. Pull back the curtains and open the blinds to let as much natural light in as possible. And, lastly, have a few moving boxes placed strategically and in an ORDERLY fashion around the house to give the subtle impression that you are sincerely ready to move on…and ready for them to move in!
COMING SOON: How to energize specific areas inside AND outside your house to get some quick closure! Sneak peek; Put a piece of red felt atop a mirror with the reflective side up and place this under the base of your landline. In a crunch? Just put a piece of red construction paper under your phone to ring up your this sale.
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