Here are 10 More of Madonna’s Organizing Tips to help you get started getting more organized:

1)  Start by measuring the space. Then, decide how the space is going to be used. Start looking around you home to see what you have that can be used. Boxes, baskets, book selves, small tables, small chest drawers, and trunks.

Once you have checked out the house and got all your organizing items together, start seeing what will work for your  space. Use what you can and then decide on what you need to buy if anything. Be flexible.

2)  Place a trash can in your closet to conveniently toss out price tags, dry-cleaner bags and fabric softener sheets that are often left in the clothes.

3) Think vertically. Don’t let those few extra feet between your closet’s top shelf and the ceiling go to waste. My father always told me “you own it from ceiling to floor so use it!”

4) If you have an upstairs, anything you are removing throw down the stairs. It is very satisfying.

5) Put items you use together, Together!

6) Storage containers are a very functional way to get organized. Decorative bandboxes, are perfect for tucking away hats, scarves, and other accessories. They come in  alot of great colors, have fun with them!

7) A Storage Stool can serve as a small hamper, e.g. to store blankets and sweaters.

8 ) If you can not see in the boxes. Label them, you will be glad you did.

9) Put selves in the closet or a book case. This will keep you from stacking boxes and items and allow you quick and easy access.

10) Roll ties to help prevent creasing or wrinkles. This also helps keep the dust off of them.  There all kinds of new containers for ties and belts. Have fun shopping!

I hope all of my Organizing Tips help you start getting More Organized today!

- Madonna

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Wind chimes are extremely effective as they not only attract ch’i but also become an affirmation every time you hear them.

The pleasing sounds they make will remind you that the ch’i is flowing.

Wind chimes can be metal, wood, or ceramic.

Metal wind chimes are extremely useful in activating the children, career and mentors areas of your home.

Bamboo wind chimes are especially useful in the fame, family, and wealth sectors.

Metal wind chimes should NOT be hung in the family or wealth sectors as these areas represent the wood element and metal, of course, chops wood.

Wind chimes can be used both indoors and outdoors.

Placed outside the front door, wind chimes will double the amount of ch’i that comes in.  This is particularly useful if your front door opens on the shaded side of the house.

You can even hang wind chimes in areas where the wind will never cause them to make sounds.

You can activate them yourself whenever you go past. Each time you do this the pleasant sound will attract ch’I and prosperity into your home.

A gong in the dining room is good to attract ch’i.

Bells are also used to attract ch’i.

Radio and televisions are good to attract ch’i with their light and sound.

The human voice can also do the same. Sing!

Live objects attract ch’i.

Pets have been proven beneficial in reducing stress and in keeping old people alive and healthy.

Pets also help to circulate ch’i energy.

Aquariums containing fish serve as silent affirmations of wealth and prosperity, and also attract ch’i.

I hope all of my Feng Shui tips will help you encourage more wealth and positive energy into your home and life!

- Madonna

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Sonya, my partner, cut her thumb with a razor blade knife that
we use to clean-up windows (if you know her…you will understand

I gave her one of our cleaning towels which is 100% cotton to
stop the bleeding.

blood stain removal before picture

We were working at one of our regular clients and we were not able
to “wash/rinse” the towel out then.

So, …

We decided to try a few products to see if they really
worked on removing dried blood stains as we have been told.

Below are the products we tested:

1. Cola (upper center & to the right)
   1. Pour directly on stain.
   2. We let it sit for about 20 minutes.
   3. Rinse with cold water and launder.
2. Popular meat tenderizer (bottom left hand corner)
   1. Make into a paste and apply to stain.
   2. We let it sit for about 20 minutes.
   3. Rinse with cold water and launder.

blood stain removal before cold rinse

blood stain removal after cold rinse

Low and behold!!!  …

The dried blood stains came out testing with both products!!

blood stain removal after being laundered

Please try out each of these methods for removing blood stains from cotton for yourself and let us know how they work for you,  ok?

I hope that all of my Cleaning Tips help you too!

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That is about maintenance.

I am asked a lot about what materials are maintenance free.

Well I want to put it on the record that there is no such creature.

What we want & what is are two different things and that’s just the way it is, sorry.

When you put good money into items such as remodeling, landscaping, and other high dollar items., you have to do the cleaning, pulling of weeds and other things, it takes to keep what you have paid good money for maintained.

So, Please…

Think about what you are doing!

When you spend your money, be prepare to do work to keep it nice & enjoy what you bought.

Take care of it or pay for it to be done right!

- Madonna

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The Feng Shui Money Plant :

The Money Plant ( Crassula ovata ) is the plant we called it the Jade plant when I was gowing up in Indiana.

The money plant has been adopted as the Feng Shui plant.

The name helps, but the round succulent leaves are representative of Metal energy.

Its leaves resemble coins and Metal energy.

Use money plants in the west and north-west.

If used in the south-east (the wealth area) their metal energy will be in conflict with the wood energy of that direction.

I hope all of my Feng Shui tips will help you encourage more wealth and positive energy  into your home and life!

- Madonna

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Garage De-Cluttering and Organizing Before Picture

Is this garage like yours?

Are you a bit overwhelmed too?

Try breaking your project into phases.

This garage is at phase one.

The first goal of the home owners was to clean out the clutter, get things more organized  and be able to get the car back in the garage by 6:00 P.M. of that day!

This was actually achieved by going through the boxes and quickly deciding if it was something that was being used or going to be used in the next six months.

We picked a day that the garbage was going to be picked up.

Then we started early in the morning so that we could get a large amount of the items picked up that day.

Garage De-Cluttering and Organizing After Picture

start time: 7:30 am
end time: 11:35 am

time to clear = 4 hours

As you can see the garage is now ready for the car.

The home owner is now looking forward to phase two of the project to completely de-clutter and organize their garage.

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This cleaning tip is for Dow Bathroom Cleaner.

Dow Scrubbing Bubbles saves the day again!

I was in a home cleaning the kitchen. I heard my client yelling for help from the bedroom. In answering her call I discovered what the problem was. Her cat had gotten poo on her bedspread.

So, …

I grabbed the Dow because it was all I had there.

I got the OK from my client to give it a try.

Well end of story, …

The Dow removed the poo and saved the bedspread and me.

I made a very pleased client.

Dow bathroom cleaning is also good to remove stains out of carpet, upholstery,dirt on walls.

Just do not rub too hard.
(paint will come off too.)

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Florida is well known for hurricanes, but if you think about it, a lot of other states have hurricanes or other natural disasters too.

For this reason we thought that it would be a good idea to give you all some tips about some of the things that can help you be better prepared to deal with hurricanes or any other disaster you may unfortunately encounter.

The quick grab:

1. Jewelry  in a bag or box.
2. Photo’s, card’s or any other things that mean something to you – scan them to a CD
3. Insurance papers and all serial #’s from anything that you have one for – scan them to a CD
4. List of bills and credit card accounts and phone #’s – scan them to a CD
5. Make sure you take pictures of your home inside and out.  Make sure they are time stamped.
6. Make a copy of all information and send it all to a family member or friend out of state.
7. Hey! Let’s not forget our 4 legged friends. Have all their papers in order and scan them to a CD.

Now think about all the item we have just talked about …

There are stacks of photo, cards and school things your kids have done.

If you are in a hurricane they can very easily be destroyed.

That is where we can help you.

We can help you get these items ready!

… and at the same time it will clean out your closets, cabinets and drawers.

We all know getting organized is a good thing! Right?!

… and particularly to prepare for a hurricane and/or any other natural disaster that you may encounter!, you know?

So …

Would You Like some Help getting prepared for this Hurricane Season and/or whatever Mother Nature may “throw your way”?

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1) The living room should be welcoming and reflect your personality and interests.

You should feel totally relaxed and comfortable in this room, and so should your guest.

2) Many of you only use the living room for special occasions. This is not a good thing in feng shui.

The living room is an important part of the house and if not being used properly, the result will be that other areas of your life will be constricted.

Make this room comfortable and pleasant and use it regularly. If you are not doing the already, you will notice a big difference in the quality of your life as soon as you do.

3) The ch’i should flow freely through the living room. This encourages the family to spend quality time together. The ch’i also makes your guests feel relaxed and comfortable.

4)  The placement of furniture should also be done to allow the ch’i to flow freely, creating feelings of warmth and companionship in the room.

People should be able to move around the furniture freely.

L-shaped arrangements of furniture are not good, unless they are in a corner of the room. This is because they create a shar when located in the middle of the room.

5) The furniture should be arranged with care in the room. If the furniture is placed largely on one side of the room, the room will appear unbalanced and lop-sided. This can lead to feelings of constriction. Anyone sitting in this room will feel vaguely uncomfortable, but not know why.

6) People also feel uncomfortable when they are setting with their backs to the door. Consequently, chairs and sofas should be arranged so that the people using them do not have their backs to the doors. If your rooms does not allow this, it is considered good manners to offer your guests chairs that face the door, and sit in one that has its back to the door yourself.

7) Ideally, the head of the house should sit in a chair that faces the main entrance to the room. The people doing the entertaining should not sit with their backs towards a window, as this indicates a lack of support. A solid wall behind them increases confidence and makes them naturally more outgoing and hospitable.

I hope all of my Feng Shui tips will help you encourage more positive energy into your home and life!

- Madonna

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Numbers in Feng Shui:

Feng shui began with the tortoise crawling out of the Yellow River some five thousand years ago. The markings on its shell formed the basis of feng shui, the 1 Ching, Chinese astrology, and Chinese numerology. The magic square on the tortoise’s back contained all the numbers from one to nine.

Consequently, numbers have always been an integral part of feng shui.

Every number has a meaning that can be looked at in a number of different ways.

If your house number is 2469 for instance, each of the numbers could be looked at individually, or they can all beaded together and reduced down to a single digit.

In the west, it is standard for numerologists to pay more attention to the final result of adding all the numbers up and reducing them to a single digit.

In the east it is more common to evaluate each separate number.

Numbers are divided into yin and yang. Even numbers are yin and odd are yang. Yang numbers are considered to be more favorable than yin numbers, but balance is required.

Consequently, it is better for your house number to contain both yin and yang elements than to be either all yin or all yang.

You may have noticed that Asian people like the number eight. This is because the Cantonese word for “eight’ sounds like prosperity. They also like the number two as it sounds like easy. However, they dislike the number four it sounds like death. So this means that if you house number was to be 24 that would be interpreted as easy death. All of this is because the Chinese use homophones to help determine the meanings of numbers. If the number sounds like something pleasant or desirable, it is considered good.

Traditionally the number four relates to the positive traits of love, sex, and education.

Here are the homophonic interpretations for each number:

ONE: sounds like honor it also sounds like won.

TWO sounds like easy

THREE sounds like growth.

FOUR sounds like death.

FIVE sounds like nothing.

SIX sounds like wealth.

SEVEN sounds like sure.

EIGHT sounds like prosperity

NINE sounds like long life.

I hope that all of my Feng Shui tips will help you!

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Her name is Jaraice and she is nine years old.

My Granddaughter Jaraice

Well like most nine year old kids, she likes to put on makeup.

Her father had bought her a package of lip gloss, the one with all the different colors and favors.

She was showing them to me and decided to put on the cherry red one. Within an hour she was in on the bed lying down and rolling around like nine year old kids like to do.

To make a long story short …

The red lip gloss ended up on the pillow sham and not on her.

We all know that a stain with red die is almost impossible to get out.

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So here is what I tried:

I used cold water & Tide on the stain to let it start working.

Then I remembered that I had a package of Tide stain release.

So, I thought, ok it might help too, but I really did not think it would.

Well that goes to show we can all learn something new.

We had to go meet with a client, so I left the pillow sham soaking.

When we returned home, the pillow sham was completely clean with no red dye!

I was very shocked, but happy!

So try it on your stains and let me hear your success stories.

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Traditionally, the north side of the house is considered the best location for the toilet and bathroom.

The bathroom and toilet should not be placed in the wealth fame or career sectors of the house. The death, disaster, six shars, and five-ghosts locations are all good places for the toilet.

The bathroom needs to be kept clean. Unpleasant smells, leaking taps, windows and doors that stick, and any other problems in the room all create negative ch’i, that can adversely affect the wealth and well-being of everyone in the house.

The water pipes should be concealed, if possible. Exposed pipes allow you to see the water-which equals wealth –drain away.

Consequently, this room should not be situated in the north or southeast parts of the house these are the career and wealth sectors.

Keep the bathroom door shut if this room can be seen from the front door, living room, dining room, kitchen, or anyone lying in bed.

A toilet facing the front door is believed to flush away all of the ch’i that enters the house.

The Chinese prefer to keep the doors to the toilet and bathroom closed anyway, as a matter of good etiquette. They also keep the lid down on the toilet as they do not like to see their money being flushed away.

Any upstairs toilets and bathrooms should not e situated over the front door or kitchen. Both of these locations are related to family problems.

A toilet above the kitchen means that water and waste is flushed directly past the most important room in the house.

En-suite bathrooms are not recommended from a feng shui point of view, as they spread negative ch’i out into the bedroom. The remedy for this is to use extractor fans as well as natural ventilation to get the negative ch’I away from the bedroom itself. Ceramic surfaces can also act as a remedy for en suite toilets.

It is interesting to note that ceramic surfaces are frequently used in bathrooms and toilets around the world. Perhaps people subconsciously knew that these surfaces can act as a remedy for negative ch’i.  Naturally, there are remedies for any problems caused by the placement of the toilet and bathroom.

A mirror on the outside of the door will remove any problems caused by these rooms facing the front door, or being directly above it.

I hope that all of my Feng Shui tips will help you!

- Madonna

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A family room should be comfortable and informal.

The furniture should be casual and arranged in a way that encourages comfort and communication.

This room should also be uncluttered.

Family rooms often serve as storage rooms as well.  There is no problem with this as long as the items being stored are put away tidily out of sight.

The family room is a room that is always growing with the family.

Each area of this room relates to a different member of the family as shown by the pa-kua. Items belonging to the oldest son , for instance, should be kept in the east. Items belonging to the youngest daughter should be kept in the west, and so on. Clutter in different parts of the room will relate to complication in the life of the person affected by the direction.

I hope all of my Feng Shui tips will help you improve the positive energy (ch’i) flow of your family rooms!

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Thought you might enjoy a sample of what can be done to enhance a front yard.

This is a yard where the extra driveway was just added.

The lady of the house wanted to have a flower bed in the front instead of grass.

So …

We removed the grass and cleaned out the area.

We planted easy to maintain plants.

Simple fix with a Big Impact!

What do You think?

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Cleaning Windows with Vinegar & Water:

White Vinegar and hot water is the best thing to clean windows or any glass you have in your house.

But, …

the trick is to fill a bucket of hot water.

The water will cool off, and that is fine the mix is already made.

Then add the white vinegar

… and …

Always use a soft clean terry cloth rag.

As the rag gets dirty, get a clean one.

Dry with a soft cloth.

I’m asked a lot …

Can I put it in a spray bottle?

The answer is NO!

It does not work the same.

So save yourself some money and give vinegar & water a try.

I think you will be impressed.

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The five elements can be used in conjunction with the Aspirations of the Pa-kua to determine which colors can be used to enhance different areas of your home.

When the pa-kua is overlaid on top of the cycle of the five elements, with earth being placed in the center, we receive an interesting mixture of colors that can prove extremely useful.

Wealth area: Green, red, violet, and blue

Fame area: Red, green, and yellow

Marriage area: Red, pink, and white

Family area: Green, red, and blue

Children area:  White and gold

Knowledge area:  Black, green, and blue

Career area: White and black

You can use these color schemes in the areas of the house that relate to the pa-pkua, or alternatively keep objects of these colors in the relevant areas.

Softer colors are ideal for the bedroom. Any color that makes you feel peaceful and relaxed is ideal here. Pink, peach, cream, ivory, beige, tan, and light green are warm and gentle. Avoid strong colors, such as red and orange in the bedroom.

Earth colors, such as yellow, orange, brown, and green are suitable for the kitchen. Avoid blue in the room as it relates to the water element. In fact, speaking blue is not good as the dominant color in any room ( except the bathroom) as it tends to make people introspective and quiet. It is also inclined to make people feel cold. I have been in living rooms where a blue works. (  I have a grayest blue in my house) but it is a difficult color to experiment with. It is better to introduce blue in the form of throw rugs, paintings ornaments, and other objects.

Sensitive colors:  Black and red are the two most sensitive colors in feng shui. Traditionally, black should not be used on gates, doors and walls that face north or south. Red should not be used on gates, doors and walls that face east or west. It is believed that bad luck will come to the occupants of the homes that break these rules. Black and red should always be used with great caution.

Light and pastel colors can be used to make small rooms appear larger. Red, yellow, and blue do the opposite and decrease the size of rooms. Good use of light colors can brighten up a dark corner. A well-lit, sunny part of the house can be painted in light or dark colors. Hot colors, such as red, create stimulating environments. Conversely, cool colors such as blue, are restful and encourage quieter activities.

Color in your home:

All colors are either yin or yang, and as you know we are happiest when we are in perfect balance of yin and yang in our home. Red, orange, yellow, and black are yang. Green, blue, and white are yin. Purple can be either yin or yang depending on the combination of red and blue.  If there is more red than blue it is yang and conversely when there is more blue than red it is yin. Yin and yang colors can be used together to create balance, but ideally should each be of the same strength.

These are, of necessity, very general guidelines. Use the colors that you personally like. It is important that the colors in your home reflect you and your feelings.

It is best to start designing a room by choosing one color to be the dominant color in the room. Choose another color for the carpet or furnishings. Add a third color to either harmonize your two colors together, or to create a contrast. This method is simple, but effective.

I hope all of my Feng Shui tips will help you!

- Madonna

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1) The ideal position for the bed is diagonally as far as possible from the entrance to the room.

2) The foot of the bed should not directly face the door to the room.

3) Make sure that you can see anyone coming into the room without turning your head more than forty-five degrees. Use a mirror, if necessary, to enable you to easily see anyone coming in the doorway.

4) The bed should not be placed under a beam. If there is no alternative, it is better for the beam to run the length of the bed, rather than the width.

5) Place the bed against a solid wall, if possible, rather than under a window.

6) A round mirror in the bedroom will enhance your relationship.

7) Do not place a mirror directly in front of the foot of the bed. If you wake up during the night, you may startle yourself by seeing your reflection.

8 ) The bed should be accessible from both sides if you want to attract a partner into your life.

9) Allow sufficient room under the bed for the ch’i to flow. We want the ch’i to circulate above, below and on at least one side of the bed. If underneath the bed is used as a storage area, you are probably constricting the ch’I and not gaining the full benefit of the bed.

10)  Do not place the dresser directly opposite the door, as this can lead to relationship problems. Dressers usually have mirrors which, in this position, reflect the beneficial ch’I in the bedroom, creating apathy and lack of passion for the people using the room.

11)  A live plant can help stimulate the energy of a bedroom. However, do not have too many plants in this room as they can use up all the available ch’i

I hope all of my Feng Shui tips will help you improve the positive energy (ch’i) flow of your bedrooms!

- Madonna

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In Part 2 of Madonna’s Gardening and Landscaping Tips, Madonna  shares some Gardening / Landscaping Tips regarding Fabulous and “Green” Fertilizers to help your plants and flowers grow quicker, healthier and “greener”:

Fabulous Fertilizers:

1) Crushed eggshells worked well into the soil make a wonderful fertilizer. Terrific for gardens and houseplants. They aerate the soil, too.

2) Bury some used coffee grounds in your garden to provide much needed acid to soil that has a high alkaline content. You’ll notice much greener greens!

3) Fish tank water is loaded with nutrients. Use it for gardens and houseplants.

4) Plants love starch, so save the water each time you boil noodles or other pasta. Make sure to let the water cool down before pouring it on your plants!

5) Dampened newspapers placed on the ground around plants will help keep the soil moist and hold weeds out. Wet the newspapers, the weight of the water to hold them down than sprinkle lightly with soil. The papers are biodegradable, so they will eventually dissolve.

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1) The dining room should be either a separate room or a clearly defined part of another room.

2) The dining room should not be at a lower level than the living room.

3) The best shaped dining room table is round, oval or octagonal. Ensure that your square or oblong tables have slightly rounded corners

4)  Do not overcrowd the people sitting at the table with too much furniture. This constricts the valuable ch’i. Avoid clutter. The simpler this room is the better.

5) Even if you live alone, have at least three chairs around the dining room table. Make sure that you do not sit in the same chair for every meal. If all the chairs are used, you will encourage guests into your home.

I hope all of my Feng Shui tips will help you!

- Madonna

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Cleaning and Deodorizing Shoes:

This is a method that will work with any shoes.

First, sprinkle some baking soda in the shoe, and then place it in a plastic bag and freeze it for a night or two.

Allow the shoe to come to room temperature (unless you want to cool your feet) and then shake out the baking soda and wear.

It is a good idea to leave the baking soda in the shoe until the next wearing.

Stretching Shoes:

Here’s another freeze tip for the pair of shoes that pinches your toes.

For each shoe, use a heavy-duty zip-closure bag, or double up two of them and put them in each shoe.  Carefully pour water into the bag, until the toe area is full.  Close the bags securely so that the water doesn’t seep out and wet the shoes.

To help prevent the outside of the shoes from getting wet, put each shoe in a plastic bag.

Place the shoes in the freezer for at least 24 hours. As the water freezes, it expands.  And as it does, the shoes will expand and stretch.

You will need to allow the shoes to defrost enough to remove the bags of water when you take them out of the freezer.

Buttons:

To keep buttons from falling off, dab a little clear nail polish on the thread in the center of the button. This will keep the thread from wearing through so easily;  you may need to reapply the polish after repeated washings.

For buttons that get hard wear, sew them on with dental floss. It may not be as pleasing to the eye as thread, but the buttons won’t fall off!

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