HOME REMEDY: New beginnings
Resolutions are all the rage this time of year, but, as regular readers know, I think, starting anything new in the coldest, darkest month of the year is going to be an uphill struggle.
So this year I am taking a different approach and going for an ‘energetic space detox’. Yes, I know that sounds bizarre, but it’s more a spring clean than anything else, with a few herbs thrown in – after all, this is Home Remedy.
When I lived in Hong Kong, I did a fair bit of work with feng shui – the Chinese method of harmonising buildings with how they are used. Westerners also use feng shui, but often a more diluted version, and one aspect of it is decluttering. This can be taken literally to mean having a good tidy up, or it can be taken a step further and an ‘energetic’ clean up can happen. A good herb for this is sage (left), which is one of the few plants in the garden at this time of year. Sage has been used for generations as a cleansing herb and next week I’ll explain how to give your home a good going over, so it – and you – are ready for whatever 2013 brings. Happy New Year!
Sof McVeigh: www.thehomemadecompany.com
So this year I am taking a different approach and going for an ‘energetic space detox’. Yes, I know that sounds bizarre, but it’s more a spring clean than anything else, with a few herbs thrown in – after all, this is Home Remedy.
When I lived in Hong Kong, I did a fair bit of work with feng shui – the Chinese method of harmonising buildings with how they are used. Westerners also use feng shui, but often a more diluted version, and one aspect of it is decluttering. This can be taken literally to mean having a good tidy up, or it can be taken a step further and an ‘energetic’ clean up can happen. A good herb for this is sage (left), which is one of the few plants in the garden at this time of year. Sage has been used for generations as a cleansing herb and next week I’ll explain how to give your home a good going over, so it – and you – are ready for whatever 2013 brings. Happy New Year!
Sof McVeigh: www.thehomemadecompany.com