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9 Feng Shui Steps to Take When Choosing a New Home

The literal meaning of feng shui is the flow of "wind" and "water" . The wind disperses the invisible life energy and the water contains it. You attract and cultivate positive energy - otherwise known as sheng qui (shung chi)  and eliminate negative energy - otherwise known as sha qui (shar chi) when you practice feng shui. We can use feng shui inside our homes when choosing how to lay out our rooms and decorate but there are factors that should be taken into account when you are first choosing the location of a new home. Nine feng shui factors to consider when choosing a new home: Look for a new home that fits in with the natural landscape. If there has been a lot of excavation done such as high retaining walls, this is cutting into the land's natural energy.  Choose a house that is on the high side of the street or high on a hill. Not only will it have more privacy and no flooding problems, but the Chinese believe it will bring more prosperity. The block the

Feng Shui House - Basics Every House Owner Should Know

Making a Feng Shui House is a several thousand year old practice that combines the art and science of living clean. Ancient Chinese cultures believed that everything has energies, positive and negative, bad and good energy, and Chinese Feng Shui was the practice of achieving a balance of those energies. If good Feng-Shui has been around for such a long time, what has brought about the rise in popularity? One reason it has become so popular is seen each day on the news channels. All the overseas wars, warring against violence and drugs in our country and all the stress that comes from other parts of our lives. People want to find answers to make life easier to deal with. Since their home decor is able to be easily changed, more and more people are trying out Feng Shui design. How to Feng Shui is not just about changing things in the home for the balance of good and bad energy; it is also a way of life. It is not a myth or a religious fad. Good Feng-Shui keeping a balance and things in h

A Shot at Love

Just say the words Reality Television and you're likely to illicit two widely different responses. It seems Americans fall into only two camps when it comes to Reality TV. They either crave it like a satellite-beamed drug they can't get enough of, or the mere thought of wasting time watching the equivalent of video garbage with no redeeming social value makes them physically ill. Luckily for TV execs the addicts are winning. With a new slew of reality programming on the docket every season there seems to be no end, and definitely no method to the madness. From game shows, to voyeur shows, to celebrity shows, to talent shows; reality is a genre that is here to stay. And who can blame the networks? A reality show costs about one-third the price per episode of a scripted show. And there seems to be a never ending supply of "real" people eager to be chosen to cash in on their 15 minutes of fame. However, sometimes 15 minutes just isn't enough for some people. This

Fancy Dress Planning: Fun Before the Party

Fancy dress parties are a common happening in the UK. No matter what the occasion - whether a stag or hen party, birthday, or just a night out on the town - Brits love to dress up in costumes to party. But while showing up to a party in a costume is certainly one of the best parts of the fancy dress experience, the fun actually starts much earlier. Half the fun in going to a fancy dress party is in actually deciding on - and finding - what you're going to dress up as. Some people like to surprise the party with their unique, self-made ideas, while others enjoy teaming up with their friends for a collective fancy dress effort. And groups certainly have a lot of fancy dress costume options to choose from, ranging from movie and TV characters, to rock bands and era costumes. Among these options, film character costumes - especially those from well-known or older films - have been rising in popularity over recent years. This likely has something to do with the fact that many fancy dre