Feng Shui at Your Service Clutter-Free Gifting

I am grateful to embody excellent Health! I
am grateful to know that I am Health and
Wholeness.

I am grateful and remain open sending
gratitude to The Universe for the
ever-increasing Abundance all around me.
I welcome Abundance in all its forms.

I remain grateful for Jacqui and my angels
bringing information to me in a consistently
loving way - I love being open to messages
every day.

I am grateful for my chosen Career and Life's
Work knowing it serves People and in turn
my financial needs.

It is my intention to gratefully offer mySelf up
as a Helpful Person. It is my intention that
these words Travel over th Earth supporting
all who read them.

I am grateful for the People and Friends I
feel like Family about. I am grateful for the
sense of Foundation they provide.

As my Muse hovers over me, I hear and hold
the creative ideas knowing the information
supports me and those who read my Work.
I am grateful.

I am grateful for the healing of my heart of
everything that would stop me from
attracting my soul mate.

I am a Beloved and Shining example of the
Magnificence of The Universe.

Feng Shui at Your Service
Vikki Albers, Consultant
707 . 315 . 1629 / vikki9@fengshuiatyourservice.com

Clutter-Free Gifting

No, it’s not a Scrooge, Bah-Humbug sort of thing and it’s not about scarcely giving,
or not giving at all.
It is about giving in a more considered fashion.
Clutter-free gifting shifts how we think about what we give.
Rather than item shopping for family, friends, and neighbors
who may have all they need and want,
we explore giving presents that won’t require
eventual trunk-loads to thrift shops or dust-cloth treatments,
not even batteries.

For clarity, before we jump in:
clutter-free will not meet 100% of our giving wishes.
We desire to create for those we love
an extraordinary holiday experience
so perfect in plan and presentation
that the joy of it lives on for years and years:
the (OMG!) first sports car,
the (take her breath away) emerald-cut diamond ring,
and of course the (leave him almost speechless) motorcycle.

Clutter-free is not intended to replace a
boat, bling, or bicycle.

In support of our communities, give a charitable donation
to a cause your recipient is especially fond of or volunteers with.
Purchase tickets to promote local events –
check venues for performers and plays scheduled during 2010.
Score with tickets to area sporting events.
Contribute financial support to your local Public Broadcasting Service
(and we all benefit).

There are a lot of good-for-you clutter-free options at hand.
Commit to walk or jog with a neighbor twice each week.
Enroll a friend in the fitness program he has been warming up to.
Gift health-supporting experiences:
Jin Shin Jyutsu, Reiki, acupuncture, nutritional testing, or a warm-stone massage.

We glow after a facial and
tootsies love a pedicure before slipping into
sexy, shimmery New Year’s Eve peep-toes.

Clutter-free giving for children translates to time.
Create a calendar with the younger ones highlighting their unique days of celebration.Pledge to
read out loud letting their sparkling imaginations soar –
or write down their own tall tale for them.
Schedule park strolls to relax and talk; or playground time.
Bake cookies – wrap and gift some to a neighbor.
Make a 2010 plan to locate every ice cream vendor in town and perform taste tests – expand on
how to use your city map.
Sign up for swimming, skating, biking, bowling, tennis, horseback riding…

Did someone say ‘get-away’?
Maybe a romantic weekend at a quaint B&B in the Wine Country?
To where do they wish to wander and what do they want to see?
Concert tickets or perhaps a night at the opera?
A week-long white-water rafting excursion?
An early morning hot-air balloon ride?
Cooking classes with a celebrated Chef?
Movie passes are five-star stocking stuffers.

Students welcome this practical approach to the holidays –
it lets them hold on to more of their own money.
Schedule a car service to keep them safe, while you gain peace of mind.
Car washes with fresh-smelling detailing.
Not easy to top a generous gas gift card.
Pay their steep winter heating bills and you’ll be a hit with the roommates as well.
A grocery store gift card or one for their favorite restaurant –
they must keep their strength up!
Would software and hardware benefit from a tune-up
(along with their assignments)?
How long has it been since their bicycle was professionally given the once over?

A favorite home-and-garden gift is a blank ‘Honey Do’ list
wrapped around a handyman gift certificate.
Lend a hand cleaning (read ‘clearing’) an attic, garage or storage unit.
Have they already started clutter-clearing and
now there’s a large lump of stuff along the side of the house?
Offer a haul to the land-fill.
If the garden needs sprucing, planting –
a gift certificate for landscape assistance would spell ‘relief’.

We are limitless to the variety
of clutter-free gifts we can offer.

An astrological forecast would be enlightening.
Help with veterinary expenses or pet grooming would get that tail wagging.
Cover the cost of a community college class or course.
Chocolate!
Not everyone sews – give mending and replace long-lost buttons.
Help arrange a sacred space or altar, inspire a treasure map.
Clean someone’s mirrors, picture frames, and light fixtures
(this is after all about Feng Shui).

It is my hope that you will find a few of these suggestions fitting for
family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers.
Let’s give each other the gift of our time
while demonstrating intentions of gratitude and generosity.

Wishing you an especially
Joyous and Happy Holiday Season!

Affirmations

In gratitude and with an intention to serve.

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