Alana in Canada's Profile

What--you're using last year's videos?

"Pops of colour" has become such a cliche, that I expect the writer simply forgot what it means. These are not examples of "pops" of colour...but explosions--riotous, joyful over-the-top explosions. And they are fabulous.

Name: Colour Me Happy

URL: http://colourmehappyblog.blogspot.com/

A solid gem.

I have participated in many Home Cures. I think this format for this time of year was fine. I, too, missed the 8-step Cure--but seeing as I didn't finish this last week, it was probably all I could handle.

But, I really think you should bring back the 8 week cure in the Spring. This felt like a "baby" cure, not just because of the format, but because so many of the tasks in the full version of the Cure were simply more robust than the tasks we were given to do here. Deep cleans in the 8 week Cure are so thorough, that painting sometimes seems like the natural next step. Everything was all prepared. Light housekeeping is not the same thing. Except for flowers, we skipped the heart tasks. I missed that.

Do you have the sense people engaged with their homes and transformed their relationship to it? Made it more intimate, more personal, and made it more functional and supportive of our spirits?

Can that be done in 20 minutes a day, over 4 weeks?

@JMD: Think of getting rid of the books as creating space for the stuff that is out of control. That's my biggest problem, too. If it is on a shelf and neat and organized, it isn't clutter to me either--except that there's no room to put away the stuff on my tables. There is a relationship between the two!

I will have to take some time to do this. 25%? That is truly an extraordinary amount.

Does anyone have any ideas for sloped ceilings?

Max--not the hooks, again? You have heard of wall anchors, right?

On a more personal note--I'm not getting the e-mails.

The trick will be prioritizing six things we can afford to get done. Or--I might make it easy on myself: I think it'll take about 6 tasks to finish up the re-decoration of the bathroom I started last September.

I just have to add that the e-mails were essential to me. Without them, I would have derailed completely.

I did the deep treatment--and the most visible difference are the areas where I did not put back the stuff on the walls when I cleaned.

My front hallway has been opened up, my kitchen no longer feels oppressive (I took down a shelf that ran the length of the wall and some large artwork on another wall). It's really amazing to me what just cleaning and clearing out the clutter has done.

My living room, on the other hand, I added a new ottomon, rug, pillows and artwork to the wall. It is marvelous. I wish I could send you a picture of it.

Lovely post.
Unfortunately, I got bogged down in the bedroom this week. After a big dusting and changing the sheets last weekend, I just stalled. I've even got a painting project in there waiting for it's third coat before it goes back to my daughter's room. Oops.