Posted in Clean and Organize, Clutter Coach, Feng Shui, Healthy, Home Concierge, Home organizing, Home Vibes, Movement, office organization, Plants, Symbols, Uncategorized, Water

How To Chi in Some Energy With Feng Shui . . .

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I have been studying Feng Shui  lately – I would like to add this service to my Home & Office Concierge Service. I suffer from depression, I am looking for a more holistic way to treat it and I read an article in a wellness center over the summer about how Feng Shui has been found to help with people suffering from depression . . . I was intrigued.

Cleaning and Organizing for people in their homes and offices for over 20 years, I do understand the concept of placement – and in other blogs I have written about how a home, office, and/or space has its own “heartbeat”. So, I am beginning to understand placement along with symbols to energize an area. I’m getting there!

If you would like to work with me in this very infantile stage of my learning the powers of Feng Shui – please reach out to me (860)961.6824 (leave me a message that you’re interested in FENG SHUI and I’ll get back to you), we can learn together – it will be very affordable to start out at this stage of the process in  developing an outline for this service.

*Side Note – I chose this video not only because Nancy is simple in her explanation of the process – but I love Olivia Newton-John . . . Who doesn’t right? Enjoy . . . . . . . .

Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl

Posted in Gluten Free Cooking, Keto Meal Planning, meal planning, Simplest, Simply Lean, Uncategorized, Vegetable Pasta, Veggitti, Worth it

Lemon Butter Sauce over Vegetable Pasta

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the Foodie

One morning about 3 years ago I am watching my favorite morning team WFSB channel 3, you know the one with the “Crazy but Caring” Scot Haney. The Journalist on the desk (Kim Lucy) started talking about what was coming up on the food section of the morning show. Then she shared how she or her husband suffered from food allergies and has to watch every bit of everything that goes into mouth (like myself), then she told the story of  how her and her husband found this little gadget The Veggitti-Made Pasta Spiral Slicer for making vegetable pasta. I was so excited about all the options I could make with this little tool! No longer the same boring vegetables laying on a plate – A PILE OF PASTA SOUNDS SO MUCH MORE APPETIZING . . .  doesn’t it? who cares that it’s vegetables – ITS PASTA PEOPLE. My friends out there suffering with food allergies knows exactly what I’m talking about. My husband the Chef of the family has come up with many simple but appealing recipes that I will be sharing in my LIVING GLUTEN FREE EBOOK.

Below is one of my favorite recipe I Re-Created with my “little Veggitti”:

Ingredients:

1 LB Veggitti-Made Vegetable Pasta

4 TBSP Butter

¼ Cup Finely Minced Parsley

1 TSP of Sweet Basil

I Whole Lemon

1 Red Pepper – seeded & sliced thin (optional)

Sea Salt & Pepper – to taste

 

Directions:

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add your favorite *Veggitti-Made Vegetable Pasta* and red pepper (optional) and cook for a few minutes to your desired consistency. Add the juice & zest of half of lemon. Salt and pepper to taste and mix thoroughly. Once you have everything on a platter squeeze the other half of lemon on pasta. . . Enjoy!

 

Add-Ins: (Optionals to make different meals)

Ground Turkey

Steak bite-size

Olives

Shreddred Cheeses

Chick Peas

Carrots

Salmon

Walnuts

Pine Nuts

Many More Options . . . . .

** Order your Veggitti Pasta maker below**

Veggetti Pasta Spiral Slicer

 

Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl

Tips & Tricks To Find More Time and Your Sanity

 

 

 

 

 

Posted in Best Care, Business Owner, cleaning, Clutter Coach, Designers, Energy Designer, Family, Griswold CT, Healthy, Home Concierge, Home organizing, office cleaning, Small Business Concierge, Unique Service

Motivational Monday

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Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl

Posted in Best Care, Clutter Coach, Home Concierge, Professional Organizer, self employed, women business owners, workplace

What Do You Think is the Most Asked Question I Get?

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clearing out the clutter

The most asked question I get is

                                           “So, how long will it take to get rid of this stuff?”

 

The answer is so different for everyone. Clutter-Clearing is a calling-you-back-process it’s a process that happens when you clear the clutter in your life. As you free the objects you no longer love or use – you call-back to yourself the parts of your spirit and soul that have been loving and using this object in the past, calling-back the attachment to the emotional need and memories of this object – identifying what it is and then Letting Go of the object. It’s an amazing feeling . . . Being center in your life, making productive decisions from this place of power that you have created from Letting Go & Pressing On!

 

You must make a decision . . . what will you do with this object that you no longer love or use. That’s what life is right? Making decisions, when working with me – we work side-by-side with hands-on coaching to come up with decisions. In doing so, you bring yourself powerfully into the present time. When you have made a decision about this object – your energy no longer is scattered in a thousand different directions, unproductive directions, you become more centered and more focused. You feel spiritually complete and more at peace with yourself – all because you’re getting rid of stuff!

 

This happened with me – I resigned my position in 2014 as a Teacher. In my home office closet, there was a tote that I put together right after I resigned – with all my lesson plans, work samples, projects, etc. When I resigned my position as a Teacher – I felt as though I failed! Having that tote in the corner of the closet, I was always looking at it, making up stories in my head that I was a failure as a Teacher and I believe that’s why I kept the tote of stuff – validation right?

 

After coming home one day from an Organizing Session with a client, I said to myself – I need to practice what I preach. So, I took the tote out of the closet when through the stuff, and kept important things like transcripts, letters, certifications, and my ECE Award, anything that had a positive feel to it. I Took the rest of the books and dropped them off at Goodwill. Now, the only objects in my office closet is being used and loved. I have changed my mindset and the verbage I say to myself about my Teaching career. Now, I have a home office and closet with everything positive and useful that gives me that feeling of  . . . Peace of Mind!

 

All this Peace of Mind! feeling comes from simply clearing clutter – it’s life changing! It amazes me every time when I first met a client that won’t even get rid of a piece of paper that the father had on his desk in 1950s, that stuff that keeps them where they don’t grow anymore – kind of a prisoner in their own past. Then while we’re working and coaching together – I start seeing this blossom of a person that isn’t afraid of letting go, isn’t afraid of the new anymore, ready for anything, finding peace within themself and the place they live in. This can happen for you too, after you become comfortable with Letting go, you find that you bring in less and less of objects that have no use or purpose in your life.

Affirmation For The Day: All my needs are taken care of as I follow my Higher Path

Would you like help to clear clutter in your life? If you’d like to schedule a 30+ minute consultation with me to learn how a Home Concierge / Professional Organizer can help you get that Peace of Mind! feeling – Call me: (860)961.6824 or Email me: cchomeconcierge@gmail.com

Posted in Gluten Free Cooking, Healthy, Home Concierge, meal planning, Meal Prep, Mystic CT, Nutrition, Party Planning, Wellness

Gluten-Free Living – A Delicious Dish

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Champagne Shrimp Risotto

SOURCE: https://www.bettycrocker.com

Ingredients

1 lb uncooked medium shrimp in shells, thawed if frozen

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup brut champagne, dry white wine or Progresso™ chicken broth
1 1/2 cups uncooked Arborio or other short-grain white rice
2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton), warmed
1 cup clam juice or water, warmed
2 cups chopped arugula, watercress or spinach
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Chopped fresh parsley, if desired

Steps

  • 1.
    Peel shrimp. Make a shallow cut lengthwise down back of each shrimp; wash out vein.
  • 2.
    In 12-inch skillet or 4-quart Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, until tender. Reduce heat to medium. Add shrimp; cook uncovered about 8 minutes, turning once, until shrimp are pink. Remove shrimp from skillet; keep warm.
  • 3.
    Add champagne to onion in skillet; cook until liquid has evaporated. Stir in rice. Cook uncovered over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until edges of rice kernels are translucent. In 4-cup glass measuring cup, mix chicken broth and clam juice; pour 1/2 cup mixture over rice. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until liquid is absorbed. Repeat with remaining broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until rice is tender and creamy.
  • 4.
    About 5 minutes before risotto is done, stir in shrimp, arugula, cheese and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

    EXPERT TIP:

  • Even though you may be tempted, don’t rush the process! When making risotto, adding the broth a little at a time ensures that the dish will be creamy while allowing the grains to remain separate.Leave out the shrimp and serve this as a lovely main course for your vegetarian friends.
  • Prep 50 MIN
  • Total 50 MIN
  • Servings 6

*Shrimp and Rice create an excellent source of iron, a mineral important for transporting oxygen to working muscles*

Enjoy . . . Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl

Posted in Behr Paint, Color Therapy, Designers, Holiday decorating, Home fashion, southeastern ct

How To Use Elephant Skin Color To Stand Out

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TREND COLOR SPOTLIGHT: ELEPHANT SKIN

by Quinn Larson

A neutral not to be ignored, Elephant Skin PPU18-16 takes center stage this fall as our November Trend Color Spotlight.

Elephant Skin is a versatile color that is easily coordinated across whites, pastels and saturated tones alike.  Use this warm, midtoned taupe as a feature color on all your walls or as a simple accent.

A little known secret, the richness of color in this neutral comes through beautifully when used in a higher sheen. Try painting it as an interior door or trim color in satin or semigloss for an understated and elegant look.

Featured Colors: Wall and Trim-ULTRA PURE WHITE, Door- Elephant Skin PPU18-16

 

D*I*Y Holiday Gift Idea:

DIY Winter Scene Shadow Box

Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl

Posted in cleaning, Clutter, Home Concierge, Home organizing, office organization, Southeastern Region of CT, women business owners

Being Organized is Being in Control

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don't panic organize

Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl

Would you like to get organized? If you’d like to contact me to learn how a Home Concierge / Organizer can help you organize your home or office – Call me: (860)961.6824 or Email me: cchomeconcierge@gmail.com.

Posted in cleaning, Clutter Coach, Concierge, Fall Decor, home buyers, Home Concierge, home sellers, Home Stager, Southeastern Region of CT, Uncategorized

This is the most overlooked room when staging your home for sale

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Great staging tips for the bathrooms when Home Staging your home to get the most profit from the sale.

 

 

Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl

Would like to get help with Home Staging your home? If you’d like to schedule a 30+ minute consultation with me to learn how a Home Concierge /  Stager can help you get the most profit from the sale of your home – Call me: (860)961.6824 or Email me: cchomeconcierge@gmail.com.

Posted in Blessed, Home, Life Coaching, Music, No Excuses, Nutrition, Professional Organizer, southeastern ct, Uncategorized, Worth it

You’re Worth Everything That Comes Your Way . . . This is What I Remind Myself, So Should You!

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Worth it Quote

 

Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl