Random Thoughts from February 2020

Well hey there!!

I still don't have the "perfect" name for this monthly newsletter that I'm sending you BUT ... "Random Thoughts from February" is going to have to be good enough for now.   Are you ready???  I've gotta lot to say!!

COFFEE TALK (and face tattoos)

I've had a lot of conversations this month with women who are paralyzed by perfection.  Why am I attracting these women, you might ask?  Cause I GET these girls.  Holy SHIT I get them.  In fact, I'm sending this email to you in the final hour of the month because once again, I got caught up in the desire to send the PERFECT email with the PERFECT things to say that inspire you, that make you laugh and make you smile ... and sometimes that means I procrastinate.  What can I say?  I'm a work in progress too.

Here's the thing that I've realized:  most decisions we are making are NOT LIKE A TATTOO ON OUR FACE.

Face tattoos???  Now THERE is a fucking commitment, but ...
Starting an online business with little start up?  NOT like a face tattoo.  
Signing up for a course?  NOT like a face tattoo.  
Deciding on your IG bio?  NOT like a face tattoo. 
Finding a name for your email?  NOT like a face tattoo.

We GET to change our minds.  We GET to make mistakes.  We GET to try again.  That's the beauty of life, girl.  When we stop overanalyzing things, we can FINALLY realize that life can be FUN if we CHOOSE it to be.  When we laugh at ourselves, RELAX a bit, stop worrying, step into ALLOWANCE, go with the flow, try new things (or as my husband's friend says:  "let's just kick it in the guts and see what happens ..."), life looks a little brighter.




COOL SHIT I LOVE:

OK girl ... this has been showing up in my newsfeed a lot and while I haven't purchased it (yet) I am TOTALLY in love with this pendant called "The Shift" made by Komuso, inspired by Japanese monks and designed to quiet the mind, reduce stress, slow heart rate, reduce cortisol, release toxins ... pretty sure it might do my laundry as well ....

HOWEVER ... in reading about it, there is a science in the breath that we take.  This pendant is just a tool that you breathe out through but it controls the amount of air that you can release at one time causing a longer exhale.  Apparently, THAT is the key to stress release through breathing!!!  (Seriously ... who fucking knew?) 

The reviews I looked at were really good, but check them out yourself!!  Use the BECALM code for 15% off.  THE SHIFT JEWELRY





WHAT (or who) INSPIRES ME:

Lately I've been inspired by HZ music.  I had no idea what it was at first, but what's GREAT about this day in age???  We can "GTS" (google that shit).  

I got lost in the scroll reading about it, but basically ... I call it healing music on a TOTALLY different level.  For example:  432 hz is said to be attune to the Universe and the same vibration as earth, so it just naturally feels good.  I also read that the 432hz pitch can be linked back to building of the Great Pyramid.  Who REALLY knows if that's true but nonetheless, I feel pretty danged creative when I'm listening to it, so I'm gonna continue.  I'm currently listening to this one right now on MANIFESTING MIRACLES and after I'm done this email, I'll tackle a pyramid or two.  ;)



If you haven't listened to them yet, google "hz music" and you'll come up with some great stuff.  Another really good one is LET GO of FEAR, OVERTHINKING & WORRIES as recommending by my good friend and biz bestie Kelly Dunlap.  Pretty danged nice to fall asleep to, I must say.

FENG SHUI SHOWCASE:

You might not know this ... but years ago I started a business called "Transformational Design".  Fuck ... that was a good name, come to think of it ...  Anyway, I would go into people's homes or offices and "feng shui" them in order to best support their goals.  What I realized, was that I was doing the work for them but what I REALLY wanted to do, was teach them to design their spaces themselves;  to empower them to change their own circumstances by using their space.  I moved away from doing this work for a bit and now I've come back ... doing what I always wanted to do:  teach people to do this themselves ... in the easiest way to understand and the simplest way to execute.  

THIS month I am celebrating my girl Amanda Unrau (Plus Size Motivator - check out her IG account:  @setyourheartablaze, to find out more!)  for FOUR AMAZING REASONS:

1) she implemented the training that I did last year for Vision Boards (it's ONE thing to take training ... it's a new level to actually do the work).
2) she is totally stepping into her own vibe (so fun to watch) and she is now able to set goals and DREAM BIGGER as a result of the Vision Board work she did!!!  
3) she used what she learned to update that Vision board for the second year annnnnnnnnd
4) SHE TAUGHT OTHERS TO DO THE SAME!!!!   On IG.  Holy shit that's cool.

This makes me smile SO MUCH because it's really what I wanted to do ... help women teach others.  Check out her Vision Board below.  Cute huh???  Each of the 9 pictures are representing the 9 guas of the bagua map.  I FREAKIN LOVE IT and it adds some feng shui magic to it as well.  ;)



WHAT'S COMIN UP?

OMG I feel like I've got a lot on the go in March that I'm SOOOO excited about!!!

MAKE IT HAPPEN MEMBERSHIP

Last month in the membership we talked about finding your soul's purpose.  Lots of ah-ha moments so far!!!  Ashley Eve (Human Design Expert) was a guest in the membership and I gave the girls my 22 page "figure it all out" workbook.  Since last month was kind a heavy thinking month I decided to switch it up and do something fun.  So in MARCH we are focusing on MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY!!!  I've got a three part series on Manifesting Money and Feng Shui. PLUS Melissa Alexander (Financial Broker and Money Mindset Expert) will be our guest for the month!!!  I'm super excited for it.  If you aren't already a member, join us girl!!!  The link is here:

https://www.thefengshuichick.ca/make-it-happen-membership?cid=7ee4f693-878f-4bff-8a12-b7ff205517f5

ALSO ... I've been repeatedly asked if I travel to do Feng Shui presentations/group training sessions.  If you live in Hawaii and pay for my flight, I may consider this but for NOW I'm sticking around the Lakeland.  HOWEVER, we've come a long way since my old typewriter days, which means I can be right there in your living room and provide this training to you via computer!!!

The MISSING PIECE - 3 hour webinar on the basics of Feng Shui

This is a condensed Feng Shui training.  3 hours.  March 7th 2020.  10-1PM MST.  Here's the best part:  You're on a zoom link (so you will see me and I can see YOU!!!  Seriously ... grab your friends.  This is FUN).  You'll get a workbook that will give you all you need to know to get you started, we'll work on your own floor plans so we know that you've laid he bagua map correctly and you'll be able to implement some personalized changes once we're done.  Anyone who signs up for the webinar and LOVES It (let's face it ... you will) will then get a $222CAD discount when you sign up for my signature course:  Feng Shui and Other F Words.  It's a cool girl gang ... we will allow you in I promise.

Anyone who has previously purchased "Feng Shui and Other F Words" will get FREE ACCESS to this webinar!  Are you coming???  

Your space truly IS the missing piece.  Here's the link:  https://www.thefengshuichick.ca/store/VFJ9p3o2?cid=7ee4f693-878f-4bff-8a12-b7ff205517f5



RANDOM SHIT:

OK this truly has nothing to do with anything but I simply have to share.  My husband and I like the Chef Jamie Oliver for quick and easy but tasty family meals. We have been obsessed with watching his TV show:  Quick & Easy Foods.  One of the recipes that he shared this week was so freaking easy to make AND the coolest technique ever so I gotta share it with everyone who will listen ... and right now that's you!!!

ROAST TIKKA CHICKEN

2 lbs potatoes (I used a bag of baby potatoes and halved them)
1 small head of cauliflower
1 bunch of fresh cilantro (I didn't have any, so clearly it's optional)
1 x 2-1/2 lbs whole chicken
2 tbsp tikka curry paste (though ... any paste or rub mixed with olive oil, would do here 

Preheat oven to 350F.  Trim the cauliflower stalk and remove any tough outer leaves.  Chop the florets into same size as the potatoes but ALSO chop the cauliflower stems up AND the leaves.  This seems weird but the leaves are really tasty in this dish.  Finely slice the cilantro stalks and set the leaves aside.  Place potatoes, cauliflower pieces and cilantro stalks into a 16x12" roasting pan.  Toss with 1 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of red wine vinegar, salt and pepper.

Sit the chicken in the pan and rub all over with the tikka paste, getting into all the nooks and crannies.  While your hands are still covered in tikka paste, rub them all over your vegetables and spread the love there.  

Now here's the cool part:  PLACE THE CHICKEN DIRECTLY ONTO THE MIDDLE RACK OF YOUR OVEN.  PLACE THE DISH OF VEGETABLES ON THE RACK DIRECTY BELOW THE CHICKEN.  (Mind blowing, I know).  The chicken becomes juicy but crispy on all sides, but the juices flow into the pan and make the vegetables more tasty!  



Roast for an hour or until everything is golden and the chicken is not pink.  Remove from oven and put the chicken to rest directly on top of the vegetables for 5 minutes, then sprinkle with cilantro leaves and serve.  SO GOOD.  10 min to prep. (Then you'll need some time to clean your oven rack but it's worth it ... ;) 

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Ok ladies, that is a collection of just some of my thoughts for February.  I hope you loved them and I look forward to seeing all of your successes and posts in the FENG SHUI CHICK community.  (If you haven't joined us yet ... just click that link for access into the free group).  I am excited to see all of your successes.  I have been put on this earth to help women get unstuck ... and these are just some of my ways of doing that.  

XO and remember to give this world good energy!!!
Sandra