If you’re stressed or overactive right up until you go to bed, it will take your body longer to fall into a restful sleep state. Give yourself an hour before you go to bed to unwind and do relaxing activities to help your body go to sleep faster.  Examples of some relaxing activities might include reading, watching your favorite TV show, or listening to soothing music. Meditating or performing breathing exercises is also a good way to relax your body and your mind as you prepare to go to sleep. Your body uses a lot of energy to slowly digest food, so if you eat a big meal before bed, you’ll digest that food all night and disrupt your sleep pattern. Eat your meals earlier in the evening to ensure your sleep is more restful.  If you absolutely can’t avoid eating right before bed, try to only eat a light meal and stick to foods that are the least disruptive to your sleep. These include cherries, bananas, rice, and turkey.  You should definitely avoid eating dark chocolate or drinking coffee or wine before bed. Even when you’re asleep, your body is still carrying out a lot of its normal functions and will use up water in the process. Sip on some water before bed to keep your body hydrated, aid digestion, and help your body detox while you sleep. Consider investing in a sports bottle with a sealable lid and keeping a filled one next to your bed. This will not only remind you to drink water before you go to bed, but will also give you a convenient source of water for after you wake up. Your body has its own internal clock that it naturally follows, so going to sleep and waking up at regular times every day will help it feel energized and efficient. Pick a bedtime and stick to it each night to avoid feeling sluggish in the morning.  No matter what bedtime you choose, aim to get 7-8 hours of sleep each night. Stick to this sleep schedule even on weekends and days when you don’t have to wake up early. Your body will thank you for it! Oversleeping can leave you feeling drained and sluggish in much the same way that not getting enough sleep can. Set alarms to go off roughly 8 hours after your bedtime and don’t let yourself sleep through them.  Consider using alarms that don’t include a snooze option. If you know your alarm won’t repeat itself, you’ll be more inclined to get out of bed and start your day after it goes off the first time. Try to avoid sleeping for more than 9 hours, as this may negatively affect your mood the next day.

Summary: Relax and unwind for 1 hour before bedtime. Refrain from eating right before bed to avoid digesting food all night. Drink a glass of water before bed to stay hydrated. Go to bed at the same time each night. Wake up on time and don’t allow yourself to oversleep.


If these mirrors are fixtures that you can't get rid of, then drape some fabric over them. Left exposed, they are thought to disturb your sleep. In general, you should avoid having mirrors in your bedroom, especially if you're sharing it with a romantic partner, because they may open up a space for infidelity. Mirrors are also too energetic for such a restful space. If you like having a mirror in your room, place it on the inside of a closet door and only access it when you need it. A beam may create feelings of pressure that can disrupt your sleep. If you have no other options, cover the beam with fabric or hang 2 bamboo flutes from the beam with the mouthpieces pointed downward. This will help block some of the unwanted energy coming from above the bed. The idea is that you don't want to feel threatened in your sleep. Also, don't hang up pictures of water or place an aquarium in your room. These could invite possible financial loss or robbery. Keep your fish tank or paintings of water or rivers out of the bedroom if you want to have the best possible Feng Shui. If you are a fan of fountains and water art, place them in a bathroom instead. Plants are thought to possess too much yang, which creates too much energy and activity for you to get the rest that you need. If you have no other place to put your plants, try to keep them out of your line of vision when you're on the bed. The Chi can't circulate, which means possible disturbances in your intimate life. If your bed is up against a wall, then one partner will have to sleep on the inside, becoming literally "trapped" in the relationship. Keep your bed relatively clutter-free as well, such as by limiting throw pillows and blankets. Television creates an unhealthy magnetic field which may disrupt your sleep, strain your relationship with your partner or bring a third party into the bedroom. If you have to keep it in the bedroom, then try to cover it with a scarf when you're not using it. If you're really serious about it, hide the TV in the closet when you're not using it, or place it on a shelf that can lock up, hiding the TV when it's not in use. You can keep a few books in your room if you read to put yourself to sleep, but too many books can make you feel overwhelmed in the space. Your bedroom is a place for rest and relaxation, and if you have too many books there, it will be too much like a place for work. Too many books in your resting space can also be overwhelming.

Summary: Avoid a mirror that faces your bed or a mirrored set of closet doors. Refrain from positioning your bed directly under a beam. Skip fountains and water features. Keep plants and flowers outside of your room. Avoid accumulating clutter around your bed or pushing one side of your bed against a wall. Get rid of your television. Put your books elsewhere.


Keep facial spray in a small spray bottle of about 3 or 4 ounces. Even this small amount can last quite awhile, depending on how much you use the spray, and will prevent the ingredients from spoiling over longer periods of time.  Adjust the recipes for facial spray according to your size of spray bottle. If you make too much, consider storing it for a short period of time or giving some away as a gift. You can find small plastic spray bottles for this purpose in the travel items section of most big-box stores. Some prefer glass bottles to prevent the possibility of leaching from plastic. After combining ingredients in your spray bottle, keep face sprays in the fridge to make them extra cool and refreshing before use. This will also help to preserve the ingredients.  You may want to keep a face spray meant for relaxation by your bed where it is convenient to use before sleep. If you still want to keep it cool, put it in the fridge during the day and pull it out in time for bed. Pack facial spray into a cooler with any food and beverages you might be taking out to the beach, pool, etc. That way your spray will remain cool for use throughout your day in the sun. Use your facial spray anytime you need a little pick-me-up or extra moisture. Some like to spritz it on in the morning to wake up and even help set makeup, while others like using it as a fragrance for evening or to calm down before bed.  A cooling spray would be great for use during or after spending time outside in the sun or in other hot environments. You might use a relaxing spray after a long day or before bed to help you fall asleep.
Summary: Make small batches in small bottles. Keep spray in the refrigerator. Spritz on the mixture throughout the day.