Home Space and Reason

Episode 66 | Infusion of positivity in your home when things feel heavy

When things get intense from the outside coming in, we need to be “Extra” in the protection of what we allow into our eyes, ears and homes.  Infuse positivity into your home when things from the outside world are starting to feel heavy.

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. Master Class
2. The How of Happiness
3. The Power of Positive Thinking
4. Authentic Happiness 
5. Hector and the Search for Happiness, 
6. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 
7. Eat, Pray, Love
8. Keep Moving by Maggie Smith
9. The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley 
10. It’s not all downhill from here by Terry McMillan

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 65 | Feng Shui

Curious about Feng Shui?  Meet classically trained Feng Shui Consultant Jeannette Cieszykowski of Elemental Clarity and learn more about energy in your home. I had a full home consultation with her and let me tell you, this stuff works!

Connect with Jeannette through social media on Instagram @elementalclarity, through email jeannette@elemental-clarity.com or at her website  www.elemental-clarity.com 

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Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 64 | Wildfires threatening our homes

This episode is Part 1 of 2; relevant to every single homeowner. Forested or suburban, on a large lot or small, no one is immune to fire amidst global warming and its onslaught of drought combined with high winds.  This is a story about the Paradise, California fire from a firefighters' perspective with special guest Jim Broshears. This includes some steps we can take to protect our own homes and apps for documenting it's contents.

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. Everything Is Unprecedented. Welcome To Your Hotter Earth / article by NPR.

2. National Weather Service.

3. Link to the list of Home Inventory apps 

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 63 | Remodeling Inspiration; VIDEO home tour

If you enjoy walking through homes as much as I do, you'll enjoy this special video edition home tour!  Walk through this 1964 remodel to witness some before & afters along with a relaxing stroll through their choices.  Get inspired and spend the next 15 minutes with me!

 

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Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 62 | Swedish Death Cleaning

If you've ever had anyone pass away that is close to you, and it was left up to you to go through their things to clean, sell and handle all the details... you know this can be daunting.  The gentle act of Swedish Death Cleaning is simply a lighter way to live even if you have forty years left ahead!  It's a lovely way to frame cleaning and organizing... so you don't leave your loved ones with an intimidating mountain of chaos to deal with.  Join guest Mark Green, host of Cars Yeah podcast, to hear about his experience with his fathers' passing and even treasure hunting.

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If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like Episode 123 | When your parent dies; Dealing with the contents of their home.

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. The book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. 
2. Enjoy the Cars Yeah podcast using all the major podcast apps on any mobile device and the Cars Yeah website: https://carsyeah.com
3. Better Homes and Gardens article on Swedish Death Cleaning

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 61 | A story about breast cancer, home and healing

This is a story about Rachel Weber, Digital Deputy Editor at Better Homes and Gardens, and her breast cancer journey, diagnosis, and healing.  Find out what changes she made to her home and what things she learned about functionality after a mastectomy. See Sources & Resources below for all the Better Homes and Gardens links!

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. Statistics on breast cancer cited in this episode, BreastCancer.org: https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics
2. Swedish death cleaning story
3. Project joy hub page
4. Project joy video Rachel shot on spider plants (right before her cancer staging appointment)

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 60 | Stacking a negative to make a positive

In this mini episode, we'll discuss mental automation...because part of Creating a Home that Thrives® is as much about “ease of use” as possible. Let's learn how to find something you are bad at or frustrated with and associate it with something you are good at to create a solution and a home that functions better or maybe has less clutter.

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Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 59 | Rethink your Garage

If you are fortunate enough to have a garage, it is often the biggest room in your home. Some people think of a garage as a storage place to put things that are unsightly or incomplete. Sometimes things accumulate to the point that all your square footage isn’t even useful any longer. This episode features garage expert Mark Greene, host of "Cars Yeah" podcast who offers thoughts, insights and ideas of ways to reimagine your garage so you get the most out of every square foot.

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Enjoy the Cars Yeah podcast using all the major podcast apps on any mobile device and the Cars Yeah website. You can also follow Cars Yeah on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. 

Find the Arizona Polymer Flooring here.  

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

 

Episode 58 | Spring, Cleaning and your Junk Drawer

Spring brings with it tulips in many places in the world, animals coming out of hibernation and a sense of renewal is everywhere.  Even though Spring means Spring cleaning, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming and hey, while we’re at it, let’s discuss our Junk Drawers!

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. 33 Easy Spring Cleaning Tips for a Sparkling Home by Good Housekeeping
2. How to step out of the shop-spend-consume cycle by Ted Ideas; 
3. The Ultimate room by room Spring Cleaning checklist by Taste of Home

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 56 | Hardwoods, Laminate, Carpet or Vinyl?

In this mini episode, I will talk about the conundrum of choosing flooring. Whether you are building a home, remodeling many rooms or simply updating the flooring in one room, there are many good questions to ask yourself about your space and your reason. 

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If you didn’t start listening at Episode 1, I invite you to start from the beginning.  There are too many jewels to miss.

 

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Episode 43: Scale and choosing Art for your Walls

 

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.