I seem to be suffering from a curious affliction. It may be partly a function of winter and partly due to being retired. My problem is that I can't seem to stop rearranging the furniture in my apartment.

    I'm trying to achieve feng shui perfection so that only good chi will flow through my dwelling. Part of the problem is baseboard electric heat. I don't want to block off my heat source with my seven-foot couch. But the wall opposite is broken up by a doorway into my office.

    There are other challenges as well. My apartment faces west with glass sliders opening onto a deck. My instincts tell me that the couch should be free standing and facing the patio doors for the optimal view.  I tried it that way but found myself blinded by the setting sun for a couple of hours every afternoon.

    In warm weather the arrangement works best if I put the couch in front of the baseboard heat, but the view is better from the broken wall. Well, you see where I'm going with this. I can't make up my mind. I can't quite seem to capture the perfect flow of positive energy.

    My poor cat, Ginger, is showing signs of stress with the constant rearranging. When my family comes to visit they walk in and say "Not again." I think I may need a furniture rearranging intervention. The one positive that derives from all this activity is that I am burning calories like crazy and you should see my muscles. I'm beginning to look like a stevadore.