Oo forgot to mention I did my own little mini cleansing session last night, got both crystals in my hands while running water over them asking for the energies only beneficial to me and my family  remain and any conflicting energy be passed back to the earth with love, a bit of a 1 to 1 with the crystals, and also making aware my wishes/requirements. That may have helped things today, like we had a 'little chat' or something and now on the same page :D

Most around me would thik of me as crazy, but it felt right, to them the crystals are just ornaments, for me I got them to help everyone around me.

Pete it sounds to me like your crystals are placed wrongly, try the west corner. I wouldn't use salt, it can really hurt crystals, just use plain running water, all crystals can store and hold energy and so they all will need cleansing and earthing from time to time.

Xia :o)

Sunlight is really good way to cleanse crystals, but not Citrine cause Citrine fades in sunlight. I use sea salt to cleanse my gemstones and crystals.

I know what you mean  
My wife reacted a bit the same, looking at me and shaking her head in disbelieve like "what is this guy doing", but she did feel a huge change in my behaviour, being more grounded, softer, loving and the Love fire kind of showed up again if you know what I mean      

I became once again something she fell in love with when we first met!

I am happy to hear that things are improving in your home, good on ya mate!
It can be hard trying to make others around us believe in such "alternative" energies like crystals, etc... We should always be reminded that not all are "Ready" and that should be respected IMO. It will come to them, slowly but surely  
No one really enjoys stress, fear and worries and will when time is right follow the good energy in you and in stones or any other good energy surrounding them.

I would like to invite you to my Rose Quartz Experience thread;


Kind regards, Angelfish

Once one has selected one’s crystals, he or she should cleanse them.  This should be done before using them.  There are a variety of ways one can clear a crystal.  One way to cleanse a crystal is by soaking it in a solution of sea salt and distilled water (lavender oil is also often added to the solution due to its purification properties).  Another method involves holding the stone under running water or in a stream to be purified.  Yet another method to cleanse a stone is by smudging it.  To smudge a stone, one must pass the stone through the smoke of an herb or incense (white sage, juniper, palo santo, sweetgrass, cedar, and sandalwood are all commonly used smudging herbs).  Also, one may choose to bury a stone in the soil of the earth for a length of time in order to cleanse it.  The clearing process should be carried out until one intuitively feels that the stone has been cleansed, or by feeling the stone’s energy.  One should then charge the crystal in sunlight or moonlight (preferably that of a full or a new moon) for at least one full day or night.

CITRINE: Use at the 3rd Chakra (Solar Plexus Chakra) or at the 7th Chakra (Crown Chakra) for increasing creativity, for protection from negative energies, to activate the intuition, to manifest abundance, wealth, and prosperity, to encourage sharing, to promote joy, to increase self-esteem and confidence, to encourage a positive attitude, to enhance concentration, to overcome one's fears, to increase ease of communication, to balance the emotions, to instill inner-strength to diminish symptoms from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, to help eye problems, to help with blood circulation, to relieve menstrual or digestive problems, and to balance the  thyroid.