Dear Kat,
I think I have finally figured it out.

I paid more attention to the accumulation of dust in my surroundings and I am quite sure now that the disaster and conflict stars I have in the South are located completely in my bathroom. Before I placed blue furniture many things would break or fall down and damage sink and/or floor.
I activated the abundance star of the Southwest by placing a fountain in the hall next to the door of the room where it is located according to the pie chart. And a placement of water in the Southwest is in general very favourable in period 8, as Marie said in the course. And I must say it feels really good. I cleared up the hall because I could not stand having a beautiful fountain at one end and boxes at the other, it seemed to disturb the positive yang energy emanating from that fountain. This energetic change is really amazing! Time Feng Shui seems to be very potent. I will let you know if the effects manifest on my bank account

Happy New Year!
Astrid