- January's tool of the month is : Personalized organizer .
This is a DYI ( do it yourself ) tool . You make this tool yourself .
In
doing this for myself I've found an organized way to keep a monthly to
do list for business and personal tasks , keep track of books I want to
read and educational dvds and documentaries I want to watch , keep my
goals and break them down into steps with check offs and much more.
I've
found it really helpful and stress reducing to have all this together
in one place and organized as well as encouraging for the undertaking of
more. It's efficent and exciting ! More information at my blog link.
Look for the post titled
"In the Year of the Wood Horse ( this year ) it's extra important to reduce Clutter and be Organized !"
2.
February's tool of the month is: Guided meditation cds
If you
find ones that resonate with you and that you enjoy using ,these tools
are a great way to relax, de-stress, exercise your imagination and mind,
and discover things about yourself .
It's fun ( my opinion of course) .
During
this time of year when it's darker (less sun ), colder, and there's
more hours of night than day, these inner journeys are an indoor
activity that can help boost your immune system and give you a changed
and exercised internal world to operate from. This time of year "the
current "seems to flow in the direction of introspection . Using these
tools are pro-active ways of embracing and going with this current but,
they are great to use anytime of the year .
My personal favorites are most of the volumes Of -"Magical Inner Journeys -guided meditations with Anne Marie Bennett "
3. March Tool of the Month is : Resistence Cables
With
this tool you can practice safe resistance ( Strength training ) and
muscle building using your own weight . That is the safest way to do it
especially, if you don't have a spotter . You still need to utilize
proper techniques .Usually these cables come with instructional exercise
examples and others may be found online . I find it is the most
comfortable way as well as the safest often times and it is certainly
comfortable using the cables I have . You may hardly feel like you are
working out but, rather just enjoying yourself. I thoroughly enjoy using
them and training people with them . For those reasons this is the tool
of the month !
4. April's Tool of the Month is : Hula Hoop
I
love to hula hoop and find it a really fun form of exercise though ,I
realize it's not everyone's fancy , I've made it the tool of the month
mainly because, it's a favorite of mine.
But, check out these articles on hula hoops. You may not have known just how many muscles you can exercise with these things!
http://www.livestrong.com/article/338856-muscles-hula-hooping-work/
http://spectrumhealthblogs.org/you-me-and-pt/2013/08/2eal
5.
May tool of the Month is
: Japanese Teapot , teaballs or other tea tool that allows you to make your own blends !
The title tells my reason for making this the tool of the month in part .
I find Japanese tea pots to work brilliantly and better than the tea balls I've tried .
They
are easy to use you simply boil water in a kettle ( not the pot ) put
your loose leaf tea in the mesh area and pour boiling water over it .
Then put the lid back on and allow to seep a bit before pouring . The
tea pot allows the tea to keep hot longer and provides you with more
cups then one . However, other tools such as the tea balls may work
ideally for some people .
Making your own blends is so beneficial for reasons listed ..
1. loose leaf tea is often fresher
2. It's more environmentally friendly
3. You have more control ! and creative control In fact !
4. You can whip up blends to your taste
5. You can whip up medicinal blends to treat yourself (ailments )
6. You can take advantage of gardening possibilities and responsible wildcrafting opportunities .
6. June tool of the month is: a timer/ stop watch
I
have picked a timer and also, a stopwatch for ths months tool(s) of the
month. If you have a cell phone you may already have one or both of
these features in your phone .
I have picked them because, they are great and important tools for several tasks .
A stop watch can be used to track your time when you are exercising such as your running time .
A
timer is essential for regular meditation . that is when you meditate a
certain amount of minutes on a regular basis such as daily .
A timer is also essential for certain self help exercises and can extend to further uses including your cooking !
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Tools of the month are under the notes section !
Hope you enjoyed this post !
BE WELL!
Bee water! Me putting out water for the bees. Bees have to work very hard
for water ! This is designed to be shallow so, they don't have to
struggle not to drown which happens in rivers alot , is clean and possess
no risk of predators. For everyone who doesn't know, there's been a huge
decline in bumble bees due to commercial honey business - the close
confinement and bee shows accelerated a mite epidemic ! Please mimic -
these are marbles in there . 
