Welcome to the second installment in our series aimed at helping parents and students confront the common problems around homework time. Last week we blogged about creating the proper work environment for your student in Helpful Homework Hints (part 1). This week, we’ll be discussing time management issues. Helpful Homework Hint #2: Time management. Ugh! This… Read more
Navigating the ocean of apps out there can be daunting. There’s an app for everything these days and usually several to choose from that essentially do the same thing. If you’re ready to organize your app life and find the best that will help you be your best, try mapping out your app needs and quantifying your… Read more
Do you struggle with goal setting and prioritization? OK, perhaps that’s a snap for you, but how about your family? What if your kids had a fun, easy to use online behavior chart to help them establish positive behavior and successful habits? Goalforit is an online community of individuals who are commited to achieving… Read more
There’s no disputing it – exercise offers tremendous benefits to our bodies, brains, and lives. It’s been shown that people who exercise are more successful in preventing diseases like diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s than those who do not exercise. In addition to the physical benefits, exercise is also a powerful mood enhancer that can reverse… Read more
Do you love to make lists? Do you feel like something isn’t really complete until you can physically cross it OFF your list? If that sounds like you, then check out Listplanit – a wonderful online library of printable lists for anything and everything life might throw your way. On Listplanit.com you will find lists… Read more
Perfectionists are never satisfied and their striving is accompanied with the feeling that “they are never good enough.” Many people view perfectionism as a positive attribute. We believe that perfectionism can actually be very harmful to one’s success. Its important to feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment when you complete a task or project. Perfectionists… Read more
As Summer finally comes to the Northwest, I am reminded of just how busy I get when the weather turns warm. It’s a good kind of busy, favoring plenty of outside adventures and picnics in the park (in addition to working with our wonderful organizing and productivity consulting clients, of course). Since I still only… Read more
It’s a common situation: you/your spouse/your children have busy lives and tight schedules and rely on portable snacks to deliver nutrition on-the-go. Unfortunately, so many of the most conveniently packaged snacks like chips, cookies, and soda are laden with sugar and unhealthful fats. That’s no coincidence, either – food manufacturers want to make sure that… Read more
Over the Memorial Day holiday I had the opportunity to visit some friends out of state. It was an action-packed mini-vacation, and there was very little opportunity for “screen” time: checking email, social media, web surfing, watching TV, and so on. Instead, we spent our time together connecting and conversing, walking and talking. I’ll admit,… Read more
At Simply Placed, we believe in working hard. But you know what they say about all work and no play…we like to play hard, too! In today’s Tech Talk, we bring you our new obsession: DrawSomething. Part Pictionary and part Junior Jumble, DrawSomething is a social drawing and guessing game for the iPhone and… Read more
Check out one of our newest videos, Simply Placed at Work featuring two of Simply Placed’s commercial clients: Nicole Turner, Executive Assistant at a Fortune 500 Company and Kirsten O’Malley, Executive Director of the Pacific Learning Academy. Listen as Kirsten and Nicole talk about the impact Simply Placed made for their work. More videos can be found on our You Tube channel…. Read more
It’s happened to all of us at one point or another. You sit down to the computer, prepared to concentrate on the task at hand but before you know what happened, you’ve wasted the whole day surfing your favorite web sites and updating your Facebook status. If dragging yourself away from your favorite celebrity fashion… Read more
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