Student Guest Post | Making Every Moment Count for School, Work, and Art by Corabeth King
For the month of May we are letting students take over the blog! This week's is written by Corabeth King, a 17 year old Junior from Columbus, Indiana. She only recently started using the Time Timer, but she has found great benefit in all areas of life. Her blog post below talks about how it can make a difference in the important areas of her life: school, art, and work.
Student Guest Post | Why I like Time Timer by Cammy Rogers
For the month of May we are letting students take over the blog! This week's is written by Cammy Rogers, a 10 year old, fourth grader in Cincinnati, Ohio. We love her simplicity and the creative uses for the Time Timer. Cammy submitted a hand-written blog, shown below, which we also love.
Student Guest Post | Giving the Gift of Time for Mother's Day by Emerson Davis
On Mother’s Day, everyone wants to celebrate the moms in their lives and show them how much they care. I have found one of the best gifts you can give is the gift of time
Student Guest Post | Time Timer; How it Has Affected My Life by Nara Chen
For the month of May we are letting students take over the blog! Our first blog post this month is brought to you by Nara Chen. Nara is a passionate and incredibly talented, almost-12 year old. She attends Open Window School in Washington state, writes her own blog, and has been using the Time Timer (both at home and at school) for most of her life. This is her story.
Empowering Everyone to Conquer Time By Heather Rogers
This is why the Time Timer mission is to help everyone conquer time. My mother-in-law, Jan Rogers, invented the Time Timer so she could help her young daughter better manage her own time. She didn’t know at the time what her impact on the world would be! She just wanted to help one person who is important to her. Time Timer was created and the company founded 25 years ago with the desire to help someone be more independent, feel less stress and accomplish goals big and small.
9 Notable Sensory Essentials
In honor of Autism Awareness Month, Time Timer, along with a group of companies that create sensory tools for individuals with autism, curated the Nine Notable Sensory Essentials to help individuals (and, especially, children) with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) navigate everyday life without sensory overload.
How Time Timer Brought Peace to One Family After an Autism Diagnosis
Terri found Time Timer when she was searching for ways to help her son, Bayley, in his daily life. Bayley is on the autism spectrum and can have difficulty transitioning from one activity to the next. So, when Terri discovered the remarkably simple Time Timer (when Bayley was just 4 years old), she imagined all of the ways it could improve his life.
Visual Schedules for Students with Autism: The Why and How
What’s a visual schedule? It’s just like it sounds—a visual representation of what’s going to happen in what order. And there’s a lot of research showing the promise of visual schedules for students with autism. We’re exploring the evidence behind visual schedules and how you can get started at home or in the classroom.
Double Time! Why Two (or More) Time Timers Are Better Than One
We truly believe being able to see time with a Time Timer can be life-changing. There’s no other productivity boost like seeing minutes disappear when you set a timer for 20 minutes. But we also believe you can leverage multiple timers for even greater productivity. Here’s how.
5 Tips to Creating a Family Natural Disaster Plan
By Mark Conner
Creating an emergency plan for the occurrence of a natural disaster can be a scary and stressful thing; however, in many parts of the world, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and mudslides cause millions of dollars worth of damage and, even worse, loss of life. As such, it’s important to form a plan and go over it with your family so that everyone is on the same page, especially if you live in an area that is at high risk for natural disasters. If you need a little motivation to get started, try setting the Time Timer, ordering a pizza, and doing it as a family. Thinking about everything from how to keep your pets safe to where your family should meet if you get separated will help give you peace of mind and will keep the ones you love from harm.
Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to formulate a good disaster awareness plan. Think about the area you live in and what you’re most at risk for; plan ahead with supplies, especially during storm season, so that if you lose power or are stuck inside your home for a few days, you’ll be ready. Communicate with your family so they’re well informed on what to do and where to go in the event of an emergency.
Seem overwhelming, and not-so-fun to think about it? Try ordering a pizza, getting the family together, and setting the Time Timer. This way, you can get a big portion of the plan done and everyone will be on the same page if something were to happen. Get the whole family involved wherever appropriate!
Follow these important tips to get started.
1. Get Your Medical Paperwork in Order
Even if you and your loved ones don’t have any health issues, it’s a good idea to get all your medical paperwork in order and organize it. Separate each family member’s documents in a bag and keep them together (or use photocopies) along with your other important items. These documents might include lists of allergies, prescription history, a list of any drugs that are currently being taken, doctor information, and any health issues that require attention (such as diabetes). Having the documents with you will be extremely helpful should you find yourself injured or ill while displaced from your home following a natural disaster.
2. Designate an Emergency Contact
In case of emergency, you’ll want to have someone you can get in touch with when disaster hits and you don’t have a way to contact your loved ones. This should be someone who lives far enough away from you that they wouldn’t be impacted by the disaster and can act as a sort of touchstone for your family in case you get separated. Make sure everyone in the family is aware of who the contact is and have them memorize their phone number. You can also utilize social media to let your friends and family know you’re okay after a disaster.
3. Help Your Senior Loved Ones
In the event of a disaster, seniors are often the largest group affected simply because of mobility or driving issues. Help your senior loved one prepare a disaster plan, and make sure they know the best ways to stay safe. For instance, you might help them choose a smartphone and teach them how to use all the features on it. Also, help them create an emergency kit that will keep them safe and comfortable should they be forced to stay in their home for an extended period of time. This might include batteries, clean water, non-perishable food items, and extra medication.
4. Get Familiar with Resources
After a natural disaster occurs, there are often many businesses and corporations that will step in and help survivors and their loved ones. Get familiar with all the resources at your disposal by doing a little research online, and make a list of those available in your area.
5. Assess Your Home
In the event of a disaster that can be predicted, such as a tornado or hurricane, it’s important to assess your home — both inside and outside — for any dangers that could be removed. High winds can turn items such as loose patio umbrellas or grills into projectiles, which can cause quite a bit of damage or even injury. Remove any loose items from around the exterior of your home and take precautions such as boarding up windows where necessary.
Creating an emergency plan can help you keep yourself and your loved ones safe should a natural disaster befall your area, but it’s important to remember to keep communication open as well. Go over the plan with your entire family and make sure everyone has it memorized so that if the time comes, there will be no issues.
The Little Tool That's Changing My Productivity Game
One of my resolutions this year is to be more productive with my time, but that broad resolution deserves some breakdown into more specific manageable goals. Because I know my tendencies and am aware of how my productivity has changed over time, I recognize one particular mindset that continually sets me back–waiting for one big dedicated block of time to tackle a project or “get things done” and squandering all the perfectly good smaller chunks of time available in the meantime.
Making Moments Count in the Restaurants of Jean-Robert De Cavel
Jean-Robert De Cavel is a French Master celebrity chef and a huge fan of Time Timer. When we asked him to be a part of our 25th Anniversary Celebration, we weren’t sure what to expect. However, he walked into the photoshoot fully prepared – with all his outfits, ready to be photographed, and, man, was he passionate. Chefs are meant to be passionate – they are known for being passionate – but maybe not so much about the Time Timer. And for that, he was.
In December, Jean-Robert De Cavel publicly announced that he is fighting leiomyosarcoma, an aggressive soft tissue cancer. He was diagnosed in May. This meant that he was fighting it during the photoshoot, unbeknownst to anyone outside of his close circle of family and friends. We would have never known with his energy and charisma. We wish him all best in his battle and hope for a speedy recovery!
This is a man that creates creative dishes known throughout the world, and not surprisingly, has also come up with creative ways to use the Time Timer. Below is his Time Timer Story.
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Jean-Robert de Cavel’s daughter was quite young when a friend gave him his first Time Timer. Around his busy home, he found several successful uses for the visual timer with the big red disk — including helping his daughter with her homework. She stayed on track, and he didn’t have to constantly watch the time for her. Then one day, a light bulb went off — he imagined the endless possibilities for Time Timer in his world-class kitchens. So, he packed it up and took it to the restaurant.
Today, Time Timer helps the front-of-house staff and kitchen staff communicate accurately and silently at Jean-Robert’s six restaurants. Everything from eggs to bread is timed down to the second to ensure they are prepared to perfection before placed on customers’ plates. And, the visibility of the timer and optional alarm keeps the kitchen quiet, preserving the restaurant’s ambience.
Jean-Robert has used a Time Timer both at home and work, and he depends on it to provide precise communication without saying a word.