Are You the Next Inventor?
As you know if you’ve been reading our blog, we invented the category of folding table risers because our employees strained their backs standing to work at folding tables. Which is how many inventions get made: the inventor sees a problem, can’t find an existing solution (or one that works well), and develops their own. It’s National Inventors Month, and chances are if you’re experiencing a certain problem, others are too. Why not be the one who solves it? What’s your problem? Many people find something that just isn’t quite working either at home or at work. You might have developed a temporary fix, but you don’t think it’s permanent. You’re still using it because you haven’t had time to think of anything else, and it’s working. At least for now. It doesn’t have to be a major problem, like cancer (or even back pain!) It could be something [...]
4 Ways to Appreciate Mom for Mother’s Day
The team here at Lift Your TableⓇ folding table risers includes mothers, pregnant people (and non-mothers too), so you might say we’ve got some insight on what mothers really want. Yes, flowers are nice, and so is a dinner mom doesn’t have to cook. So are chocolates or your mom’s favorite treat. You *do* know what your mother’s favorite treat is, right? Sometimes people forget that mothers are people too, with our own likes and dislikes and favorite treats and guilty pleasures and favorite movies, books, and shows. One thing that most mothers don’t like, though, is being taken for granted. So this Mother’s Day, don’t take her for granted. It’s not about another holiday or guilt trip or trip to the store to buy a card and some flowers. Give her what she really wants: appreciation. Appreciate her for all the things she does - or doesn’t do - [...]
4 Reasons to Adopt a Shelter Pet This Weekend… P.S. It’s Good For You Too!
Look at this face! Her name is Hope, and she was adopted from a shelter over the pandemic by our logistics manager Pat and her hubby. April 30 is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, and if you’re looking for a new pet, skip the puppy mills and inbred purebreds and head over to a local shelter instead.
I Am a Black Woman Inventor – And I Humbly Accept The Title
When I think about being a woman in business, I actually feel like being a woman gives me an advantage because women are used to juggling tasks. A founder, at least initially, must be able to do pretty much everything that has to do with starting up a company. From creating the product to packaging it, pricing it, selling it, financing it…the list goes on and on.
13 Easy Ways to Keep Your Body Moving at Work… Or at the Home Office!
Getting your behind in gear is great for your brain and your body. In fact, it can make you more productive too! In honor of Move More Month in April, we’ve collected a variety of ways to help give you ideas to move more. Because unfortunately, your half-hour at the gym isn’t going to cut it if you then sit in front of the computer for 8 (or more) hours a day. Sitting is actually pretty bad for you, so the more moving around you do, the better. Most of these tips work for your home office as well as your company office (if those two are different.) We’ve also included ideas for activities at home too. What are you waiting for? Let’s get moving! 1. Alternate standing and sitting at work Instead of sitting in a chair all day, get a sit-stand desk where you can do both. [...]
Not Always Bad For You: The Brutal Truth About Stress and Work
If you’re like most people, you’re probably aware that you’re stressed and don’t need Stress Awareness Month to figure it out! Not only is this a problem for us in general, it may also cause problems at work.
