As a newer employee at C-Line Products, I knew the company was family-oriented in their approach to everything. I was not surprised, when, in April, C-Line donated 100 N95 respirator masks to support essential workers of the village of Mt. Prospect’s COVID-19 response efforts.

If you are like me, you may still be working from home. And like my company, yours may have implemented a virtual happy hour, so employees can get to know each other on a more personal level. It’s perfect, no one has to drive, people get to pick their drink of choice, and everyone has a good time. All while getting to know their coworkers. Even if your company doesn’t host a virtual happy hour, maybe you attend virtual cocktail parties with friends or family to stay in touch.  

During quarantine time at home, I decided it was time to do some spring cleaning. That was when I found a new project to fill my time. A box of photos called out to me. I’d meant to place them into photo albums but had never found time. Now was that time.

During the pandemic, we’ve all been faced with the challenge of working from home. Now we’re faced with the new challenge of going back into the office, either part- or full-time. If you’re like me you’ve probably brought home a number of files and documents that you need to carry back to the office.

During this time, we’ve all learned a number of things about maximizing efficiencies while working from home.  Below are three tips to help:

(Part 2 of 2)

This is Part 2 of a 2-part blog in which Lindsay Gomez, our Business Operations Manager, offers her top how-to’s for Working from Home. To read Part 1 of 10 Tips to Find Balance Working at Home click here.

(Part 1 of 2)

We get it. We’re all working in a new state of normal in our workday. And that new state looks an awful lot like our living rooms, kitchens, and spare bedrooms.

It’s tough to turn what many thought of as a respite from work into the very hub of that activity.

Amongst our team, we’ve chatted endlessly about how we can all work better while at home.

And we know it’s a hot topic amongst the masses, too.

Then we remembered, we have a resource right under our virtual roof that can help you with that.

Enter Lindsay Gomez, our Business Operations Manager, who also worked from home for many years as a business operations consultant.

Through a fair amount of experimenting, testing and trial and error over the years, she dialed in how to effectively and successfully WFH.

Here’s her top how-to’s for working from home when you’ve never done it before.

My computer is a bit older. Yet my computer works adequately and has enough memory. So, I thought I was set. However, I ran into a myriad of challenges during the early phase of my work from home stint. Here are three which I overcame.

This blog answers some common questions we have received about our products on Amazon.

An article on CNN Health states that the American Art Therapy Association has determined that “making and creating artwork” is on par with mental health therapy. Art therapy allows people to learn, improve and express themselves. But art therapy and coloring are a bit different because with art therapy there is a therapist involved.