Why go outside when you can build your own indoor swing?
When I bought my house six years ago, I intended for it to be my forever home. I bought more house than I really needed at the time, knowing that at some point I would find a use for every room and every area. As the years passed, I assigned furniture and meaning to each space, from my office to my craft room and my workshop. However, there’s still one lonely bedroom without any purpose. In light of recent events, I’ve decided to turn that room into an indoor playground. If you can't go outside, bring the outside in. I think I’ll start by hanging a swing from the door jamb. In a recent video, YouTuber Laura Kampf demonstrates how to build an indoor swing.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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