Staff Notes Daily Announcements

Yesterday’s Boulder County “Stay at home” order lists getting outdoors as an essential activity, but only, of course, “if strict social distancing is observed.” If you’re wondering about ways to keep moving indoors, too, today’s tip from a colleague suggests a handy source of inspiration:

“I've done several YouTube workouts this week (there's SO MANY available online that you can do a new one every day!). It's really helped clear my head when I'm feeling coop'd up working in the house all day, every day.”

If you don’t have a fitness app on your watch to remind you to get up and take the recommended 2 minutes per hour (the time it takes to walk 250 steps), consider adding periodic gentle nudges to keep your energy moving:

Add a few reminders or events in your Calendar. (mark your event availability as “free” to stay open to virtual meeting invites during that time). Set a timer on your smartphone or old-school kitchen timer to ring at 50-minute Use each interruption by a pet or household member as a reminder to walk around for 2 minutes.

Search the tips archive. Thanks for all the tip suggestions! Share yours through covid19@ucar.edu.

Due to the major changes that took place in our work environment lately, the ECSA is extending its travel fund application until April 1st 2020. 

The link to the application is here: https://asp.ucar.edu/early-career-scientist-assembly/ecsa-travel-funds-requests

Let me know if you have any questions. 

Thanks

Gunter

SCHEDULING HELPS

Mapping out your workday, with time blocked out for specific tasks, meetings, and breaks is a tool you might want to try, or pay more attention to if it’s already a habit. A schedule with enough flexibility to adapt to changes as the day progresses can replace some of the normal rhythms of office life and help prevent work time from spilling into nonwork hours.

WHAT TO WEAR

A colleague shared this tip from her husband, “who has worked from home for almost 20 years. Treat getting up, taking a shower, getting dressed, etc., just like you would if you were going to the office.  You need to treat your home office like any other office.”

Whether you wear jeans and a t-shirt, business casual, or something in between, wearing “work clothes” can be a signal to family that you’re “on deck.” At the end of the day, consider changing up your wardrobe to head out for a walk or whatever’s ahead after working hours.

Search the tips archive. Share tip suggestions through covid19@ucar.edu.

USING GOOGLE MEET: Attend a live training any day this coming week

Choose one of five 75-minute sessions to fit your schedule, offered Mon March 23 - Fri March 27. Learn how to launch a Google Meet, understand functionality such as audio lines and international call-in, how to record a session, screen share presentations, and best practices. The schedule and signup instructions are on the Telework Support page of the NCAR/UCAR Google Apps Support website.

NEW ON THE WEBSITE

• New page about the Crisis Management Team added March 20
• Resources added to Managing Stress page March 20
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) webcast portal now available
  • Several new links/articles added under "Other Guidance/Articles."

QUESTIONS

If you have questions that are not answered on the website, please reach out through covid19@ucar.edu.