Starport Virtual Wellness

STARPORT VIRTUAL WELLNESS

Tips to Successfully Work from Home

As we enter into another month during the pandemic, many of us are seeing telework as our only option for the foreseeable future, especially those who have children learning from home simultaneously.

Keep these tips in mind to maintain a balance lifestyle.

Follow a Routine

Set an alarm and get dressed each morning just as if you were going into the office. Try to set consistent hours for your workday and don't forget to take time for lunch and periodic breaks.

Set Firm Boundaries

Once your day is over, physically leave your workspace until the following day. It's easy get into the mentality of working from home all day, but you also need downtime to recharge.

Create a Designated

Work Space

Your new "commute" might be in the next room, its still important to designate a specific space to work. Minimize non-work related distractions to stay organized.

Finding Joy During the Pandemic

NASA JSC's Employee Assistance (EAP) provides services for employees, contractors and dependents experiencing difficulty with a variety of hardships. See what they have to say in finding joy during this stressful time.

Discover Your Joy

Virtual Fitness

LIVE Virtual Fitness is moving to MS Teams

Check out the September virtual schedule for a full list of LIVE fitness classes.

Upcoming classes

Saturday, Sep 5 – Bodycombat Dana @10am

Class Teams Link

Monday, Sep 7 – UJam with Lisa @12pm

Class Teams Link

Saturday, Sep 12 – Bodypump Leslie@10am

Monday, Sep 14 –Strong by Zumba Dana@4:30pm

Wednesday, Sep 16 –UJam Lisa@4:30pm

Saturday, Sep 19 – Bodyflow Luca@10am

Monday, Sep 21 – Bodycombat Carissa@4:30pm

Saturday, Sep 26 – Bodypump Carissa@10am

Monday, Sep 28 - Barre Above Tiffany@5:30pm

Wednesday, Sep 30 – GRIT Leslie@4:30pm

Featured Workouts

GRIT with Leslie

Barre Above with Tiffany

Starport Kids

Starport wants to see your “Celebrating 20 Years of Human Presence on the International Space Station” artwork. Show us what you think 20 years of humans working and living in space looks like. Get creative! Ideas for artwork include, but aren't limited to, drawing astronauts working together on a science experiment, astronauts floating in the space station, or even some astronauts performing a spacewalk. Please be sure to include a hand drawn version of the ISS20th logo somewhere on your artwork.

Art Contest Entry Form

ELIGIBILITY:

The contest is open to children and teens, ages 4 to 16 years old.

Participants will compete in separate age categories:

· 4 to 5-year-old

· 6 to 8-year-old

· 9 to 12-year-old

· 13 to 16-year-old

Participants are not required to be JSC dependents, however, they must be sponsored by a current JSC employee/contractor. Any JSC employee/contractor may sponsor an artist or multiple artists. Sponsors and artists are not required to be relatives [IA(E1] .

ENTRY:

One (1) entry per child.

To enter the contest, eligible participants must:

· Have a parent or guardian download and complete the Official Entry Form.

· Create an ISS20th masterpiece!

· Take a clean, well-lit photo of the artwork.

· Have a parent or guardian email the completed Official Entry Form and the photo of the artwork to: jsc-starport@mail.nasa.gov, with the subject line: Starport Kids Art Contest.[IA(E2]

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES:

Artwork and completed entry form must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CDT – Sept. 29, 2020.

GUIDELINES:

Entry artwork should be unique, creative, and incorporate the theme of “Celebrating 20 Years of Human Presence on the International Space Station”

· Keep your artwork original. No borrowed or traced pictures.

· No sculptures, pottery, clay models, 3D printed art, etc.

· Artwork must be on flat paper or canvas sized 11" x 8.5" minimum and 18" x 24" maximum.

· No computer-generated artwork is allowed.

· Adults (parents and/or sponsors) may only verbally help artists - no help with the actual artwork.

PRIZES:

One winner from each age category will receive:

1st Place Award
One (1) $20.00 Shop NASA gift certificate [IA(E3]
Two (2) ISS20 stickers, two (2) ISS20 pins and two (2) ISS20 patches

Quarantine Cuisine

BBQ Chicken Pineapple Pizza

Strawberry Oreo Icebox Cake

Starport Happenings

Building 3 Coffee Bar Closure

Due to low sales and participation, the coffee bar in Building 3 will be closing at the end of the operational day on Thursday, Sep 3.

We will keep you posted on future food service options.