Last Updated on September 30, 2021
Connector Tips – Vol. 1
Keeping You Engaged & Informed
Bingo: Those who signed up to participate will receive BINGO cards on your shelf along with directions on how to video or phone access the BINGO games. Games will be Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 11am – 12pm. Prizes will be given. Pam Stiner will be overseeing this event so we know it will be a fun one!
Puzzles: Those who signed up should expect to receive packets on your shelves this week. Once finished
WE ARE STILL TAKING SIGN UPSAn uninterruptible power supply or uninterruptible power source (UPS) is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source fails. It is supposed to kick in when there is a power outage. A UPS is typically used to protect hardware such as computers, data cent... READ MORE FOR BOTH BINGO AND PUZZLES. TO SIGN UP CALL STEPHANIE @ x601-8133
- Channel 972 – see the daily scroll for schedule
- Channel 971 – Chapel Chanel
- Sign up streaming access via Netflix or Hulu. This will give you access to MANY movies and TV shows old and new.
- Sew face masks or scrub caps to help others stay safe. If you need a printed pattern, please contact x601-8133 and we will deliver one to you. Online tutorial can be found here:
- Watch shows that make you laugh such as Americas Funniest Home Videos to get you laughing and positive things in your head.
- Spring Cleaning! Now is a great time to declutter and do all those odd projects around the house you have been putting off.
- Put on music and sing along, dance if you feel like taking it to the next level.
- Come up with conversation starter questions for family or friends, call and ask them the questions. Ideas: Tell me about your favorite vacation. Have you ever had a nick name if so what is the story behind it? What are the top 5 things you are most grateful for in life? What makes you smile? For a more complete list request one from x601-8133
- Make a written record of your life by answering questions like those about yourself and writing them down. For a print out of ideas and ways to do this contact x601-8133.
- Discover your artistic side. If you are interested in therapeutic coloring pages’ call x601-8133 to have some delivered.
- Cook some fun new recipes
- Find ways to volunteer such as writing letters of encouragement to friends, Charlestown staff, doctors etc.
- DownloadTo transfer a file from another system to your own computer system. Less precisely, it may also refer to a direct transfer from a server to your local terminal over a local area network or an FTP transfer from a remote system to your system. See Upload. READ MORE books from https://www.audible.com/ they are currently offering some free of charge.
- Make and keep a daily schedule. A routine is imperative for many in order to feel a sense of normalcy and avoid boredom. Remember to include a routine for physical hygiene/care. It will aide in keeping your mental health strong.
- Play dress up: Go through that closet and have fun trying on things you have not tried for a while and remembering when and for what event you got them for. You can also use this time to declutter that closet a bit.
Stress Reduction Tips
- Watch the Beluga Whales at the Georgia Museum. https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/
- Take a tour of Yellowstone national park. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Socialization
- Play games with loved ones while on video chat some ideas are…
- Heads up APAn access point also known as a wireless access point (WAP) is the ceiling box in your apartment that connects to the Enterprise system that provides a WiFi signal throughout the community. It creates a wireless local area network or WLAN at Charlestown. The current ceiling box is a Cisco Catalyst 9... READ MORE (found in your app store on your phone), play 20 questions, Truth or dare, do karaoke together, put on music and dance, cook something “together”, host a virtual party, virtual happy hour, play bingo, play hang man or tic tac toe,