17 · October 20,24, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVERBEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com 15 | Thursday, Thursday, October 2013 | OAKVILLE | www.insideHALTON.com Tips tobring helpbedbugs you cope with stress work Don't home from your at travels Advertorial (NC) Bedbugs are showing up everywhere - straps, keep your luggage on the stand and pull hard, light-coloured surface, and check it carefrom five-star hotels to buses and private resi- the stand slightly away from the wall (don't un- fully. dences - and some communities have been pack belongings and place them in drawers). · Unpack your clothing and inspect personal items, harder hit than others. Although not known to · Slowly lift up each corner of the mattress including your hairbrush and cosmetic case. The workers of their the world working more. So says an · Manage time effectively. One of · the problems with and an fabric items in hot watransmit disease, bites are can cause itchy Wash all clothing and examine all creases and tufts of the matannual study of employee benefit trendsmore from MetLife. In increased workload is the time in the day to complete that welts, and some people may experience tress and box spring. Check the pillows, bed ter, even if you didn't wear them. 2010, 40 percent of employees admitted their workload had bed work does not simultaneously reality makes it items in the clothes serious skin irritation. · This Place non-washable coverings, skirt, bed frame and legs, increase. the About the size and shape of a small apple wall behind the on thea highest heat for 30 minutes. bed behind the headboard, increased compared with the previous year. easy toand become overwhelmed with dryer stress. But few time seed, bedbugs in the tiniest of cracks · Vacuum your luggage. and any near the bed such as an alarm While therecan arehide many reasons that can account for items a management techniques can help. Prioritize certain tasks, Discard the vacuum and come out to feed at night. Black or brown clock. bag in a sealed garbage bag right away. For a heavier workload at the office, heavy layoffs in countries ensuring projects that are time-sensitive get done ahead of f spots on a mattress, sheets, bed frame or · Use a flashlight to inspect the inside of the bagless vacuum cleaner, empty the dust collecacross the globe in many instances, left those who those that aren't. When setting a schedule for be realwalls are signs of ahas, bedbug infestation. Bedbug tor into awork, garbage bag and throw out the bag closet, paying special attention to any cracks. weren't laidare off usually with extra work. 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If you change rooms in the same suffered and that fear of losing their jobs played a significant work involves having a personal life away from the office. All · Don't bring your pillow with you. hotel, make sure your new room is not next to, Up-to-date information on how to prevent and role in how well they did their jobs. work and no play is a recipe for stress. No matter how big · Thoroughly inspect your hotel room before above or below the possibly infested room. In- deal with bedbugs is aposted at www.healthyallowing children or pets in. canadians.gc.ca, or contact Health Canada's workload awaits you at the office, be sure to make time for spect your new room. Good on stress and bad stress · Place your luggage a tile floor (like in the Pest Management Regulatory Agency toll-free enjoyable activities away from work. Spend time with friends While employees might be able to (soft) quell their fears of When you return home bathroom), away from anynot upholstered at 1-800-267-6315 or by email to pmra.infos- Pack bedbug protection into your and family, plan a weekend getaway or simply relax at home. one day being laid off, there the are things they can do · toBefore reducebringing your luggage in, place it on a erv@hc-sc.gc.ca. surfaces. After inspecting luggage stand vacation plans. Such time, even if it's not as often as you might like, makes the stress that often accompanies such fears. Stress is a part dealing with stress at the office that much easier to handle. of most professions and can even be a good motivator. However, when stress is prolonged or excessive, the results · Remain physically active. Exercise is a great remedy for can be very unhealthy. Men and women with high stress stress. 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