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Fall Home & Garden

cannot see. Borrow this idea when creating the mood for decision to avoid the office. and being “available” during Technology has made it pos- have seemingly logged off
your haunted house. Dim lighting by way of red or black out- times that would normally be sible to get alerts on mobile for the day.
side bulbs will help increase the shadows and camouflage Remote work has grown devoted to leisure or family. phones even when workers CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
any decorations that may not be completely realistic in the According to the career
light of day. In addition to lighting, create a playlist of creepy resource Zippia, 27 percent
sounds. Consider how effective those grandfather clock bell of United States employees
tolls were at evoking fear in season four of “Stranger Things.” work remotely as of 2021.
Pick your spooky sounds, whether it’s animals or something There are expected to be
more supernatural. 36.2 million American em-
ployees working remotely
Narrow down a theme by 2025. In its 2020 House-
Decide which type of scenes you’ll want to depict and hold Pulse Survey, the
maintain continuity throughout. Graveyards, monstrous U.S. Census Bureau found ®
realms, insane asylum, or evil fairy tale creatures can serve that more than one-third of
as inspiration for a theme. Once a theme has been chosen, U.S. households reported The Personal Plumber
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Gather a bunch of volunteers who can be on hand to staff Putting in longer hours
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property to the neighborhood for a night or two, or if you’re working certainly may have
hosting a party. Each volunteer should be dressed and act- improved flexibility for many
ing according to the theme. A mix of stationary decorations workers, but it also has led
with creepy people moving about can really set a haunted to them putting in longer
house apart. hours - something that may
affect home life. According Licensed, Bonded, Insured Technicians Providing:
Create ‘bloody’ candles to a survey of 2,800 workers
Purchase white pillar candles and get one long, red candle by the Los Angeles-based
as well. Over a protected surface, melt the red candle and staffing firm Robert Half, 45 •Sewer/Drain Cleaning •Senior Discounts
drizzle “blood” trickles over the white candles from the tops percent of respondents said •Electronic Locating •Moen Faucets
and down the sides. These candles can be placed around they regularly work more
your haunted house. hours during the week than •TV/Camera Inspection •Water Lines
they did before transition- •High Pressure Jet /Gas Lines
Spooky silhouettes ing to remote work. Also,
Back-lit silhouettes made of cardboard or another thick 70 percent of professionals Cleaning •Zoeller Sump Pumps
paper can cause haunted house visitors to take a second reported working on week- •Excavating and Repair •In-Sink-Erator Disposals
look. Prop them up in windows or place them at the end of ends.
dark hallways to create the feeling that someone is watching. Americans are not alone •Bathroom/Kitchen •Ruud/Rheem Water
You’ll be sure to get pulses rising. in this phenomenon. The Remodeling Heaters
business support compa-
Gather old dolls ny NordVPN Teams says
Dolls can be creepy characters, and older dolls may ap- the average length of time
pear even more haunted and spooky. Set up an old baby an employee working from
bassinet with a bunch of worn dolls found at various antique home in the U.K., Canada, $20.00 OFF
stores or garage sales. Work them into your theme or let Austria, and U.S. is logged
them be scary all on their own. on at their computer has in-
Once your haunted house is complete, set up a clearly creased by more than two
marked path so visitors know where to walk. Create different hours a day since the coro-
scenes along the path to have a scare around every corner. navirus crisis.
The haunted house will receive rave reviews in no time. Home and work life Your Next Service Call!
blurred
Tips to reclaim work-life As home offices have

balance become a more common Not valid with any other offer. Expires 12-31-22
feature, workers admit to
taking shorter lunch breaks,
working through sickness,
The ability to work re- logging hours from the sofa
motely has opened up dif- is not necessarily a pana-
ferent opportunities for the cea for all working ills. In
millions of people who work fact, many remote workers
9 to 5 each day. While the often lament how much their
advantages to remote work work-life balance has been
are too numerous to count, adversely affected by their

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