• Move-In Day Tips: Advice For Renting A Self Storage Unit

    Move-in day at your storage unit doesn't have to be stressful. Having a game plan for how you're going to load the storage unit and how it will be organized will help the process go quickly and smoothly. These tips will help you in the process.  Get Furniture Dollies Dollies and carts are helpful to reach storage units that aren't easily accessed from the storage facility's driveway. If your storage unit is on the second floor of the building, or if it's located in the building's interior, make sure that you have access to a dolly on the day you load the unit.
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  • Are We There Yet? Tips For Moving Across The Country With Kids

    Job transfer--these two words strike fear into the hearts of parents everywhere. Moving with your kids is a big deal, and if the move includes crossing state lines, the announcement may be met with crying, protests, and a few temper tantrums (from you, not the kids). Take a breath. It will be okay. First, pour yourself another cup of coffee. Then, get yourself a pen and paper. It's time to get organized.
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  • Packing Up Childhood Possessions - How To Keep These Safe

    If your parents are moving out of your childhood home, they might ask to you to come and take items that are important to you. This can be a tough task to do because it can carry emotional ties with it. You'll want to keep childhood possessions that you once cherished safe, but packing up and deciding what to do with this items can be daunting. Here are four things to do if you are tasked to pack up and store your childhood memories.
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  • The Dos And Don'ts Of Moving With Your Indoor Cat

    Moving can be stressful enough on you, so just imagine how drastically it can affect your cats. By their very nature, cats are territorial animals, so uprooting them and introducing them to a brand new space is never easy. However, there are a few steps you can take to help make the transition a little easier on your indoor feline friends. DO Pack Kitty Toys Last Cats use their scent as a territorial marker, so keeping some toys and other items around that have your cat's scent on them can help ease their transition into the new space.
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  • Do People Ever Try To Live In Their Rented Storage Units?

    Maybe you're thinking about renting a storage unit for extra furnishings, business records or household goods, and you want to know how secure they are. Maybe your strange cousin mentioned that it would be cool to live in a storage unit at the last family reunion. Regardless, you're curious -- how secure are storage facilities? Can someone actually stay in a unit overnight? Legality of Living in a Storage Unit
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  • Ideas For Storing Christmas Decorations In A Storage Facility

    Every year, Christmas decorations start to pop up before the Thanksgiving dishes are done soaking. For many, Christmas is magical and when it comes to stringing lights and bringing a towering tree into their house, the sooner the better. But the decorating process isn't always easy. Strings of lights get tangled or don't work. Those salt dough ornaments with precious baby hand-prints can become meals for insects. Sometimes, an unnoticed leak from the winter melt could ruin pretty wrapping paper or Christmas linens.
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  • Your Guide To Storing Items That Belong To Your Children

    Between birth and childhood, you and your children can accumulate quite the collection of items that you do not necessarily need, but want to hang on to. You could keep the clutter around in your home taking up space, but it is a much better idea to find a good self storage facility where you can tuck away the items and keep them safe. Even though storing your children's things is a good idea, you will have to take care to make sure the items you store are preserved while they are in storage.
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  • Organizing Your Storage Unit To Save You Headaches In The Future

    If you are going to need a storage unit during a move or downsize, how you organize your storage space can make a huge difference. What you will be storing will determine how you should pack your things. Here are four tips for organizing your storage unit. 1. Pack Ahead of Time It can be hard to know what size storage unit you need if you haven't sized up your stuff.
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  • 3 Moving Tips When You Work From Home

    If you have a move coming up, friends and family may think it's easy for you to handle everything on your own, since you work from home. However, the interruptions will prove to be a pain. You must find professional movers, coordinate your move date and time, as well as continue to keep your clients happy. If having a moment's downtime will disrupt your income, check out the following three moving tips when you work from home.
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