DREAM OF A BIGGER SPACE? TURN IT INTO A REALITY
Now you have a home to stay at and a bed to place your head, everything might seem rosy with you. However, over time, you may well come to realise that your place…
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HOW TO HANDLE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN MALAYSIA
Some of the Hazards When you look around your store room or garage on a weekend morning to clean and organise, you may come across some hazardous materials such as used oil, old TVs…
HOW YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO HOARD, Part 2
In the last article, we looked at what hoarding is and what it isn’t, together with some reasons why people hoard. We then started to look at how you can really help people in…
HOW YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO HOARD
Is somebody in your circle of family and friends a hoarder? It may concern you and you may wish to help. Here are some useful thoughts and pointers on the matter adapted from Dr….
HOW MUCH STORAGE SPACE IS THERE IN HOMES AROUND THE WORLD?
When people talk about the world’s most crowded cities, they always mention New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong, where famously, shower-heads are often found to have been fitted directly above toilets, or worse (see…
HOW SELF-STORAGE CAN HELP EXPATS & MOVERS, PT 2
Welcome back to the final blog in our two-part guide to self-storage for expats and other movers. Here’s how to keep all those daily things you need accessible, while still making sure to get everything in…
HOW SELF-STORAGE CAN HELP EXPATS AND MOVERS, PART 1
People tend to underestimate the importance of storage. Just knowing you have a place to put Christmas/festival gifts, that table or couch, or necessary work tools, is a big stress reliever. A storage unit doesn’t…
How to keep your dog happy & relaxed when you move
Following an article on moving house with your cat last month, here is one on dogs. Most dogs handle moving house better than the average cat does, but you can still do things to help…
IS SELF-STORAGE JUST A NEW FAD?
A brief history of its rise The self-storage industry actually started, believe it or not, in a previous century (well OK – the 19th), when warehouses were constructed for business customers. The first identifiably…
HOW TO KEEP YOUR CAT HAPPY & RELAXED WHEN YOU MOVE
Most cats don’t like too much change, and most would probably prefer to stay in their known territory. You can avoid a lot of grief by taking care of several aspects of the move…