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 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 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…
Self-Storage in Popular Culture – From Ballet to Hannibal Lecter and beyond
*This blog is based on an article in The Guardian newspaper, UK* At Unit 3602 deep inside Access Self-Storage in north London, Aideen splays herself on a portable ballet barre, or handrail, in a shape…
HOW MUCH IS YOUR CLUTTER REALLY COSTING YOU?
Do you live among piles of your possessions? With average new home sizes coming down all the time, you don’t need to be a hoarder to have to live like that. At what point do…
Here Are Some Mid-Year Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep
Feeling tired? Demotivated? Slightly frustrated, perhaps? You’re not alone! Most of us fall into the seemingly bottomless pit of the mid-year slump, each time July comes by. For many of us, the feeling of stagnation…