Why Self Storage Helps Take The Stress Off Of Moving

I remember years ago when my Mother told me she was getting a storage unit.  I didn't think much about it until about a year after when she commented she had three.  My Mother is not a pack-rat nor does she own a lot of items.  However, she had downsized into a complex for seniors and after we moved out of state, she took a separate unit to pack the items she was passing along to my son.  Then, two years later, moved her Mother into an assisted living facility and put some of her belongings into a separate unit.  


Although there was the added stress of adding storage rental fees to her already tight budget, it was now convenient for her to go to the appropriate unit to find the necessary items she needed in a more timely fashion.  My Mother is quite simply one of the most organized people I have ever known.  And in today's economy, more and more people are moving due to job change or downsizing.  In other instances, they are storing items for their loved ones.  Multiple families in one home are also becoming more commonplace today. 


According to The City Wire (http://www.thecitywire.com/?q=node/9977):  "The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that the national mover rate increased from 11.9% in 2008 (the lowest rate since the U.S. Census Bureau began tracking the data in 1948) to 12.5% in 2009. According to data from the “Geographical Mobility: 2009” report, 37.1 million people 1 year and older changed residences in the U.S. within the past year. This represents an increase from 35.2 million in 2008."


Moving is not stress-free in most cases.  And once your items are in your new home, there is the dilemma of organizing.  Self-storage can remove the stress while organizing your new home.  Sometimes it's just a matter of putting your garage items in storage so you can use your garage as a temporary "sorting spot".   In other instances such as moving a child back home or parents moving in with their children, self-storage is also available for extra items.   And let's not forget children who move off to college and leave Mom with a spare room to turn into her sewing room or office space.  There are varying reasons for moving but self storage can be a temporary respite for your items while you are working on alleviating the other stresses in your life.  Let us help take that stress from you so you can move on with your new life.  




Michelle Armstrong
Manager
Star Storage
Grandview, Missouri