We understand, it’s your house and you will do as you please; however, we are talking about quality of life here. When you moved in, you promised yourself that everything would have its place, but you find yourself years later with half of your stuff still in boxes or fighting for space in your linen closet. There is a good reason you kept all that stuff, but if you trip over it one more time, you might forget what that reason was throw it away, only to regret it two days later. Peoria Self Storage to the Rescue There are many things in your home, underfoot, crammed in a closet, or competing for parking space in your garage that you still want to keep. May we suggest freeing up space in your home and garage by bringing them to our self storage facility here in Peoria? If you need anything, it is close by; and you don’t even have to try to remember which closet you put it in. Here are some items you could store in your very own storage unit rather than in your home. Holiday Decorations – How long do keep up your holiday decorations? A month? Six weeks? You then share your closet space, cupboards, and the corners of your house with them for the other 11 months. But we aren’t talking about one holiday, are we? Don’t forget Halloween, Easter, patriotic holidays, and Thanksgiving. You are sharing your home with a lot of decorations, aren’t you? Storing them in your own storage unit makes holidays easier. You know where everything is that way. Your vinyl collection – Let’s face it, most people like to collect something. But, it’s vinyl; you aren’t going to play those albums for fear of damaging one. Store them and your other collections somewhere safe. Sentimental items that are worthless – We all save things that remind us of special times in our life. Programs, ticket stubs, an empty cologne bottle from an old flame. It’s only value is the memory it evokes. Store it. The items and the memories will stay intact. When you need a trip down memory lane, drop by and take a stroll. Family heirlooms – Speaking of things with sentimental value. Family heirlooms are items that have shared memories with your family, living and gone. Despite their value, if you sell them or toss them, you will break the heart of some family member. Out of season sports equipment – You used to snow ski every day there was snow on the ground when you were a kid, but then adulthood took over. Now you are lucky to ski twice a season. Those expensive skis your parents bought for you are still perfect. Bring them here, so they are out of the way for 363 days of the year. That book you wrote – You would be surprised; you aren’t the only person to write the next great American novel, publish it yourself and then sell only 100 copies to family and friends. You still have 900 copies left. You can’t bear to toss them, but seeing them in your garage everyday is just a cruel reminder. Christmas presents hidden from the kids – If you have children who are experts at ferreting out the hidden Christmas presents and then peeking. Go ahead; tell them their presents are in the family storage unit. Without the code to the gate or a key, they won’t be able to sneak a peek. All of this is stuff you should throw away but can’t bear to – for some unexplainable reason, you want to keep them, so you do. Go ahead, keep them; just store them at US Storage Centers.
