People find themselves in strange moving-related situations at times. Job or family issues could lead someone to vacate an apartment with little notice or preparation and travel across the country to another state. If the person moving knows he/she is coming back in a year or so, belongings go into a self-storage facility. Upon returning to the original state of residence, a trip to the storage place may prove overwhelming. That one-year "vacation" led to forgetting how chaotic the move was. And that storage rental looks like it will take a long time to straighten out. If this is the situation, follow a more deliberate path to getting things out of the bin in an orderly manner.
Accept a Longer and More Deliberate Approach
Upon moving back to your original preferred residence location, you may want to haul everything out of storage and close your rental account. While understandable, if the contents of the rental unit are disorganized, a fast move means your apartment ends up becoming equally chaotic. If you don't know what is in all those storage boxes, do you want to pull 20 off them out of storage at one time and dump them in your new place? Think about keeping the storage unit for an extra month or so and slowly pulling things out of storage. Bringing four boxes out per week and going through them in a spacious — and mostly empty apartment — allows you to organize your belongings a little better.
Pull Out the Bulk Items First
The storage unit may have couches, tables, dresser drawers, and more inside of it. Removing them first makes sense because you need some furniture in your new apartment. If the storage unit lacks order, then you may have to pull a lot of things out to reach the bulk items and move them back in. Unfortunately, that might be the only recourse available. And you may have to repeat the process a few times on different days. At least you can take solace that a little bit of work overtime will lead to the desired result.
Toss Out Trash
As you clean out the storage bin incrementally, you may find things that are now worthless and unwanted. Perhaps they should go into a trash bag and directly to the local dump. Taking an opportunity to throw out the trash could improve organization in the future. Fewer belongings mean less junk crowding things.
For more information about moving in and out of a self-storage facility, speak with a staff member at one.
