Pack Rats Need Love … and Self Storage

Have you ever wondered how to tell someone they need a storage space? Surely you know somebody who is a very messy person, but have you ever known a “Pack Rat”?

I know a pack rat and you would be amazed at the items they can accumulate in their home. Where a messy person may not empty their trash, a pack-rat never throws anything away. The pack-rat I know is also a family member.Here’s one way I found to help get her organized without hurting her feelings.

First I offered to help paint one of the rooms in her home. In order to do this, everything needed to be removed from the room. Because there was absolutely no room anywhere in the home to temporarily store the contents, I suggested a self storage unit. Of course, everything then had to be packed into boxes in order to be transported. Because boxes are expensive, she managed to throw a few things out just to save on the cost. We labeled each box as we went along. Low and behold the room contents had now been organized.

After painting the room, it was time to bring back the boxes. I noticed when we were packing the boxes that a lot of the items were articles, recipes, photos, and memorabilia.

Before retrieving the boxes, I went to a discount store and picked up a scrapbook kit, some plastic binders, some attractive Martha Stewart lined baskets, and some file folders. I gave them to her when I brought the boxes backed and encouraged her to unpack one box at a time into an organized fashion. She did it and let me know how much she appreciated it.

If you know someone like this, offer him or her a gift that helps and the tools to get organized and the telephone number of the nearest self storage facility.

Written by Laurie Cox, PhoneSmart Outbound projects manager.

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