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    Moving with Pets? Tips for a Hassle-Free Move

    Moving is one of the most stressful tasks for people and with pets and kids it can be a handful. In fact, your pet may be even more anxious about the move than you are. Moving can bring about a change in the daily activity level in the house and unpredictable routine which could overwhelm your pet. And once there are brought to the new house, they face the same process all over again in an unfamiliar environment.

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    Are You Ready for Tiny Living – 5 Signs You Are Not Suited to Live in a Tiny Home

    If you are looking forward to getting back to basics, save money, and make your life simple, it may be time to consider moving into a tiny house. Many reasons would make you go tiny such as affordability, saving energy, among others. Tiny living has become very popular in recent years. You’ve probably discussed it with your friends, watched something relating to it on the news or even read about it on the internet. Living in a tiny house can help you become organized and lead a simplified life. The ever-rising cost of houses, steep mortgage repayments, and the higher cost of sustaining large houses, has made many Americans think…

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    Back to Basics: 5 Must-Have Items for a New Home

    Moving home is usually a mixture of stress and excitement, so your wish list can easily become rather cluttered and confused. You want everything to be perfect — so dreams of hot-tubs and home cinemas carry you away on the wings of desire. But once you crash back down to earth, you’re living in a luxe pad that lacks the everyday items essential for efficient home engineering. It’s time to get back to basics with these five must-have items for a new home. 1. Vacuum cleaner If you’re moving into your new house while there’s still a little work to do internally or externally, the resultant dust and detritus might…

  • Furniture
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    How to Store Your Furniture Safely

    Whether you’re downsizing, decluttering, renovating, travelling or moving house, you can’t just keep everything. And with furniture being some of your largest possessions you often have to make a choice in whether they go, stay, or get put in storage. Furniture is often a wonderful keepsake with untold value, either sentimental value to you, or actual acquired value. Therefore you’re going to want to make sure that it’s kept in the safest condition so they can be treasured for many more years to come. We believe that a self storage unit is a great place to store your antique furniture, keep it safe and secure as well as helping remove…

  • Mailbox Address
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    5 Tips to Filing a Temporary Change of Address

    1. Visit a post office In order to file for a temporary change of address, you can visit your local post office where you can get the form, PS 3575. This form allows you to file for the change of address, and once signed, the post office makes the necessary arrangements. Filing for a change of address directly at the post office is easier if you reside close to the post office, and it helps you save on verification costs for online application. The only drawback, however, is, that some forms are misplaced and some applications can make it through for approval even without the required signatures. This makes the…

  • Suburbs Neighborhood
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    4 Ways to Improve Your Relationships With Neighbors

    The dynamic of many neighborhoods has changed over the years. In past decades, neighborhoods were the staples holding healthy communities together. Not only did you know your neighbors on your right and left, but you knew the ones up and down the street. Today, it often seems as if being a good neighbor is a lost art. We all hear about the bad ones, but very few people end up being friends with the people they live near.