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Stress is something most of us feel from time to time, whether it is down to a major life event or simply trying to keep up with our day-to-day lives. April is stress awareness month, designed to highlight how common the issue is and help people come up with strategies to deal with it. We can all think of ways in which we combat stress like talking to a friend or taking a relaxing bath but it’s possible that using self storage might help too.

As the seasons change, so do your household priorities, and the Easter break is the perfect time to plan out how to keep a tidy home for the year ahead. Here are five seasonal things you might want to consider putting into self storage.

The secret to a happy and fulfilled life could lie in having a clean and tidy home. Today (March 20) is the International Day of Happiness and it seems the key to becoming content might just be clearing out your clutter.

Growing numbers of pensioners are downsizing their homes after retirement. But while downsizing often makes perfect sense financially, it can leave people wondering what to do with a lifetime’s worth of personal belongings. A smaller home inevitably means less space but getting rid of items which have so many memories can be challenging. If you have too many things for your new property, self storage could be the answer. Putting items into storage gives you more time to work out which treasures you really want to keep and which you can probably live without.

Today (March 2) is National Old Stuff Day, a date designed to celebrate all the treasures and trinkets cluttering up your home. Most houses are packed full of furniture, ornaments or simply odds and ends from years gone by. But if your old stuff is not being used, loved or appreciated, is there any point having it at all?

If you’re getting ready to welcome a new arrival, you probably have a long list of tasks you want to achieve before your baby’s due date. Getting your home ready for a newborn can seem a momentous task for many expectant parents. But investing in self storage is a simple and effective way of creating space for the newest member of your family.

January 26 is Australia Day, and 2018 marks the 230th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove. But what makes Australia so special? At Andrew Porter Limited we thought we’d use Australia Day to highlight five reasons why so many of us are making the move Down Under.

Now the festive season is well and truly over and everyone’s in ‘back to work’ mode, it’s a safe bet that most of us have either taken our Christmas decorations down - or are slowly building up the motivation to do so! If you’re among those who have already packed up and put away the ‘decs’, maybe you’re already concerned about clutter in your loft or storage area. Then again, if you haven’t yet taken down the decorations, maybe worrying about where it will all go is one of the reasons why.

Christmas is less than a month away, and as the big day approaches over the coming weeks the mad panic slowly starts to set in – the big food shop needs ordering or arranging, cards need writing and posting, and the decorations need to be taken out of the loft (or storage!)

Maybe it’s the lifestyle or culture, or even the weather, but more and more Brits are making the move across the Channel to live in France. Whether for business or pleasure, emigrating or buying a holiday home, we have plenty of advice to help you make a great start.