MyPlace Self-Storage Blog

09 Jan
A frustrated person holding a massive ball of tangled Christmas lights during post-holiday decluttering, deciding whether to keep or toss them.

The “Keep or Toss” Checklist

The holidays are over, and the bins are out. Your instinct is probably to grab everything that looks festive, shove it into a plastic tote, and force the lid shut until next November. But wait. Every year, we pay to store things we don’t actually want. We store broken lights, “meh” ornaments we felt guilty...

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01 Jan
Woman rolling a teal yoga mat in a sunlit, decluttered room, creating space for a New Year's fitness resolution.
New Year, New Space: Why Your Resolutions Fail Without Room to Breathe

Welcome to 2026! The confetti has settled, the champagne toasts are finished, and now you are staring at Day One of your New Year’s resolutions. You likely have a list of goals for this year. Maybe you want to finally turn the garage into a home gym. Maybe you are planning to start a small...

31 Dec
The Greenspoint and Aldine Guide: Get Your Garage Back and Your Boat Ready

Living in North Houston, whether you are in Remington Ranch, Aldine, or Greater Greenspoint, offers some great advantages. You have easy access to everything. You can hop on the North Sam Houston Parkway (Beltway 8) or the North Freeway (I-45) and be anywhere in minutes. But there is one major downside: space. If you live...

13 Dec
A side-by-side comparison showing a bedroom before and after cleaning, transformed from a cluttered storage space into a cozy holiday guest room.
The Guest Room Flip: 3 Simple Ways to Turn Your Storage Unit into Holiday Survival Space

It is early December, and the holiday clock is ticking. You know that spare room in your house the one storing the filing cabinet, the unused treadmill, and the five Amazon boxes you still haven’t opened? That room has a new title: The Guest Suite. Turning that chaotic space into a cozy, five-star stay for...

22 Nov
Busy highway traffic on I-35 near the Dallas Medical District and Love Field neighborhood on a sunny day.
Working at UT Southwestern? Living in Oak Lawn? You Need Dallas’s Spare Closet.

Life in the Love Field district, Oak Lawn, or Uptown is all about location. You’re in the heart of the action, minutes from downtown, and living a fast-paced life. But that life comes with a trade-off: space. You’re paying for a premium apartment in West Love or a beautiful home in Highland Park or Preston...

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