ScholarSmarts essay by Blaire:
When hearing the word “Aurora, IL Self Storage”, the first thing that comes to mind is my first-ever counter with the unit in which my family used to store our antique wooden boat. This storage allowed my family to keep our boat in a warm place during the chilly Illinois winters. Not only did the utilization of storage keep our boat in pristine condition, but it preserved many memories in the process. Without self-storage, my family likely could not have spent valuable time together boating. At a young age, I also learned that there is a high correlation between keeping something safe and your own happiness. Therefore, it could be said that storage ultimately translates to happiness.
As I got older, I experienced the benefits of self-storage when I was learning about independence while away at school. I am a student at the University of Illinois majoring in Health Administration and Planning with never-ending stress, so self-storage truly helps simplify my life. As I move from dorm room to house to apartment it is wonderful to not worry about storing my possessions at home. After all, my parents are much happier to see me (and a mountain of laundry) when I am not hauling a ton of stuff behind me.
No quantitative support is necessary to validate that self-storage “helps keep people more organized”. It is very difficult for any person to quantify exactly how well self-storage makes their life better, but I believe that any person who has benefited from self-storage will attest to the ease of mind that it provides. As a student, stowing away my possessions in self-storage is much safer than my friends who store beloved items at a boyfriend’s fraternity house—only to have a beloved blouse ruined by the boys’ raucous evening events. These friends are definitely missing out on the value of self-storage. What price can be put on happiness and peace of mind? Appealing to parents as well, one source said “Using a self-storage unit to keep items close to school (and out of your house!) is a great way to save your own home’s organization, while allowing your student to keep his/her belongings and save the effort of lugging all that stuff home.”
Self-storage is also amazingly convenient and flexible because there are many items that I do not need year-round. My apartment is small enough without adding a bicycle into the mix. As the website says, self-storage is helpful because “that way you won’t have it cluttering up the house the whole time. And that can do wonders for your state of mind. ” As a full time-student also balancing two jobs and a myriad of extracurricular involvements—anything that can add calm and ease to life is very-much appreciated! Self-storage provides peace of mind and allows my obsessive tendencies to be calmed knowing that my possessions are safely tucked away until I need them again.
