The way we work has evolved rapidly over the past few years. Many more of us are now working from home either as remote workers or freelancers. While there are undoubted benefits to this, there are some downsides too.
One of the major factors that many remote workers face is how to separate work life from home life. This can be caused by a lack of space or simply by being reminded of work at every turn by virtue of having “work stuff” scattered about your home.
A storage unit can be a massive benefit to remote and freelance workers. Let’s take a look at how they can help you work from home more effectively.
How a Self-Storage Unit Can Help You Work From Home
Many of us now enjoy the benefits of home working. However, working from home can also present its own unique set of challenges.
One of the biggest of these is finding the right balance between work and personal life, especially when your home is also your workspace. A cluttered and disorganised living space can make it difficult to focus and be productive, and it can be hard to switch off from work when it’s always in sight.
Here are just a few of the many ways that self-storage can let you enjoy working from home without the associated drawbacks.
1. Additional Space
Let’s start with an obvious one! Self-storage is the perfect way to provide the extra space that home workers need. Remote workers and freelancers often face problems with space. Self-storage is the perfect solution for storing equipment, supplies, and inventory.
Commonly, home workers are using self-storage to store such items as:
- Computers and Peripherals
- Office Furniture
- Products and Stock
- Excess Home Furniture (e.g. converting a spare room into your office)
Self-storage offers a convenient and easy solution to stop your home from becoming a second office.
2. Improved Work-Life Balance
One of the major challenges that home workers and freelancers face is establishing a healthy work/life balance. A self-storage unit can be used to define a clear boundary that draws a line between the two.
By removing excess “work clutter” from the home, a self-storage unit can help promote a healthier work/life balance, and this can improve overall health and well-being.
3. Cost-Effective
One of the great draws of self-storage units is their cost-effectiveness. Self-storage units are available in a range of sizes, so you never have to pay for more space than you need. There are even locker-sized units available if you only need to store a few small items.
Additionally, self-storage units are available for periods as short as a couple of weeks. For instance, this means that even if you only need space for the duration of a short-term contract, a self-storage unit is still an effective and viable solution.
4. Security
If you need to store supplies, stock, or valuable equipment, then security has to be a priority. It can be tempting to use the garden shed or garage to store work-related items, but these make soft targets for criminals.
U Store It uses multi-layered security systems to ensure that your stock, equipment, and other work items are completely safe. For example, some of the security measures that protect your belongings include:
- Computerised access system that logs who is in the building.
- Personalised key code access that is valid only for the duration of the storage period.
- External and internal CCTV system.
- Master building alarm and individual alarms on each unit.
The peace of mind that this extra security offers, is invaluable to many freelancers and homeworkers.
5. Improved Productivity
A disorganised and cluttered workspace isn’t conducive to productivity. Unfortunately, this is often what happens when work and home clutter merge!
Merely the time lost looking for items can put a dent in your productive time. But it has also been proven that people work more productively when their space is uncluttered. In other words, an uncluttered workspace leads to an uncluttered mind!
By helping you to stay organised, a self-storage unit can make working from home a more rewarding and productive experience.
Use Self-Storage to Improve the Working From Home Experience
These are just a few of the ways that self-storage can help you as a home worker or freelancer. They are a cost-effective way of boosting your productivity, keeping your work stuff safe, and, most importantly – achieving the healthy work/life balance we all strive for.
At U Store It, we have storage units available in all sizes throughout Ireland and in Belfast. Why not call us today and find out more about how a self-storage unit can help you enjoy all the benefits of home-working without the headaches?
