Guest post: Toby Metcalf is a Community Manager and Social Networker who loves customer service.  I am a hockey-coaching husband and father who enjoys his amateur sommelier status.     Our relationship with PODS began a year ago when we put our house of 11 years on the market and needed to declutter and stage it. There…

Here’s something that’s a little out of the ordinary and a fascinating alternate to taking a conventional vacation. The idea behind a home exchange is simple. Put up your home on a site like HomeExchange.com with a few pictures and details (how many rooms, location, accommodations, etc.) and look for interesting places around the world to…

A house is defined as a building in which people live. What one person may see as four walls, you may see as being a world of memories. It’s those memories that can sometimes make it hard for you to pack everything up and move to a new set of four walls. So, while you’re packing for a big…

When you’re moving into a new home, there are so many things on your plate. One of the things that you may forget to think about are the new neighbors you’ll be meeting once you finally get there. Unfortunately, sometimes your ideal home isn’t next to ideal neighbors. If that is the case, here are…

For about a week now, I’ve seen this couch that seems to be stuck in the back stairway on the third floor at this apartment complex. It’s hard to tell if it was on it’s way in or out, but the fact remains, something must have gone wrong in this move. It also seems like…

Guest Post: Guest post: Lauri Rottmayer is a speaker and writer and social media queen. Married to her best friend for 32 years, they have three amazing men children and a cute boy dog, Rabi. Lauri is the author of www.Rottitude.com When I left you last, we’d just had our PODS container delivered but I wasn’t…

Guest post: Lauri Rottmayer is a speaker and writer and social media queen. Married to her best friend for 32 years, they have three amazing men children and a cute boy dog, Rabi. Lauri is the author of www.Rottitude.com I spent 24 years of my married life trying to stay out of Oklahoma. Oklahoma is…

PODS® moving and storage containers are becoming a common site as Military families pack up their HHG for transport to their new home, and it’s no surprise why! They’re doing a PCS move with PODS.  It’s convenient because it allows you to load the container at your pace – you can take your time packing,…

While PODS biggest feature is the fact it allows you to load and unload on your own schedule, sometimes carrying boxes back and forth just doesn’t seem as fun as say, watching someone else load your PODS storage container. Sometimes, when making a move, the work needs to be completed in a small window of…

Choosing a moving company can feel like an overwhelming task. Where can you start? What should you look for? Here’s a short checklist to help outline some steps in choosing a professional moving company: Give yourself plenty of time – If you have the luxury of time, start considering moving companies as much as 8…