It’s a fact—New Yorkers work harder than anyone else. We thrive on competition and live for the hustle. After all, Sinatra wasn’t just whistling Dixie when he sang, “If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.” And no industry has its collective nose closer to the grindstone than the city’s marketers, salespeople…
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Remember the first heady days of living in NYC? You were probably young, single, kind of broke, and ready to take the city by storm. Sleep? For the weak. Who can sleep with all that energy in the streets anyway? There were parties to crash and shows to see, galleries to peruse and music to…
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In honor of our organization event this Wednesday, we’ve been getting some wonderful tips and advice from Daphne Kohavy, owner and operator of NYC-based The Functuary and professional organizer extraordinaire. She began by teaching us how to organize like a boss, sharing her really useful guidelines for getting started, not to mention avoiding clutter in…
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In a recent blog post, we took a look at three simple steps to help get you on the road to organization. In a nutshell, the steps were: 1) Focus on one space, 2) Set a decluttering date and 3) Decide what stays, what goes and what’s stored. Today we’re going to focus on…
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As you may know, we’ve declared 2015 the Year of Ahhhhhh-Some—a year to ace your space and put some zen in your den. And the largest step towards achieving spatial Nirvana is to bring order to the chaos that is your apartment. We’ve gone over a few steps in previous posts – including getting started…
Read More The new year is in full swing and we have every confidence that your resolutions to go to the gym, cut out the cocktails, and to learn high-fashion macrame are off to an auspicious start! Okay, well… maybe not. And do you know why? Because these things require a change in habits, and changing a…
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Want to make the most of your space? Come on down to Manhattan Mini Storage for a live demo led by Daphne Kohavy, professional organizer and founder of The Functuary! She’ll show you the best ways to organize your storage space and improve your life! When: Wed, February 11th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where:…
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No, we’re not talking about a geyser in Yellowstone National Park. We’re talking about an antique item that has given you, and perhaps your family, a great deal of joy for many years. It could be as small as a collection of child-sized tea cups, as large and magnificent as a ten-piece Teak dining room…
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You live in NYC, which probably means you’re an achiever. A Type-A (or at least B+) personality, if you will. You’ve made the choice to store your things to make your life cleaner, simpler, easier. But what if we told you that you’re missing out? That your storage experience could be SO. MUCH. BETTER?…
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Do have a generalized, jittery feeling when you’re at home? Never able to relax and feel all Zen and in-the-moment and all that jazz? It’s not because you don’t have the proper scented candles or the appropriately tuned meditation bells; chances are, it’s because your apartment is as cluttered as your brain. (And we know…
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