I just discovered a great resource for recycling computers and electronics -- eAsset Solutions! We here at A Sorted Affair try very hard to be environmentally aware and make sure things like paint, electronics, cell phones and computers are disposed of properly and recycled whenever possible. So during my donation run one day, I called one of our organizers and had her do an online search and she found eAssetSolutions.

Here’s the BEST part: they are in Falls Church, Virginia, open Monday - Friday 10-5 and accept most electronics FREE! I was a little skeptical until I went and yes, they took everything I brought for free. They also will (if you haven’t already) wipe the drives and all personal information (even from cell phones). Check out their website, www.eAssetSolutions.com

Something most all of us can relate to… the basement space that sometimes doesn’t get used to its capacity. We recently had a client that in addition to other areas of her house, wanted to reclaim the basement area for her family. It’s a great finished space, separated by the stairway that goes down into it…a built in divider creating individual spaces which can be used for different purposes. She already had the makings for a playroom and on the other side a family/exercise space but over the last few years the family side became more of a storage room. She had a great storage/utility room with shelves (we added a few) so any items that needed to be stored had a place to go. All we had to do (if it was really that simple, right?) was some sorting and purging to get the spaces ready for use. She did purchase some shelving units for the playroom and a TV mount for the family room side, but beyond that everything was there or repurposed from other rooms of the house. Take a look at some before and after pictures:

We created a great learning center just by placing already existing toys on labeled book shelves. 

Before and After Kitchen zone

The Family room before and after

 

So there it is…a picture speaks 1000 words... and more!

Check out this blog link: http://seniormoves.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/moving-companies-and-senior-move-managers/ 

Tony from BD Movers out of NJ wrote a great article on the wonderful partnership that movers and move managers have developed over the recent years and highlighted A Sorted Affair for our work with him. His company is, as he describes it, a hybrid providing much more than the packing, loading and unpacking usually associated with a moving company. He recently contacted me about a client that he was moving into the DC area. I was so happy to know that he truly had his clients’ interests at heart. She would not have known to contact a move manager and boy was she happy that we were able to help her at this end of the move. Tony and I kept in touch prior to the move date, which was critical for our success here. He accurately gave me information about how much furniture, how many boxes and types that was being moved. Once his crew arrived here in DC, they were fantastic! The client was so happy that it was the same crew that packed and loaded her furniture and they would be unloading in her new home. And our work was about to begin. We unpacked all her boxes, placed furniture, set up her kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, hung pictures and more. She was delighted beyond words that we were there to help her. She was able to sleep in her bed that night, shower, and cook and by the next afternoon her new apartment was a home. Much of the success is due to the fact that Tony had the foresight to contact us… knowing she would benefit from our services.  Another successful move…