myTalk Loves Local: Sonja from The Pack Up Artist

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Our owner, Sonja, recently had a chance to chat with Colleen & Bradley on 107.1 the Talk! Catch the interview here and learn more about what we do and who we help throughout Minnesota! Listen here!

Local Friends: Pianocycle

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Do you ever wonder what happens to a piano when the owner no longer has need for it? If you've ever tried to sell a piano, you likely discovered that the cost to MOVE a piano is a huge hinderance to rehoming it! That's where Pianocycle comes…

Donations to “Small Mall” in Alexandria, MN

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One of the many groups we supply donations to is the holiday "Small Mall" in Alexandria, MN! Every year in early December, a group of local volunteers collect donations of toys and items in excellent or new conditio n and create a "store"…

Minnesota’s Best GOLD + SILVER Winner!

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Thank you so much to all of our amazing clients and supporters - The Pack Up Artist was awarded the GOLD for Best Junk Removal Services and SILVER in Best Moving Services in Minnesota! Ironically, our services fall in between BOTH categories,…

WE HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR MINNESOTA’S BEST

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES!  Your support means so much to us! Winners will be announced on August 1, 2021. We are excited that our small, woman owned service has been nominated for Minnesota's Best, but we need your help! Clink on the link…
Got Junk? Call us!

Got Junk? Fill our 8×10 trailer for $150!

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We service the St. Paul/Mpls metro/suburbs Chemicals are NOT included in this offer or haul away service Select items may have additional recycling fees charged by outside companies. These will be charged a the time of pick up. All…

Cross Coast Clean Up

John needed to sell his parents’ home in Minneapolis but lived on the West Coast. Our team was able to go in and sort/organize all rooms in the house, then via cell phone, go through all items to see if he wanted to keep, donate, or toss them.…

Donation Dream

Patricia was a lifetime artist, master crafter and entertainer. She had accumulated so many fabulous supplies over the years. When it came time to downsize and clear out her house for resale, she needed our help! Due to COVID restrictions at…

WINTER GARAGE SPECIAL-$75 off!

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Workshop Downsize & Organize

For Joe, an avid woodworker, and Maureen, a furniture refinisher and restoration specialist, sharing a workshop had quickly become a stressful and counterproductive situation! Maureen and Joe had several projects to catch up on, and were…

Whole-House Clear Out

After Susan’s parents passed away, she and her siblings were left with a house full of memories and STUFF to deal with. For more than 6 months, they went through boxes and closets, and attempted to prepare the house to be sold. As spring…

Garage Revamp

We cleared this garage out in order to downsize and then organized everything that was left. This project spanned 2 days with 2 staff.

Are Antiques…Antiquated?

I never paid much attention to antiques. For most of my life I considered them "leftover stuff;" usually dusty and taking up space, not something of great value, or worth paying a storage unit to preserve. Recently, my perspective has shifted. While…

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle has a Whole New Meaning!

The Pack Up Artist was honored to receive the 2018 Excellence in Recycling award from Green Lights Recycling in Blaine, MN! When I started this business in 2015, I thought I knew what it meant to "reuse" items. With almost every job we…

Pre-sorting…What’s the Point?

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In the same way that stretching prepares you for exercise, PRE-sorting sets the stage to make the downsizing process go smoothly. These photos show a pre-sorted basement completed in 3 hours by two of our staff.

Ultimate Unpacking

Who doesn't love a "before and after" comparison? Here is what happens when you bring The Pack Up Artist in for a 3 hour sort and UNpacking session! (We do it all!)

How Long to Keep Paperwork

Ahhh paperwork.... I agree with most of the times in this article , but in my experience having electronic records (bank statements, etc.) is a HUGE space saver and can easily be downloaded onto an external hard drive. And a hard drive is…

How Much is Your Stuff Worth?

One of the most difficult parts of my job is having to tell a client that their belongings aren’t worth as much as they had hoped, or that others may not want something that they have cherished. If you’ve attended one of our downsizing…

Craft Room Clutter

We don't just clean up big messes, we organize and downsize smaller spaces as well! Check out a recent craft room done by our team member Suzi!

Passover & Decluttering

I follow one of my favorite actresses, Mayim Bialik, from “The Big Bang Theory” (and 1990s “Blossom!”) on Instagram and she taught me something new today! I had no idea that the holiday Passover involves decluttering! (See explanation…

Chris & Kids Clutter Chaos

After his divorce, the last thing Chris wanted to do was sort through his two daughters' (ages six and eight) items. They had accumulated toys, books, games, and more clothes than they had storage for. The clutter was overwhelming, especially…

Michelle’s Milwaukee Move

Michelle was about to leave her parent’s house for a year in Milwaukee, and she was given an ultimatum: Get all your things into your room and put away, or we’ll get rid of it all for you! Michelle’s items had basically taken…

I have a confession; I’m a SUCKER for a Before & After comparison!

Anyone remember the movie “Overboard” with Goldie Hawn? It’s one of my FAVORITE movies, and I suspect the part when her character cleans out and fixes up the old rickety (and cluttered!) house, may be why! Some people love the…

Back to the beginning…

I confess; I’ve been looking at houses online. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my home, but sometimes the fantasy of moving to a new place, and the excitement it brings, gets the best of me and I wind up surfing the realty pages online. So…

Utilizing unique spaces: Under bed storage

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The beauty of under bed storage! It may even make it easier for your KIDS to do the toy clean up…instead of YOU! Rather than purchasing this spendy Rubbermaid bin ($31/Amazon), you can get twice as much space with 2 rolling carts…

HOW-TO SERIES: Combating Kids Clutter

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If you have young children, then you are already aware of the insane messes and chaos they can make. It seems like as soon as you get done cleaning up, you just have to start all over again! And after a long day at work, that task seems very…