Feeling at home at the NorthStar Moving® Headquarters

Last week I was helping to prepare a presentation NorthStar Moving® was going to make for CAA, the California Apartment Association. After a great relationship we’ve shared for years, they are considering our moving company for recognition, and wanted to know more about our achievements in the past year and about our work with many moves from apartments in Los Angeles and in California. Read More

Another Alternative to Recycling: Upcycling

Are you looking for a way to clean out those stacks of old newspapers in your garage? Are you tired of throwing out old magazines a week after you’ve read them?

It’s hard to part with a groundbreaking article or photo shoot, so instead of recycling, upcycle! Upcycling is basically using waste and unwanted items to make new useful things. Decorate your new home! Read More

Making a Difference is a Snap

bubble wrap dress funWhat inspires you? Recently, all of us here at the NorthStar Moving® family have been inspired by one little girl’s smile. A few months ago, we had the great privilege of meeting Claire while working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help make Claire’s wish come true. Although she has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis from birth, Claire’s positive attitude and enthusiastic spirit proves to us she is a Read More

Travel Tips by Claire

Claire & Melissa Wineland getting ready for the take offHello! Claire here…just back from an amazing adventure to Sitka, Alaska.  We had a great time and learned so much.  I had an idea that it might be helpful to share some traveling tips with those of you who have special medical needs and issues.  I was a little nervous to go because I have Cystic Fibrosis and I have tons of medications and equipment  and oxygen to travel with.  I have Read More

Meet Claire

Claire WinelandSo who is Claire?
That’s an interesting question. To start off I’m 13 years old, my name is Claire, and I have an illness called Cystic Fibrosis, which I was diagnosed with at Birth. It’s interesting because for a lot of people it’s totally different, it’s like, “oh my gosh! She has a disease, take pity on her!” But it’s interesting when you have lived with Read More

Biodegradable Eco Bubble!

Pop! Snap! It’s here! BIODEGRADABLE bubble!

You know the best part of moving day is playing with the leftover bubble! But did you know that regular bubble can take hundreds of years to decompose? Even if all the bubbles are popped! So as a green eco-friendly moving company, my friends at Read More

Tweet Some Happiness Into Your Day!

MovingPro's Zippy Greene™My brother always dreamed of being a superhero.  I used to think it was because he liked wearing costumes but turns out he genuinely likes helping people. His dream came true when he became @northstarmoving on twitter offering friendly advice as a moving and storage professional. His mission: help make someone’s moving day a little brighter. 10,685 tweets later he has more than a few stories Read More