This is indeed somewhat of a problem. 
I keep my btc in blockchain.info because I don't have that many to make it worth downloading the local wallet.
Then use a SPV wallet such as multibit instead of running a full node. It isn't by accident that is the default wallet that is recommended on bitcoin.org.I keep my btc in blockchain.info because I don't have that many to make it worth downloading the local wallet.
Storing the block chain only matters to people that want to run a full node.