I’m looking for something that can help me create an inventory so that later it’s easier to find things in boxes.
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Liquor stores have the best boxes and the clerks hate having to break them down. Go to the local liquor store and ask them for boxes. You’ll get all you need.
Another good trick. Instead of packing delicates like plates with paper, use clean clothes. T-shirts will keep things from breaking and you cut down on the number of boxes.
Packing dishes you can also use your clean kitchen towels/dishcloths too. Number your boxes too: 1 of 20, 2 of 20. Borg like.
I used a spreadsheet and labeled each box AA, AB, AC… BA, BB, BC… FA, FB, etc. it’s 2 digit codes for each box.
I then took pictures of every box as I’m filling them, and make a list of all contents in the spreadsheet.
In the end we have way too many boxes! Yikes. lol Maybe I should have gotten rid of more stuff.
If you need it you will find it, and if you don’t, maybe it is unncessary clutter in your life that would be better to get rid off in a yard sale asap?
I support this idea. Moving is the perfect opportunity to classify your stuff into useful and wasteful, specially clothes, shoes, and some older electronics. Recycle and donate.
Also, if you have a phone you can turn any document into a digital one, find manuals online and trash the paper ones, etc.
It’s amazing when you suddenly feel lighter, and you didn’t know you had all that psychological weight on you.
I doubt you need more than a notepad app. It’s what I used the last two times I had to move between countries and it was more than enough for me and customs. I simply wrote down important stuff as I put them in numbered boxes.
Spreadsheet are overkill, a note app is easy to access on your phone at all time and can be easily shared with someone.
Here’s a sample of what I ended up with:
- 15 - camera stands / shoemaking tools / notepads / trophies / guitar cable / weaved basket X2 / cooler bag / curtain rings X 3 /
…
- 25 - Nespresso coffee machine, Italian coffee maker, plates & dishes, kitchen utensils.
- 26 - casserole, dishes, plates, kitchen stuff
- 27 - casserole, cups
- 28 - wedding dress, photos, various cat stuff, photo bag
https://hay-kot.github.io/homebox/ might be worth a look.
