I’m looking for something that can help me create an inventory so that later it’s easier to find things in boxes.
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.
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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.
This is a criminally underrated tip. Liquor boxes are seriously sturdy, and the size keeps you from overpacking them.
Packing dishes you can also use your clean kitchen towels/dishcloths too. Number your boxes too: 1 of 20, 2 of 20. Borg like.
One more thing…
Make an extra set of keys before you move in.
I find socks are really useful to pack mugs safetly
This is an epic suggestion.
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?
Also agreed. OP is going to find they’re spending more time setting up some system, entering data, and stopping to use it instead of just putting everything in a box labeled “kitchen” and unpacking it in the kitchen when they get to the new place.
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.
https://hay-kot.github.io/homebox/ might be worth a look.
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 /
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- 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
Take pictures of the stuff and label the boxes with e.g. “kitchen 1”
A spreadsheet
Spreadsheets are such a killer app.
Anybody know a good TUI spreadsheet app that can import and export csv, or even just a TUI csv editor? I have been unable to find one.
It’s gonna be emacs. You know it, we all fear it, but it’s gonna be emacs and some visicalc-mode shit.
Sketch up or an easy cad program so you can easily measure your stuff and the rooms to find ways to fit your furniture. I used sketch up when I moved and just a top down 2d quick line drawing of our house. Then measured our furniture as objects and moved them around to see where we could fit and what direction to put our bed etc
Is there a version of Sketch up for Linux?
I’m not sure. I only recently switched to Linux and was thinking of trying ondsel but haven’t really looked into it further. But I also still have a windows vm on my server with sketchup 2017 in case I need to do anything with that to convert my sketch up projects
