Anyone who has moved before will tell you about what usually happens. You pack everything up, bring it to your new place and then you realize a lot of your odds and ends you cant find. That is usually when you run to the store and buy it only to find it two weeks later in a random box that you are positive you never packed it in.
The problem with this usual routine is not only is it annoying, but you can end up spending a lot of money. Here are just a few tips to help you prevent any of the above from ever happening again.
You have little items all over your home in different rooms that can get lost very easily. Get a box and label it odds and ends and then state from which room. Then wrap all those little items from that room in one box.
You might find that some rooms like the office and bedroom might have more odds and ends than your other rooms. Youll have to buy more boxes for them then. Just to make sure that everything is organized and that you arent missing any boxes, write down odds and ends from which room followed by a box number.
Then, when you are making the move into your new apartment or home, you can simply move each box into the room that is stated on the box. Youll know you are missing a box if you can only find box 1 and 3 from the bedroom.
Following this simple layout will make sure that you can find all of the odds and ends in your home, as well as make everything a nice and organized process.
You can even go the extra mile by marking on the outside exactly what should be found on the inside. There are so many different ways to pack up your odds and ends. Find a system that works well for you but always make sure that it is an organized one.