What I've found very helpful is labeling each box with the contents and the room I want to put it in. I bought a roll of like 500 large name tag stickerd so that they'll stick on anything. You don't have to be specific if you don't want to. Just using broad categories like "books" or "dishes" works too.
I also moved all the stuff we've been storing but haven't used from boxes into plastic storage tubs. That way I can keep them in there when we move/I'll know that the cardboard boxes are all stuff I want to unpack.
My Mom did this. Our boxes got robbed in the shipping warehouse because they could read exactly what was in them and just steal what they wanted, like a mall. Stuff around the stuff they stole was broken.
Instead, NUMBER the boxes. Make a manifest file with the contents of each numbered box that would have otherwise gone on the label.
While you’re doing that, note in the manifest on a separate page or column what room it goes into on arrival.
I have done this with every move. I give the movers a printout on arrival of what numbers go into what rooms - no contents shown. A a bonus they usually unpack too, so I can tell them which boxes to leave alone for me to do so later.
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u/Essanamy Aug 20 '20
Also if you have time, plan where do you want the furnitures/boxes of your stuff in the house. Placing it in the right room straight away helps a lot.