tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post5363095034496358195..comments2023-11-20T19:11:24.418+05:30Comments on DiploLife: Can Making an Inventory Actually Be Fun (At Least for the First Hour)?Natalie Buda Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619472877535500690noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-25506219552248091322010-06-19T09:53:34.202+05:302010-06-19T09:53:34.202+05:30@Mom - in my opinion, for inventories it is good t...@Mom - in my opinion, for inventories it is good to know what you have so you don't mistakenly buy duplicates (you may want duplicates); have enough information documented for insurance purposes; and know what boxes things - what you may want to get out later - are in long term storage.<br /><br />Some people can keep an intuitive inventory in their head to avoid buying duplicates of pricey items. I seem to be less and less able to do this every year! The hardest group of items to not buy duplicates of for us was our daughters clothes, since I try to buy seasons and sizes in advance to take advantage of end-of-season sales.<br /><br />We have Clements insurance which was pretty great in not requiring a very detailed list of all the things we covered. They did ask for one, but I only gave a high-level list. I do have documentation (pictures and receipts) of the value of our important things in a binder, just in case.<br /><br />The one big mistake I made when we packed out of D.C. was that I put all of my winter clothes in storage. When I mentioned this to a friend she said it was actually a good mistake because I can now get all new winter clothes. <br /><br />What I didn't think of in advance was that we would travel to the U.S. during a cold season and that we would travel to cold countries. <br /><br />Also, since we only get one free opportunity to get things out of long term storage while we are TDY in DC before Prague, we either have to keep everything in our apartment that we need in Prague for most of our time in DC, or I get to buy more winter clothes.<br /><br />You can guess which option I prefer.<br /><br />Please let me know if that doesn't answer your question.Natalie Buda Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619472877535500690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-63002067590498588242010-06-19T05:46:14.018+05:302010-06-19T05:46:14.018+05:30I would be interested in knowing what is absolutel...I would be interested in knowing what is absolutely necessary for travel and what would be better replaced from post to post or simply isn't needed at all.Momhttp://momstop.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-74225100798767030232010-05-14T17:12:47.080+05:302010-05-14T17:12:47.080+05:30This was very helpful. You sound like a very orga...This was very helpful. You sound like a very organized person. Much more so than I am. We are getting ready to move to our next post as well from D.C. We are not doing any inventory yet. We don't own much, but I guess I should make an inventory at least for our furniture before sending it to a storage. I like the naming of Bento for the Mac that Jason mentioned. I have to take a look. I am a very visual person as well, so delicious library should motivate me.Kahohttp://chuzailiving.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-71630476463287420032010-05-13T08:40:01.920+05:302010-05-13T08:40:01.920+05:30@Bill, I very much agree with your opinion of Calc...@Bill, I very much agree with your opinion of Calcutta. This city has a soul that is hard to forget. The city does grow on you the longer you are here and I suspect that it is impossible to forget! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />@Daniela, looks like Delicious Library is only for Macs. In the madness of moving last time, we video tapped everything with the hope of watching it and then making an inventory from it. Two years later I am finally getting to some of it!<br /><br />@Jason, thanks for the Bento 3 recommendation! Looks like a much more customizable product.<br /><br />@Bfiles, Yes, I agree that it is really not worth the effort to keep an inventory of everything in your household. I inventoried the books since they are really easy to do with this piece of software, otherwise I would have relied on my memory which is getting a little buggy lately. <br /><br />With clothing, the best approach I have seen so far, is to put them in categories like "clothes for snow" and "clothes for extremely hot weather" and then group them together in the same boxes, so that you know which box to grab when needed. Caution, this method only works is you are able to maintain your weight!<br /><br />Please let me know if you have an inventory application for the PC that you recommend and Thanks!Natalie Buda Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619472877535500690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-77872507616259319002010-05-12T22:03:53.207+05:302010-05-12T22:03:53.207+05:30As a candidate dreaming of A100, this is very help...As a candidate dreaming of A100, this is very helpful to me, although we don't have a Mac. But I've heard of other systems. <br />But a question- is it really that useful to scan all your books, esp kids books? I guess if you have lots of books, replacement could be in the hundreds/thousands? but I would think it's a lot of work. <br />And how detailed should you get about clothing? Now that would be tedious. <br />I love your blog, have added it to my blogroll.Bfileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657766918735380467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-19168114524503374142010-05-12T10:17:32.692+05:302010-05-12T10:17:32.692+05:30Have you looked at Bento for the Mac? It is more ...Have you looked at Bento for the Mac? It is more generic in nature and doesn't have the cool barcode reading functionality, but it will more easily record all the items in your inventory.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743959654768566049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-40938502601678588172010-05-12T00:01:21.227+05:302010-05-12T00:01:21.227+05:30Sounds really neat! I am a visual person and would...Sounds really neat! I am a visual person and would much rather do that than spreadsheets. Plus, scanning bar codes does make it go faster, especially if you have an eager helper. <br /><br />Wonder if there is a similar program for PC?<br /><br />We didn't do an inventory when we moved to DC and I am hoping nothing in our HHE got damaged or lost, so I am definitely doing an inventory for our next move.Daniela Swiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375056786777183752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-15784602363652923582010-05-11T22:27:27.713+05:302010-05-11T22:27:27.713+05:30What a system---and Sicily is a big help, too.
Als...What a system---and Sicily is a big help, too.<br />Also, thank you Bill, for the blog article about Calcutta. You stirred up memories and emotions of my recent short visit. I do actually feel drawn to return.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05638729877301472171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367506432776930657.post-75641992241292450302010-05-11T22:08:12.136+05:302010-05-11T22:08:12.136+05:30As you get ready to leave Calcutta, here's an ...As you get ready to leave Calcutta, here's an interesting article about the city. See if you agree.<br /><br />http://supratim.blogspot.com/2005/11/ode-to-calcutta-pujo-vir-sanghvi.htmlBillnoreply@blogger.com