Stuff you probably need to buy for/have at your home:
- a computer
- charger for your mobile phone (and a mobile phone, but this is not 'at your home')
- if you can't drive 15 minutes to get access to a printer (possibly for a small fee) during the middle of the day 7 days a week: a printer, ink cartridges, printer paper
- surge protectors and power strips (at least 1 surge protector and at least 3 total)
- a bed, sheets, a blanket and/or comforter, a pillow (or two), pillow cases
- a table, chairs (at least 2, preferably more; 4 or 6 are good numbers)
- a desk, a chair
- drawers (see room organization), either a dresser or freestanding modular drawers (or both). Some bins (although the drawers are more useful and should be your 'primary storage').
- clothes hangers (not that many are needed if you keep most of your clothes in drawers)
- pens (black), pencils (mechanical), eraser
- bath towels (at least 2), soap, shampoo, razor, shower curtain, shower curtain hooks. You also want some 'guest towels'.
- possibly: glasses, contacts, contact solution
- toilet paper
- plates, bowls, cups, mugs (at least two of each, preferably many more)
- forks, spoons, knives (at least two of each, hopefully many more; i recommend getting the higher-quality 18/10 or 18/8 flatware because it doesn't 'rust' as easily; i recommend a smooth unadorned 'pattern' so there aren't lots of nooks and crannies to make cleaning more difficult)
- bottle opener
- sponges
- dish soap
- trash can
- trash bags
- laundry basket, laundry detergent
- vacuum (i recommend Eureka's The Boss)
- microwave (if not preinstalled in home) (i recommend a kind that supports configuring the sound so as to mute it)
- usually your home will have a fridge preinstalled, otherwise you need one. If opening the fridge will wakes up people, then you also need a mini fridge in each bedroom
- can opener
- small plastic storage bags (eg ziplock bags; i recommend sliders where available; i recommend getting one box of each of the following 3 sizes: sandwich, quart, gallon)
- shelf liners (optional but recommended)
- bucket
- scissors
- packing tape
- scotch tape
- hanging file box or drawer, hanging files
- pad of paper or spiral-bound notebook
- floor lamp
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- floss
- plastic food storage container (to bring stuff to work, or to bring home leftovers from places that don't have containers for you)
- suitcase, preferably one large rolling suitcase to be checked on airplanes, and one smaller carry-on sized one for airplanes that comes with and attaches to the large one so that you can stack them and roll them both together
- phillips screw driver
- paper towels
optional:
- ice cube tray
- toaster or toaster oven
- coffeemaker
- pizza cutter
- iron, ironing board
- broom, dust pan, mop
- toilet bowl cleaner, toilet brush
- clothes drying rack(s) or lines and clothespins
- string
- pushpins
- poster putty
- electric tape
- conditioner
- washcloths
- water bottle/pitcher/filter
- highlighters, binders
- pad of paper or notebook for drawing (ie unruled ie without lines on it)
- bed risers
- storage cart (i recommend 'magnacart', MCi version)
- tv, tv stand or wall mount or projection screen
- speakers
- dvd/blue-ray player
- gaming system
- mouse
- computer lock
- keychain usb flash drive/thumbdrive (i recommend Corsair Flash Voyager Mini)
- bookcase (but, i recommend not having a bookcase, and using drawers instead, especially if you or someone else who will be living there is allergic to dust)
- nightstand
- dresser
- corkboard or (dry erase board, dry erase markers)
- desk lamp
- picture frames
- rug
- futon, futon cover
- beanbag chair
- flossers: i recommend kroger high performance 'fine' or up&up (target) floss picks (the bag says "compare to plackers micro mint") and sunstar gum "extra strong" (plackers tri-line is great; cleans well, doesn't break; but it kinda hurts your gums sometimes; gum extra strong breaks more than plackers micro mint but sometimes when eg a seed is really stuck in your teeth the extra strong can get it when the micro mint cant; kroger high-performance fine breaks the least out of all of them; up&up floss picks is as about as good as kroger high-performance floss; plackers "micro mint" is similar to kroger high-performance fine but a little worse, and it has a pokey part on the end that you can accidentally poke yourself with) (imo plackers "gentleslide" gets bent out of shape and breaks too easily and is the wrong shape and too sharp; oral B white breaks too easily; i forgot what i thought about oral b complete glide scope outlast; note that i probably have weird teeth and maybe you wouldnt have a problem with these other brands)
- headphones
- a notebook
- stereo system
- needlenose pliers
- hammer
- broom
- mop
if you plan to cook:
- pot
- pan
- pot holder
- measuring cup
- mixing bowl
- (what else?)
clothes:
- (lots of) boxers
- (lots of) socks (i like the 'gold toe' brand)
- t-shirts
- khaki pants
- belt
- tie
- button-up shirt
- either a sports jacket or a suit or both, for fancy events that require them
- jacket
- sneakers, for exercise and hiking
- fancy shoes, for going to some event where fancy shoes are required
- at least one pair of black socks, to go with the fancy shoes
if you live or visit somewhere cold:
if you live or visit somewhere rainy:
- umbrella
- a coathook to hang a jacket while it dries
if you live or visit somewhere sunny:
reviews on brands of home items:
for power strips/surge protectors:
i recommend always using surge protectors, rather than power strips with no surge protection. Always use surge protectors with a 'protection' indicator light so that you have a chance of seeing when it's dead (although i think it's still sometimes possible for protection to fail but the light to stay on).
my favorite surge protector is the fellowes 'mighty 8'. I like it because it is compact; it has 8 outlets, and can fit about 4 or 5 bulky transformers/large plugs at once. Dimensions approx. 6*4.25: https://www.fellowes.com/us/en/products/product-details.aspx?prod=US-99090
i'm trying out the echogear 'Rotating Plug Surge Protection Power Strip'. It has 8 rotating outlets. Dimensions approx. 13.5*2.2: https://www.echogear.com/surge-protectors/rotating-plug-surge-protection-power-strip/ note: this one is UL-listed, apparently
i'm also thinking of trying out the Belkin PivotPlug? 12-Outlet Surge Protector, 8 ft. Cord. it's fairly space-efficient although not as much as those others. But it has 12 outlets (out of which 8 are rotating). Approx. dimensions 11.4*4: https://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-BP112230-08/
san diego movers: i used 'Tranzit'
glasses are in bottom drawer to left of chair
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Dead energizer AA x2 batteries in Green bag in bottom right of car trunk
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a friends says that, within air beds, the brand Aerobed is better than Intex (for the purpose of sleeping)
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