– Photos of the places I viewed, and tons of photos the townhouse I lucked into leasing (annotated, of course) – The lease application and the signed lease a “Must Have” and a “Like to Have” list of apartment features so that I would tell at a glance whether a listing was something to pursue or not.a Honey Do list about a mile long of things I needed to fix before I moved out.How else would I remember I wouldn’t want to be further out than 80th Ave and other insider knowledge. I copied & pasted good advice right into a note, and kept it handy when I was scouting Craig’s List ads. – Clipped Facebook posts from friends with advice on Portland. – Clipped articles from my late-night web surfing of everything I was looking forward to experiencing in Portland: Portland’s Top 10 Outdoor Wine Bars, Best Pizza Places in Portland, etc.
– A running list of Craig’s List places that I had emailed, organized by neighborhood, and whether I had heard back or not. I clipped, typed, dictated, and photo-captured: (My movers, and I, were beginning to think I was cursed.) It was natural for me to organize everything inside Evernote - my go-to hub for my business and my personal life - and it kept me sane and smiling (more or less) – despite the fact that a heatwave followed me EVERYWHERE, from house-hunting in Portland to packing/loading in San Diego to unloading again in Portland. See the introduction to Plan Your Move with Evernote here. (I won, although sitting and sleeping on the floor a week isn’t really “winning” per se.) Then 30 days later, I put all my household goods on a semi and chased it up the coast in my 4-door hatchback.
#HOW TO USE EVERNOTE FOR LIFE PLANNING FULL#
While I was a big fan of Portland, I didn’t know its neighborhoods very well and so the month before I moved, I planned one full week of neighborhood-sleuthing/house-hunting.
It took over my life for a couple of months. Last September, I moved a thousand miles up the west coast, from San Diego to Portland (downsizing an entire room and a garage – which is as much a logistical feat as the 1000 mile move).
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