Last Thanksgiving, my husband, my in-laws, and I spent a peaceful, food-filled weekend together in my in-laws cabin in the woods. While we were up there, my mother-in-law and I spent hours taking a thorough inventory of every piece of furniture, kitchen utensil, towel, and cleaning product in the cabin. Essentially, every single room, closet, drawer, and cabinet and the items inside of them were accounted for. I put together an entire inventory—a 20-page handbook—of every single thing in the cabin.
Why on earth would I do that?
To save us time, money, and energy!
The cabin has been in the family for decades, and many different people have either rented or freely stayed in the cabin for years while my in-laws weren’t there. So, a lot of times things would get moved around, or lost, or added to the mix up there. Having an inventory would help people know where things are and where they should be returned.
When you’re vacationing, the last thing you want to do is spend your time cleaning or searching for things. The inventory helps save us and guests time from searching. Wondering if the cabin has a crockpot? vacuum cleaner? blender? enough sheets to sleep 20 guests? Want to know where it’s all stored? Check the inventory! That saves us and guests time; instead of packing unnecessary items or spending hours searching, we know that something already exists in the cabin and we know exactly where to find it.
Brigit
