Organizing Your Car and Cargo
Organizing Your Car and Cargo
Living in Northern Virginia means living with traffic and long commutes. Do you know that the average commuter spends fifteen hours a week in the car? Now that it is summer, are you adding to your car time by driving on your vacation? If you feel as though your car is your second home, maybe it needs some organization to make it more comfortable.
There are many things that you can do to make your drive time more enjoyable. The first one is to wash your vehicle inside and out. I am guilty of putting this task off for long periods of time. But when I do get around to it, a clean car makes such a big difference.
“That old car isn’t so bad. It actually smells good all vacuumed and polished. I can even see clearly out of the windows!”
So get rid of that stuff that has accumulated in the corners, clear out the backseat, and purge the trunk. Feel the space free up. Open the windows, and let the airflow. It’s like Feng Shui for your car!
Just like what happens in our homes, the amount of stuff we have in our cars can overwhelm us. There are many products you can use for storage that will make your time commuting more safe, productive and enjoyable. Consider the three zones in your vehicle: the front seat, the backseat, and the trunk. Each area will have specific storage needs: CDs, sunglasses, and work material in the front seat; entertainment for the kids in the backseat; groceries, sports equipment, first aid, and road safety kits in the trunk.
Loose items can be dangerous if you happen to get in an accident. So make sure everything has a place and is stored when not in use.
Using these tips will also make it easier for you not to be driven to distraction. Happy and safe commuting!
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
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