The Secret to Organizing Your Car in 5 Minutes
These days, we spend so much time inside of our car. Are you organized in your auto? Why not make it an orderly spot that will create a relaxing experience.
Take 5 minutes, the next time you stop for gas, to clean out your car. Dispose of trash. Move loose items to the trunk. Clean out the cup holders and all those other little compartments that collect things. How about the glove compartment? I bet it’s full of stuff you don’t need. Read Organizing Your Car and Cargo.
If you have a few more minutes, pull over to the vacuum cleaners, if your gas station has them. In addition, give your carpet a once-over so it’s free of debris.
What do you need to keep your vehicle this way? A trash can for your car. I like this one. A place to store a phone charger or sun glasses. Consider what you need within reach as you travel down the road and assign homes it each item. My list includes gum, sun glasses and hand lotion.
Therefore, if items have a home you will know where to find them and they won’t get lost if you practice putting them away after each use.
These days, we spend so much time inside of our car. Are you organized in your auto? Why not make it an orderly spot that will create a relaxing experience. Click To Tweet
Above all, an organized car will help ensure happy travels.
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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.
This is great tips! Thanks for sharing
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Thanks William. The car is a great, quick organizing project and can make a big difference.
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I don’t spend enough time in my car for it to get disorganized, but I do have a habit of leaving things like car wash coupons, printed directions, etc. in the side pocket long after they’re needed (or expired). Thanks for the reminder!
I spend A LOT of time in my car, but try to take everything in with me when I get home every time I use the car. I even trained my kids to do this.
I think my glove box could use a thorough clean out. I haven’t been in my car much over the past few months, but now things are picking up. My new thing is to make sure I have a mask always in my car so I never get stuck out and about without one!
Yes, just another thing to keep track of. I try to keep a couple of clean masks in my car, so I’m never without one.
This is great, Janet! Like Seana, my new thing is keeping a mask in my car. I have a small storage spot between the front seats where I keep an extra mask – just in case.
I hang a few clean mask from a hook in my car. in case I forget to bring one with me.
Love. it! The forgotten Car!!
Thanks Lisa.
I’ve been spending a lot less time in my car due to the pandemic. But even so, I like to keep it clean and organized inside. I’ve added a new category of items that include extra masks, gloves, wipes, and hand sanitizers, so I’m always “outing-ready.” Any trash that’s generated gets removed daily.
I’ve started carrying a container with all this stuff too. Don’t want to be out and forget.
The trash can is so important in our cars. Each car has one. And, we have 4 cars. It really does keep things neat. Thanks for sharing!
I agree. A trash can is a very important to keep your car clean.
Finally cleared all the winter coats and boots out of my car this past weekend! Here in Colorado, we’re never really that far away from a surprise snowstorm…
Wow. It’s finally summer for you. It doesn’t snow enough here to keep coats and boots in the car.
Any tips on how to help your kids remember to take all their stuff out of your car, too? My youngest has a habit of bringing a book with her – which is lovely – but I wind up with 5+ books floating around the backseat!
When my kids used to ask to bring something with them in the car I would say, yes as long as you bring it back in the house when we get home. Then you have to remind them, over and over and over.