5 ways to reinvent your car into the organized girl’s best friend
Your car can either be the messiest space in your life…or it can be the space that helps everything work extra smoothly. Here are 5 ways your car can help keep life’s little details running efficiently and keep your car organized.
Why not have your essentials available? What does your family tend to need on a regular basis? Make a kit of those items. It might be an umbrella, a lint brush, Scotch tape, Tums, Children’s Tylenol, or safety pins. Keeping a kit of certain items can eliminate last-minute runs to the drugstore or other small emergencies.
Keep pop-up bins in your trunk.
The ultimate car essential: garbage bags.
There’s no way to avoid it. Let’s be real. Kids will eat in the car. But that doesn’t mean they need to leave the car without cleaning up. Always have a bag available so it’ll happen every time before they leave. Plus! You don’t have to wait until you reach your destination to get rid of trash! If there’s a pizza box or empty ice cream cups from today’s trip in your car, pull over when you see a garbage can and get rid of them as quickly as you can.
Go shopping when…you’re getting a car wash. Those car wash shops always tend to have great car organizing items. You might find something super useful!
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I love the idea of stocking the car with essentials.
I would add a sharpie! Whenever we’re out with disposable water bottles or cups, snacks etc. It’s so helpful to label so there aren’t fights over who’s is who’s later on.
Genius!
I practically live in my car, so YES! I call this a “go bag. ” It’s in the trunk at all times, with of what was suggested, plus a handful of blank notecards and envelopes, a pen, two $20 bills, duct tape, packing tape, a spare pair of glasses for driver, one kid and one adult sized ball cap, and an extra kippa, a tichel, a siddur and tehillim, adult motrin, baby wipes, a bunch of granola bars and a couple bottles of water, hooded sweatshirts for the kids , those dollar store disposable rain poncho for every seat in the car, 2 fleece lap blankets, and an extra extra change of clothes (including diapers if needed) for the 2 littlest ones which is changed out as the seasons change. I’ve been doing this for 20+ years, and my go bag has saved me many many times.
I also keep a brush, some pony holders and lipgloss in the car. As well as some indivually wrapped crackers for starving kids.