I really like a nice, clean car. I don’t care that it isn’t fancy but I do like things in their place.
I have some rules for myself which have stood me in good stead all these years, like:
- no eating in the car, except for non-messy fruits like apples and water
- when I do eat an apple, the core must leave the car when I do so that there are no lingering fruit smells
Now and again, though, I need to just sort out things that have landed and not left, so here is my version of the cleaning out the car.
All these pics are before pics but my car mostly does look like this. The boot is more cluttered than it usually is due to gym wear I leave in there because of the in-between season and some extra two-minute noodles I bought for the kids.
For all of us though, here are some guidelines:
- throw away all trash – food, fruit cores/ peels, empty bottles, tissues, etc.
- return kids’ items (caps, lunch boxes, bottles, socks, etc.) to the house
- return things to where they need to go – if you have a water bottle from when you left it in the car, take it into your house, fill it with water so it’s ready for gym
- pack your recycling bags back in the boot (trunk) of your car
- you might need to do some vacuuming/ shake out the mats in the car
If you need the extra time, make this into two 15-minute tidying sessions.
What did you find in your car that surprised you?
