How to Keep Your Car, Truck, or Van Clean and Organized

oferty pracy zdalnej – https://www.apu-bookmarks.win/. ***How to Keep Your Car, Truck, or Van Clean and Organized I like to have a clean, tidy car. I don’t always have a clean car, but it’s an on-going goal. My car is never grimy or full of trash, but it can get messy. Any day of the week I’d like to be able to say “hey, I’ll take you, hop in” and never be embarrassed by trash in my car. The condition of our vehicles says a lot about how we travel through life. Mine says “she works at it and usually succeeds.” My goal is for my vehicle to say, “it’s a done deal, a non-issue.” What does the inside of your car look like?

What does it say about you? I’ve never owned a new car. I prefer to buy a used car in good condition. I’m frugal and a utilitarian. Even though my car is a 2003, it looks good, well taken care of. We live in such a throw-away society, some people never learn how to take care of things. They “stomp” all over their cars so they look worn out and broken down well before they should. If you’d like to take better care of your car, van, or truck, I have a three step solution: 1.

Clear out the junk 2. Contain and organize it 3. Clean it Step 1: Clear out the junk Most people have some kind of junk in their car. It’s inevitable because we spend so much time in our cars and use them for so many purposes. Here are some kinds of junk we have in our cars: • Stuff from errands we didn’t finish (e.g., bags that need to go to Goodwill, recycling, returns for the hardware store, paint chips we need to match at Pier1 or World Market) • Fast food wrappers and associated trash (e.g., coffee cups, plastic silverware, napkins, straws and lids) • Chock full compartments (e.g., glove box, console, side pockets, behind seat pockets • Paper trash (e.g., bills, mail, invoices, books and magazines, homework assignments, class notes, kids’ creative projects, directions, etc.) Clear out all the trash and throw it away or recycle it.

Complete the errands (recycling, returns, donations). If there’s anything left that doesn’t belong in your car, put it where it belongs. Step 2: Contain and organize it Our cars help us transport a lot of stuff. And because we’re in them while we’re in transition from place to place, it’s easy to see a mess and think “I’ll deal with that later” and then forget about it until we get in the car the next day and the cycle starts again.

My experience tells me that the longer a mess stays around, the easier it gets to ignore because we stop seeing it.