Organising that Messy Car

It doesn't matter if you are a sole user of the car or a mum with 3 kids... the car can be the biggest accumulator of mass mess.

Here are just a few simple tricks to help keep it under control.

1. Make sure there is always a plastic bag for rubbish you can store it either in the centre console or place one of the handles over your gear stick so that it hangs down the side of the seat where it is easy for both driver and front passenger to put rubbish in.
2. If you tend to get a lot of brochures or rubbish mail out of the letter box and you leave it in the car so that you can use the coupons or read the specials before you go shopping... make sure you go through it the same day and place unwanted into the rubbish bin.
3. Place a few plastic storage boxes with lids in your boot ready for placing shopping in so that you don't have your groceries sliding all over the car and it is easier to get them out at home.
4. Keep a small plastic container with a lid on the floor near the kids feet for their car toys etc. makes it easier for you to grab at to amuse them and helps them realise that is where they belong at the end of the journey.
5. Always keep hand wipes, tissues, a fresh bottle of water, a reading book and mobile phone charger in the car. You never know when you are going to break down in the middle of no where. (speaking from experience ... I was in the middle of a remote country road, on the way to servicing a few clients in an area I was not used to driving in when my beloved car decided to get a stone burst through the radiator. Long story short thanks to my phone battery not being fully charged I only had enough charge to make one phone call to the road service and got help but it took over 2 hours for them to get there. I was very thank full that I had water to drink, mints to eat, a good book to read and tissues to use as toilet paper...
6. Car mats are a great way of helping to eliminated dust, dirt and sand grounding into your carpet. You don't have to be an avid vacuumer just take the mats out carefully on a weekly basis and just bang them on the cement drive to eliminate the dirt.
7. Keep a small spray bottle of Vinegar, Water and a few drops of your favourite Essential Oil in the console of your car. Spray it round the car as needed... it is the best deodoriser and natural disinfectant around and cheap to make or you can just buy it on my website. www.lovetobeorganised.com.au