I’ve never been one to keep a lot of stuff in my vehicle. I think it’s easy to have a messy car if you don’t regularly empty it out. Last week I decided that we were ready to retire the diaper bag. We never take it out of the car and rarely need it since Jasper is mostly potty trained. I thought I would whip up a simple drawstring bag to hold a diaper, wipes and wet bag.
The diaper bag has had a permanent residence in the backseat since Jasper was born. I decided the much smaller bag can go in the back which makes things much less cluttered. This led to organizing the rest of the Jeep. With my little diaper bag, the back holds our umbrella stroller and reusable bags. Underneath the floor, is the cart cover that I still sometimes use and a few random things.
I sorted through the toys and books in the car for Jasper. I took in most of the toys since he really can’t play with them in the car. We now have books (which he loves to look through) and an Etch-a-Sketch for him to play with. Under his seat is also a Ziploc bag with emergency clothes. The Ziploc works well too if his other clothes are wet, then I have something to put them in.
I got small clear cosmetic bags to keep in the vehicle. One has first aid items (band-aids, ibuprofen, Benadryl, Neosporin, anti-bacterial wipes and other misc). The other bag holds emergency food. This is probably the most crucial item I store in my Jeep. You never know when you’ll need a quick snack!
How I love having the vehicle clean and organized. Now when we leave to go somewhere I know exactly what is already in the car and what I still need to grab from home. Makes leaving the house on time just a little bit easier.
this is awe inspiring to me. i think you need to come and be my personal life coach! this is the kind of stuff i would love to do but just never am organized enough to accomplish. last night I did figure out what to make for dinner, but I think I’d still pay someone fifty bucks to clean my bathroom and put the laundry away! :)
So smart on the emergency bag! I’m definitely going to put one of those together, thanks to you! And the ONE day I traveled to church without extra clothes in my car, my child decides to pee all over himself at church… I learned my lesson!!