Day 6 Mini Challenge - Organizing the Car

Hi everyone! Today is already day 6 of the mini organizing challenge! One more day left & hopefully you're all feeling accomplished. Sure we've organized in baby steps but those baby steps add up and make a big difference over time. Plus, you get the added bonus of not getting overwhelmed or destructing your entire home trying to organize it all at once.

So for day 6, we're organizing the car. I picked my fiance's work truck for this because it was SUPER messy. He works rotating 12hr shifts for 2 weeks straight and when he gets off, we're usually busy so he gets behind on cleaning his truck. Originally I was going to clean it but he ended up doing it instead. I wasn't about to complain but I did make sure before & after pics were taken.

Eeeeeek, scary! He tracks a lot of mud/dirt in his truck as you can see. So instead of just organizing like the challenge says, the entire truck was cleaned. 

I forgot to snap a pic immediately after it was cleaned so there is already some grass on the floor again but it still looks WAY better. 

This is the passenger side which is his catch-all area. He usually throws all his junk/trash on that side.

Here's the after - much cleaner! (Please ignore my shadow, the sun was beaming but I wanted to get this post done now before I get busy.)

Here's what he did & some additional tips to organize your car:

• Removed everything that didn't belong in his truck
• Threw away all the trash
• Gave everything a thorough wipe down
• Keep a bag in your car to collect trash
• Use over the seat car organizers to keep small necessities all in one spot
• Have a designated spot for change 
• Make it a habit to take things out that don't belong in your car every time you get home
• Keep a tote or container in the very back with emergency items (change of clothes, first aid kit, jumper cables, etc.)

Happy organizing!

~Taylor

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