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Keeping The Car Interior Organized

© Judy Brown

If passersby look into the interior of your car or truck, what do they see? Do you have trash from fast food snacks, books, or papers piled on the seats and floors? Is your vehicle tidy and neat, or is it a mess?

The condition of your car says something about you. Have you ever NOT offered someone a ride because you were embarrassed about how untidy your car was? With all those windows, it's kind of silly to think no one will notice your mess, anyone who walks by your car in a parking lot can see all that's there if they care to look.

What sort of impression will you make when you arrive at a business meeting or community event and crawl out of your messy, dirty car (all dressed up in your business suit or your clean and tidy casual outfit?)

Let's face it, we spend more time in the car these days, what with driving kids to school and events, running errands, or using the car for business purposes, there are many opportunities for people to look into your car's interior. You might not care what people think about the state of your vehicle, but there is no contest between riding in a mobile trash heap and driving a clean, tidy car.

Items To Keep On Hand - In The Car

Owner's Manuals and Car Warranties

Anytime you have repairs done that carry a guarantee, make sure you keep the receipts and any printed warrantee papers. Store them in an envelop or speciality folder in your glove compartment.

You can keep them in your home filing system, but if you are on the road and something happens and the work is still under warrantee, it is much easier to get the repair done without having to pay if you have the warrantee papers with you in the car. One solution to having these on hand, but recorded in the central filing system, is to take copies of these documents and store the copies at home.

First Aid Kit

You can buy pre-made kits from the drug store or an auto supply store. You can also fill a Tupperware (tm) container with: band-aids, gauze, tension bandage with clips and safety pins, a foil blanket that folds down to almost nothing and ointments, rubbing alcohol, suntan lotion and antiseptic cleaner.

Maps

Take along maps of your local area, street maps for any cities you are going to be visiting and highlight your route before leaving the house.

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