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De-clutter Your Car
By Sue Brenner, PCC, PMP
Are things starting to pile up in your car? Do you
have to push piles out of the way when someone hops in your car?
Make room for you and your passengers. Use these 7 steps to make
your de-cluttering easy and watch your car sparkle.
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Decide what you want your car to look like.
What do you want the inside of
your car to look like? What is the main purpose of the interior
of your car? For example, perhaps you want everything that you
need to be in arm's reach. Or, maybe you want the interior of
your car to be beautiful. Get a quick picture of what you want
to create first.
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Divide you car into zones.
Let's say you have a 4-door car.
Divide your clutter clearing efforts into 4 zones. These zones
would include the driver's area, the passenger's area, the space
behind the driver and the space behind the passenger. This will
help organize your car in targeted areas.
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Discover what's needed.
What things do you need inside of
your car? Examples include a First Aid kit, cup holder and
insurance card. Make sure the things that you need are in your
car. Place them in convenient place so that you can access them
quickly when you need them. To help, ask yourself the question,
"Where will I find this?"
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Discover what's not needed.
You just identified what you
actually need in your car. Now begin to review the piles of
things you don't need in your car. Jan found that she had four
jackets in her car, her kids' beach toys and used coffee cups.
When she got to de-cluttering, she kept one jacket in the car
and put the rest away. She discarded the coffee cups. Sand toys?
She popped them in the trunk to make more room for her
passengers' legs.
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Conquer each zone.
Begin to rid the clutter from
each of the zones you identified in your car. For example,
address the passenger's area first. Then move through each of
the other zones. By breaking down the process into
mini-sections, it will be much more manageable. Use the
following 3-Bag technique to breeze through each zone.
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Use the 3-Bag Technique.
Grab 3 bags for your car
de-cluttering task. The first one is for stuff that doesn't
belong in your car. In this bag, collect the mugs, books,
supplies and other things that don't belong there. The second is
for things to give away/return. Perhaps you want to give away
some of the extra clothes stashed in your car. In a regular
organization job, the third bag is for storage items. But for
your car, use it for trash and recycling.
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Clear out your trunk.
For some of you, this task may be
the most daunting. If you're driving to the airport, you'll
definitely need to clear out space to get your suitcases in! Set
aside at least an extra 15 minutes for this task. Use the 3-Bag
technique again to clear out your trunk. You may even find some
storage items in there, like that computer monitor that has been
sitting in its box for 6 months.
Use the above 7 steps to remove
clutter from your car quickly and easily. Enjoy the ride more with a
clutter-free car.
Copyright © 2008 Sue Brenner
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