| Do you feel you practically live in your car? Americans | | | | container you can easily remove and empty. This is |
| spend an average of 2 ½ hours per day in their | | | | essential to keeping clutter control in your car. Some |
| cars. They are often command centers when we run | | | | trash containers strap to the back seat, or others fit |
| errands, act as a shuttle driver to take children to | | | | between bucket seats in the front and back on the |
| school, chauffeuring to sport activities, music practice, | | | | floor. When everything is assigned space then it is |
| or running back to school to take forgotten homework. | | | | easy to stay on top of clutter control. |
| We make grocery store runs and stop at the local | | | | The Back Seat: If you have children that need |
| nursery for gardening supplies, we have car pool days | | | | something to keep them occupied when they are in |
| not to mention taking kids to play dates, taking the | | | | the car a hanging organizer behind both seats holds |
| children to the park and maybe squeezing in time to | | | | CDs, school supplies, toys, books, snack containers and |
| meet friends for lunch. | | | | drinks. Behind one seat a removable tray could serve |
| If you use your car like a second home, cars can also | | | | as a table for games or doing homework. A hanging |
| get over run with stuff. Here are some great | | | | trash bag could be secured on one side, not just a |
| organizing tips for clutter control. It is important when | | | | plastic bag, but a sturdier bag. By having things in easy |
| driving to keep distractions and searching for things at | | | | reach of the children makes clutter control simple and |
| a minimum. Create a system to help with clutter control | | | | yes, even easy. |
| where you keep everything you need at your finger | | | | Insulated seat back organizers that hang from the |
| tips without having to search under or between the | | | | front or back of any seat keeps drinks chilled and |
| seats or on the floor. | | | | snacks within reach of the child. An entertainment |
| The Front Seat: The front seat is home to a family of | | | | organizer that has pockets to hold videos or DVDs |
| things; chargers for cell phones and other electronic | | | | and CDs can be found at |
| equipment, water bottles, magazines, sun glasses, | | | | Trunk Area: Items scattered about such as a diaper |
| books, cell phone, maps, directions to where you are | | | | bag, sports equipment, work out bag, hazardous road |
| going and snacks. But where do these end up? If your | | | | kit, first aid kit, or groceries can be efficiently contained |
| car is like a lot of cars these things are all over the | | | | in compartmentalized systems that make use of |
| front seat and are all jumbled so you can't find | | | | vertical space for clutter control. Place as many |
| anything. | | | | containers as needed to keep everything organized |
| Here's an organizing tip to help with front seat clutter | | | | and in its place. |
| control: containers. A universal center console | | | | I recommend a bucket or trash basket in the garage |
| organizer conveniently holds all of the items mentioned | | | | so each time you pull into your garage you or your |
| above plus much more. It can fit on top of the | | | | family can immediately take the trash out of the car. |
| passenger seat or between bucket seats. This web | | | | This is a good habit to teach children from the time |
| site at has many different organizers for all types of | | | | they are about two years old. They will look forward |
| vehicles. If an organizer is placed on the passenger | | | | to doing it and will feel so important from the praise |
| seat it can be easily be moved when you need the | | | | they will receive. |
| seat and everything from there will stay in one place. | | | | With all the clutter control you have done you now |
| Another web site also has a wide selection of | | | | have a "second home" you can be proud of. |
| organizers. Their front seat organizer sells for $10.49. | | | | Marilyn's bio: Marilyn is a creative organizer who helps |
| They sell glove box organizers, electronic organizers | | | | women, seniors and their families create space and |
| and MP3 Player or cell phone organizers. Also check | | | | end clutter in their homes and offices by setting up |
| your local variety stores for organizers. | | | | custom made systems. |
| Another organizing tip is to have a sturdy trash | | | | |