My Organized Biz

The Great Car Cleanup

by Jennifer Hofmann on June 3rd, 2008

(myorganizedbiz.com) - Most people think that because this is a business organizing blog that it means we have to talk about file folders. There’s a time and place for that.

In reality, though, the office extends beyond the desk… to the living room, the kitchen table and, yes, the car.

I’ve been lugging around a frightful amount of crap in the trunk for at least 5 months. Last night, I lay in bed thinking those things that only come up in the wee hours. “What would I do,” I wondered to myself. “If I got a flat tire?” This led to me mentally disassembling the contents of my trunk onto the imaginary roadside in an effort to free the doughnut. When Triple A showed up, I realized I’d be mortified.

So today I tackled the trunk.

Equipment:
Trash can
Recycle bin
Vacuum cleaner

Here’s what Heather the Neon looked like before (Yes, those are burned-out lightbulbs. Don’t ask.):

After no more than 20 minutes, here’s what she looked like:

Everything that remians is used for my staging business and there’s plenty of room to get at the tire or bring home groceries.

And here’s the thing: not only did it only take a mere 20 minutes, I felt physically lighter. Like I’d lost 10 pounds. It was amazing.

What’s in your car trunk right now?

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