Motivate Me Monday – Do You Live in Your Car?

I hope you don’t actually live in your car , but if you are anything like the average family here in the US, then you spend a lot of time there. Which usually means your car accumulates a lot of stuff that doesn’t belong there.

One of my pet peeves is a messy car. It drives me nuts! My husband and I are pretty good about keeping our cars clean of clutter. We could use a little work on keeping the car clean of dirt though. We always tend to keep our cars cleaner in the summer because the kiddos love to help hose down the car. It’s a great hot summer day activity.

Speaking of keeping my car clean reminds me of a time the principal at my kids’ school gave them a ride to school one day. My daughter hopped in her car and said, “Wow, my mom never lets her car get this dirty!” Oh dear. We had to have the “some things you need to keep to yourself” conversation that day.

So, my challenge for you this week is to take a look at your car. Could it use some tender lovin’ care? Take two trash bags out to the car with you. One is for the trash. Just start chunkin’ stuff. Trust me, it will feel good.

The second trash bag you can put everything that isn’t trash, but doesn’t belong in the car, in there. Tell your kids to take everything that is theirs out of the bag and put it away.

If you happen to be really motivated, clean the interior, vacuum the seats and floors and spray some good smelling stuff in there. The next time you get in your car, I guarantee you, you will smile.