Entries Tagged 'Garage & Auto Organizing' ↓

It doesn’t take much for our cars to get cluttered, especially when we have kids.  I don’t know what it is about every little available crevice that makes kids feel like they need to stuff  wrappers, chewed up gum or pieces of paper in them.  But they do.  So today I was sitting at the drive through line at the bank.  I realized I had some garbage and there was a handy garbage can right next to the car.  So I took a minute to start grabbing wrappers to toss while I had to sit and wait anyway.  One less thing to do later and I took advantage of wait time.  This is something you can do when you are filling your car with gas as well.

So you can declutter your car and lighten the load at least a little bit at your next stop!

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It looks like I am about done with my garage organizing project for now.  I really did get a lot done just working a little at a time.  You can reach your garage organizing goals too!

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Well, like I said in my last post, you don’t have to do your garage organizing all in one day.  I’m making big progress working steadily each day, without wearing myself out!  Well, I have had some help too.  We have pulled out pieces of wood (why do men keep pieces of wood??) and cut them up for the trash.  All the old paint cans and various solvents and putties have been weeded out and boxed up for a hazardous waste drop off.  Please make sure you don’t throw those chemicals in the garbage, take the time to drop them off to be disposed of properly and help the environment!  The paint that is being kept has been labeled according to the room it is for.

My organizing products and bins for my work are stacked up neatly ready to load up in the car for the next organizing appointment.  My weights and workout accessories are altogether easy to access for the next exercise session.  It’s all about placing ‘like’ items together, just like you would find at the store!

Tomorrow the shop vac that hasn’t been used in years is heading out the door courtesy of a craigslist call! 

Garage organizing really is possible a little at a time!

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Garage organizing can be a job you tackle a little at a time-you don’t have to do the whole garage in one shot! 

Tonight I was lifting weights in my garage when I looked around at the leaves and dust that had accumulated in all the corners over the winter, the shoes that the kids didn’t quite get on the shoe rack, the miscellaneous holiday items that only made it to a shelf and still needed to be added to the holiday storage bins.   I was really tired but decided I could make a difference with just a few minutes of purging, tidying and organizing.  Once I got going, I had trouble stopping but I did stop with some work left to go. 

Things look better already and that leaves me motivated to finish my garage organizing, sweep out the rest of the dust and leave my garage door open proudly this summer!

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Cargo Gear makes it easy to organize your important auto papers in a snap with the High Road Glove Box Organizer.  When you need your paperwork, you don’t want to have to scramble around your car searching-especially if you need it because you have a police officer standing at your window!  I was recently pulled over for my very first time ever and I was nervous enough that I had trouble getting my window down.  I certainly didn’t need to stress about where my insurance and registration papers were!

The Glove Box Organizer features 3 large pockets, a pen and writing pad.  Round up all your important vehicle documents and be prepared should you need it and hope that you don’t!

And did I get a ticket?  Nope.  Phew!!

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When you travel with kids, you have to be prepared to keep them happy by keeping them busy.  Often that means videos, games and snacks end up on the seats and floors making a mess out of the car by the time you get to your destination. 

The Vehicle Entertainment Organizer from Cargo Gear will help to declutter the car quickly and easily.  Have kids pick out their favorite movies and music and load it up before you head out for a short trip or a long trip.  You can also add a box of kleenex and use the outer pockets for stashing away crayons, gum or small snacks. 

Be sure to change out movies and music to keep kids from getting bored.  Keep the kids happy, keep the car clean and keep a little bit of your sanity when you travel!

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What!  Organize your organizing bins?  Yes, you really can fine tune your organizing when you organize storage bins with BIN BUDDIES, created right here in the Great Pacific Northwest!  BIN BUDDIES are water resistant nylon fabric inserts with pockets around the inside edges for storing items and keeping them from ending up in a heap at the bottom of the bin.  Clever huh? 

BIN BUDDIES  are made to fit a wide variety of storage bins.  Ideas for what you may want to use them for:

• Home Organization
• Garage Organization
• Great for Camping Supplies
• Disaster Preparedness
• Emergency Car Supplies

Organize storage bins so everything you need is at your fingertips!

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It’s easy for garage storage to get out of hand-tools, holiday decor, paint, old bikes, broken things you think you will fix someday, things you just don’t know what to do with-the list goes on and on!  What do you do when the garage becomes overwhelming?

First, decide how you want to use your garage-what is your goal?  Do you want to park one or two vehicles inside?  Do you want to use it just for storage?  Do you want to use the garage as a play space for your kids?

Next, make a list of the items you really feel you need to store in the garage for sure.  You may have a list like this:

• Camping gear
• Kid’s bikes
• Holiday Decor
• Gardening tools
• Toolbox

Next clear out the garage placing items of the same type together.  Holiday with holiday, bikes with bikes, paint with paint, tools with tools, etc.  When you see how much you have of each type of item, it will help you let some of it go.  Let go of items that don’t fit into your goals for the garage or find a new home for them. You’ve got to be tough here-you can do it!

Once you’ve got it pared down, load the garage back up keeping the items that are alike together.  Take advantage of all possible storage space in the garage-shelving on walls, hooks on walls, even the ceiling!

Create your goals for the garage, pare down and park inside again when garage organizing is made easy!

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Whether you’re on a long road trip or a short trip around town, you always need supplies on hand to keep your kids busy in the car.  That ’stuff’ usually ends up on the seats, the floor, stepped on and generally makes a mess. 

Well, now you can round it all up and keep supplies neat, tidy and at your child’s fingertips with this High Road Kids Car Organizer from Cargo Gear!  This handy organizer snaps into the middle seatbelt to keep it from moving around and close to the back seat drivers who need it. 

Some key features:

• Surface for playing or drawing on
• Bin lid turns into a tray
• Adjustable dividers inside for storing CD’s, games, snacks and such
• 8 outside pockets to hold hand wipes, bottled water, crayons, games, etc.

Keep your kids busy and your car tidy with this nifty auto organizer!

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The garage often ends up being the place where everything you don’t know what to do with ends up being stored.  Unfortunately, it can turn into the garage monster where you really don’t know what you have anymore and the car sits out in the driveway exposed to the elements and maybe even vandalism. 

It’s important to really be honest about what you are storing in your garage and why.  If you don’t even know what’s in those boxes out there, chances are good you can live without it.   Take advantage of a sunny day and empty out the garage.  Be ruthless about separating into donation, recycle, garbage and giveaway. 

Take advantage of all storage space for the items that you do keep, including the ceiling.  I personally have two Hyloft storage systems hanging from my garage ceiling.  They are great for items that you don’t need to access regularly such as holiday decor.

Look up and increase your storage space for easy garage organizing! 

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