Comments on stephmodo: Organizing Tip #10

We recently made a rule that the kids can't leave ...

2008-05-06T08:14:52.142-06:00

We recently made a rule that the kids can't leave the car without bringing all their stuff with them.
They're supposed to look around their seat, pick up whatever's there, then haul it out with them. This may not work for preschool or younger children, but it's great for the elementary-schoolers. It doesn't solve the problem of smooshed goldfish and free-range Cheerios, but in general things look much better 'til I can get to the vacuuming.

Once a week is lucky. I think I do it on a daily ...

2008-05-06T07:52:19.252-06:00

Once a week is lucky. I think I do it on a daily basis with twins and triplets in the car.

P.S. Love the new banner!

2008-05-06T00:51:04.764-06:00

P.S. Love the new banner!

I love that trunk organizer, and a bargain too! Th...

2008-05-06T00:50:29.882-06:00

I love that trunk organizer, and a bargain too! The best thing I ever did was to add "clean out your items from the car" to my kids Saturday chore list. I do not have to ask...the wiping is easy once the junk is out...

Again, your post is so timely! I finally did the c...

2008-05-05T23:24:18.214-06:00

Again, your post is so timely! I finally did the car clean-out today, vacuumed and wiped and all.

My daughter's preschool has the same situation with the teachers being exposed to the interior of our car daily. Usually it's not a problem, but over the past two weeks every school project seems to have made it out of the bag and onto the seats/floor and never into the house! (I just hope she doesn't miss any of it now.)