So by nature, I'm not an overly tidy person but since marrying my husband 11 years ago - his natures have rubbed off on me to a certain extent (he might not agree!). He's very organized, very "everything has a place and it's in it's place"...etc. Which is (can be) great!
My Husband is always the one to wash our vehicles and vaccum them out... but I thought I'd do it last week - which brought me to this WFMW post. I'd like to share some of his ideas with you!
Our van's mats stay nice and clean looking, see:
BECAUSE of these custom cut (by my hubby) carmats that we lay overtop of the ones above! Isn't he so smart?! He used a cheap industrial carpet that you can buy from Walmart for under $10... and cut it up into shapes that fit!
these are particularly nice when the weather changes and in/out of my van go 5-7children everyday!I want to share with you what types of things we have in our van for "just in case" situations:
Soccer Ball; juice boxes & bottled water for the time I forget to grab our water bottles from the house (or if we run out of water); blanket for picnicing; and hand broom for getting sand from the beach off of toes before entering the van...
One bag hangs on the back of our headrest for a spare change of clothes for my youngest children; and the other bag holds 'environmentally friendly' bags for grocery shopping
Some extra snacks in the glove compartment (and a pack of vinegar for the time we are in the USA McDonald's - since they don't have vinegar packets for their fries!)...
and in the door pockets we have: a wide-mouth empty water bottle for my 2 boys to pee in when a bathroom isn't convenient (we use is LOTS), extra diaper(s), Wipes (I will buy these long after I need them for diapering purposes!) and some hard {organic} candy and Lollipops for "emergencies":
Do you have any great ideas regarding what you keep in your vehicle??? Please do share!
This works for me!
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4 comments:
Love it all! :) Wish you were here to organize my van and my life!! :) Your van carpets look GREAT......ours definately don't!
Great post!
When I got my new van last year, the carmats and carpet looked so lovely and I was complaining about how soon they'd look all nasty. My hubby went out and bought rubber backed bathroom rugs and put them over top of the carpet/mats in the front and back seats. The rubber backing keeps from all the wintery snow/slush from seeping through. Plus, they're easy to pull out and throw in the wash. :)
Being prepared is always a good mom tip! Happy WFMW =)
My favorite tip is the water bottle for emergency peeing. What a hoot. I wish I had read this when my boys were young! Too bad there isn't an option for the girls too.
Great post!
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