A few years ago when we first bought the “mom car” I laid down the law about how we were going to keep it clean and tidy. I was delivering this important lecture to the children while driving to Culver’s restaurant. As we pulled into a parking spot I found the perfect illustration to make my point. The van next to us had sliding doors — the owners hit the open button as they approached revealing the messiest car I had ever seen. Since then whenever our van gets messy we all start referring to it as a “Culvers car”. While everyone in my family understands what that means, they do not, apparently, have any motivation to do anything about it. It’s at those times that I have to take matters into my own hands.
Today was one of those times…
8:20 a.m. – home from the morning drop off and getting my camera ready for the before photos…
8:40 a.m. –all the booster seats are out and I’ve gathered my supplies – Wet rag, vacuum, and a garbage bag.
8:50 a.m. – Tim’s workbench is covered with all the stuff that I found inside the car that did not actually belong there. That will have to be sorted out before he gets home, but for now it’s out of my car!
9:05 a.m. – it’s vacuumed and I still have not let Grace out of her car seat – She’s found Anna’s lip gloss – I’ll have to plot to get rid of that later I guess…
9:15 a.m. – wiped down the seats, cup holders, and the bins on the back of the kid’s seats.
9:25 a.m. – while putting the cleaning supplies away I found a plastic bin on the dryer – I know exactly what I can do with that… now we are off to get a car wash so the outside looks just as good!
9:45 a.m. – the car has recovered from spring break and we will make it to story hour on time — I even found Culver’s custard coupons so we can stop for a treat!
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- that’s a rock!
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- Under the blanket Grace “found” her missing shoes!
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- What is all this junk?
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- Headphones, DVDs, and the Remote
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- “Free treat”
Inspired by “Tackle it Tuesday” at 5 Minutes For Mom.
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