What’s in my car?
I used to love watching those YouTube videos where people would show what was in their bag. It was so interesting to me the items that a person would choose to keep on them at all times in their bag. I thought it would be fun to tell you all what I keep in my car. Because my car is, a much larger, extension of my bag. Somewhere along the way I have decided that my car (a minivan) is my carry-all, catch-all compartment for which I will keep all my supplies, essentials, and “emergency items” for myself and my family. What has resulted is that my car has a lot of stuff that may or may not be “essential.” So what’s in there you ask?
Basic car manuals, insurance, licensing, registration paperwork and tire gage in my glove compartment.
I have a middle compartment between the two front seats where I keep all sorts of goodies. I have plastic containers that I keep gift cards, tickets for various activities and attractions that we frequent, coupons, first aid kit/supplies, tissue, hand lotion, sunscreen, chapstick, chargers for electronics, baby wipes, pen/pencil/stationery, hair supplies for my daughter, sunglasses for the family, and extra change.
In the backseat where the kids are I keep wet wipes, tissue, extra bottles of water, hats for everyone, and a box that I store extra handheld toys and books for the kids to look at during drives.
In the trunk there is an extra set of clothes or 2 for each child, extra jackets for every member of the family, a towel, paper towels, water bottles, sand toys/playground toys, picnic blanket, reusable supermarket bags, more sunscreen, and extra flip flops for the kids.
If you’re thinking boy her car sounds like a mess, most of the time it is! And somehow we still manage to get to places only to realize I forgot something at home. But there have been plenty of times where we have been able to get back to the car and find just what we, or someone we are with, needs. And whenever we have long outings I discover new things that I can stash in my car as “extra supplies.”