Most of us spend a huge part of our day in our vehicles. Whether it is commuting, chauffeuring children, or running errands, we spend a lot of time in our cars. My recent trainee, Jessica Rose, published an article in the Daily Herald newspaper titled ‘The Cleanest Car on the Block’. In that article she listed 4 simple ways to organize your car. These are her tips:

1. Take everything out and sort through it.
2. Wipe down the inside of the car.
3. Make three piles:
   • Store near the drivers seat.
   • Store in the back seat pockets.
   • Store in the trunk.
4. Contain essential items. (Click here to download and print a copy of Jessica’s Favorite Car Organization Products.)

Read Jessica’s full article here.

Before I finish up here, let me share with you a few things that will be helpful to you when your car breaks down. A little knowledge can go a long way. One of the best things you can do to ensure your safe return when you travel is to:

1. carry a car survival kit in your car
2. keep your gas tank 1/2 full AND
3. inform those close to you of your travel plans and route

Preparing a car survival kit and following the car organization tips above will allow you greater peace of mind as you roam your city streets or tour the beautiful country roads of America. Prepare your car with the things you need to assure your safety. An organized car is simple luxury!

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I recently read an article by nationally known financial guru Jean Chatsky. She suggested a few things that make a real difference in setting up an emergency cash fund and building financial preparedness.

Jean noted that times are tough. Americans are saving very little. So what can YOU do to bring financial preparedness into your life? She suggests controlling the things you CAN control. Here are a few of her suggestions:

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Welcome. My name is Vicki Winterton. I have worked as a professional organizer specializing in home organization here in Utah for 10 years. I work in the homes and work-at-home offices of people located in the Salt Lake Valley, Park City, and Utah County areas. I created this blog so that I could share my experiences and help people everywhere learn how to downsize, simplify, and then organize their home spaces.

***If you saw me on TV and are here to purchase one of my truly amazing printable packets, click here and you will be taken to the page that has a listing of all 13 of my absolute best organizing solutions™ kits containing full detail for bringing order and simplicity to specific areas of your home, your household papers, and/or your schedule. (These kits are so good that they have been optioned up and are now sold through a high end online organizing store but you can buy them at a reduced rate right here.)

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Do you know what to do in the early spring to prepare your spring landscape for the upcoming seasons?

This week I invited my hubby Gary to be a guest expert on my online organizing show. He taught  about preparing your trees, lawn and planting beds in relation to spring landscaping plans. I invited Gary because he is a self taught spring landscape groomer and does such a good job with our yard that I knew he had some great information  to share with my listeners. Below I have posted some photos and links of the spring landscape and general yard care products he mentioned. I also included some spring landscape or yard-care tools he uses but didn’t have time to mention on the show. I will post his spring landscape top yard-care tools and tips under the 3 categories he suggested.

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