The early part of my day was spent
working, so at 4:00p.m. I decided it was time to clean my Ford.
Between road trips, hikes, shopping and various sports trips the
Escape had become filled with, well, life. I started by emptying out
my golf clubs and Lizzy's batting trainer. I continued with my golf
shoes, softball glove, bowling bag and a bathing suit. After five
more bags of stuff, it was time to sort through everything and put it
out or put it away. Looking at everything on my living room floor.
The task seemed daunting.
I dug in and created piles based on the
final destination of the items. Strangely, a lot of the items were in
a, back to the car, pile. I should have expected the distribution, I
have two objectives when outfitting my SUV.
- End of the World... well not really, I just like to think, if there was ever an issue and my Escape was nearby, it could be a make shift ambulance/ survivor center.
- I've been working on being more spontaneous, sadly in my mind the best way to be spontaneous is to be prepared.
- three types of sunblock
- two types of insect spray
- two tubes of triple ointment
- four bottles of disinfectant
- baby wipes, flush-able and non
- paper towels
- two classes of power inverters
- four different pain relievers
- AA and AAA batteries
- two flash lights
- re-usable shopping bags
- two sizes of Ziploc bags
- bandages
- bungee and ratchet straps
- a seven year old can of fix-a-flat
- a tire repair kit
- Duct, masking, electrical and packing tape
- an electric inflator
- a case of bottled water
- a box of granola bars
- various tools.
To satisfy objective one, I have...
I think out loud, 'Objective one, mission
accomplished!'.
Oh, who am I kidding? Complete
overkill, Epic Fail.
- sporting equipment for sports I don't even play
- changes of clothing for trips that range from Tatooine to Hoth, the ice planet
- a can of AXE
- two folding camping chairs
- a book of wedding ceremonies
- a kite
- three gps devices
- an extra pairs of glasses
To satisfy objective two, I have...
These things seem to take spur out
of spur of moment.
Deep breath... command decision. I
always talk about minimalism. It's time to practice what I preach.
I move everything from the, back to the car, pile to the put away and
throw away piles.
Another deep breath... a moment of
meditation... a realization of having a clean car... the world seems
right again.
"Changes of clothing for trips that range from Tatooine to Hoth, the ice planet" haha!
ReplyDeleteI like to keep stuff in my car too but it helped me to organize it. I have all my car stuff in a bin, and then workout gear in a bag. (Unfortunately I have to squeeze all that in around the craft fair tables & chairs, which make no sense to me to haul in and out of my house hence I keep them in the trunk.) If I ever get stuck on an ice planet I'll be in trouble though.