most of us love the scent of febreze at home, but their home air-freshening products can be a bit overwhelming inside a small, confined area – like a vehicle. a few years ago i found febreze auto (at target) and was sold after one use. it has a nice, light scent for your car’s interior. i only use this once a month or every other month and that is plenty enough to do the trick.

the other product i love, is woolite oxy deep carpet stain remover. it’s not only great inside your home, but it works wonders on the carpeting in your car.

here is one example (among hundreds – ha!)….a few weeks ago i was in a rush getting out the door to bring the boys to school. instead of transferring my coffee into a travel mug, i rushed out and brought with me the mug i had been drinking from. it does fit in the center console cup holders, but doesn’t have a lid. when i initially got into the car, i sat the mug on top of the center console until the kids hopped in.

you know what happens next – it tipped over accidentally. i was able to catch it mid-tip….but about 1/4 of the coffee went down the back console and onto the light carpeting. i immediately blotted up what i could. then later when i arrived home from carpool, i used the woolite. carpet looks awesome! you can’t even tell there was a coffee spill.

this carpet cleaner has worked on all sorts of stains in the car; ground in crackers, drops of red fruit punch (don’t ask!), gatorade (of various colors), chocolate, milk spills, and even a brown apple stain.

those are 2 of my favorite products for the car.

another item i use frequently is our oreck handheld vacuum…

the other must have car item for me? this s-hook…

for years i left my bags sitting on the front passenger seat…

but like most things that are sitting in this seat, and sitting on leather, they slide right off if you turn or stop. i was getting tired of my purse and its contents getting tossed onto the passenger floorboard. this hook has been the answer. occasionally, i will hook it onto the car organizer itself…

or i can turn it around toward the back of the seat and hang it from the headrest poles…