Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to organize your purse, tote, man-bag, briefcase, satchel, book-bag, or whatever generally accompanies you when you’re out and about. I’m just gonna call it a bag for now. 
Think clarity, freedom and order…
Day 22: Organize Your Bag
Step 1: Empty everything out of your bag.
Step 2: Neatly put back into your bag only those items you need, such as your:
- Wallet
- Keys
- Cell phone
- Small make-up purse (ideally you’ll just have some basics – a neutral lipstick or lip balm, mascara, mirror, small bottle of fragrance)
- Small tissue pack
- Small, light umbrella (I walk a lot so I always keep one in my bag)
- Sunglasses
- Tampons
- Hand cream
- Mints
- Pen and notebook.
Step 3: Be sure to toss out all the handbag clutter, including:
- Floating tissues
- Unneeded receipts
- Ancient mints and gum
- Loose coins
- Random pens
- Paper scraps
- Accumulated hair accessories
- Indecipherable notes
- Icky make-up.
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
Declutter one of these:
- Declutter your wallet of old receipts, decrepit photos, loyalty cards for places you rarely visit (your wallet real estate is precious!), business cards, random papers, credit or store cards you don’t need (destroy with care), and any other random crap.
- Declutter your keyring of keys you don’t need. If you’ve forgotten what keys are for, put them on a separate ‘mystery’ keyring for later investigation. If you’re always fumbling for keys, arrange them in order of use – eg, car, garage, mailbox, top lock, bottom lock.
- Declutter your make-up purse of excess cosmetics, as well anything prehistoric, old-fashioned or funky smelling.
How liberating does that feel!
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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I think I can actually buy a smaller purse now! It was like I was carrying a giant corduroy trash receptacle around with me everywhere. What was I thinking?I even decluttered my wallet and found a credit card that had expired last year! I guess this was overdue, but I’m not gonna beat myself up about it because now it’s DONE!! Hooray!!
(Plus, I guess it’s good that I hadn’t been using the credit card.)
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Done! Thanks for a legitimately quick one today. 🙂
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Crumbs from toddler food be gone! Yay!
Wow! I should do this more often. It’s amazing the treasures one can find! (and trash) I keep thinking I don’t have any gum, so I put a pack in. Same with lipsticks. So, in cleaning out my purse I came across 3 opened packs of gum, 4 lipsticks and 3 lip glosses! And a lot of other stuff that didn’t need to be there.
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Done! My, my…how much lighter it feels! What a difference…now my purse is less of a weapon …. I used to say I could use it as one..it has always been very heavy, all it would take is a hit over the head with my purse and someone would be a ‘goner’. Much easier on my back now, however…..what a difference!
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I change my handbag often so this gets done at least once a month. I finally purchased a small makeup bag and filled it with the things you mentioned and added a personal size hand-sanitizer and my favorite sugar substitute. Wish I had done that years ago. I think I’m ready for a new handbag to add to my collection. =))
No purse but I had multiple diaper bags that I switch out that were desperately in need of a cleaning! This was a great task! Done!
Awesome! Done this already. Had a few bags and wallets to declutter so it took about 10 mins.
This task completed. : ) I have a Miche purse, and I love it. For those who might not be familiar with Miche, it has different covers just that snap on and off. They are held on by magnets. You can purchase an organizer that fits perfectly inside. I purchased it and it helps me to keep my purse in order. Now my wallet needed a little attention. I put the register receipts into my checkbook when I use my debit or credit card. I later record them in my checkbook to help me keep up-to-date with my account.
Now forward to work more on some of our past challenges for a while, then fun times with my friend.
This was a nice & easy one for me! I carry a very small purse, so there’s not room for a lot of extra stuff.