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No more rummaging! (Organize your purse!)

November 6, 2016 By Lidia 14 Comments

This is my purse.

purse-before

A vision, oui?  All those receipts, spilled make-up, earrings, random stuff…  Every time I had to find something, I had to wade through waves of stuff to find whatever it was.  And it always took me FOR-EV-ER to find anything despite it not being a very big purse!  Enter this new beauty:

new-purse

She is my new fall/winter bag and I love her.  Her beauty inspired me to buy these lovely organizing helpers:

pretty-pouches

They’re from Chapters and the sayings (“Like a Boss”, “I can and I will” and “World Domination”) are an adorable bonus.  I then dumped out all of my stuff out of my bag and divided everything into these 4 pouches.

The first holds my receipts for the month (which makes me feel like I’m being accountable – “like a boss”):

first-pouch

Next up is my make-up pouch.  In the morning rush, I sometimes forget to put make-up on so I apply it at work so as not to horrify any of my co-workers. It falls into the “I can and I will” pouch as in, “I can look presentable and I will at least try!”  Here are my lifesavers and their new home:

make-up

second-pouch

The rest of my goodies, including mints, tissues, hand lotion, hand sanitizer, and pain relievers make me believe that with all these necessities, I can achieve “world domination”.  Ok not really but at least they have my back if I need any moisturizers or have a headache:

toileteries

third-pouch

The last pouch (and the prettiest!) is reserved for my gift cards:

gift-cards

I don’t always think to bring them when I’m out and about and curse myself when I could have potentially used one.  So my thought was if I always carry them with me, I won’t be caught short:

fourth-pouch

The final result?

purse-after1

Sanity has now been restored.  All that lives in my new beautiful bag are these pouches, my keys, my wallet and my phone:

purse-after2

(*cue Stevie Wonder*)  Isn’t she love…ly?!

Organize your Purse!

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Comments

  1. Caitlin says

    November 8, 2016 at 3:18 am

    OMG – that purse is to die for!!!!!! And I love the pouches! Great post!

    Reply
    • Lidia says

      November 8, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      Isn’t it pretty?! Thanks so much my friend!! xox

      Reply
  2. Kindha says

    November 8, 2016 at 5:00 am

    My purse is a hot mess. This post gives me hope.

    Love your new bag!

    Reply
    • Lidia says

      November 8, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      LOL! Thanks cherie!! xox

      Reply
  3. Shirley says

    November 8, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    Yes she is…love…ly! A fun well written,upbeat post…I had a smile on my face as I read your every word.
    Are you carrying another “suitcase” for Avery’s stuff?

    Reply
    • Lidia says

      November 8, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      Shirley, you’re the best! Thank you so much!! Yes definitely I’ll need a huge bag for Avery’s things! LOL! xox

      Reply
  4. Ariel says

    November 9, 2016 at 12:35 pm

    Okay, I request a follow-up come December 5th telling us if this really worked 😉
    Ariel recently posted…Fall One Room Challenge – Week 6 – The RevealMy Profile

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    • Lidia says

      November 10, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      LOL! I’ll send you a pic!!

      Reply
  5. Lesley Metcalfe says

    November 10, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    So organized! Love the new purse and pouches.

    Reply
    • Lidia says

      November 12, 2016 at 1:19 am

      Aw, thank you Lesley! 🙂 xo

      Reply
  6. Heather says

    November 10, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    that purse is WOW! And this is such a genius idea. I’ve got one pouch, but never thought of adding more – this is so smart and super stylish too:)

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    • Lidia says

      November 12, 2016 at 1:20 am

      Thanks Heather!! xo

      Reply
  7. gemma@thesweetestdigs says

    November 11, 2016 at 1:41 am

    THIS IS SO SMART!!!! I need to implement some kind of similar system to the mayhem that is going on with my diaper bag-slash-purse right now.

    (PS. You’ve got a pretty good stash of gift cards there, lady! Holla!)
    gemma@thesweetestdigs recently posted…11 Best Gifts For Her: The 2016 EditionMy Profile

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    • Lidia says

      November 12, 2016 at 1:23 am

      LOL!! I totally get that! I was fed up when I had a sippy cup spill and I couldn’t find my keys one night! Crazy about those gift cards eh?! I’m telling you if they aren’t in front of my face I totally forget I have them! (gah!) xo

      Reply

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