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Purse Organization

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Purse Organization

Not long ago, I emptied my purse out on the floor of my living room. The stuff I discovered hiding in there was nothing short of ridiculous: a hot pink kazoo, a plastic “spy watch” (gotta love kids’ meals, right?), gum wrappers, and a slip of paper explaining how to finger knit. It was time to organize. If you find yourself in a similar situation, I’ve got some ideas for getting your purse back in order.

The first thing you need to figure out is what you do want in your purse, and once you have that figured out, grab some pouches. (I decided to go with clear pouches so I could easily see what was in each one, but mesh or fabric pouches will do a great job as well.) Now you can create a “category” for each pouch. Everyone has unique needs, so I’ve put together a couples ideas for you to start with, and you can certainly expand upon them if you wish.

Organize Your Purse with Larger Pouches

Kids’ Activities

Purse Organization Kids' Activites

If you are ever in the doctor’s waiting area for hours… and hours, then you are very familiar with the phrase, “I’m bored.” If you have ever been on a car ride lasting longer than 2.4 minutes, you are also familiar with the term, “I’m bored.” In an effort to minimize this particular statement, I created a pouch to include a couple kid-friendly items: a small notebook, a few crayons, stickers, rubber stamps, and small patterned tape dispensers.

Freshen Your Breath

Purse Organization Freshen Your Breath

Have you ever been out to an Italian restaurant: garlic enhanced salad dressing, garlic bread, garlic sauce, garlic, garlic, garlic? While delicious, it also makes you kinda want to need to freshen your breath. For this pouch, I included a small tube of toothpaste, a travel toothbrush, dental floss, and new Extra® 35-stick packs of gum. The reason I love this particular gum is because it has durable packaging, so gum isn’t falling out all over my purse, and there’s 35 pieces of gum in it… enough to share with all your friends that just ate chicken fettuccine with you.

First Aid Kit

Purse Organization First Aid

Although I certainly don’t consider myself overly concerned about germs, I do want my kiddos to apply hand sanitizer after petting animals at the zoo. And how many times have I dealt with a cut or scrape at the park? I’m sure it’s something like 527. This little pouch holds a few “medical necessities”: Band-Aids®, pain reliever, cough drops, lip balm, and yes, sanitizer.

Writing Materials

Purse Organization Writing Materials

I constantly think of ideas while I’m out-and-about, so I carry a notebook and pen in my purse, but I decided to add a couple things to this pouch, so I am ready for anything: a couple thank you cards, envelopes, and stamps.


Organize Your Purse with Smaller Pouches

Purse Organization Small Pouches

I also bought a few smaller pouches to hold gift cards, receipts, and coupons.



Purse Organization

So much better! … and, no, I didn’t keep the hot pink kazoo 🙂

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Sharing some ideas for organizing your purse. Use clear pouches and group like items together so you can be ready in any situation.

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  1. Emily says

    April 7, 2016 at 7:48 AM

    My bag is a black hole! I love the idea to organize with clear pouches! Teh new Extra packaging is perfect for busy moms on the go, too! #client

    Reply
    • Erin Meyer says

      April 7, 2016 at 9:16 AM

      I used to have those cardboard gum boxes, and everything would fall out and then the wrappers would come undone and the gum would get gross from whatever was lying on the bottom of my purse. The plastic containers are SO much better!

      Reply
  2. Shruti Panday says

    April 7, 2016 at 12:30 AM

    Great idea to stay organized, Erin! Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Ruthie says

    April 5, 2016 at 3:36 PM

    This is a great idea to stay organized! I always am organized for about 2 days in my purse and then it becomes a huge mess! I might have to give these a try!

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    • Erin Meyer says

      April 6, 2016 at 2:19 PM

      I hear ya. I swear most things that end up in my purse are things my kids don’t want to carry around, and apparently they don’t want to carry much. I end up with dirty socks, candy, trash… the list goes on.

      Reply
  4. Heather | Deans List says

    April 5, 2016 at 2:15 PM

    Great idea, Erin! I bet I wouldn’t have so much trash in my purse if I kept it organized in pouches! ?

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    • Erin Meyer says

      April 6, 2016 at 2:20 PM

      Maybe there should be a pouch for trash… then you can just empty it out when it gets full 🙂

      Reply
  5. Heather says

    April 5, 2016 at 9:46 AM

    If I may ask, where did you purchase the pouches that you used for purse organization? Also, your blog is wonderful && after spending hours looking through it, I’ve gotten some real inspiration for my home. Thank you for sharing. ?

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    • Erin Meyer says

      April 5, 2016 at 9:53 AM

      Hi Heather-
      I got the pouches at The Container Store. The larger ones are $1.99 and the smaller ones are $0.99, so very reasonable. Glad you are enjoying the blog and finding some inspiration. Enjoy your day!

      Reply

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