How to Organize Your Purse | Using Pouches

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Not long ago, I emptied my purse onto the floor and the stuff I discovered 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. If you find yourself in a similar situation, I’ve got some ideas on how to organize your purse… and keep it that way.

The first thing you to figure out is what you do want in your purse. 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 work 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; you can certainly expand upon them if you wish.

How to Organize Your Purse with Pouches

Large Pouch Categories for Organizing A Purse

Kids’ Activities

 

If you are ever in a waiting area for hours… and hours, then you are probably familiar with the phrase, “I’m bored.” If you have been on a car ride lasting longer than 2.4 minutes, you are also probably 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 patterned tape.

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 a pack of gum.

First Aid Kit

 

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? This little pouch holds a few “medical necessities”: Band-Aids®, pain reliever, cough drops, Chapstick® (or try this DIY Lip Balm), and yes, sanitizer.

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.

How to Organize Your Purse with Smaller Pouches

 

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

 

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

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