Whats In Your Purse

How many of us women get our daily workout by just carrying around our handbag? I know I do. We have so much stuff just thrown into these monstrosities, that we don`t even know what`s in them and we`re to afraid to find out. Here are some tips to help organize your purse and hopefully make them a little bit lighter. 

Only the Essentials 

Our wallets are one of the heaviest items in our purse, and for many not because they are full of money. To lighten the load try having two separate wallets. One for the pieces you use everyday such as your drivers license, health card and major credit card. Keep the other wallet at home with all the other non-essential cards. 

A slim key chain wallet is a great idea to help you only carry your essentials around, and provide a great place to keep the keys from getting lost. 

Adding Storage 

Most purses come with very few built-in pockets to store all the small things that you want to keep together, like cosmetics, or keep discreet, like feminine products. Because of this you often end up with stuff everywhere. Zipper pouches or small cosmetic bags are the answer. They help keep together all the products you have buried in your purse. 

That Beautiful Face Doesn`t Need That Many Cosmetics 

Toss the entire pharmacy supply of products you're carrying around back into your home cosmetics stash. There are so many travel size makeup products out there that will do the same job but take up much less room. Try one of the all in one compacts that incorporate all products into one case. 

Small Change = Big Money 

Empty spare coins weekly into a jar. After a few months take them to your local grocery store or bank and convert them into bills. You'll be surprised how much extra cash you had stashed and how much lighter your purse becomes. 

Remember the bigger the purse the more stuff you`ll keep in it and the more weight you`ll be lugging on your shoulders on a daily basis. 

Organizing for a Move

We`ve all done it at least once in our life. Whether it be away to school or upsizing the family home to suit the ever growing family. Myself, i`ve done it at least 5 times over the last few years. It`s the ever dreaded task of moving.

Do you really need that? 
Moving is the perfect time to evaluate your home and its contents to decide what is worth packing and hauling to the new location. If you have not used any items in the past year then chances are you’re not going to use them in the year ahead, so save yourself the hassle and get rid of it before the move. 

Be Realistic 
Know how much space your new living environment offers and decide how much you will be able to comfortably store. Make a list and sort your items by those that you absolutely must keep and start from there.


Get Your Sharpie Ready 
Labelling is the key to any move big or small.  Put only items from the same room in one box and label with the room and the specific contents. This makes it easier for those helping you in the move to put them in the exact location they need to be.


Sorting 
In order to try and function on a normal level during a move, group the most important items together / what your going to want to unpack first. For example in season clothes are going to be more of a priority to get to than out of season.

Happy Moving! 

Organizing On A Budget

Organizing and decorating doesn`t always have to be expensive. Here are some tips that will help keep the cost of organizing and decorating to a minimum.


The Dollar Store

Some of my favorite organizing solutions have come from the dollar store. Because it`s an everything store, you often come across other items that you can use in an organizing capacity such as baskets or vases that you may have never thought of for that purpose. They also have a great house ware section with everything from hooks to boxes that aid in every organizing conundrum, and all for a dollar!

Reuse and Repurpose 

Some of my previous posts discussed the reuse and repurposing of items such as frames, mason jars, glass bottles and many other items. Simple things that would otherwise be thrown in the rubbish can often be turned into organizational wonders and cost next to nothing!! 

Use What You Have 
Sometimes your best organizing solutions can already be found right in your home. Often moving furniture into another room gives it a brand new purpose. Here are some examples, but there are really endless possibilities.

Move a dresser into a living area to store books,  movies or other odds and ends in your living space. 

Simply add a narrow countertop onto of two dressers to create a desk or makeup area. 

Move an old dresser into a hallway as a storage unit.
Simply taking out the drawers and removing the inner hardware can turn it into a bookshelf to!

What`s On Sale 
Over the past few years I`ve seen the openings of stores that specifically sell storage solution items. Some items are unique but others are the exact same things sold in the big box stores for 50% more of the cost. I suggest going into the storage specific stores to have a look at what they suggest for your organizational inquiry, but then head to a big box store (or even the dollar store) to see if you can find the same item for cheaper; which often you can!