It is not a secret that I am a bit messy, unorganized, cluttered, hoarder, whatever you want to call it. But, lately I am just losing control in my purse. I keep shoving things in it, but nothing is coming out. So, are you curious what is all in the Coach?
Well, once you remove the wallet, you see a lot more of what I would hope is typical in a mom’s purse.
1. Receipts-Lots of ‘em. Throw in catalinas from target, Kroger, and other stores and I am getting fistfuls of paper every time I buy something.
2. Meds-Allergy, Excedrin, anti-anxiety, cough drops. Yep, they are all in there.
3. Store Cards-I don’t know about you, but managing the shopper card to ever store I shop in in order to get the discount is painful for me. That was until I found this really handy card holder on an end cap at Target. I need about 3 more of them, but it works quite nicely.
4. Kid crap-I have 1 happy meal toy, 3 fruit snack packs, 5 crayons, a bracelet, 2 barretts, and about 20 pony tail holder.
5. Makeup-2 chap stick, 1 lipstick
8. Jewelry-I have one bracelet and one watch with a dead battery. Someone should get that battery fixed before th watch get’s lost.
6. Cards-I have a wad of my business cards along with a wad of new business acquaintances.
7. Coupons-I swear every time I need some special coupon I got for spending $50 bucks at store, it is never to be found. So, now I have about 10 expired coupons that I couldn’t find when I wanted to use them.
Well, I guess I should dump out the purse and start over. It is a new season. I guess I should get a new Coach one of these days…
What’s in your purse? How do you keep it so neat and orderly? Or is it just me that is out of control!?!?
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I used to just throw receipts in my purse and randomn stuff, but I was having a hard time getting to my phone and wallet when needed. So I started cutting back a lot {and stashing receipts in my wallet}. But a mom's purse will never be truly organized with all the "junk" we tote around!
I don't think I will ever have a tidy purse…which is a shame considering the amount of money I spend on the darn thing to have a nice purse. I did get me one of those card thingies! Word is that they are being discontinued…so you better get your back-ups soon!
I'm going to have to look for one of those card deals… I have an old (tiny) wallet that stays in my car glove box for the rarely-used ones. I just have to remember to fetch the right card before I go in the store.
i put work keys, work id and phone in a little fabric pouch. i've even gone so far as to just put coupons in a ziploc bag. at least they are contained!
My pocketbook stays pretty organized but thats because I cleaned it out just about everyday. I also sorted all my store cards by buying a business card holder and putting them all in one place. When I need a card just flip through and find it. Only other stuff in my pocketbook is my checkbook, my keys, chapstick, a couple ink pens, a calendar and my cell phone. By the way thanks for becoming a follower of my blog. I have added you to my favorite blog list, hope you don't mind.
Until the stores go to paperless receipts and the girls are out of pony tails, my purse will always look like yours! (plus about as many glasses as can fit in the space left over!) Oh! I;m talking eye glasses and not those from Pizza Hut!
My purse actually looks pretty much like yours…except I need to get one of hose nifty card holders, and I have Burt's Bees instead of chapstick…
That store card holder is a great idea. I'm going to be on the lookout for one.
Yeah… I'm kind of anal… In my defense, I'm an accountant. And possibly type A.
My purse is contantly being cleaned. And if possible, I remove the excess.
Come the weekend though, it gets trashed… Between wipes, pull-ups, and toys I feel like a packing mule…
Hence the Sunday night clean out before I start work again on Monday.
Mine looks like yours…but on Friday mornings, when it's just me & my Baby Boy, I empty it once a week. I stash my store cards in a little album meant for wallet-sized pics…and that goes in one of those pouchee holders, which I love.