You get you new handbag and arrange everything neatly inside. Each item has its place and you know where everything is and you feel so organized. When you are at the checkout, you can take out the exact change because its in the change purse. Your receipt gets tucked in the receipt spot in your wallet, which is also organized. When you need to freshen up, you simply reach into the compartment with all your makeup and grab your lip gloss.

Three months Seven days later it looks like it was tossed like a salad!!! Well, at least mine does! I try so hard to keep my handbag organized but considering I jump out of a plane at 10,000 feet with my handbag, the gravity makes it in shambles. Either that  or little mean trolls come in and have a big ol’ party in there. I’m constantly scrambling through, looking for my gum, lip gloss, and credit cards. I dig to the bottom, tilting it and shaking it to get to the change. I constantly have to buy new stamps because I can’t find the ones I just bought. Receipts are stuffed in along with the change. I sometimes can’t find my phone and it’s not that small and it even lights up when ringing yet I still have trouble finding it.

I figured it out, I’m always in a rush. When I’m behind someone at the cashier and I see them go to pay with their oh so organized handbag, I see them filing their receipt and placing their card in its spot. I think they’re wasting my time- hurry up lady, shove it in and get the hell out of my way so I can hurry up and check out and get to my next destination. Does she think I have all day??? Her car and closet is probably organized too! Truthfully I envy these people, my daughter being one of “them”.

Today a friend asked if I had someone’s business card and I was sure it was in my purse. Yes, i was at the event a month ago, but I’m sure it’s in there and I can help her out! I started going through my handbag and as i was getting aggravated because I couldn’t find, I cleaned out every compartment!

I had more crap in there that I didn’t need! No wonder my shoulder hurts, I would be great on Let’s Make A Deal, although it would take me a bit to find it. It was like Christmas, I found my missing 6 lipsticks, M&M’s, paper clips, $45.00 (whoot), gift cards, my lost sun glasses, and a mound of other stuff. What I didn’t find was my 3 wallets. How did I not realize I’ve been walking around for a month without my wallets?? Oh, and I found my license which is now expired and I have 10 days left to go renew it…argggg!

As of today, I am on a quest to keep my handbag organized for ONE MONTH!! If I can do this, I’ll go on from there….baby steps!

What’s In Your Handbag? Are you an organized handbag person? How often do you clean it out?