The other day I was in a shop and I plonked my bag on the counter to get my wallet out.
The lady was so intrigued by my bag organisation. She actually talked to me for nearly 10 minutes about her bag troubles and thought this idea was brilliant. Truth is, I just didn’t want to buy a pricey contraption to help organise my bag when a few $4 multi-use pouches from Typo do just as well.
So typically this is what you find in my bag, +/- a sippy cup or two and a container of snacks.
3 see-through mesh zip up pouches, 1 for me, 1 for Noah and 1 for Chloe.
2 x enviro sacks
Sunglasses case
Coin Purse
Wallet {ugh, needs replacing!}
Nappy change mat {+ nappies and nappy disposal bags + paw paw ointment}
Wipes
Camera
External Hard drive
This makes keeping my bag organised very easy. And means I can carry around stuff for me, stuff for Noah and stuff for Chloe in a way that makes it easy to distinguish and find when needed. In my zippered pouch I carry a tape measure, spare pen, lip balm, tissues, panadol, my inhaler and other bits and pieces. In Noah’s we have a toy airplane, coloured pencils, a small notebook and a little ‘snap’ card game. In Chloe’s we have a container that always contains rusks, plus a rattle, a comb and a spare bib.
And so this is what that all looks like stuffed into my bag
How do you organise your bag? I really like this method, especially because people were loving calling me Mary Poppins because I had to search around in my huge carpet sized bag for stuff. I often had heart attacks because I couldn’t find my wallet or my keys in that huge mess and would end up having to empty 90% of my bag out onto the floor to find what I was looking for. Now that doesn’t happen as this method works well for me and is easy to upkeep. It has also meant that I can use smaller bags because I keep the ‘stuff’ organised.
love this bianca!
Great idea! Just wondering, though, with the bags all being black, how do you tell which one belongs to who?
Thanks Samone!
Teresa they have little name tags attached to one of the zippers – you can kind of see them in the top picture on the middle and right zip up pouches and in the bottom picture you can see them just tucked away.
love your bag organisation, would love to get my hands on some of those zippered bags – does typo have a website?
I love this. Stumbled across your blog a little while ago through Jade’s blog and my daughters and I actually did a few of your Easter crafts – thanks for all your great posts 🙂
Far out you’re good girl. I’m going to do a blog post on the inside of my handbag just so that you can have a chuckle 😉
Although I must ask, what kind of handbag do you have? It must be massive?
What a great idea. I’m off to typo to copy you.
X Marnie
This is great! I did the same with coloured plastic zip-top folders a couple of years ago when I was juggling my full-time job with two roles in Rotary and my own writing – it made it so much easier to find things and meant I always had what I needed with me when I had a spare moment.
I had a notebook in each folder which helped me keep my notes organised which was also great. I may have to implement this again if I can dig up those folders, it really does make a difference!
oh how delightful! now if we only had a Typo store that wasnt over 400km away 🙁
Wow! I really love this idea, I do something similar with my little girl’s rusks/a shot of custard/container of biscuits in one zipped bag, another bag holds my things and then the rest floats around! I think I’ll be investing in a few more bags! Thanks for sharing!
Hi, love this idea. Do you have a link for the mesh bags please?
Thanks
Di
Great idea. Might just need to steal that!!!!
I havent found them online…your bag contents look so organised and co-ordinated…now you need a gorgeous wipes holder to finish the look 🙂
I cant find them anywhere or anything similar 🙁 … Has anyone else ? Really love this idea
Typo dont carry them any more 🙁
Bianca what size are these ones please? Might find something similar on eBay, and I know Officeworks do same – Marbig ones
Bec they are about 24×19 CM, big enough to fit an a5 sheet of paper in there. Actually the JUST fit an A5 clipboard as long as there isn’t anything else in there but that should help indicate the size.
I have been searching for some great alternatives, too. I will be sure to let you all know when I find some!
I’ve been hunting around to find something similar and have finally found these online. they dont look as sturdy but the A5 size are as close as i think we will get 🙂
http://www.officestationer.com.au/store/bags-satchels-compendiums/bags-cases/handy-zippered-mesh-bag-pencil-case-asst
This is awesome idea, I think you just inspired me to kick myself up the butt and organise my hand bag. I hate the search for the ringing phone!
Great idea! I always ‘end up having to empty 90% of my bag out onto the floor to find what I was looking for’ as well 🙂
Hi Bianca 🙂 I’ve been quietly following your blog for about 6 months now after reading this wonderful post. I’m not a naturally organised person so the simplicity of this method really appeals to me lol! I’ve been on the lookout for a similar bag since then and struck gold today! They are actually pencil cases by Faber Castell (they come in a set with a packet each of connector textas and pencils – which I can now tick off the school booklists!) They are a little smaller than yours, but are made from red mesh fabric (which happens to match my nappy wallet so makes me very happy lol!) They have a second zippered section on the front but are still very slimline – they could be worth a look during the back-to-school sales for anyone else not able to find the Typo ones 🙂 Thanks for the fabulous idea, I’ve had lots of fun filling up my cases and organising my bag!!!