What You REALLY Need in Your Bag

New Year, New Purse! If getting a new bag isn't an option, at least clean out your current one! If you are OCD or a minimalist, then you can probably skip this post! For everone else, here's some quick tips on which items to keep (or stock up on) in your bag and which ones to toss!


What to KEEP:




iPhone - Apple; Sunglasses - Ray-Ban; Lip Gloss - Dior; Wallet & Keychain - Coach; Mirror - Juicy Couture.

1. Phone - Self-Explanatory
2. MP3 Player - Pop it out at work or at a workout. It's portable entertainment.
3. Keys - Where else would they be?
4. Wallet - Don't get stuck driving without your license on hand!
5. Sunglasses - Whip 'em out when your driving and outside. They don't take up much room and are so good for your health and looks :)
6. Compact Mirror - When you have nothing to check your teeth in.
7. Lip Gloss - This is really the only makeup you need in your purse. Why carry a big heavy makeup bag? You should have done it at home!

If You'd Like:

• Put some bobby pins and hair-ties in a little plastic bag (or Altoids tin!) for those impromtu bad-hair days.
  
• If your the 'meet new people, exchange business cards' type, then by all means, keep a stash in a presentable case.
• If you travel a lot for work, keeping your passport in hand may be a good idea.
  

What to TOSS:

1. Loose change/small bills - Scoop them out from the depths of your bag and keep them in a jar at home instead. BONUS: This is the money your more likely to spend - no one wants to break a twenty for a snack. At the end of the month, take out the change and treat yourself. Better yet, turn them into twenties and keep on saving!

2. Old Makeup - If your whole makeup bag (including that two-year old lipgloss you promise you will use ... sometime) is rotting in your purse, it's time to take it out. Gross fact: in a recent survey, one in four women's hangbags was carrying E. Coli. Ew. Do you want to be putting that on your face?

3. Receipts - Put them in a box at home instead. At places you frequent (Starbucks, etc.), you really don't need one. Tell them no receipt to save your bag and the environment!

4. Candy/Gum wrappers - Why are they even in your bag in the first place?

Did you like this article? Were there any items that I missed in either list? Did you take out anything from my "Toss" list from your purse? Tell me what you think in the comments! Anyone can do it, you don't even need an account!