Spring Cleaning Your Over-Stuffed Purse

Recently I was the subject of an intervention.  It’s true — I was out for drinks with my friend Brian and he said “we’re worried about you — you need help.”  Before you start to worry about me — he was talking about my purse! It’s overstuffed and weighing me down. haha!

OK– I will admit that I have an overstuffed bag. I like to be prepared for just about anything — but my poor shoulder is paying the price. So right there in the bar — Brian decided to dig through my bag and help me eliminate.  You’ll never believe what he found:

• 8 bags of Green Tea
• 2 bags of Peppermint Tea
• 1 bag of Darjeeling Tea
• Kindle
• Wallet
• Broken Sunglasses Case
• 15 receipts
• 2 Reporter’s Notebooks
• 4 Pencils
• Pocket-sized tissues (only one tissue left)
• 1 bag of Ricola Lemon Mint Throat drops (only 4 drops left)
• Various To-do Lists
• 7 Lip Glosses
• Mini Hairbrush
• Business Card Holder (with a mirror)
• 2 Cell Phones
• Whole Living Magazine
• Umbrella
• 5 band-aids
• ID for Work
• Earphones
• Eye drops
• 1 bag of Almonds

OK, OK..so maybe there are some things I can leave out to lighten the load. I’m going to do my best to make sure I don’t over stuff this bag again.  From now on I’m only going to keep necessary items in tow — and yes, 7 lip glosses are necessary.  haha — this may be harder than I thought. But once I figure out what I really need I will be more productive because I won’t waste so much time digging around for what I need.

Spring is in the air and it’s the perfect time to go through your purse and eliminate! Be practical about it — have you used that item in the last month? If not — it’s probably safe to ditch it and save your shoulder.  So, what’s in your purse?