Managing my bag!

Hi all! How often have you left home feeling you are carrying everything you need for the day ahead and on reaching the bus stop realized that you have forgotten the travel card home? Or needed a lip balm badly for your dry lips and found that tiny winy tube missing? Sounds familiar? Welcome to my world! :)

They say ‘A girl carries her world in her bag’… I am sure every girl will agree with it… You really can tell a lot about a girl by looking at the contents in her handbag…  We do need different bags for different outings… for the gym, for shopping, for a date, for a brunch with girls, for a walk… But there are certain things that you have to have with you always… Only girls will understand the importance of having a cleansing wipe or safety pin handy! 

However, the woe of my life used to be that I would always end up missing out a thing or two whenever I changed bags… Worst part is most often than not, it used to be some simple but important article like a comb or a hair clip or a lip balm… Another most common issue is finding a small article in a big bag, especially if the bag doesn’t have multiple pockets! Try finding your SMRT card (travel card) or a pen in a tote full of medley of tissues, makeup, book, sunglasses, wallet, snacks, accessories and scarf! It takes ages! 

Now, you can buy those cute bag organizers… But how do you use it in a back pack or a tote?

Ugh! Finally I got tired of my frequent tiny disappointments and came up with a simple strategy to handle this problem… This is what I did:

Simple planning goes long way! I sorted and listed must haves in the bag.

Face

• ·         Moisturizer 
• ·         Sun screen 
• ·         Lip Balm 
• ·         Lip liner 
• ·         A lip stain/ gloss 
• ·         An eyeliner 
• ·         Mascara 
• ·         Compact 
• ·         Tissues and wet tissues

Hair

• ·         A comb 
• ·         Bobby pins/ clips – 1 or 2 
• ·         A scrunchie/ band

Health 

• ·         A bottle of water 
•        An umbrella 
• ·         A quick snack 
• ·         Sunglasses.

Others

• ·         Pen
• ·         Safety pin
• ·         A small diary/ notepad

Gym

• ·         Shampoo
• ·         Conditioner + serum
• ·         Face wash
• ·         Deo
• ·         Body lotion

And now, the most important, wallet and phone!

My on the go beauty stash

My hair care and gym necessities fit in this cute pouch... All except the deo... But that's fine!

 When in Singapore water, sunglasses and umbrella are a must have!

Once I had my list ready, I found appropriate little pouches and filled them up accordingly… So I have one pouch holding everything I need for my face, one holding hair accessories, another holding my gym necessities…  So now, whenever I need to change my bags, all I have to do is just transfer these pouches and voila, I am done! The chances of me forgetting stuff are minimal… Also I can adjust my carry on stuff according to the time of the day and duration of outing! So if I am just going out for dinner with hubby, I may just carry my beauty pouch and wallet and still have everything I need to touch up… Or if I am going to be out in the Singapore weather where we have scorching afternoons and rainy evenings, I am still prepared for both…

Another trick that has helped me reduce my baggage is to carry samples or miniatures…. So I buy a 2 dollar travel version of my favourite shampoo to carry around and simple refill it from my huge bottle at home whenever needed. 

Do you have any such tricks? Would you like to share them?