I love handbags

If you’ve been around for any length of time, you’ll know of my deep love for handbags.

I’m the type of person who changes them regularly and if I use the same one for two weeks in a row, either my life is super full or I just love using it so much.

The brown bag | www.OrganisingQueen.com

So imagine my surprise when I found that I’ve used this brown leather handbag every single day (except for one week) since 29 September 🙂

It wasn’t even a plan to buy another but I was looking out for brown leather handbags for a colleague (true story!) and ended up buying one. And then, it was marked down at the tills (bonus!) so I feel like I really got a good deal 🙂

I think the reason I’m enjoying using it so much is because it is the perfect size, it is so soft (and smells great!) that when it’s not full, it slouches and yet I can even carry an A4 (letter size) folder with me if I need to take some reading around with me.

Let’s have a look.

from the top

the outside zipped pocket is huge and easily takes both my phone and my car keys

slouchy when empty

So there you have it. Let’s see how long this lasts but so far it’s 3 months and counting…

Who knows? I might even have to Konmari those other handbags 😮

Are you a one-handbag, or a multiple-handbag person?

5 ways to store handbags (for my fellow handbag freaks!)

I’m really enjoying your organising ideas. I recently organised my clothing cupboard.

Do you have any tips for how I can store my handbags? I have very little space in my cupboard. I have been squashing my handbags on the one shelf and all my bags lose their shape.

Leanne from Joburg

In our previous house, the bedroom cupboards had a shelf above the hanging clothes and I’d (1) line up my handbags neatly in a row, according to colour.

So that’s first prize, if you do have the space. Especially since most handbag freaks are visual and like to see what they have to match with their outfits 🙂

In this house I’m also not as fortunate with space.

Here are a number of alternative solutions:

a hanging shelf organiser (get from Mr P Home, Sheet Street, etc.)
roll cloth bags and store upright in a basket
knock nails or use adhesive hooks on an empty wall. I love red handbags so at one point, I kept three of them in a row
store them in a trunk or ottoman at the foot of your bed

Please tell me how you store your handbags. I’m always looking for new ideas.

Another question from Leanne

I really battle to get up early in the mornings, i am always rushing. Do you have any tips on how i can wake up early, besides sleeping earlier 🙂

Have babies 🙂

Seriously though, I love my sleep, always have, and have always slept really soundly and so battled to get up in the mornings.

I think you need to know your energy cycles and plan your life accordingly.

I don’t think I ever will be a morning person so I always get as much ready in the evening as possible – I choose clothes, pack lunch, pack handbag, etc. so I have to do as little as possible when I’m not at my best.

They tell me if you go to bed earlier, you wake up earlier. I don’t know about that because if I go to bed earlier, I wake up at exactly the same time, just more rested 🙂