What's up guys?
Happy Monday.
Welcome to Day 1 of our 5 Days to Minimalism Challenge.
If you're not caught up, you can watch my announcement video here or in the description
box.
Basically this is a collaboration series with my friend Brittany of NaturallyThriftyMom,
and each day of this week, Monday through Friday, we're going to be tackling a small
area
and decluttering and tidying through that.
The idea is it's easier to start small
on your way to minimalism.
And minimalism is an ongoing journey,
there's always somewhere you can improve.
Today's challenge is tidying your purse.
So without further ado, let's get into it.
Here's my purse.
The first step is to take everything out of your purse.
Everything I keep in my purse is pretty intentional so we'll see what we can get rid of today.
Now I'm going to sort through each thing.
My tripod, I do want to keep that.
My camera for vlogging and photos, I do want to keep that.
Hand sanitizer, yes.
Panty liner, I always need those.
Chapstick, yes.
Pen, yes.
That pouch, I'll deal with later.
External battery and phone charger, yes.
I need this with me at all times if possible.
Hair tie.
Car keys and house keys, yes.
Now it's time to empty out these pouches.
This band-aid, backup band-aid,
I'm not sure if I should keep it but I feel like I should just have a band-aid
since it doesn't take up too much space.
That's pepcid and it's overdue
so I'm definitely throwing that out.
That bracelet is for good luck from my mom.
I have a backup camera battery that-the pouch kind of broke
so I think I might have to discard that.
So that's my discard pile and now I'm just emptying out my other pouch.
Those are some random keys for luggage that I'll just put away.
Emergen-C, I feel like it'd be good to have that with me.
Some extra business cards.
And I have Sprinkles gift cards that I keep with me in case I go to Sprinkles.
I have hand lotion I like to keep with me.
Eye drops, I need.
Face lotion?
I'm deciding if I need that, but sometimes I sleep over at my boyfriend's and I like
to use that.
Extra business cards I'm going to put away.
And that pouch, because it's broken,
I'm going to switch it off for another one that I have.
My wallet is actually what's messy.
I don't really clear out my wallet often
so let's just take everything out.
I have some rewards cards that I could definitely throw away
because I don't ever use those.
I have cash.
I have random papers that I don't really need.
This check, I already deposited, so I don't need that.
These are photos and something I got from a Buddhist temple in Japan.
And in the center compartment of my wallet, I keep some good luck stuff
and things from my travels that make me happy.
This is a business card from my car that I need to fix so I'm supposed to call this guy
back.
I'm going to take a photo of it so I don't need to carry that card with me.
These are photos that I took in Japan with my mom, cousin, and aunt,
and they make me really happy but I decided I don't need to carry all of them
so I'm going to put that one away.
Sorting through what good luck charms
I want to keep with me.
Those two pennies are Hello Kitty pennies from Japan,
and I decided I could just put those away in my mementos box.
Sorting through these little trinkets.
I have a lot of photos.
I have some backup phone numbers,
a lot of good luck charms, my student ID for discounts.
I guess I have too many little photos
so I decided I'm going to sort through the ones that make me happy
and really put away the ones that don't give me as much joy,
people that I'm not as close to anymore.
Now I'm going through cards and putting away cards that are gift cards
and store credit cards that I don't use all the time, and I put them in this pouch
with my business cards so I don't keep my wallet so stuffed.
And now it's basically time to put everything away back where it came from.
Day 1: Check!
Please join in on this 5 Days to Minimalism Challenge.
I think it'd be really fun.
If you do tidy your purse today, make sure you share it on social media and hashtag
#5DaystoMinimalism and tag me and Brittany: @lavendaire and @naturallythriftymom.
We'd love to see your stuff.
Thank you, and see you tomorrow!