Today . . . a five-minute closet quickie?

Is there something you can do today in five minutes?

Do you have a big reusable grocery tote that's too nice for groceries?  You might take five minutes to put in the MAYBE clothes that probably should go to the Dry Cleaners.  Maybe they've just been hanging there unworn for months.  Maybe you never looked at the side where you brushed up against a car after a rain.  Maybe that zipper really did open all by itself and does need to be replaced by the really good alterations guy at the cleaners.  Just stuff them in the bag.  If you have to, put it near the outside door so you'll take some action and get them back like new.

And don't do what I did--forgot my once-a-year long black dress at the cleaners until too late.

YOU LOVE QUIZZES? Truth or Clutter. . .

Truth or Clutter:  Got a pencil?   

How many of my clutter problems started in a shopping cart?
10% __   25%  __  50%  __  75%  __   Even the FBI can't make me tell__

I've noticed in upscale shopping areas that there are shopping bags instead of shopping carts.   There is no need for carts in a couple of LA/Beverly Hills shops, since they are boutiques with only an armload of clothes in the whole shop.

How willing am I to go into a big-box store or big -box company in a mall with only a shopping bag instead of using a cart?

I'll try it  __ How big a bag? ___  Maybe___  Get serious! No cart? ___

I get a cart "only" to put the toddler in, but I know I'll put more than one item to buy in with Bitsy.

True __   Probably true___Who?  Me? I might not buy a thing in here__

There are no scores here.  Only you know if your regular answer is an answer to the excess stuff at home.

My confession:  I think it's ridiculous to wait in line at checkout with only one thing in that cart--so I once added a belt and sash that I never once used so it would seem worth waiting in line.  Recently, I went home without the belt I think I needed, rather than wait in line with one thing.

The New Thing in the Bathroom

Hanging on the door (actually, its flat hooks hang over the top of the door) to the tub compartment here is something I had not seen:  a vertical organizer made of cloth, with pockets wide enough for a yellow legal tablet.  And the smart designer added a little pocket full of pens! 

I usually don't need to write on a big pad in the shower area, but this gadget now contains a couple of books.   So maybe it would hold a very small hair dryer?

Maybe it would be a blessing in the bedroom for slippers or bulky running socks. . .?  Bras?

Maybe by my minuscule desk? 

Got any ideas for your place? 

The tag says Reisenthel , and some things from them can be bought from Amazon.
  Maybe those flat over-door hooks can be bought somewhere?

PURSE CLUTTER progress but . . .

I have this "flight attendant" bag, black with 4 zippers.  I wanted the last compartment to be personal, you know, tissues, lipstick, dental, cough drops, and such.  So of course, the car key snap thing (a fingernail breaker)  is in that compartment. 

So here's my question:  this purse is for females.  It has slots for pens.  So why can't the personal section have a slot for lipstick, a pocket for throat drops, and so on.  Or why can't it have a pull-up thing with slots for everything?  And where's my magic water bottle?  I need both hands for hands free shopping.

The next compartment has the pencil slots, and pockets for biz cards and basic phone.  So with pencil slots, it's the business compartment.  My purse calendar with shopping list clipped on, is in here.  Also a lifesaving map of my new area.  Said map is getting shredded by pulling out the calendar and such.

Now the third, smaller, compartment is used for my multifold wallet, which makes the slim-line purse look like a badger is hiding in here.

Finally, down at the bottom is the smallest compartment.  I could complain about how hard it is to use, but . . .

My real question is this:  why do other women I see (including actual flight attendants) and others manage to keep this style purse looking virtually empty?  They wear lipstick.  If they look good enough I guess they can borrow a pen from a guy. So they don't have the umpteen insurance cards and money cards?  And other cards that have to be shown, not just looked up on their phone?   And a comb?  And a driver's license?

If you have any idea on this, do let me know.  Meantime I may have to bite the bullet, so to speak, and look for a very flat wallet that still lets me find my library card (for my Michael Connolly fix) and my coffee shop card.  In a hurry.