Sunday suggestion: on briefcases and backpacks (the "B&Bs" of the organizing world!)

#CarbonDatingYourCarryon #DidYouKnow #OrganizationObservation

You can often make a pretty good guess about when a work/school bag was manufactured, based on what technology it was designed to hold. 

Does your bag have a pocket for a portable CD-ROM player ("Discman")? An iPod pocket? A laptop sleeve, tablet sleeve, both? A zip-up case for wireless headphones?

None of the above, because none of those technologies had been invented yet?

Older bags can still be useful: those padded Discman pockets are just right to prevent a sandwich from getting squished! :)

Ensure that every bag, regardless of its age, is meeting your or your child's current needs. 

A site like ebags.com or backpacks.com can help you get a sense of your options and filter bags by your exact preferences: everything from whether the bag includes a water bottle pocket to if it can fit your 17" laptop.* 

Can you find what you need in your bag, quickly and easily? Is your bag supporting you in staying organized?
If not, consider #donating the bag and re-evaluating what you actually carry.

I can help you think critically about both your possessions and options for transporting them.

[Your donated bag likely has the perfect number, size, and arrangement of compartments... for somebody else!]

*No endorsement of either site is implied.