In my season of life (adult children), I’ve discovered that secret to happiness is to have the smallest purse possible, with built in slots for cards. Shout out to all the Moms whose purses resemble diaper bags - I actually remember those days with fondness.

@judyshroyer1566

2 жыл бұрын

Wait until you have grandkids. Those big purses come out again.

@GardenerPhyl

2 жыл бұрын

@@judyshroyer1566 I have one on the way - due in July! I can’t wait. 🥰

@cackl740

2 жыл бұрын

@@GardenerPhyl We have 18 grands and I can honestly say I never went back to a large purse. If I had the grands, we used their diaper bag and I shoved my wallet in there....LOL

@loriadams7724

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!! My kids are mostly grown as well. I no longer need to carry so much stuff. I’m still not a small purse person, but I can get away with a tote or a hobo. 😊☺️

@sburwell75

2 жыл бұрын

That is what I do too.

This is always a great thing to do. A wise woman taught me: When you are delayed somewhere, waiting for an appointment, it can be an opportunity to go through your tote bag, or your wallet, or your purse. And of course, you are not going to throw anything out there that needs to be shredded. But, often, there are just little pieces of papers, notes, weeks old shopping lists, that can just be put in the trash. And the things that need to be safely shredded, usually there’s a little plastic bag in there or an index card that can be folded around what you need to dispose of later. It does two things: it makes your purse or tote bag a little neater, and it makes the time go by when you are forced to wait beyond your appointment time.

@lindiemoon

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

I’ve actually been staying on top of my purse and it’s because it’s a small purse. Smaller purse=less space to make clutter. Btw awesome thrift find!

Yay for your son being potty trained!! That's a whole new freedom for everyone. Thanks again for the motivation. This is a great series.

Hi from Melbourne, Australia! I did this a few days ago, i tend to swap bags and then leave random stuff at the bottom of the previously used one. So I had 4 bags/backpacks to clean out the bottom of. Now I have one clean current bag and all the rest are empty ready to use when I change again. Feels so good! Thanks for this video

@amybee40

2 жыл бұрын

When I switch purses (not often), I like to clean them out well, and just leave a little money in them, just like a dollar or a few quarters. Fun to find money when I eventually use that purse again!

@ravenswolve

2 жыл бұрын

Someone had like 1 insert for alle her bags. When she would switch bag she would take out the insert en put in in the other bag.

@trae4529

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I’m the same--I can’t tell you what a relief it is to know I’m not the only one😊. So today I will not only switch over to a Spring purse, but I’ll also clean out the remnants in my other ones.

@kerrynwright

2 жыл бұрын

Great to have other Aussies doing this challenge! Hi & blessings from South Australia💕🐨

@tanyak2220

2 жыл бұрын

@@ravenswolve my problem is my bags are different shapes and sizes or a backpack when im out with kids so I don't think an insert would fit all them unfortunately. Currently using a small bag so easy to see if it gets cluttered, so hoping this will reset me!

This series of daily clutter projects has been so fun and approachable. It's really got my momentum going!

😃 Another great "challenge" video! 👜 🎒 Love getting to "see" & "join" you daily to make life a little simpler & definitely MORE organized. TIP for all those extra gift & rewards cards for me to manage better: I use a smaller credit card holder wallet (or small zippered pouch) & transfered all those infrequently used cards out of my regular wallet into the other one & only kept my most frequent cards used in my "main" wallet. I still have all my cards just-in-case I need/want to use those infrequent cards as the need arises. This has worked for me for 10 years now. Hope it's a helpful tip for others who find thselves still with lots of these cards even after purging those no longer using/wanting. 🙂👍 Blessings!

Nothing feels better than a clean purse

Finally one I don’t need to do. I only carry a small crossbody with a wallet, chapstick, a pen and a spot for my phone. Never stuff in there that I don’t need.

Thanks to two years of following you, most of these areas aren’t overwhelming, including today. Thank you so much for EVERYTHING 💖!

Aw, I agree wholeheartedly with Phyllis Marie (the commenter below.) I remember those diaper-filled purse days with much fondness, too. I miss when our son was little. I also downsized my purse, and recently I took my last regularly-sized purse to the thrift store to donate it because I will never use it. For the past few years, I have only used a little wrist fob purse that only holds a very small amount of things. We don't use credit cards, so I just need my debit card, drivers license, and a few more small things. It is very lightweight and so easy to deal with. My husband and son used to call my purse "the black hole" and absolutely hated looking for something in it! LOL! I am ashamed to think of all the junk I actually carried around, and now I feel so light without it. God bless you, Steph!

I've tossed my purse in the passenger seat, and it tripped the seatbelt warning! Totally need to do this today!

@sandramoekiran6878

2 жыл бұрын

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A backpack-style purse has been a lifesaver with two young kids!

Pro organizer here. I HIGHLY recommend getting a purse organizer insert. It was life changing not having to dig through a giant mom purse and not find what I was looking for.

Oh my gosh, I just decluttered and *ahem* vacuumed out my purse. It was littered with crayons, receipts, and hair bobby pins. 80% of everything in my purse is for my Littles, but it's only for a season. Having purse crayons and cars makes me smile, it's only for a short time. ☺️ 💚💙

I dread when other people need to grab something out of my purse because I just ignore how messy it is. It will feel so good to get it cleaned out. Congrats on your potty trained son! That’s awesome!

Purses get cluttered so easily! My kids are grown and somehow I manage to still junk it up! Thank you for the reminder to clean out even the smallest spaces. It does make you feel better and more on top of it.

I discovered the joy of having a low profile men's wallet that will fit in my back pocket. I haven't used a purse in several months and I tend to bring a backpack if we're going somewhere that needs more things.

Love how you stress the importance of even just little jobs.

I had changed purses for an event, and when it was over, I just tossed everything back in my main purse. Today, I discovered duplicates in my purse. Thank you for the easy, simple win.

I've got to involve my kids in this 😅 They store a lot of rocks they find out and about in my purse 😂... Thinking about it, I better clean out the basket under our pram too!

@andreaweaver7174

2 жыл бұрын

I have sooooo many rocks in my door pockets, lol.

@Evie329

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, lots of rocks.....🤣🤦‍♀️

@coriel2597

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite habit that I do is going through the mail the moment it comes in the house. No mail buildup. None. I use to pile it so high. The 5 minutes I take is so worth it. I go through every thing and open every letter. Yay! So I confront the mail. I don’t let one letter sit for later. No kidding. I throw out envelopes and all ads. Then the action pile is small. I leave that letter or letters out to be worked on the next day. I love it. No more guilt or procrastination!!!

@GoingGreenMom

2 жыл бұрын

@@coriel2597 Such a great way to do it! I've gotten to the point I do this too. I actually sit in the car and do this if I check the mail, into the recycle bin outside on the way in. I'm not as on top of my action pile though.

I have a zillion purses that I swap out regularly. I always tend to leave a lot of junk that I don't need in the bottom of the one I am putting away. I have spent the past half hour digging through each one and dumping the trash and decided that I absolutely don't need that many bags. I have five put by the door to get dropped off at salvation army. I have been trying to follow along with you and have been doing at least some each day. Thanks for doing this challenge.

I clean my purse, car, and fridge deeply once a month. Saves so much frustration!

a few years ago I learned the value of organizing my purse and wallet almost daily - before I go out I make sure I have what I need and what isn't needed is removed

I love that you are into lottery tickets! And that you put them back into your wallet! ☺️ Love the motivation to do small decluttering projects. Thanks, Steph!

I used to carry around a bag with "just in case" items. It was stuffed. I brought it with me every time I left the house. In an effort to become more minimal, I stopped carrying the bag. I decluttered the bag and still keep a few "just in case" items in it and it is available for if I ever really do need it. Years ago my mom commented how heavy my bag was. My dad asked what was in it. I was embarrassed to tell him that there were "personal care" items in there. He replied, "Maybe you'll have to stop 'caring' so much." My dad was very "pun-ny'.

I always found that keeping one bag makes life easier. I also clear the bag of things I no longer need every time I use the bag. Everything stays in one bag and you know where everything is. I know that sometimes when people are switching bags they forget to put things in the new bag. I prefer a bigger bag because I like to keep a book, a water bottle, and food in the bag. A small bag does not fit what I need.

This is one that I always do ever since doing the 21 steps! It is amazing!!! So much easier to find things! And before I had our last baby I was able to purchase a smaller purse because of how much I decluttered! But now I'm back to the big boy so I can hold all the snacks, toys, and random baby stuff!!!

Remembering to use gift cards is an art.

We made this a family affair… I weighed my purse before and after cleaning it out. I was shocked at how much extra weight I was toting around that I simply didn’t need. My kids are home for school vacation so I asked them to guess how much their backpacks weighed, then we weighed them fully packed after a week of school. I asked them to go through their bag and take out things they don’t need for school. We re-weighed them after and then made deliberate choices about what was worth the literal weight in their bags and added a few things back in. This was truly eye opening to see the emotional vs physical weight of the items we carry with us.

My dad loved lottery tickets too. One of our fun adventures was buying tickets. Scratch them and collecting money. The last big win he had was $5,000.00 dollars. Haha that put the biggest smile on his face

I have a purse/handbag tip. I have a 2nd “card” wallet for those cards I don’t use a lot. It’s just like a coin purse, but fits a small stack of cards. I keep gift cards, store cards, leftover arcade cards,(that’s usually a spontaneous trip). They are there when I need them, but I don’t have to look at them everyday. I also keep a small cosmetic bag in my purse for smaller item that get lost in the bottom of my bag. Side note Steph, I was the gift card winner last Friday! Thank you so much! I was so excited!!

I need to do this one for sure! I've been meaning to for weeks now because my purse is older and starting to fray in spots, so I'm ready to move my things over to a new summer-friendly purse!

Never thought of doing my purse as part of decluttering! Pulled out a bunch of safety pins, extra hard candy (have dry mouth so always carry some), a very old roll of tums and for some reason I had a small box of raisins. Only one old card came out of the wallet. Love your videos! They are very motivating since you are not just talking but doing! I came across one of your Power Hour videos with timer and music and have been a fan ever since! Thank You for being human and opening up to us!

This quick challenge is perfect for me today- I go through my purse every week so it never gets too bad. We finally have a sunny day here in my part of Ontario so I will be outside cleaning up my garden for most of the day. Now, if you had a garden decor decluttering challenge, that would take me considerably longer!

I just finished doing this a couple of mins before I saw your video. I also have the same bag as you, but in pink. I’m feeling quite proud of myself for getting this done so early in the morning. It’s a nice way to start the day!

Yes, my purse is a simple project but it so easily gets cluttered with receipts, lists, and reading glasses. It’s important to get it decluttered and organized on a regular basis.

I use to carry what I called "My Mary Poppins" purse. It was big and open like yours and I felt like I had everything for any need that might arise. I hated having to dig and dig to get to what I was looking for. I now carry a small cross body purse that is more like a wallet with slots for most important items. I do have a well stocked bin in my car with all items that I or any members of my family might need while we are out. I still have to clean out my little purse where I have stuffed receipts, etc. so thanks for this motivating video!

I clean out my pocketbook every Friday. It doesn't seem like a BIG project/deal but it makes a BIG difference. Having organization & less clutter makes my life less stressful. I feel even the small areas of my normal day life need attention.

It’s such a liberating experience when our kids are potty trained!!! I hated diaper bags so my purse always became one 🤣 it always amazes me how much stuff get accumulated in there!!! I’ve been decluttering different spaces in my house, I’m adding my purse to it… it definitely needs it 😂😂😂

My purse is one thing I keep fairly neat because I have a great wallet that stores just what I need and fits in my purse. I definitely remember the days of carrying everything but the kitchen sink in my purse when my son was a toddler. I had a diaper bag, a tote, and a purse!!! Yikes! I am thinking of getting a backpack purse so my hands/arms are free and easier to carry. Thanks Steph for this wonderful decluttering series - I appreciate it!

This is so me! I have a purse for every outfit. I not only need to declutter the purses, but the inside of the purse! I am striving to be a minimalist mom!

Oooh yes. Bags are so much lighter when they've been decluttered. I don't have children, so my bags tend to be small, but they still get full of bits of paper, used tissues and several tubes of lip salve.

Love going thru my purse while my hubby is driving and getting a little pile of trash for when we get where we're going😊

I probably shouldn't, but I often clean out my purse directly before and sometimes during church!! I separate the trash and toss it at the first opportunity. Steph, I LOVE your tote, even more knowing it's a thrift store find! Can you imagine?!!!

I too am now in adult-children-empty-nest mode so my bag has shrunk to a small cross body bag and no wallet, just a leather flip phone case with slots for cards. Lighter on the shoulders and no room for rubbish. Just receipts need to be purged regularly. Good video, thanks Steph.

This one was an easy one for me….NOW!! I have 5 children…those with kids know our purses get bigger & bigger & pull double “duty” as a diaper bag! Now, with my own business, I switch to a Fanny pack (I know, right??!!🤦‍♀️), but it works…then I only pull cards out or switch to a purse over the weekend. Constantly changing things, & using small items, doesn’t allow for an accumulation of stuff!!! Mommies….it DOES get better!!! It’s true what “they” say….they grow up so fast!!!! Blessings, Eden

The secret to having a clean purse is to have the smallest one possible. I have those folded grocery boxes that I leave in the truck. When we buy things or take things on a trip, the stuff goes in there. After the trip the box bags are brought into the house to empty and returned to the truck.

Decluttered my purse, work bag and wallet today. Can't believe how many pens I found, it's like they have babies in there! A wallet organizing tip I'd like to share is to keep all gift cards in a separate little credit card holder, they're all in one place, always in my purse but don't overwhelm my regular wallet.

I love it when you find money you forgot about when you declutter your purse.

I actually got into this habit when my kids were little. When I came home after a day out with the kids I would clean out and restock my diaper bag. Now my kids are older I graduated back to purse, and when I come home from whatever I was doing I do a quick swipe of the contents and it usually stays pretty clean. Same with my mail. I file what I need right away and toss out the rest. Keeps paper clutter down. Thanks for the inspiration

This is GREAT! Friday is my purse/bag/car day and I have been gone the last 2 Fridays so they were ALL in need of a good clean out. It feels great!

My husband has called my purse a miniature moving van! I had anything you will ever need! During the pandemic I went out so seldom & rarely carried my purse & just my wallet. Now that I’m out more I’ve gone back to a purse but it has much less in it!

This is a nice easy day for me because I clean my purse out just about every week. That's probably because I always take a bunch of snacks everywhere we go for the kids, so I'm constantly replenishing and getting rid of old snack wrappers.

Your purse was a great thrift store find 😍. You have proven that decluttering just a little each day adds up to cleaner spaces.

I agree that keeping your purse under control gets so much easier once your children are grown. It’s easier to keep track of what you’ve added to your purse while you were out and about and remember what to take out of it before you put it away when you get home. I still carry a large purse though, and 20 years ago figured out that it’s worth the investment to buy a real leather one as they’ll last for 10 years or more if you take good care of them. Part of that for me is cleaning it with leather conditioner on or around the 10th of every month which gives me an opportunity to do a deep decluttering of my purse and wallet in case I’ve missed something. Curious if anyone else has ever heard that our purses should only weigh 5% of our body weight, cleaned it out to that weight after multiple tries and weighing, then as you were leaving the house through a few extra things inside to take with you. 🤣

We buy lotto tickets when we have a bad streak of luck so just incase our luck changes in the form of winning the lotto. Until we find out we haven't won, we plan what we would do if we did win. I have a notebook filled with lists of people we want to help, the small town we would build that would have all kinds of business/shops that our friends could run based on their talents and hobbies so they can quit the daily grind and do what they love. 24hr daycare for CO friends that need it, a nursing home so our older loved ones can get quality care close by our homes, gardens to feed the whole community, rv park, motorcycle repair shop and of course somewhere will be a dirt racetrack for my husband and his racing buddies. It's always fun to dream of what we could accomplish if we win.

Thank you for reminding us even the smallest jobs make the biggest impacts and will motivate us to keep on going 💜💜 We appreciate the motivation every day 💜💜

I remember the days of having things thrown in my purse from my children, they are teens now. I do have a habit of carrying all my “just in case this happens” things in my purse 🙈 it makes it so heavy so I’ve got to get better at being minimal when I leave the house 😂😍

I have been trying to clean out my purse every Sunday so it doesn't get too crazy. It also helps me to make sure I have all I need for the week.

Hi Steph. I basically clean out my purse every night once I am home for the day...remove any receipts, and put away the lipstick for the day (I'll be putting in a different one depending on my outfit the next day). I rotate thru my credit cards each day to keep them all active, so there are actually 7 of those in my wallet in addition to my license and medical insurance cards. I carry a minimal amount of money, and try to limit the number of coins because those can get heavy when you have too many. I also keep a pen in my purse. My cell phone comes out of my purse when I get home, and goes back in when I am going out. My sunglasses are usually on my eyes if it is sunny and then get put away when I get home, but if it gets cloudy, I will put them in my purse and then take them out when I get home. I have a home for my keys and sunglasses and a small umbrella in a basket on the table just inside my door, and that is where they go once I get home. I think I have the purse decluttering down ok. It is all the horizontal surfaces and "hidden" areas that I am still working on! Bless you for doing this challenge with us!

I am a babysitter and yes the diaper bag needs cleaned out! As my kids grow and change I periodically have to switch sizes of diapers and sometimes find a tiny size 1 in there. : ) they don’t stay little for very long! Thx for the reminder.

I love getting a video from you every day!

After having kids I realized that purses annoyed me so I would just throw my wallet or brush or whatever into the diaper backpack. 20 years later I have realized that purses still annoy me, so I have the smallest crossbody ever and still I rarely use it. Usually I just grab my wallet for e r r a n d s, saving my small crossbody mostly for travel. So, it's easy to clean out since it is rarely used! Go us !!! I cannot believe we are up to day 20. I still keep hoping that I might win the local give back but I do know that I've already won the decluttering mission tenfold! Our neighborhood is having a spring garage sale and I thought we would have nothing to put into it but turns out my declutter one-a-day items are adding up from this past week 🥰

Oh the wallet! That’s a great idea to include with purse declutters! You never know what you’ll find! 😂

My purse is like a magic trick. When we go places with friends I get asked, "Hey do you have any _____?" I have things for so many situations and it's all recently been relocated into a purse I got at the thrift store for $3 and it has so many compartments that I'm in organization heaven! I can even zip them closed so when my purse gets dumped over on the floor board it aint going now where!

Thanks for the prompt Steph!! I don’t know if its just me but I find clearing out my handbag and purse so liberating - it literally and figuratively makes me feel like I have shed tons of stuff from my shoulders that I carry around with me all day. I am one of those people that has a Mary Poppins bag of stuff - because you just never know when you might need it when your are out and about huh? I think its a throw back to my job when I was always on the go and was carrying my office with me in the car all the time. Anyway, it all feels a lot more organised at any rate!

The pandemic really helped me to establish a clean and empty purse. And so with a baseline of an empty and clean purse. it is easy to maintain! It also makes changes purses a breeze! I took this opportunity to purge some old purses that I no longer use or need.

My purse is always full. I used to “be prepared” for my kids; now I stay “prepared” for the grandkids.

My first thought was this will be easy since I usually clean my purse and wallet weekly. Then panic struck thinking of decluttering/purging purses and wallets...as in plural and having to decide which to keep and which to go. Purses/wallets are one of my guilty pleasures.

Since all my children are grown and gone now, I have a very small purse. I keep bare minimum in there. Wallet, lipstick, keys, a pen, a comb and a small tube of hand cream. I use Fetch rewards so I scan my receipts as soon as I get home and toss or file them. My purse has not been an issue in years. The only thing that accumulates in there is change

Somehow as a mom you always end up with your kids and your husband's items in your purse. Thanks for the challenge!

Thank you for supporting local business 🙏🏻💪🏼🛍

I feel like my purse is the worst clutter spot. I’ll clean it, and 2 days later it will be cluttered all over again. 🤦🏼‍♀️ thank you for the reminder to go clean my purse again. It’s so nice to have it clean!

Receipts & loose change: My nemesis! Drives me nuts.

It was a 2 minute declutter today. Due to a shoulder injury, I no longer carry my large (suitcase) bag, with everything, but the kitchen sink. I do have a few minutes of things in a bag,in the car for those emergency moments.

A few days ago I went through a bunch of purses.. donated 4, washed 3.. and changed out the one I’m using.. thank you for another great video.. and yes I want to grab a lottery ticket now!

This is one I overlook a lot. Don’t really have a purse. More so a back pack with all the kids stuff in it and then I just toss my wallet in. But it’s good to go through and make sure stuff is still useable and extra snacks are in there too :)

My youngest potty trained in November and now I just have a small purse! I can't have a lot of stuff in it, so each child has there own backpack for their stuff now 😊

I always have the smallest bag possible (so newborn phase is so hard for me with all the stuff you need traveling with a newborn 😩). Less space means less stuff and less stuff lost at the bottom of my bag! 🎉 I switched to a small backpack style purse recently and I love it! Now my bag doesn't slide off my shoulder and whack my kids in the head when we're getting in the car or playing at the park.

This is a biggie for me! Backpacks, lunch bags, purses seem to be hard for me to keep decluttered. When I do clean them out there is mostly trash that I could have taken care of before it got so junkie! Loving this series of decluttering😊

Flyla devotes Friday to Purse Day, but any day can be your day whatever works better.

This is such a good declutter to add to a regular routine. What I loving the refer to as my “mom bag” can collect some of The most random of things. As ur kids grown, they quickly need or suddenly don’t need things so it’s so important to keep up with this for me to avoid packing around pounds and pounds of stuff in the mom bag!!!

Great tips. In the UK we call this a handbag & a wallet is called a purse. Wallets are usually what blokes use. I’d never thought about sorting out my purse before. That’s a great idea. Sometimes I have loads of receipts in my purse & never throw them away. In the UK loads of the shops do advantage cards. Tesco & Boots are especially great cards & it’s amazing how quickly the points go up.

I often forget about my purse until I'm out somewhere. Gosh we are seriously hitting all the clutter areas! Thank you!!

I love this motivation to tackle the little spaces, every little bit makes a difference! I love dumping out my purses, it feels like a big difference

You may benefit from a purse organizer insert. I found one at BB&B one year which can be easily moved from one purse to another. It is basically shaped like a stiff drawstring bag. It holds gift cards, pens, sunglasses, etc in the pockets and the inside holds wallet, etc. It also serves as a 'divider' and pockets items on either side of it. It helps to organize my items so I can find them quicker. For my many punch cards or hotel rewards cards, etc, I have used a hole punch and then threaded them onto a binder ring and popped them into the purse. They are easy to spot in a bunch like that, and easy enough to flip to the correct card to use.

It feels good to clean out my purse, wallet, and work bag. All kinds of receipts, wrappers from the grand daughters, yes I have rocks also from the 2 year old. Thanks so much for the reminder. Now I can actually find what I need.

This sure needed done and feels so good! Thanks, Steph! I love this series.

I like doing this one regularly as I end up with a lot of receipts in the purse. It made me go look at some of my purses that I’m not using anymore and give them a home elsewhere.

Thankfully all I keep is a small wallet style purse that I can throw into any bag and I'm constantly cleaning out the daily clutter of the kids bags (all the artwork from school).

Once I quit nannying, my purse became a lot smaller and cleaner😆 I just cleaned mine out, so nice to be able to find what I need

I’m going to swap purses, today, so this video came at the perfect time for me!

I am so looking forward to tackling our diaper bag. As our son has gotten a little older, it feels like I just keep adding to it instead of taking out old things!

I purposefully only carry a wristlet so that clutter can't accumulate! I keep a small bag in my car with a couple of diapers, wipes, snacks for running errands and then I pack a diaper bag if we are doing a day trip or if my kids are going somewhere for the day. It forces me to take care of anything that otherwise might clutter up my bag/purse!

I always have at least 3 or four handbags on the go: sometimes all used in the same day! Depends on whether I'm biking or walking or going out an need something small or out shopping or I need room for my dance shoes, or, or, or. I had a look through these and then decided to donate some others which weren't making the rotation. Yay!

This is much-needed! As a mom I always have tons of unnecessary items in my purse.

I’m at the stage of life where I don’t need to carry a purse. In the winter everything fits in my coat pockets. In the summer I care the essentials in my pants pockets.

I have SO many bags! I have my purse, then a tote that I put that in (which contains "just in case" stuff) and then I have a bag I carry my Bible to church, a tote to carry my lunch bag, etc into work.... the list goes on. I have a Thirty-One Tote addiction. I just cleaned one out over the weekend. Onto the next one!

Love having a clean purse! I’ve been better about that this year. I’ve learned I much prefer very few or 0 pockets and using small bags to group things instead. Easier to clean and switch bags.