The Lazy Organizer's Club

Thanks for attending our second meeting of The Lazy Organizer's Club! It’s fun to talk with women who are as interested in getting organized as I am. Do you like my sign to advertise for the club at Church? Yes, that is a giant paper clip! My dear friend Amy was so sweet to make it for me. (I don't scrapbook.) Even though “I’ve never helped her do a single thing in my entire life!” Apparently I’m lazy and SELFISH! Oh well, she loves me anyway.

Your homework for last time was to clean off the front of your fridge and gather up those piles that are accumulating on your kitchen counters. All of that clutter is going to get thrown away or organized into your new Lazy Paper Manager. For those of you waiting for the Apple Cobbler recipe, you can find it here. Victor says the picture looks disgusting but it tastes good!

Your homework for this month is to make your very own Lazy Organizing Kit. You have many options to choose from or make them all! Bring your Kit to show everyone at our September meeting. For any internet readers who want to play along, take a photo of yours and post a link here.


Here is my Traveling Organizer that includes the following list which is all included in this bag. I found my bag at Dillards 6 years ago for about $25. It’s large enough to hold everything I need but it didn’t have a shoulder strap. As soon as I was sufficiently annoyed by this, I came home and stole one off of a messenger bag and sewed it to my Traveling Organizer. I keep it by the back door. I can grab it as I’m walking out the door if I need to shower at the gym and it’s a big time saver to have all the essentials packed and ready to go when we travel. It also supplies me with back ups when I need them. One day my blow dryer broke so I grabbed the dryer out of my travel bag. The only thing I use that’s not in my bag is my hair straightener. I think $100 is a little too much to spend on a second straightener! If you use up anything from your bag make sure you add it to your shopping list or re-fill it as soon as you get home and start unpacking.

The Organized Traveler (Sorry about the commentary, I couldn’t help myself!)
1. Comb/Brush – for your unruliness
2. Hair clip/Elastic for your controlling-ness
3. Blow dryer/Extension cord for your dampness
4. Shampoo/Conditioner for your nappy-ness
5. Gel/Hair Spray for your stiffness
6. Bobby Pins for your secure-ness
7. Blush/Eye shadow for your beauty-ness
8. Lip Stick for your kissy-ness
9. Mascara for your flirty-ness
10. Foundation for your blemish-ness
11. Facial Cleanser/Lotion for your wrinkle-ness
12. Body Lotion for your scaly-ness
13. Deodorant/Body Spray for your stinky-ness
14. Tooth paste/Tooth brush/Dental floss for your anti-toothless-ness
15. Soap/Wet wipes for your grubbiness
16. Nail clippers/Nail file for your pointed-ness
17. Tweezers/Razor for your furry-ness
18. Earrings for your Highness
19. $20 cash/change for your stranded-ness
20. Sewing Kit/Safety pins for your button-less-ness
21. Facial Tissue for your snotty-ness
22. Feminine products/Spare skivvies let’s not talk about this one
23. Medical tape/Ace bandage for your wounded-ness
24. Cotton Balls/swabs for your waxy-ness
25. Band aids for your clumsiness
26. Baggies for your cleanliness
27. Cough drops for your sickness
28. Advil/Tylenol for your achy-ness
29. Claritin D for your sneezy-ness
30. Other medications dependant-ness
31. Power Bar for your hungriness
32. Scrubber w/liquid laundry soap for your sloppiness
33. 2 plastic shopping bags for your filthiness
34. Pocket knife for your trimness
35. Pen for your poetic-ness
36. Umbrella for your sprinkle-ness
37. Lighter for your I’m-cold-and-lost-in-the-wilderness

Here are some more kit ideas. Of course my Organizing Bags work wonderfully for these kits but you can also use a Zip-lock baggie or any other type of bag that will do the job. Add any of the above items along with these additional suggestions. I’m sure you’ll have many more ideas so please share!

The Organized Baby – Make a Lazy Organizer Bag to keep in the diaper bag or in the car for your baby. It might include baby Tylenol, wet wipes, baby powder, diaper rash ointment, a pacifier, a thermometer, etc.

The Organized Student – Make another one for the students in your life. Add band aids, safety pins, a comb, a hair elastic, tissues, cough drops, wet wipes, emergency phone numbers, spare change etc.

The Organized Swimmer – include shampoo, conditioner, comb, sunscreen, lotion, etc.

The Organized Purse – use this list.

The Organized Gym Bag – pretty much the same but you definitely need the body spray in this one!

The Organized Car- napkins, plastic utensils, carsick medicine, water bottle, sunscreen, pocket knife, etc.

The Organized Picnic - here

Have fun and Get Organized!