My Trio Organizer Invention

Keeping a purse organized can be a real challenge for some women. If you wonder why, consider this typical scenario: Mrs. Smith stands at the checkout lane at WalMart, digging for her wallet. Mrs. Smith removes some items sitting on top of her wallet and pays for her groceries. Before she can get everything back where it belongs, the shopper behind her tries to push his cart to the end of the lane. Mrs. Smith, realizing she is in the way, stuffs everything back in her purse and decides to reorganize it all at home.

She arrives home, stows the groceries, then prepares supper. She hopes to find time to straighten the messy purse out later. After a myriad of tasks, she finally sits down and begins to tackle her handbag. But, friends and family call wanting to chat, advice, or help. So, the purse remains a mess. By the end of the week, the inside of her purse is full of gum wrappers (she obeys litter laws), coupons, letters and bills to be mailed, and pieces of paper with pertinent information, etc.

How to solve this dilemma? My solution: a set of bags-large, medium, and small. With three handbags, large, medium, small, the contents could be organized much more efficiently. One large bag for travel items (makeup, comb, toothbrush); one medium bag for paper stuff (coupons, address book, notepaper); and one small bag for everyday essentials (cash, credit/debit cards, cellphone, and keys). Each bag should also have pockets to organize the contents. Place a D-ring on the top sides of each bag, connect with detachable straps, and voila, a trio organizer.

Just need cash and credit cards? Detach the small bag and go. Going to work? Detach only the largest (the travel bag). And of course for travel, carry all three.

After drawing the design and placing ads for a seamstress, I hoped for fame and fortune. I hired one seamstress who 'borrowed' $50, which she never repaid, and marketed my idea as hers. Six months later, this seamstress called to tell me about gaining employment as a substitute teacher in a nearby town. "Since I am now working close to your home, perhaps I could come over and you can show me any new ideas you might have," she said. Six seamstresses later (that's another article), I'm starting to think perhaps the only way this trio organizer will get made is if I do it myself.

However, if any of you dear readers know someone who is honest, sews well, keeps commitments, and adheres to deadlines, please let me know.