Yes, they come in all shapes, sizes and styles. Have you ever had the dilemma of moving stuff from one bag to another only to realise that you left something in your other bag? Frustrating? Yes ... Fixable? ... Yes again! What you need is a nifty hand-bag insert which moves from bag to bag. Howards Storage World have them in two colours and three different sizes. They come with compartments for all your bits and pieces, and have an opening at the top so that you can access each compartment easily. I never leave home without it! Great gift idea as well, I've bought several for women I know over the years.

While you're at Howards Storage World you may also want to check out their great Zip Bins for kids toys. These bins unzip to form a decorative flat play mat to encourage imagineering games and work for anything from train-sets, cars, blocks, little dolls, action figures you name it. The beauty in these is that when play is over, sweep all the little bits in the middle of the mat and then zip em' up to form a decorative bag that stands on it's own. Available are the Train Depot Zip Bin, Fairy Castle Zip Bin and the Large Mansion Zip Bin.

If you're constantly traveling for business or pleasure or have kids that are constantly going from one parent to another on contact visits you will know that keeping things sorted out and from getting lost or left at the other house can be a nightmare. Organize.com have some great products on-line, I couldn't go past this set of 5 Personal Valet Bags by o.r.e. which have BIG labels on them and also these neat set of 3 Travel Shoe Bags by Richards Homewares. For little ones it would be easy to print a photo of the shoes that belong in the bag, stick it in a zip-lock bag for protection and put it into the bag with the shoes. Talk of tick the box! Problem solved, love it!

Now most of you would know how I like to use my ziplock bags of various sizes for many uses around the home, including inside the pantry where I will enclose a whole opened 1/2 used packet with a bag to seal in freshness when nothing else is available. Well GLAD have a new product on the market called GLAD Snap Lock Pantry Storage bags. These nifty bags have a gusset in the bottom to allow the bag to ‘stand-up' on it's own. These bags are also thicker and come with measuring indicators. They don't say whether they come in a variety of sizes but I reckon they're worth a try. While also on the subject of groceries be sure to find out what a Fregie Sack is by clicking on the link. All Australian and a brilliant idea!

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© Angela Miller-Davis. For more tips, ideas and links, subscribe via the *new Less Equals More website. Angela Miller-Davis is a Professional Organiser who helps people to find solutions for an organised lifestyle. Visit the *new Less Equals More Blog here. Angela is a member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organisers). **Another thanks to client Barbara O for the little bag she made me, which you can see has been put to good use in this photo!