Stay Organized With the Right Bag

Bags are essential to many of us at work, or in daily life. Not only do they allow you to haul around everything you might need during the day; they can be a useful organizational tool that can help make you more efficient. Think of your bag as being part personal assistant, part luggage carried on your back. Functional packs are perfect for holding the lives together of students, entrepreneurs, teachers, athletes, hikers, and travelers.

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Students

Students have enough to worry about with homework and assignment deadlines so keeping school items organized is essential to performing well at school. Lose a book or last night’s homework, and grades can drop fast. Kindergartners through college seniors should choose a compartmentalized bag to organize items, such as:

• Lunch money
• Books
• Notebooks
• Calculator
• Laptop
• Phone

Entrepreneurs

Starting up and running a business is like a juggling act. Not only does an entrepreneur need to create a top quality service/product, attract and keep customers, and pay bills; he or she also needs to keep track of paperwork and stay hydrated and fed. Choose a mid-sized bag with plenty of pockets so you can carry:

• Checkbooks
• Laptop/ Tablet Computer
• Brochures
• Business cards
• Water bottle
• Energy bars/ Snacks

Teachers

When it comes to school, it’s not just students that need to haul important items back and forth to the classroom. Teachers are responsible for making sure the class hums like a well-tuned machine. With all the stuff they need to carry, a tote bag is a great option for a teacher, preferably with some compartments to hold:

• Books
• Assignment papers
• Graded essays and/or homework to return
• Red pens
• Stapler
• Paper clips
• Stickers

Athletes

Professional and amateur athletes all have gear to haul to the field, the gym, and/or the game. Tossing everything into a non-compartmentalized gym bag can mean losing or misplacing key items. With zipper pouches and pockets for everything, a coaches or athletes backpack can help to organize:

• Uniforms
• Ball caps
• Balls
• Whistles
• Sunscreen
• Towel and soap
• Water bottle

Hikers

Backpacks have been strapped to the backs of hikers for eons as they’ve hiked across the world. Essential items for a hikers pack include:

• Water bottles
• Dehydrated foods
• Compass
• Portable phone rechargers
• Sun hats
• Sun screen
• Change of clothes
• Bug spray

Travelers

Travelers traveling by air can reach their destination more easily when they use backpacks instead of traditional luggage. Not only can packs compactly fit in overhead bins on planes, but they can also keep belongings organized and readily available. Some items to tuck into the compartments include:

• Driver’s license or passport
• Books and magazines to read
• Tablet Computer
• Small pillow or neck cushion
• Earplugs
• Small Blanket

The question isn’t whether a bag can keep a person more organized, but rather how does anyone hold his or her life together without one?