Back to school season has us thinking about refreshing our own supplies. Instead of television themed backpacks and brightly colored pencil cases, we are looking at slightly more refined pieces to freshen up our look. Not only did we find a work bag option for you, but also for your man too. Because Jansport just isn’t working for us anymore. See our favorite ways to spruce up your work bag game, including what’s inside!
Work Bag Refresh
Go Classic With Leather
You can’t beat the quality, classic look, and long lasting features of a leather bag. Whether its a briefcase, duffle bag, or backpack, leather goods will always be in style.
Recently we have been loving these backpacks from Tumi. The are easy to throw over your shoulders, while also looking professional enough to bring into the workplace. They have a broad range of styles and colors that appeal to both men and women who are looking to have a practical, but attractive work bag.
Lunch In Style
Bringing your lunch in a plastic bag is not beautiful or functional, but you can get both with this lunch bag option.
We were looking for something super chic for ourselves, and this piece from Corkcicle hit all the must haves. Beautiful, doesn’t scream “lunch box” and functional.
Stay Hydrated
Right now we are loving the Simple Modern water bottles. Their bottles keep your drink cool throughout the day and come in a wide variety of styles, shapes, prints and colors. They also carry all the pieces needed for school lunches for the kids. It’s great to be able to shop for both you and your kids in one place!
We love their neutral designs for both men and women! We love this matte black straw option. Doesn’t everyone drink more through a straw?
Organization Is Key
With multiple chargers, earphones, and adaptor cords for our many electronic devices, keeping track of everything can be overwhelming and become very disorganized. If all our gadgets aren’t in one place we find ourselves fishing for loose cords and charger cubes from the bottom of our work bags.
We love this electronic organizer from a local store in Kansas City, Ulah. It’s a husband approved men’s store that has clothing, accessories and lifestyle items that are favorites in our home. This case is great for travel and has lots of storage for all your electronic attachments!
We have been low-key obsessing over these elegant travel cases from Cuyana. For women, they are the perfect option for those few makeup items you may want to bring with you to work. These pouches are easy to pack in a suitcase or carry on for a day or weekend trip. The colorways that these come in create such an elevated look we can’t resist. Our favorites? The neutrals. We love the black, white, and tan options. These pieces could definitely be used for more than makeup, they are a perfect size for organizing smaller items inside your work bag.
Planning Your Year & Reaching Your Goals
Have a lot of big goals to reach each year? We love this Full Focus Planner that allows us to plan our day to day lives while working towards our goals simultaneously. This planner focuses on one quarter at a time, so if you’re looking to really get focused on some goals to finish out 2021, we love this planner.
We love how we can write down notes, daily tasks, goals, and appointments all in one place. Many of us at Collected Living have one and use it to keep on track during the year!
We love to make #reallifebeautiful, which includes the essentials for your work day. Making your work bag a little more aesthetically pleasing and organized can make all the difference.
