It's my bag, baby!

[apple_pathways]

Inspired by new friend vivitchi, I've taken a picture of the contents of my purse/handbag. I hope others follow suit, because I'm nosey and very interested in other people's little habits.



First, let me explain the cigarettes: I quit smoking close to 3 years ago now. That is, I quit smoking everyday; for awhile, I would smoke on the weekends, and then only every once in awhile, usually if I were out drinking. Even though I only smoked about 3-4 cigarettes per month, I would buy my own pack, because I remember being a smoker and being really irritated at the "occasional" smokers who never had their own and always bummed mine.

I've now gotten to the point where, even though a sneaky cig sounds like a FABULOUS idea, I know that I can't enjoy it because a. my taste buds have grown back and it will taste horrible and b. my body is no longer used to nicotine and it makes me sick.

I'd forgotten I still had that pack; it's been thrown out.





First, I'd like to confess that I cheated and threw out about half of the receipts I had stuffed in there; I couldn't get them all the picture, anyway.

So here's a breakdown of what's in there:

• Change: roughly $5.00 worth
  
• Receipts: bank, Target, CVS, Better Health, gas station, etc.
  
• Wallet (the shiny brown thing)
  
• SPF 45 sunscreen (pale girl essential)
  
• Lip balm
  
• Various lip glosses and sticks
  
• Trial-sized mascara
  
• Eye shadow brush (curiously, no eye shadow, though...)
  
• Mini hair brush
  
• Assorted barrettes and bobby pins
  
• Those little paper things that are supposed to absorb grease from your face
  
• My iPod
  
• Sparkly butterfly notepad
  
• Pens
  
• Many, many tampons (I always forget whether or not I have any in there and end up just shoving in more)
  
• Sugar free coffee-flavored hard candies
  
• Starbucks gold card (i.e. official yuppie membership card)
  
• Hand cream
  
• Hand sanitizer
  
• Eye drops
  
• Pill case w/ pain relievers, blood sugar meds, antihistamines
  
• Envelope with pay stub inside
  
• Random cap that doesn't belong to anything
  
• Old wallet no longer in use
  
• Rubber bands, wrappers, and assorted pieces of fluff
  

(Not pictured: my phone, because I used it to take the picture.)


And I can't absolutely guarantee: I NEED ALL OF IT!

No, I don't; but it's not getting cleaned out anytime soon.

Comments

[vivitchi.livejournal.com]

WHOOOAAA that is a lot of stuff, bb! xD So much change!

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

So much change!

And yet, WHERE IS IT WHEN I AM STANDING IN LINE AT THE CASH REGISTER AND PEOPLE BEHIND ME ARE GETTING IMPATIENT?

Well I've now collected it all in a little sandwich baggie, so I can look even more like an old woman when I pull out my baggie o' change.

[vivitchi.livejournal.com]

It's true, things you want never appear when you need them! *facepalm* D8

[sabriel75.livejournal.com]

Mine might come up in the same content and stuff and I want mine to be pretty like vivitchi's did and so I am going to take my time and probably post picture tonight.

Good for you for quitting. It's so much better for your health. :D

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Thanks; I'm finally at the point where I'm happy about quitting, instead of cranky and bitter. :) I realize now how I lucky I am that I was able to stop while I'm young, before I do any long-term damage.

[planejane.livejournal.com]

HOLY COW!

CLEAN OUT YOUR BAG! Before a small animal or something gets lost in there. XD


Your bag contents are LOLarious.

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Lol--that bad, huh? Well, I did throw out all the receipts and put the change in a little baggie.

Other than that, everything else just went right back into the bag! You never know when you're gonna need...Dr. Scholl's moleskin. (Something I forgot to list; it really is essential for long nights out in uncomfortable shoes!)

[jacknjill270.livejournal.com]

Lol, my purse is always horribly messy too. And I'm always finding strange things that I have no idea how they got there - a plastic pig, Monopoly money, a Care Bears anniversary card that wasn't to or from me, stuff like that.

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Lol! I didn't even know they made Care Bears anniversary cards...

Yeah, I was actually kinda impressed that most of the stuff in my purse was actually normal purse stuff (even if there is a lot of it). I've been known to carry around things like needle-nosed pliers, a measuring tape, spoons, packets of seeds, silly putty, trial-sized bottles of shampoo, etc...

[nahara.livejournal.com]

I have to say this entire post had me giggling. XD I love the commentary to some of the items in your bag. I mean:

Eye shadow brush (curiously, no eye shadow, though...)

and

Starbucks gold card (i.e. official yuppie membership card)

and

Random cap that doesn't belong to anything

I love looking in other people's bags! I am so, so nosey and I love how much stuff you have in yours and that you have no intention of slimming it down. You'll be happy to know that most of my friends are like that. It boggle my mind why they feel the need to hold on to EVERY SINGLE FLYER THEY'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN ON THE STREET, but there you go. XD

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Ok, in hindsight, I probably should have thrown out the random cap that doesn't belong to anything...I just didn't think about it at the time!

I'm glad you're amused by my clutter! It's really funny, because most people who meet me would assume from my personality that I'm very neat and tidy; NOPE! (I have aspirations to be organized and clutter-free, but I can never keep it up for long.)

I go back to school in the fall, so soon I will have multiple bags to clutter up with junk! For joy!

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

I've shamelessly stolen this idea. At least your bag contains useful things. I can lock things up or write about them, but heaven forbid I get a headache or something, because then I'm up a creek. (-;

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Yes: the eyeshadow brush sans eye shadow, cigarettes I haven't smoked in months, and the cap that doesn't belong to anything really come in handy. ;)

Actually, I am rather impressed with how useful the stuff is! (In theory, at least; I'll confess that I forgot most of it was in there.) I've been known to carry around much stranger things. I just recently fished out all the Silly Bandz given to me by students. (They complained I wasn't wearing them.)