It's my bag, baby!

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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.

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[vivitchi.livejournal.com]

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