First of all I must say that I know I need a new handbag, this one is battered and out of shape, and just hideous! Does anyone have a personal connection with Orla Kiely? No? That’s a shame!
If you tipped your bag out onto the table right now, what would be in it? I’m quite impressed with my emptying actually, usually it’s full of scraps of paper and a variety of weird and wonderful things. Perhaps the fact I’ve been going out with the changing bag more recently than my handbag could account for the semi-grown up look it still has!
So, what have we got?
2 nappies and a half used pack of wipes. Well those speak for themselves really.
8 paracetamol & codeine, not because I have noisy kids (!) but because bright light, like that ball of fire-y stuff in the sky that has made some startling appearances of late, can give me headaches. Headaches make me narky. So it’s safer all round if I can nip one in the bud before it really takes hold.
Sansa MP3 Player thingy. Ok, it’s not an ipod but it does the same job and when I have Taylor in the Cabi and am doing some butt-wobbling power walking-cum-buggy pushing, I can enjoy tunes such as The Real McCoy, Runaway, KD Lang, Constant Craving, Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love or some of the legendary Aretha who is giving some RESPECT! How can your day not be better listening to tunes such as these?
Fruit Flakes – Instant bribery. Or a fruity type snack.
Plasters – for scraped knees, a plaster and a magic Mummy kiss dries tears every time.
A notebook – I have a memory like a seive! I see a poster and think “That’d be a great day out”, promptly store it in that safe place in my mind, and it’s never thought about again. I also use it for ideas. We walk a lot (I don’t drive) and am a keener observer of everyday life when out and about (read as a nosy cow). Sometimes I see an exchange, an item, a scene and think… “Oooh, I could write about that!”. If it doesn’t get jotted, it gets forgotten!
A Ben10 keyring which hasn’t yet made it on my keys. Maybe later.
Cow & gate money off vouchers. Yup we are weaning. And I am tight.
My purse, full of shopping lists, receipts and moths.
Sunglasses, to avoid glare-headaches, and because they make me look cool. I think?
A badge thing for my bag which I nabbed from Natalie, the PreciousParcels owners and resident nutter. It is IN my bag because I haven’t yet worked out how to attach it. There isn’t a pin or anything Nat? Did you let me pinch it because it’s broken or am I being dim?
Suncream, because I like to think I live somewhere exotic. And I like my kids, well done, not crispy.
A bit boring really, lol! This isn’t a meme or anything like that, so no tagging – but I’m intrigued. Right now, what is in YOUR handbag? (I’m hoping some has something really obscure!).
Well, my bag is permanently crammed with things so here goes Nicki!
Purse, credit card wallet, camera, inhaler, notebook and pen, business cards (mine and Ian’s), dowsing pendulum (in case I can’t decide if I need to buy that pair of shoes!), bag containing; emery board, plasters, antihistermine, colouring things, lead for my phone, tweezers, toy car, lipstick and compact powder (never used, not that vain, but you never know!), tissues, small wipes and always lots of receipts! Considering it’s quite a dinky bag that’s not bad I think!
How dinky? Dinky as in clutch or dinky as in not quite a suitcase, more like a holdall? :p
A bill, several nappy bags (used as dog poo bags!), a ball, phone, fairly empty purse 🙁 a empty soft mint wrapper waiting for a bin, lots of fluff, a couple of shells, lots more fluff.
No that as exciting as it get in the particular bag ! 🙂
Fluff is good though surely? pads out the bag and helps it retain it’s natural shape?
I actually didn’t realise how little I had in my bag until I looked 😉 x
I have a huge bag I tote around, with baby stuff in it (so I won’t count that) and my stuff too.
Here goes…
Spare pair of knickers for 4 year old (who hasn’t had an accident in months, but you never know when they might come in handy, I recently lent a pair to a friend who was potty training her 3 year old, and had run out, whilst we were out together, so they are handy)
Bag of snacks, protein bars for me, and raisins and rice cakes for the small monsters.
Bottle of water.
Small first aid kit and a pocket resuss mask (well, I am a nurse)
My ipod
My wallet
My BlackBerry
Make up bag
Small bottle of Chanel no 5, because sometimes a squirt of that makes everything seem better.
An Epipen (am allergic to wasps, kiwi’s and a lot of antibiotics, having had to rush to A&E twice after a wasp sting, an Epipen seems less hassle)
Rescue remedy pastile thingies ( I don’t know if they work, but they are a good distraction for tantruming 4 year olds!)
A pair of baby gap socks, (my son likes to rip his off and loose them)
Sun glasses and sun cream, a Peppa Pig hair clip, and a toy car.
Did I mention my bag was huge?? 🙂
A Mary Poppins bag!! 🙂
Now my youngest is five years old I have a lot less stuff in there.
My bag contains
purse
make up bag
keys
phone
sunglasses
pen
tampon and a towel
I have lots of handbags so I just change them to match my outfits. I just empty one into the other, except sanitary protection. I keep those in each handbag in case I’m ever caught. Sorry if TMI
Caroline
xxx
Oh to be stylish enough to have more more than one bag (I have two but seeing as the second is a changing bag it doesn’t count).
Well are you ready for this………………..
a mum of 2 and trying to start a business while manning 2 small children!!
theres the normal stuff, purse, phone, keys I dont know what for but sure as hell I cant leave hme without them!!! 4 biros, why? no idea but i’m also sure that as soon as I need one they will ALL have vanshed!
Diary – AKA my right arm, If its not written in there it hasn’t happened or will never happen! stored along side the notebook for a longer entry and as I have now accepted my brain is made of the same material as sponge bob square pants sadly has become essential to everyday life.
hairbrush, lipgloss and sample bottle of foundation, from the days when I used to care how I looked OR had time to look in the mirror more than once a day!!
Raisens – bribery, Jake calls them sweets! Winner!
Stale bread, more bribery, not for the children but a quick 5 mins at the ducks can (sometimes) give me enough peace to make a phone call.
Kinder egg for when all else fails!
3 plastic spoons, entertaining to a 5 month old!
I hope I win for most random object as I’m quietly confident not many people carry 3 day old warbutons!!
And the award for the most obscure item goes to Emily and her mouldy bread! 🙂