Sunday, March 21, 2010

What's in my bag?

So when Gigi tagged me with a little blogosphere game of "What's in your bag?", my first thought was...

No way. There is no way I am letting the world (okay, maybe like 100 people in the world) see what's in my purse (at least not without editing the contents first). Uh-uh. Who the hell knows what's in there on any given day?

But then I thought: Why not? I spill my guts out on this blog, why not spill the contents of my purse?

And actually, after dumping it all out (and of course, rearranging it all ever so neatly for photo op), I was relieved to see it really wasn't that bad. So without further adieu, for frivolity's sake, I present you with...What's in my bag?


First of all...the bag: My beautiful purple messenger Marc by Marc Jacobs bag was a birthday gift from Hubby while on our recent trip to Savannah. Cute, huh? Up until pretty recently, I never ever owned any bag over $30 bucks...I'm more of a shoe whore. But I do admit that I'm digging this one. Big time.


Now its contents, in a sorta clockwise direction, sorta random order from the top left corner:

1. One thong underwear: I'm not really sure why this is in there. I was quite surprised to see it, and admit that I highly debated leaving it out of the photo, but I guess a girl never knows when a girl might need a spare pair of panties. I can assure you they're clean.

2. My classroom keys: I used to refuse to carry these around except while at work, because I am a big believer in completely "punching out" while not at work. I don't even like work reminders while I'm off the clock. But since I kept losing them on a daily basis, I had to give in and find a secret slot for them in my bag, where I never run into them until I need them.

3. My pink planner: I am absolutely, completely, utterly lost without it.

4. Maxalt Prescription Migraine medication: Suffered from these since I was in 4th grade. Try to avoid taking these unless absolutely necessary, since they work like magic on the pain but make me slur my words and bloat like I drank a jug of soy sauce.

5. Hand lotion: You know how most people feel about nails scratching on a chalkboard? That's how I feel about my cuticles catching on fabric.

6. My Kenneth Cole black lacy wallet: It's a little bit dominatrix, a little bit rocker chic. Perfect.

7. Altoids: I carry around lots of them...sometimes for my breath, sometimes just to get me to stop thinking about eating chocolate.

8. Origins Stress-Reliever Peppermint Ointment: Does wonders for the migraines when I can't afford to sound drunk or look puffy (see #4).

9. My gold-ish bird dangly earrings: When I poured out the contents of my purse, I discovered, much to my dismay, that these are both completely and possibly irreversibly tangled together.

10. My tube-o-pills: Excedrin and Tylenol are always with me...again, part of my migraine arsenal.
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11. Make-up: One kohl smudgy eye liner, leftover from my South Beach weekend ('cause date nights always require a smoky eye). The rest are lipsticks in varying shades of pink and coral. You all have seen a glimpse of my make-up collection, but the only stuff I carry around without fail is lipsticks...usually a few, and always by MAC.
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12. Elementary school pictures of Hubby and myself: Let me explain...the school we work at is having a yearbook thing with teachers' pics. That's why those are there. I swear. I am not a weirdo who carries around pictures of myself in 3rd grade (although I was quite cute, dontcha think?) and Hubby wearing an E.T. t-shirt.
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13. Hubby's chain: His has a charm with each of the boys' names and a charm with my name. Mine has a charm with each of the boys' names and a charm of his name. I know. We are mushy. It's better than Angelina Jolie's vial of blood, though.
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14. Weight Watcher's book: For those of you who are not familiar with the program, this book basically contains every food choice imaginable and its corresponding caloric points value. The battle never ends.
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15. Mini journal: This is the one I carry around to jot down blog ideas, songs I want to download, books I want to read, and let the kids doodle in when we're doing groceries.
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16. Pen: This is from a bar complex in Key West called Rick's and Durty Harry's. Hubby and I have had some good, goooood times there. I stole it from the bartender. I carry it around and treat it like it's a gold Montblanc. I've misplaced it a couple of times and freaked out over it. It just makes me smile every time I use it.
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17. Disposable preservative-free eye drops: I wear contacts and I'm a tad high maintenance.
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Thanks, Gigi...this was fun. And now I tag the following ladies to post what's in their bags:
*Sarah and Jen (EACH of your bags!) at Momalom
*That Girl39 at Forty Not Out
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I picked based on whose bag I'd most like to snoop through in real life. I know. I'm a nosy bitch, but at least I'm honest. Plus, every once in a while it's nice to stop trying to solve the world's problems or discover our true selves and just post something silly. Have fun!

13 comments:

  1. Migraines. Ugh. Me, too. I'm going to have to try that Origins stuff because I also hate taking medicine for mine. See, your purse-emptying is helping all of us out here! =>

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  2. Oh, I love this! (I guess I am nosy too...) I'm not surprised to see that your bag and its contents are way more interesting than mine. I still mostly carry around a combo purse/diaper bag. Hot, I know. Can't wait to see what these other ladies have to spill.

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  3. Love this! I totally agree re: the cuticles, and yet mine are always catching on stuff. I can't wait to see the other bag contents - thanks so much for sharing this!
    (so cute re: the chain with charms. SO CUTE)

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  4. I love that you have a (clean) thong in your bag! And I love the bag too! I already did this tag... once for real here: http://40notout.blogspot.com/2009/06/bag-lady.html and then I played fantasy bag tag here! http://40notout.blogspot.com/2010/02/fantasy-glamorous-bag-tag.html At the risk of boring anyone, I don't want to do it again - but if you come to England, I'll show you my shoe cupboard! x

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  5. I did this once after a male friend of mine emptied the contents of his wallet on his blog.

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  6. I'm so glad you played along (cause yeah I'm nosy too!!) The underwear made me laugh out loud! But at least you are prepared......

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  7. OK. But, see, the problem is I have a LOT of bags. I'll have to ponder a bit on this one and get back to you! Love the thongs, though. I'm always packing extra undies for all the kids; never thought to throw in one for myself!

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  8. Every girl needs a spare thong in her purse! LOL! You crack me up!

    I'll be doing this soon!

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  9. This is some good time girl fun. I will, as you would expect, give you a completely unedited look of what is in my purse. But, although I aim to please, I'm afraid it's probably pretty boring.

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  10. See Liz, I told you I would skip over parts that might make me uncomfortable. I didn't see the thong part at all!

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  11. A spare thong??? That's AWESOME! Come on, you can admit it, they are in there because you took them OFF somewhere a little risque, no? :)
    Maria tagged me on this and I'm dreading admitting to the horror that is inside my purse. But as I told her, at least it will get me to Clean It Out!
    Love your Marc by Marc bag... I'm a bag whore so I wholly appreciate your love for it!

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  12. Found your blog from Gilcelia and love it! Your purple bag is just awesome. And I feel the same as you about hand lotion. :)

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