the contents of your handbag can say a lot about you.

[scrumpyjack]

I remember a chum of mine was a steward at Wimbledon (tennis!!) and had to search the bags of everyone coming into the Wimbledon. He was suprised at how many Dildos he came across when he serached the handbags.
So ladies do many of you carry a rubber husband around with you?

 

[EllieP]

OMG, you guys just made me look through my purse, and I'm embarrassed. I kept saying I was going to clean it out, but, well, you know. I think there's about three pounds of paper in it - receipts, notes, various bits of scribbles and stuff. Cheques, wallet (also stuffed with paper and no money), my camera, four ink pens, three lips glosses, a tiny tube of Mary Kay moisturizer, a couple of tampons, and various subway tokens from Atlanta and DC (?), a guitar pick (wonder where that came from?), credit card type flash light, a sewing kit, and I'm too discouraged to look any further. I'm going to clean it out right now.

 

[D_Sparroe Spongecaques]

I bought a new bag on Saturday and already it has gum,2 pens,spare stockings and knickers,a magazine,purse,about £5 in loose change in the little pocket inside,sunglasses,scarf,small bottle of diet coke,nail file,nail glue,clear nail polish,hair bobble.4 cards and a parking permit ............OoOoOpPSs!

 

[Enid]

i don't carry a purse, i carry a backpack typically. it contains a few books, a calendar, a sketchbook, something to clean my eyeglasses, a calculator, some drawing supplies, a few pens & highlighters, a nail file, antibacterial gel & wipes, tweezers, a cell phone, a small change purse with monies & ID, a small vial of perfume oil (myrrh), matches and a few other MacGyver-like essentials. i'm pretty boring & practical.

 

[TheScotsman]

I generally always carry a bag with me, since I generally need alot of shit for work. I feel like such a girl now, though. Be assured, it's an incredibly manly bag.

 

[D_Sparroe Spongecaques]

Oh we are assured,we all know Scots are incredibly manly and rarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

 

[B_FatMushroomHead]

Oh we are assured,we all know Scots are incredibly manly and rarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Tasha, do you carry extra underwires for when those epic knockers break em?

 

[Ganieda]

phone, wallet, keys - duh

pen, notebook, candy, chap stick, glasses, sun glasses, iPod

no makeup or lipstick ever.

 

[D_Sparroe Spongecaques]

Tasha, do you carry extra underwires for when those epic knockers break em?

If only it was that easy Mushy! Alas not but i do carry a spare basque or bra depending on which bag i'm using!

Though i once went without....nuff said!

 

[petite]

I intentionally carry a small purse to prevent myself from carrying too much with me. I've found that no matter how large my purse is, it will eventually become full so the only way to keep my arms from becoming tired is to make sure my purse is small.

My purse contains my wallet, keys, phone, one lipstick, one makeup compact, a makeup brush set in a case, a cigarette case that is an eCigarette charger that carries an extra battery and two cartomisers, a cigarette case with more cartomisers and more batteries and refilling liquid, a small digital camera that also records movies, an extra SD card, two 1 dram bottles of perfume, a peal necklace, emergency menstrual supplies, a headphone adapter for my phone, a tiny microfiber cloth for cleaning my glasses/phone/camera, and two hair sticks.

I need to add to my purse a pen and an extra set of headphones. What use is the adapter without headphones?

I would carry a taser, too, if it were legal.

 

[MickeyLee]

i don't carry a purse, i carry a backpack typically. it contains a few books, a calendar, a sketchbook, something to clean my eyeglasses, a calculator, some drawing supplies, a few pens & highlighters, a nail file, antibacterial gel & wipes, tweezers, a cell phone, a small change purse with monies & ID, a small vial of perfume oil (myrrh), matches and a few other MacGyver-like essentials. i'm pretty boring & practical.

ohhh ya backpack is like an arty-chick utility belt :biggrin:

for some reason i am all smiley after reading ya comment, Ms. Green

i have a wallet.. bank card, cash, ID, lottery ticket from sat night *i may or may not be a millionaire*, marvel comic book club card, a couple of pictures and one spare key.. i don't know what the key is for so i can't throw it out.

keys go in my hip pocket.

i might be too ADD to carry any sorta bag/backpack. :redface:

 

[Tattooed Goddess]

I have a little initialed makeup bag that i use as a purse.

It has all of my credit cards, cash, drivers license, business cards, etc.

lip balm

My favorite Este Lauder Red Red lipstick and red lip liner

A small vial of meds i should have with me incase i am away from the house for a while.

And keys obviously

 

[gretchenweiner]

Tonight my bag has a pair of 3lb weights, toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, medication, a flashdrive, a documentary from netflix, my cellphone, keys, black eyeliner, a few bobbypins, a how to train your dragon toy and this month's vogue. Just typing it made me bored. But i've gone back to working a long graveyard shift, so I do a little exercise to keep me awake during the long night & the dental stuff is so that I can have extra fresh breath in the morning when everyone else comes to work.

 

[petite]

i don't carry a purse, i carry a backpack typically. it contains a few books, a calendar, a sketchbook, something to clean my eyeglasses, a calculator, some drawing supplies, a few pens & highlighters, a nail file, antibacterial gel & wipes, tweezers, a cell phone, a small change purse with monies & ID, a small vial of perfume oil (myrrh), matches and a few other MacGyver-like essentials. i'm pretty boring & practical.

Since I seem to be incapable of carrying an un-full bag, a backpack would be a baaaad idea for me! I'd probably weigh 40 lbs and I'd look like a hunchback carrying it around.

If I carried a backpack I bet this is what would be in it:

-everything in my purse
-an apple, a banana, two cans of fruit, a spoon
-a bottle of sunscreen
-a journal of acid-free watercolor paper for random thoughts
-my tiny travel watercolor set, possibly my charcoal set
-a small first aid kit, including a foot care kit for blisters
-an extra layer of clothing in case it gets cool
-a bottle of water
-one of those tiny dhoop stick incense box/burner
-two books
-the latest copy of Harper's, maybe McSweeney's
-maybe a newspaper

I just now realize that this is exactly what my backpack looks like when I'm traveling.

 

[MickeyLee]

Miss Petite you so just earned a boy scout's preparedness badge.

and this coupon for a complimentary adjustment at Crazy Larry's World of Back Crackery :biggrin:

 

[Captain Elephant]

OMG, you guys just made me look through my purse, and I'm embarrassed. I kept saying I was going to clean it out, but, well, you know. I think there's about three pounds of paper in it - receipts, notes, various bits of scribbles and stuff. Cheques, wallet (also stuffed with paper and no money), my camera, four ink pens, three lips glosses, a tiny tube of Mary Kay moisturizer, a couple of tampons, and various subway tokens from Atlanta and DC (?), a guitar pick (wonder where that came from?), credit card type flash light, a sewing kit, and I'm too discouraged to look any further. I'm going to clean it out right now.

Sheesh, don't forget that library! What four, five paperbacks? And give my pick back! You also didn't mention the snub-nose, tazer and eight cans of pepper spray. And I didn't see you mention keys, like all 47 of them - like some sort of janitor's apprentice. Also, the blinding blackness that appears every time you make me look for something in it.

 

[Enid]

You also didn't mention the snub-nose, tazer and eight cans of pepper spray.

I bet Miss Ellie has one of these in her purse, too...

Cold Steel Sure Strike Throwing Star - BUDK

Heehee.

Actually in all fairness I did forget a few things that are my 12 year old backpack.

1. a Pure Romance catalog

2. post-its

3. Midol & an extra tampon

4. bus schedule

5. spare car key

6. sweet-tarts

7. allergy tabs (chewable benadryl) and an old inhaler I should get rid of

 

[Enid]

You also didn't mention the snub-nose, tazer and eight cans of pepper spray.

I bet Miss Ellie has one of these in her purse, too...

Cold Steel Sure Strike Throwing Star - BUDK

And maybe one of these:

Double Ball Flail - BUDK

Heehee.

Actually in all fairness I did forget a few things that are my 12 year old backpack.

1. a Pure Romance catalog

2. post-its

3. Midol & an extra tampon

4. bus schedule

5. spare car key

6. sweet-tarts

7. allergy tabs (chewable benadryl) and an old inhaler I should get rid of

 

[MickeyLee]

anybody else just recast Ms. ChrissyMGreen as Laura Croft?

 

[dolfette]

-a small first aid kit, including a foot care kit for blisters

more people should carry one.
it's only since the boy got old enough to walk places that i've realised how important the basics really are.