handbag contents

I know that this month is getting away from me, as every month does. But my plan, all along, was for June's theme to be Taking Inventory. So, I think I'll go with it, belated as it is. I'm going out in the field next week and i have no idea if I'll have access to the internets--gasp!--so I'll try to cram a bunch in until then.

I took a look into my bag the other day and had to laugh. Alongside my laptop, various cords and pens were the following apparently indispensable items:

• seriously, like 8 tubes of lip gloss.
• hand sanitizer that I bought about 2 years ago and I think I used once on a plane ride.
• lotion
• plastic spoon
• cloth napkin
• paper napkins collected from various lunches. I hate to throw them away.
• nail file
• small plastic rhino

It got me thinking-- what are other people carrying around?
So I took a small poll.

Sarah:

• Deodorant
• Gum
• Tampons
• Lotion
• iPod
• Hand sanitizer <<2>>
• Voice recorder (for lectures)
• Hair ties
• barrette
• Lip gloss x2
• Old glasses case filled with: Ibuprofen, Claritin, Eye
• drops and contact case.
• Pretty felt flower pin my sister Ging gave to me for
• X-mas :)
• Struvite stone for good luck from a professor
• Now where's my wallet......?

CarrieZ
today I have (as of 7pm - which wasn't the case at 6pm):

• one bottle of shampoo
• wallet
• house keys
• check book
• 2 pens
• a list of "to do" items
• business card holder
• one rubber band
• 2 cell phones

Emily says:
Today?

• Notebooks
• textbooks
• wallet
• glasses
• keys
• calculator
• lots of pens
• nalgene
• lip balm
• hand cream
• a spoon (you never know)
• and an umbrella. Best to be prepared.

but Jess definitely takes the cake:

Oh lord, it's no secret that I carry my own weight as a purse.

I have:

• wallet
• brush
• gloves
• make-up bag
• book
• notebook
• sunglasses
• cashews
• bills
• change
• lip glosses galore
• pens
• camera
• iphone
• business cards
• keys
• headphones

As far as I can tell, purses are just stylish diaper bags for adults.

You said it, lady.