Jo has just divulged the contents of her bag and suggested other do so too... so here is mine.
A couple of months ago I moved from a relatively large bag to a really small one, however that one couldn't take the strain and I soon had to buy a new one. This is a good size, big enough for what I consider essential without being so big that I'm tempted to put in things that really would be better put in my backpack or shopping bag.
My bag contains:
paper hankies, a camera, sunglasses, mobile (which is almost never switched on - for emergencies only!), comb, keys, wallet and pen
I'm interested to know what you keep on you, what is essential to your existence - in either your jacket pockets or bags... so go on tell me what's in your bag (or those pockets)... or better yet blog it and then let me know you have!
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Thanks for playing Caroline, great to see what you carry around too!
Well, I might as well just parade around in my underwear then! :)
I'm considering it -- except that though the bag itself is great, the contents are really drearily dull. Yours aren't much better, dear! :)
I just came from Jo's...just had to sneak a peek at what you carry around...your stuff looks more like my stuff (as in not very much)
Jo - it was fun - I realised how many things I used to have and some of which I'd really still like to have... like a notepad to go with the pen... I wonder where that went...
Andrea - Are we going to be seeing pictures of you in your knickers then?
Marianne - Hi! I'm glad I've finally got it down to this little and doing this tag has helped me realise that I have really survived with so little for several months now.
Yours is much neater than mine - all sorts of things seem to end up in my purse - they don't end up looking very photogenic after the experience, either, lol.
Oh! what a cool post!!! I Love your Purse! And when it comes to the mobile phone, I'm the exact same way :)
Hi Caroline,
Well, my illusions have been dashed. I somehow imagined that your purse would be filled with things like glittery fairy dust, mini SoulCollage cards, amulets, small wire sculptures. I have to find a way to accomodate a cell phone into my vision of you.....
Ok, I've posted!
...though I have to admit with Potato- I did expect your purse to contain at least a pinch of stardust...
Tinker - this bag is only a month or so old which probably helps!
Joy Eliz - what amazes me is that despite almost never using the mobile and not having it switched on it still seems to need recharging a lot!
Potato Prints - :-) I'm a very minimalist energy worker these days - no need for props. To help with the vision of the phone - I bought it only so that I can communicate a little more easily with Jim when he's finished climbing a mountain on his own or to to help us meet up after he's cycled somewhere - those are the only times its switched on in general.
Tonly Larocca - sorry about the lack of dust whether fairy or star... I'll pop over and see what you've got!
I have to watch the size of my bag because of my shoulders. I went to smaller and smaller but then they didn't work so I'm back to a hobo. What's in there changes daily...but always pens, the wallet (without without money - sometimes it's just hopeful to have it), a checkbook, the cell phone when I remember it (charged or not), sometimes a calendar, sometimes some makeup, often loose change since the wallet purse keeps unsnapping - it's from the thrift store anyways. As is the purse. lots of bits and pieces of paper.
Tammy - I wonder what a "hobo" is in this context... and I suspect that what you mean by a calendar might be what I'd call a diary since to me calendars are things that are big and go on walls! What an interesting mix of language we get when blogging - thank you!
Hi, Caroline. Yes, you are quite minimalist. I was glad to pick up the idea and do a post on it today. Spread out on a table, my contents look reasonable. It's when they're all returned to a jumble in the bag that it gets hard to find anything!
I have a few handbags, depending on my mood, where I'm going, what I'm wearing. But usually, right now, it's a little woven straw one with a white flower embroidered on the side. Short handles.
Hm...what do I have in it?
Driver's licence, ID card, some cash [always carry some cash, my mother taught us, the cheque book stays at home], cell phone [shared with my mother], a tiny notebook and a pen [for jotting down ideas, things seen, heard], a scrap of paper with a little prayer on it [to keep away the bandits], a small address book...that's it, I think...oh...tissue...
Great bag, flowery just like you personality, Caro.
I don't carry a bag in the UK but when I go abroad, especially back in Algeria I carry a "man-bag" black with no frills with all my rubbish, and just like you, no make-up though. We don't need any, do we? ;o)
Did you get a car? have you considered a Merc A class? you can take all the seats out to make it into a van. It seats 4 in comfort. A diesel is very economical 60 mpg. 45 mpg around town. Cheap to insure as well.
Oooh hello - I have popped by via Cream. Like you both - I don't need make up either! :O)
But I must say, I found this post quite scary. I find just looking in my bag scary, nevermind writing it down! haha
I might pluck up the courage at some point and do a post about with that info... I shall let you know!
I did just had a quick peek and the first thing I saw was a mouth organ(?) and three Always (with wings, of course!)
Hi Caroline,
Thanks for checking in. I'm sending good vibes for inner work, all the way from America's dairyland.
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