3 check books - (the 3 different color elastic bands around the checkbooks help me identify the different "baskets" of money which are used for different purposes)
2 change purses - 1 practical containing coins, tokens and buttons, 1 was my mom's I remember her using when I was little and is empty because the clasp is worn)
1 small zipper bag containing lip gloss, a little cash; a driver's licence and credit card to "grab and go" when I don't want to schlep an entire purse
1 striped canvas zip bag with misc. store credit cards, gift cards, and gift certificates
CD on 50 states geared to elementary school aged kids
New large tube of Colgate toothpaste still in box (no idea why this is in my bag except kids helped me unpack groceries)
Photo of one of our recent foster babies. He was such a sweet little baby..*sigh*
Notes from phone conversations with social workers for a placement we declined
Eyeglass case (empty)
Eyeglass wipes
Has anyone seen my eyeglasses???????????
Sunglasses
A spare Tracfone with 1,074 minutes(My regular phone has 26 minutes left!!!!)
Business card from Magnolia Bakery in NYC (my new favorite bookmark)
A recipe I tore from a magazine at the psychiatrist's office (I bring in my stack of cooking and other magazines each month for the waiting room - so I have fresh material there...so I don't feel bad about tearing an article out of my magazine)
A postcard invite to a quilt show featuring the quilts of our adoption social worker, "The Stork"
A receipt for the new living room carpet
A Bic lighter I confiscated from one of my kids
Assorted pens, sharpies, markers
Blistex Silk and Shine lip gloss
Avon Color Slicks lip gloss in wine (yeah, I'm one of THOSE lesbians...)
Small spiral note pad
Portable pocket tape recorder (from my oldest son's college classes) so I know what size replacement tapes to buy
Zip drive in hot pink neoprene case with carabiner (no clue what is on it)
Hairbrush
Broken braclet in zip lock baggie destined for the jeweler's
Amazing African Coffee Beans from Corey that scent my purse and remind me that the world is filled with kind and loving people
A monogramed handkerchief
A beach parking sticker application from last spring I never finished filling out
Sanitary pad, tampon (just in case)
State park campsite map (highlighted with preferred sites)
Red Rose Tea ceramic Wade figurine "snowman" still in plastic bag
Isotoner gloves (cuz even in August in New England - it is sometimes cold enough in the morning to wear gloves!!!!)
That's all.
You must go to the chiropractor often. Makes my pile look piddlin'. Love the fact that you carry your mom's change purse...it's the little things, isn't it.
ReplyDeleteWow do you fit a lot of stuff into your purse! You crack me up!
ReplyDeleteI love that you have a little pouch for a "grab and go" situation....Im going to do that! Your purse contents were much more interesting than mine.
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