My bag was a present last Christmas - from my wish list- but it's a bit annoying as it has so many pockets inside that things get stuck, but I was glad to have it as my last shoulder bag had got very tatty. It has a good long and wide strap for wearing cross body, just needs less inside and it would be a bit lighter.
So I unpacked my bag and I took out....................
Purse, phone, fold up shopping bag, reading glasses, pen, the olive wood cross that I've carried for years, paracetamol, tatty tissues (ugh), old shopping lists (?), a small notebook, Cheque book (can't remember when it was last used), a small lipstick holder thingy that holds lip-salve and a teeny pair of fold-up scissors and, at the bottom of the bag a handy £1 coin....now back in the purse.
The tissues and shopping lists were chucked but the rest is back in and I'll keep carrying everything else - just in case!
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My mother carried the 'motherbag' when she was out with us when we were younger. My 'teacher bag' weighed a ton, without any teaching stuff inside.
ReplyDeleteAnyone with young children needs a rucksack! I'm glad those days are long gone
DeleteA very typical collection for many of us.
ReplyDeleteI guess so - until I get more techie
DeleteEssential contents: phone, purse, hankie, pen, keys. 30 years ago there would also have been a diary, and often a camera - but these are on my phone now.
ReplyDeleteI'm still way behind having everything on my phone
DeleteI favour a ‘handbag’ nowadays. The gradual metamorphosis into my mother is now complete!
ReplyDeleteAnna
Ha Ha! Made me smile
DeleteVery neat and organised. I'm trying not to think of what I might find at the bottom of mine. xx
ReplyDeleteHidden Treasure?
DeleteI think you can safely leave the cheque book at home. My bag is probably similar. When mine gets too heavy I examine the contents of my change purse! I also always have a tick removal tool - doesn't weigh much and OH does seem to be a tick magnet.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right about the cheque book - rarely used, apart from paying for the annual boiler service which is still posted
DeleteI carry a tiny bag, so I can't pop too much inside. Daughter carries just her phone, she also has a smart watch, can use either to pay from here bank account.
ReplyDeleteClever techie stuff is beyond me!
DeleteI carry so much in my shoulder bag that I think I really ought to get a rucksack! In reality, however, I rarely need to take my bag out with me.
ReplyDeleteI always find rucksacks annoying as they bump into things!
DeleteI carry a backpack or cross body bag nowadays and donated lots of lovely handbags during my last clearout. I carry far too much but am the go to person when anyone needs scissors, plaster, paraceatmol, gaviscon etc. Catriona
ReplyDeleteGood to be the 'just in case' person with everything to hand I think
DeleteI don't carry so much nowadays: purse, lipstick,asthma inhaler, tissues,pen,fold-up shopping bag. Doesn't seem much really,when I was teaching I had much more.Carole R
ReplyDeleteNext time I'm out I'm going to look at people and see how many have hand bags or shoulder bags.
DeleteI’m the go to for medication, plasters, tissues and wipes, safety pin,… I like to be prepared. I had a bit of a cull of items recently as my shoulder was aching after a while with the current handbag. The above items are rarely needed but you never know. Someone asked me for a pen last week and I didn’t have one! Handbag fail.
ReplyDeleteThe pen in my bag has been half lost several times - but turns up in one of the several zip pockets - thankfully!
DeleteThe useful torch and map are on the phone too. I have my small Swiss army knife with scissors and other gadgets, and emergency whistle and a tiny glasses screwdriver.
ReplyDeleteFace mask and spare handkerchief and pad in a zip lock bags, soluble aspirin, a pack of tissues, lip salve, mini hand gel and liquid soap, mini sewing kit with safety pins, a few hair ties, small notebook, pen and propelling pencil, a bookmark.
I carry a small pill bottle with a day’s supply of medicine too, and the useful repeat prescription form with all its information. So many patients turned up with nothing, at the weekend when pharmacy was shut.
I never put my keys in my handbag.
You are well supplied with everything!
DeleteIt's hard to break the habit of a lifetime, carrying things that 'might come in handy.' I bought a cross-body 'phone carrier, hoping to limit what I carry, but found myself stuffing it with 'might needs' anyway. It is lighter, but . . .
ReplyDeleteI've tried smaller bags but they make me cross so stay with one big enough for all the 'just in case' things
DeleteWhen I go out it's usually to an activity, so there are multiple bags! The main one seems to have a lot of well you never know type of items.
ReplyDeleteI have another bag for exercise group that has weights, the check in chart, the money tin and the exercise list.
DeleteMy handbag is ridiculously heavy, due to the amount of rubbish I allow to accumulate in it! These days when going out I'm more likely to follow the trend and stuff a bank card in my phone ( not forgetting a tissue up my sleeve of course 🙄👍😳😉)
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
I'd like to be trendy - but doubt I ever will be!
DeleteI just began carrying a 'handbag' again because I lost my wallet and then carelessly dropped my wallet twice in the same week. A purse with a strap is a harder thing to misplace. Mine is small. It holds my wallet, my phone, a pack of tissues, chewing gum, and earplugs, which can be taken out, but I forgot about them. We went to a loud concert. But I remember the days when I had children. I hauled around tons of stuff, to include snacks, toys, and first aid.
ReplyDeleteand for small people nappies, change of clothes, drinks and wet wipes
DeleteNo umbrella!
ReplyDeleteIt's in the car right ready
DeleteI carry a bag similar in size to yours and it has a nice long strap so I can use it cross body as you mentioned. I don't carry my checkbook anymore but I do always have cough drops and bandaids in there and most of the other stuff you listed.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to have everything, just in case!
DeleteMy handbag seems to be about the same size as yours. In inches approximately: 9W X 7L X 3D. I have changed out the shoulder strap a few times, but this handbag is holding up well. Size-wise, it is smaller than all my other bags. (I find Guitar straps swap out nicely on handbags. Plus, they add color and/or pattern which gives the bag a different look.)
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of using a different strap, that's a clever idea.
DeleteI have quite a lot of all different sorts, shoulder bags, crossbody, backpacks, the lot. I don't use a handbag much these days. It might be prudent for me to put them on Vinted. For everyday I used to use a backpack A lot depends on what I'm doing. I have crossbody ones big enough to carry lipstick, purse and phone, but don't look in my backpack, goodness only knows what you'll find, think Hermione in The Deathly Hallows. I love wearing a proper handbag over the crook of my arm sort of 1950's style. I have about 30 bags.
ReplyDelete30! wow.
DeleteI think I have one or two other bags - one bigger and one smaller
I bought a smaller crossbody purse for our trip and am finding I need a bit larger one. I go to search for something I always carried and it isn't there. I shall spend some time looking for a new one.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Hope you find something suitable
DeleteThe contents of my bag are pretty similar, except there are usually a couple of salt and pepper sachets too. I've not carried a cheque book for years though!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea why I am still carrying a cheque book!
DeleteI also have a hairbrush, lip gloss, moisturizer, compact. House keys, car keys, office keys. Band-aid in the summer for uncomfortable shoes. Stamps. Sometimes in church my brother will ask for a tissue, then glare at me and say, "Unused!" so I try to keep a little packet.
ReplyDeleteYou sound well prepared for every eventuality!
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