Last week I was reading a post about purses and the junk we keep in them over here at Carolina's called Reading Handbags. This post, of course, made me think about what I keep in my own handbag and why I keep it there. Carolina is a minimalist, while I am most definitely NOT, but greatly admire. I was going to take a picture of my purse so that you could understand the self-made chaos I battle on a daily basis, but am too embarrassed. Particularly by the jar of Dry Garlic sauce which made it in there last week (it rolled out of the grocery bag in the truck) which has STILL not made it out of my purse and into the house. So I have stolen the lovely picture of a most coveted lap-top bag, (which I really really want... imagine what I could pack in THERE) from here. If you are at all interested in girly bags you should check it out because they are exceptionally awesome, if pricey.
In my purse right now:
- 14 receipts which need to be filed with the rental stuff
- wallet - jammed with more things that need to be filed and one speeding ticket which should probably be paid soon
- 1 jar of dry garlic sauce.
- 2 household bills which need to be filed.
- random make-up that is there for emergencies which i never seem to need
- a package of pens - you never know when you'll need 3 ball point pens all at the same time
- my blackberry
- a pair of mittens
- a gift certificate for a clothing store
- a receipt book
- a recipe for cake balls (this looks really good)
- pay stub
- earrings
- hair clips\
- 3 different colours of lip gloss
- a calculator
- small bottle of Tylenol
Wow. It looks really bad when you write it all down. Its a wonder that I don't need back surgery. Why do I need all of this? I don't. Particularly the dry garlic sauce. For someone who has a purse buying addiction you'd think I'd be more organized.
I'm not even going to TELL you what's in my laptop bag.
Mission: Purse Minimization!
- Find laptop/purse combo so I can only have ONE bag full of junk instead of two.
- Clean out and file stuff that most definitely does NOT belong in said bag.
- Make spare ribs with dry garlic sauce
- put business paperwork where it belongs to make tax time a little less frantic
I have printed off this list and put it in the purse. I realize that this is probably the wrong idea, but putting it in the laptop bag practically guarantees that I'll never see it again.
What a perfect excuse to go purse shopping.
