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laurelin_kit ([personal profile] laurelin_kit) wrote2011-01-30 03:16 pm
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What's actually in my handbag?

This past week the ladies at the Hairpin emptied out their purses for the world to see, and since I love that shit and the last time I did it was in 2008 (love how I always need bandaids), I figured I was due. I considered throwing my dice bag in there to get some cred but it felt disingenuous, seeing as I haven't played since our DM moved away.

Here we go, clockwise starting with the wallet!

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1. Fossil/Relic wallet, full of discount cards for Borders and ABC Liquor and I think five bucks.


2. A measuring tape, which, you have no idea how useful this is sometimes. No idea. I was planning to empty this out and use it as a pill case, but it doesn't close properly. The mints were disgusting so I ended up dumping them out. I'm still hopeful.


3. Dinosaur print makeup bag containing a tampon, Clinique black honey lipstick, chapstick, a ponytail holder, two nail files (?!) and white citrus perfume.


4. Sad utilitarian keys. I no longer have a key fob because I lost my keys somewhere across America when I was roadtripping this summer and didn't realize it until I was home. They could be anywhere from Los Angeles to Pensacola, and I have no fucking idea where. That was a problem when I tried to get back in my own car, let me tell you.


5. Lucky Brand purse (that I may have stolen from my mom).


6. Moleskine planner, Staedler pens. The hipster standard. I'm more likely to be organized if I have pretty shit that I feel guilty about not using. And my six year old ipod which still works like a champ and has every embarrassing song I've ever downloaded since I was 16.


7. Freefloating "Yes to Carrots" lip balm and lotion. Excellent shit, and you feel all responsible and organic.


8. Pocketknife and unholy rats nest of a jump drive on a string and old handsfree for a phone I haven't had since October that I discovered when I opened the zip pocket on the inside of my purse. Bonus: busted silica packet!


9. Iphone with Jonathan Adler case and naked lady matches from a tapas restaurant with one burnt match put back in the box.


10. Bandaids, which are a necessity if you're me, honey-scented solid perfume (I change my perfume according to season, okay) and my ACTUAL pill case.

[identity profile] maliekai.livejournal.com 2011-01-31 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I clicked through the link to the other blog and their purses look a lot more like mine. A lot of crumpled things.

[identity profile] laurelin-kit.livejournal.com 2011-01-31 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
If it makes you feel any better, my purse is only organized because I have to switch back and forth between purse and messenger bag a lot. Give me a week away from school and it's like Mary Poppins's bag in there.

[identity profile] maliekai.livejournal.com 2011-01-31 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
How does all your stuff not look wrecked though? That's what really gets me.

[identity profile] laurelin-kit.livejournal.com 2011-01-31 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Like which things? My wallet is less than a year old and the one I had before had the color rubbed off half of it and some coffee stains on the suede. It was sad.

Lol, and I don't know, dude, I did open up the one zipped pocket and find a rat's nest of cords and an opened silica packet.

[identity profile] maliekai.livejournal.com 2011-01-31 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe I'll post mine and you'll see what I mean.

[identity profile] laurelin-kit.livejournal.com 2011-01-31 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Do it! I love being nosy about other people's purses! LOVE IT!