I never ever thought I would do one of these posts. I mean, why would anyone actually care? But then I remembered I did one about my bathroom cabinet last year and it had absolutely loads of views. I guess it shows how nosey we all are!!
I’ve read a few of these posts before (Yes, I am a nosey cow!) and they’re all lovely and clean and organised handbags. That’s not what you are going to see here. I have three children aged five and under…having an organised handbag is the least of my concerns!
What’s in my handbag?
The bag – I’ve randomly lost a box with some of my handbags in (think it was when we moved house), but I was so relieved that this one was safe. It’s a lovely bright coral colour and is big enough for all the crap I carry around on a daily basis. My mum and dad bought it me when they went on holiday to Ibiza last year.
My phone – Obviously, my phone goes everywhere with me – I feel lost without it!
My planner – My whole life is in here, and I feel lost without it. It has appointments, meetings, school events, birthdays, bills and all my deadlines in there. It’s big, but it fits perfectly into my bag.
Pens – I’ve always got plenty of pens in my handbag. Usually free ones – they always seem to write much nicer!
Business cards – You never know when you need to give one of these out!
Purse – This was a gift from my parents (I think!) so I don’t know where it came from. There’s never any money in there but there’s usually a few crumpled receipts, coupons and all the normal cards.
Notebook – I use this beautiful leather notebook from Pen Heaven to scribble down any blog ideas or thoughts when I’m out and about.
Handcream – I try to put this on whenever I have a spare few seconds, such as waiting in a queue or in the playground waiting to pick Harrison up. I love the smell of this one.
Screwed up school letters – I am really (usually!) good at reading letters from school as soon as Harrison brings them out, but they do end up screwed up in the bottom of my handbag!
Train tickets – left over from BML16 – yes, I really need to clear my bag out!
Blog Badges – One from Blog Camp and one from BML16.
Hand sanitizer – I have a thing about public toilets – I see so many people not washing their hands and then opening the door, which makes me feel a little bit queasy, so I always carry around some hand gel.
Dummy – We have spare dummies lying about everywhere. I keep one in my bag just in case we are out and need one.
Toy cars – All three boys can generally be pacified by a toy car. If we go somewhere to eat, or I know there’s going to be some waiting around, I can pull these out my bag and it buys me a few minutes peace!
Nappy – Just like the dummy – it’s there just in case of emergencies!
So, that’s what is in my handbag. What’s in yours?
Haha great post! Mine would be so much worse, full of junk and very little that’s actually useful! I love the toy cars idea, I really should have something a bit more helpful in mine for bored moments 🙂
Nat.x
Your bag is very organized considering you have three kids under the age of 5! I don’t think mine was ever any better (and I only have two kids and they’re much older 😉 ).
Great post!
Us Mums keeps so much random stuff in our bags don’t we? Totally agree on the business cards, I was on holiday and got talking to someone and they expressed and interest in working with me – was glad I kept a few in my bags 🙂
Ooo I love having a nosey!! Mine is pretty similar, although I’m never without a selection of sweet wrappers (some still with sticky mush on, covered in hairs), and crumbs lol x
You are much braver than I am . Totally agree about the hand sanitiser, sounds extreme I know but if I had to choose between fitting in my phone or sanitiser then the sanitiser would win , mucky hands down.
Ah your bag is still neater than mine. I did one of these yeeeeears ago and I really need to delete the post- so ashamed!! Haha! x