To think that it isn't insane to have a 'just in case' bag?

Most of my bags have tissues/lip salve/paracetamol/hair tie/pen in & I add keys / phone & am gtg!

I have a really nice pouch with lots of little compartments and cable-organising sections. In it I have tampons, paracetamol, ibuprofen, lip balm, hand sanitiser, tiny perfume, tissues, phone charger, cable for charging my bike lights, bank cards (usually just use my phone to pay), glasses cloth, pen, multi tool, little sewing kit and several other useful bits. It’s about the size of an average make up bag.

I just throw it between handbags and backpacks, it’s really useful, particularly inside bags that don’t have many compartments.

I have one. It's my 'bag in a bag'. Some miniature items like toothbrush, paste, underwear, cream, deodorant, hand San, sanpro, hair shit, charging cable, spare meds, paracetamol/ibuprofen.

But I also have a 'grab bag' in the house, in my defense we've had to call 999 a few times and I'm now prepared. All relevant info, chargers, changes of clothes and underwear, pj's, snacks/drinks, hygine items, entertainment...basically an emergency overnight bag for the family.

I didn't know it had a name, but isn't this just the shit you've got in your bag?

I dont understand how anyone goes out with less than a pencil case sized bag of bits and bobs.
The only thing ND about it is thinking it might be unusual.

I have a mini medi kit in one of those pouches you get with earphones that has a couple of each type of medication I might need, and also a mini makeup pouch. These generally go everywhere with me. Other essentials include phone, Kindle, inhaler, lip balm, eye drops, tissues and small card wallet.

Isn't this just normal handbag contents? They sell the mini bags you can transfer from handbag to handbag in lots of places, can you explain why you think it's unusual?

I had to do a course for work once and one of the things they recommended was always having a "grab bag" packed and kept somewhere near your documents / wallet. So eg. Change of clothes, pjs, toothbrush / toothpaste, deodorant, book, money, phone charger / power bank, spares of any medications and an empty water bottle, snacks etc. Then if there was ever a family emergency, hospital emergency, flood, blackout, gas leak or anything that needed you to leave your house, you could just grab that one bag and go.

In your case it makes sense as you say your forgetful, but me personally, I can't stand carrying lots of stuff around, especially stuff that I 'might' need. And I hate the thought of things not getting used an languishing for years until they get manky and unusable (plasters, tablets, lip balms etc).

is He one of those men who leave with nothing except a wallet and keys then expect you to mind stuff and have a constant supply of tissues, pens, everything else to hand?
I can’t see how a pencil case with a few bits in is excessive.

I don't have a small one, although most of those things could be found if you dared look through the armrest or gloves box of my car

I keep my cabin size suitcase packed and ready to go either for work so I just have to add my day clothes and laptop + accessories or as a hospital bag.
So it always has spare charger, full size shampoo + conditioner, hair brush + bands, deodorant, san pro, lip balm, nail scissors, razor, some cash.

Then a packing cubes each for me and DD in different colours which I remove for work trips that have:
2 x night dresses
5 X t-shirts
5 X leggings
1 X hoody
5 X underwear
5 X socks
1 X bed socks
1 X soft bra
For work trips my cube has a t-shirt + leggings (PJs), 3 X underwear, 3 X socks, door stop and then I just add day clothes, hair straighteners

There is no way a pencil case worth of just in case stuff could be excessive.

I bet he occasionally makes use of something you’re carrying..

Now if you’d said you don’t leave home without a 3 day emergency hold-all, I might think that a tad excessive.

I call mine a handbag.

That's the kind of stuff I've always carried in my bag since I was a teenager. More than once I've been able to help others with my basic supplies, and of course I use them, too.

I thought this was going to be a SHTF/bug-out bag, which I think is probably a good idea, as well, though I haven't actually put one together (yet).

I have an overnight bag packed, pyjamas, flip flops, underwear, skincare, toothbrush, hairbrush, toothpaste, skincare, five days of medication.

I was rushed to hospital a few years ago ago and my GP helped me to get a few things together while waiting for an ambulance, focused my mind.

This sounds pretty mundane and normal

I thought you were going to say some sort of bag packed for an underground bunker in case of a nuclear war. Not lip balm

I’m going to steal your idea. It’s great.

Yes, I too thought this would be a go bag! With energy bars, a knife and fishing line, tent making equipment, water purification tablets etc. Which are a bit more extreme, than your supply of handy day to day items.

i carry a small purse with useful condiments, sugar/salt/ketchup/vinegar etc

Your DH is way off the mark here.

Oh yes!!! Good point, thank you. I will 🤣🤣🤣

Lady Galatine and I each have a sports holdall in our wardrobe with things we might need for the first day or two of an unexpected admission to hospital. You might feel the this is overdoing it. However during covid we were, at different times both admitted to hospital, (not Covid related). It was quite a faff getting things together, hence our current state of readiness.

I actually have three in each of my main bags.

I find it very helpful.

Mine are in clear freezer bags so I can check contents quickly

I have one of these in all the main bags that I use (handbag, work bag, day out rucksack), each with roughly the same things in them: lip balm, deoderant, hairbrush, hair bands, nail file, asprin/ibuprofen, throat/cough sweets, eye drops, tampons, tissues, indigestions tablets etc.
And in my car I also have a penknife, string, resuable cup, blanket, mini first aid kit (that goes into my rucksack if we're doing a long walk through the woods or whatever) and water.
Not weird at all, OP.

I have to be with my mum though to have tissues or cash on hand, I haven't quite ascended to that level of grown up yet.

I mean - I keep a first aid kit in the car (with some additions like pain pills), plus a little washbag with toothbrush/paste and bits and pieces. Plus of course water, tyre stuff, battery pack that can jump the car, wipes, and other car bits.

And if I'm going out with the kids, then there's a little inner pocket in the rucksack that has a mini first aid kit, pain pills, pen/pad, torch, heating and cooling packs, battery pack, wipes, tissues

And when we go on holiday it's the same again, but with a few more bits and pieces because it's a longer stay

I think it's normal. But I am also known as the person to ask if someone falls over or needs something because everyone knows I'm likely to be over-prepared (I figure that's better than underprepared, and the stuff has to be used before it goes out of date anyway)

That's normal handbag stuff. I have a pocket with hairties, lipbalm, tampon, pen Panadol, hand sanitizer, mirror.
I'd tell your husband to butt out.