What's in your handbag?

[AllGoodDogs]

I'm in the market for a new handbag. I love the look of the bigger hobo style bag but I don't seem to carry much around with me these days as my kids are older. Don't need to take any work stuff with me either so I don't really need the space, I just like the look of them.

So, what's in your everyday handbag?

The usual purse, keys and phone.
Old receipts, paracetamol, pens various of, bits of loose change and a few half eaten packets of polo's.
Tbh, my purse has more rubbish in it than my handbag.

Purse
Keys
Random lighter I found this morning, probably my colleague's who occasionally asks me to chuck her fags in there before work
Work pass & whistle
Little bag with tampons, mini hair brush, nail file, plasters, paracetamol, ibuprofen, mirror (probably more I've forgotten)
Earphones
Deodorant for the days I'm staying at work after lunchtime (dinner lady - sometimes the smell of school dinner sticks to everything!)
Lollipop (not a clue...)
Power bank & wire

That's it. At the moment.

Quite often there's my travel mug, or water bottle, or dd2's water bottle, or paying in books, or cheque books. All manner of stuff really! Probably don't need most of it.

I hate carrying big bags unless I have work with me so I usually use a small across the body bag. I have a purse (card holder with compartment for change/notes), mirror/brush compact, lipstick, hair bobbles, phone, earphones and either glasses or contact lens case and eye drops. Sometimes umbrella, paracetamol, and portable charger.

Purse
Sunglasses
Dental floss
Lipstick
Mascara
Paracetamol
Travel sickness tablets
Packet of soreen banana mini cakes
Bottle of water
Throat sweets
Pens
Tissues
Print out of an email

Wallet newly skimmed down thanks to stocard app.
Keys
Lipstick of some variety (varies)
3 reusable folding bags
Plastic envelope for the coupons

Someone shared this on Facebook earlier - that’s pretty much the size of my going out bag

Oh god loads! Purse, 2 sets of keys, phone, about 9 lipsticks, vaseline, 2 pens, face powder and brush, hair brush, perfume, a dummy, toy car, headphones, box of business cards, tampons, codeine, naproxen, diazepam, tatty receipts, business cards I have recieved, appointment cards lingering in the bottom, travel pass wallet and currently a tub of yogurt and granola.

My bag is only a small Dr Martens backpack

Im using a smaller handbag at the minute but today for work i have with me

Charger pack and cable and headphones in a pouch purse a purse i keep seperate to other money hair brush deodorant body spray water thing hair doughnut and ties sanitary pads in a tin royal mail collection card and cereal bars a set of eating utensils .

Also another seperate bag with my work cup coffee squash glass squash... Weekend staff have a tendencies to go through draws using stuff i dont mind a sneeky splash of my squash spoon of coffee but ive come in to none left too many times!

Purse/cash/cards
Mini notebook
Phone
Work security pass
Seaon ticket
Tampax
Pen
Lipstick
Mascara
Condoms
Tic Tacs
Travel toothbrush
Mini toothpaste
Wet wipes
Perfume spray
Spare knickers
Spare tights & stockings; wear both (not at the same time!) so carry both.

Purse
Phone
Antiseptic handwipes
Fold up hairbrush
Umbrella
Keys

I tend to have smallish saddle bags / cross body bags as I was fed up of carting massive things around. It kind of forces me to streamline what I put in there. I carry:

Purse
Phone
Keys
Work pass
Hand sanitiser
Lip balm
Pen
Foldaway shopping bag

Every couple of days I clear out the receipts and bits of paper and random stuff that ends up in there.

Too much shite.
About 5 different ( but nearly all the same shade ) lipgloss.
Handgel.
Purse
Hairbrush
Mints
Cereal bar
About 97 receipts (!)
Blusher.

Purse, phone, pack of tissues, vape pen, bottle of vape oil, keys, couple of lipsticks, small bottle of hand sanitizer, travel size hand wash and hand lotion, pack of antihistamines and my epi pen.
When I’m out with my daughter I also end up with her phone, purse and water bottle in there as well.

Only essential stuff.

Wallet (with cards)
Car documents (must travel with them here and it's not safe to leave them in the car)
Umbrella
Pain killer
Keys
Transport card
Lipstick x2
Several tissue packs (nursing a cold)
Thermometer (see above)
Nail file
Mobile phone (not right now)
Charger
External battery
Spare glasses

I have a kind of double bag with wallet & keys and charger in small one that slips into larger one that has medical cards/ prescription wallet, stamps pouch, chèque books in. But with Apple Pay I now rarely even take my wallet. Sometimes just a charger.

Purse, phone, keys, portable charger and Lead, lip balm, gaviscon minis, painkillers, antihistamines, a couple of pens, chewing gum

I have a rucksack that I take to work, current contents are:

Makeup bag
A book (sometimes two if I'm getting towards the end of one)
Loads of pads/tampons
2 cartons of apple juice
Pens
Tictacs
Painkillers
Eyedrops
Headphones
Keys
Lip balm
Work ID card & keys
Random bits of paper and receipts etc.

and I always put my phone in my coat pocket

I'm of an age when i can no longer leave the house with out sanpro.
I use hand cream and lip balm liberally all day long.
Nail file,
Tissues (can't abide sniffling)
My own ink pen (hate the thought of sharing another's pen!)
Purse
Keys
Phone
Bag for life
When I go to work I'm away from home for 12 hours so i may also have food.

If women have traditionally had bags instead of pockets i wonder how things would be different. I like pickets for putting my hands in. I wouldn't like trouser pickets being stuffed with tissue, keys, phone and purse.

When we're out:
1-2 nappies and some wipes, in a little pouch so I can change bags easily.
Sippy cup
Purse
House key
Phone

This has made me realise what a minimalist I am these days... It used to be absolutely stuffed with junk!

Key's, purse, phone, tissues, handgel and brolly, all i need.

I have my (small) purse, phone, keys, lip balm and a folded up bag for life.

My bag is tiny. Smaller than dp's coat pocket.

I do have other bags that are much bigger though if I need to carry other stuff around. I usually just put my normal little one inside the bigger one rather than emptying it out though.

Purse, phone, glasses, brush, nurofen, hand sanitiser, lip. Balm, portable charger, notebook and keys.

Am the only person without a handbag???

Wallet
Diary
Collapsible hairbrush
Pouch with tampons, tablets etc
Headphones
Pen
Makeup bag with a few bits in, including whatever lipstick I am wearing
iPhone
Tiny umbrella
Beanie hat

I also carry a separate tote bag for work with my lunch, pass/keys, toothbrush/toothpaste and my Kindle. Too much!

My phone
Purse
Tissues(a small pack)
Sugar free gum
A little pot with my suger in(I'm doing slimming world)
A tube of voltarol.
A little pack with several of my daily meds
Peppermint indigestion tablets
Sunglasses
A small hairbrush
A tube of handcream(it's from Kew Gardens)that I love
A small compact mirror
My Make up
A couple of pens
A small can of body spray.

To be fair I do tend to use everything that I carry in my bag at least 5 days out of 7.

If I wasn't ill(disabled)then I wouldn't need all of the meds,the pepperment tablets and voltarol and then my bag wouldn't be quite as full.