Whats in your hand bag

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Good morning Mumnetters.
Light hearted thread I've just been looking through my hand bag my god god it's ridiculous. I have things in there that no body would have in their every day shoulder bag .
Not just the normal stuff purse tissues sunshade body spray tampons.
I also have two pairs of headphone spare mobile charger extra mobile phone ear buds for noisy places 2 masks Chapsticks olbas oil tweezers a book 2 lighters spare sunshades spare reading glasses perfume. A bag of lemon bon bons nail file ink security spray painkillers water bottle plus 2 snacks that are probably out of date.Floss 2 card readers and a small survival tin with emergency raincoat and fishing line &flint .Sore throat lozenges and enough spare change for a day trip not forgetting keys I don't have a clue what there for hand sanitizer. And to top it of i found a teabag in there.😆

I don't own a handbag! If it doesn't fit in my bra, it doesn't leave the house 😌

Phone and keys is pretty much all I go out with.

Mine needs a clear out as I have coins, tampons, broken make up, receipts and deodrant. plus random stuff (kids toy and few bags too plus junky bits)

An apple that is turning itself into an apple cider vinegar science experiment. Some teaspoons (for lunch time yoghurt). And a notebook from work with many, many pens.

I'm on Mat Leave now so don't actually use a handbag. Purse, keys and phone stuffed in my pocket and a changing bag is it these days.

I don't have a handbag either. I only need my keys and phone when I go out normally.

I've just got a new bag so it's relatively tidy .
Purse
Credit card holder
Tissues
Pen
Pocket diary
Lip salve
Phone
Mini pad
Disabled blue badge
House/ car keys

No handbag here, too! Phone and keys in pockets.

Do have the uniqlo crossbody bag for occasional 'day out'. It would have: mobile phone, small card & coin purse, earphones, lipstick, a selection of various pens including a giant permanent marker*, and definitely NO hair bobbles, no matter how convinced I am I have one and empty everything out to check.

*not actually sure why I've packed this

I have a tiny clutch that fits my wallet, phone, keys, tissues and lip balm. This is my day to day. I have a mini backpack if I'm going put and need more bits.

I vary rarely use my handbag so it's empty at the moment. But I've just asked DD (13) who is definitely the mum of her friend group she has
Her purse
Door key
Travel first aid kit
Hand sanitiser
Wet wipes
Tissues
Mini sewing kit
Note book and pen
Lip gloss
Body spray

I only use a handbag on special occasions, I find them completely annoying to be draped over my shoulder and flapping around my hip.

In my backpack: 2 mobiles (1 work, 1 personal) 2 sets of keys, a large shopping bag, sunglasses, reading glasses, purse, earbuds in holder, mints, Flavoured lip balm.
I'm also another one who uses my bra for: tissues, extra mints, spare lip balm 😂

I have a backpack because I'm walking to work. I have a notebook, diary, two drinks, umbrella, keys, purse, various mints, lunch, phone charger and battery pack, passport (keep forgetting to put it away properly after the election last week), ballet pumps for work, scarf, bag of tricks (contains make up, plasters, nurofen, etc).

Phone, keys, vape, glasses, glasses wipes, hand gel, eye drops, notebook & pen, charger, about 500 bobbles, headphones, noise-cancelling earplugs, purse, emotional support water bottle.

(And often my laptop too)

keys, phone, pen, credit card holder, tissues, trolley token, 2 face masks

I emptied all of mine at the weekend! For reason: they were all full of shite.

So today's nearest handbag has

Tampon
Bobble
Bag of sweets
X2 boxes of rigividen to take back to the pharmacy
X1 letter for the doctors
Purse
Covid vaccine thing (which I just unearthed from under the sofa cushion and didnt know where to put it)
Empty vape tube.

My keys etc are kept on hooks by the door until I go out.

Don’t really use one but I go to the office one day a week and take a backpack which has my laptop, some work paperwork stuff, my notebook, charger, work phone, pen, lip balm. Hand cream lives in my desk drawer, can’t be without it!
I travel as light as possible because I have a dodgy back and a fairly long journey of a walk, train and tube.
day to day I either wear clothes with pockets or have a jacket for phone/keys. Rarely bother taking my purse anywhere now as have Apple Pay.

I don’t use one often now, but when I do...

Phone
Keys
Bankcard and £20 note
Airpods
Power bank
A few make up items
Hair Brush/Hair tie
Kindle
Hand cream

Just checked my bag
Purse
Phone
Dog poo bags
Keys
A crumpled Face mask
Vape
Prescription painkillers
Lipstick
Bus pass in front pocket

Wallet, make up bag, keys, nappy, wipes, muslin, chocolate raisins, hair bands, hardback drawing pad, crayons, pen, business cards, a Lego figure, tissues, a conker, some stones.

I admit that I was not a very 'girly' girl but I have never carried any sort of bag around with me; to do so just seemed too much of an encumbrance. Sometimes, when I a friend asked to hold her bag for a minute, I have been surprised at its weight, as if they were toting around a couple of bricks in it.

I washed mine not long ago, so its pretty tidy:

Purse
House keys
Moms House keys
Stepdads car keys
Glasses case with sunglasses
Phone charger
lipbalm
Vape
Ciggies
Lighters
face mask
tissues

I rarely use a handbag but the one I do have is sat on the floor next to my desk. In it...

2 x Face masks
Keys to my parents' house
iPad & charging lead
Headphones
My dad's blue badge which I keep meaning to return to him
Folded shopping bag

I change my handbag every few days and I’ve found it helps me to keep clutter free (in my “I own one bag” days it was like a skip!).

I’ve just emptied todays bag onto the table - purse, lip salve, small pouch with my medication, hairbrush, tissues, pen, face mask, letter I forgot to post on the way to work. My house keys and car fob are in the “key tin” and my ‘phone is on charge. Sometimes my bag will also contain my kindle and if “out out” maybe a lipstick.

The small tote with my “work stuff” is a bit more loaded. Safe keys, desk keys, pencil case, spare computer mouse, hardback notebooks, small first aid kit, hand gel, wet wipes, back up supply of medications, tin of sweets, small cuddly rabbit that my now adult DD gave me when she was about six. Old travel card wallet with photos of my DCs when they were children.

My work on has
My Kindle
An ancient cheque book that I have only used once about 3 years ago.
My wallet
My keys
Credit card holder
Work Id
Pens
Random technical drawing pencil and highlighters that I have no idea how they got their
Handsanitiser
At least three powerbanks for my phone.
Loads of random change as I use a couple of cash only businesses and tend to throw my change into my bag.
A couple of lipsticks I never use

Yes my bag weighs a ton

Cash
Keys
Phone
Cards
Tissues
Gum
Lip gloss
Maybe some make up
Hand cream
Maybe hair brush
Maybe perfume
Lip balm
Fruit
Straws
Hairband
Spare contacts/glasses/sunglasses
Floss
Pens
Notebook
Book
Magazine

I love handbags but hardly need to use mine now. It always holds

Knife (Gibbs rules - don't go anywhere without a knife!)
Small pocket knife
Purse
Old dog collar (my favourite dog - passed in 2014 and I've carried her collar everywhere since)
Small rubber bung that favourite dog used to like chewing.
Piece of quartz
Full set of day's tablets
Glucose tabs (I'm type 1 diabetic)
Poo bags
Couple of scrunched up hankies
Earbuds
Nail file
Crochet hook

If I go out, then my keys, phone and diabetic kit go in the bag too.

Purse
Small box of boiled sweets
Nail file
Spare door key
Folded up shopping bag
Copy of my prescription
Packet of travel sickness tablets
Packet of tissues