In my handbag I have...

[ControlGeek]

...tissues, emergency insulin/needles/glucose tablets (I am not diabetic), a diary, a hair brush and mirror, a spirit level and multi tool. I used almost all of these things this evening (the hair brush was not needed).

What do you have in yours?

Ahh sorry just saw your DP must be!

Keys, wallet, epi pen, tissues, hand sanitizer, a small baggie of snacks, first aid kit, sunscreen, work id, hand lotion, floss, 13 lip balms/glosses (!), mascara, and a small mirror

Tissues, phone, little purse with lip gloss, concealer and tampon, s, hair bobble, ibuprofen, keys, emeryboard, hairbrush, water bottle, mum purse, id card, keys, folding scissors, notebook, mum pencil case. Decomposing banana. Dullsville. Secretly want a bag big enough to loose a can of pop in.

leather gloves
wallet
antiperspirant

3 pkg of Kleenex
tic tacs
'Airy Fairy' lipstick by Rimmel
moist towelette (which I am sure is no longer moist as it is rather ancient!)
bottle of hand sanitizer
Burt's Bees
2 blue pens, 1 black
led 9 bulb mini flash light
pack of gum
adult bus ticket
compact mirror
wooden hair brush
fat hair elastic, always stay in
bobby pin
2 dimes
the sale tag for our car
8 business cards
script receipt
blood test request
2 gum wrappers
reading recommendation, written on a scrap of 3-hole lined paper
note book

I daren't check

Right. Empty body form tin, keys, hand cream, hair bobble, headband thing, perfume, glasses cloth, lip gloss, lip balm, eye spray, 4head stick, cigarettes, antihistamines, work pass, deo, lighter, codeine, 2 pens, concealer, tic tacs, another lighter, plug off charger, 4 receipts, dry hands grip powder, parcel force terms and conditions, book of stamps, fishermans friends, library card, texaco card (yay! I had lost that), kirby grips, eyebrow pencil (brand new, yay!), more codeine and a hoof pick

Purse, oyster card, keys for house, keys for car, keys for office, 3 x different lip balm (i stick, 1 tin, 1 Niall from One Direction one (NOT MINE!!) ) 3 pairs gloves ( 1 woollen, 1 elbow length, 1 blue latex), a scarf, an ID badge, 3 packs tissues, 4 empty carrier bags, 2 memory sticks, a block nail file thing, an emery board, a token for trolleys, multiple receipts, 7 pens, a pencil, a lipstick, a compact mirror, a necklace, a pair of hoop earrings, an iPod charger, a P shaped Chewytube, a diary, an A5 pad of paper, a PECS symbol of a computer.

Needed a clear out!

Purse, oyster card, medications (buscopan, lactose enzymes, co-codamol), wet wipes, tissues, a cat collar (forgot I'd bought that), a contact lens prescription, about 20 receipts, a lottery ticket (not checked it yet, could be a squillionaire!), 2 books (one on particle physics, and one on feminism), 3 snack bars (one distinctly crumbly), an old laundry ticket, some tickets from a trip to Italy a few weeks ago, earrings, lipstick, lip balm, eyeliner, concealer/eyeshadow, pens, deodorant, hand cream, eye drops, lots of small change including some euros, a scarf and my stethoscope (used daily at work).

My hand bag is fairly sane, it was thinking nothing odd in DD1 having pliers in her bunk that suddenly struck me yesterday.

Oh God, I'm nearly afraid to delve into the depths of my handbag . Mine contains:
3 lipsticks
Carmex lipbalm
Handcream
Eye drops
A bottle of Flowers by Kenzo
Many, many tissues
My medications (for hypothyroidism and fibromyalgia)
A spare supply of DP's epilepsy medication
A ziploc bag of treats for the hound
A peanut Lion bar (very delicious)
Breath spray
Compact mirror
Pen
An M&S Frankincense and Myrrh candle
Menthol sinus spray
The hound's Kong 'safe stix' stick, that looks like a large blue dildo. Always embarrassing whipping that out in company
Dog poo bags
Lots of receipts
Tweezers
Smelling salts

I may need to clean out my rucksack handbag

Purse, pen, smelling salts (you never know), sewing kit, Swiss Army knife, phone, keys, teething gel, hand cream, and knitting bag. My nappy bag is clipped to the shoulder strap as well, it's one of those wet bag things for cloth nappies.

Surely someone must have a dummy?

Glad I'm not the only one who carries smelling salts!

Oh, and my wallet, which contains several years worth of train tickets, quite a few tube tickets (even though I haven't been to London since last August),business cards from every restaurant I visited during every holiday I've been on for the past 5 years, and small amounts of four different currencies. I really need to learn to discard things.

missuswife, I love the smell of smelling salts . But also, they come in handy.

Purse
Keys
Two diaries, one for clients and one for me
Rescue remedy because I'm claustrophobic and work on the 13th floor in a 15 story building with only one lift. Needed often.
A mini babybell I didn't eat today- I often take two or three out with me for 'emergencies'
DPs wallet because he had no deep enough pockets in his jeans today and I haven't given it back yet
A third of all my lipsticks. I wear a new one every day until they all end up in my bag, then get put back in the makeup drawer til the next time
A tangle teaser
One applicator tampon and one non applicator. Apparently, I like the variety
3 old bus tickets and a receipt from Tescos.

Bank cards, gym card etc in zippy pocket
£1.20 change
Small hairbrush
Lip balm
Pen
Mini notebook
Phone

Um, that's it. I can't stand rummaging around in a huge bag!

It's only a few weeks old, so it's not as bad it was. In it there's my wallet, my mobile, my tablet, several used tissues as I'm a minger, a notepad and pencil in case I get any bright ideas when out and about some hand cream and my house keys.
Oh and my camera too.

OK I know I've just posted. Although reading back that sounded remarkably restrained for any handbag of mine so I went to check.)
It's only a few weeks old! Apart from the above, I've managed to accumulate a Super Mario Mcdonald's toy , a hairbrush, a couple of train timetables, a chocolate bar, a bouncy ball , a rubber tipped pencil, and a chocolate Lindt egg,
I'll never be a nice, organised person. Sob.

keys
purse
notepad
pens
kindle
lip balm
lipstick
tissues
strepsils
medication
anti-histamines for hayfever
powder compact
small comb
railcard wallet
repeat prescription + HC2 entitlement letter
old bus tickets
chewing gum
hair grip
hair bobble (useless post haircut!)
face blotting papers (20p ish in home bargains)
trolley key

oh and tissues

Deepbreath-here goes:mobile phone,diary(don't use it much),expired Debenhams voucher,2 lots of analgesia,purse,reading glasses,carkeys, hairclip ,hairbrush ,doorkey,wet wipes, tissues, copy of cabin allowances for different airlines, gloves, 2 lots of busher,4 pens (1 broken)perfume, nail file,sanitary towel,lip balm,oh God another perfume and a third painkiller?!copy of parcelforce postage charges,receipts, fluff and a fluff-covered hair scrunchie thingy,mini-umbrella and oh yuk a fluffy raisin, newsletter for our GP practise,hand sanitiser, open pack of fruit and nut mix,old shopping list, piece of string-why?ah another lipstick. Thanks OP it was definitely time for a clearout!

I did have - before you inspired me to look and clean it :)

4 half packets of tissues.
Many used tissues
3 lipsticks
Hand cream
sun block lip balm stuff
2 tampax that have seen better days and are not usuable due to them opening.
2 different sized lilets (I don't know from where)
glucose tablets.
Half a bottle of water
What was half a packet of nuts - now 1/4 packet with the rest on the bottom of the bag.
Packet of babywipes.
Bottle of perfume.
3 inhalers (no wonder I can never find one when I need them)
ipod earphones
A bracelet
A few safety pins
a few elastic bands
half a pack of lockets
some polo mints that probably went out of date in 2010
My diary
small brush (now covered in nuts and tissue)
packet of paracetamol
2 broken lighters
Coins
A pen that doesn't even work.

WTF? my bag's not even that big.

In my tote bag thingy I have
A diary
Too many receipts
Purse
Keys
Scarf
And a sleeping cat

purse, makeup bag, tissues, wipes, notebook, pen, phone .......boring

Why have you posted this in aibu?