Weekly Topic for Jan, 22-28 What’s in your…
Posted by Lynnette on 23 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Chit Chat, Weekly Topics
Sorry, I’m late for this week’s topic. I forgot what day of the week it was already… So, the topic for this week is:
Remember those spreads in Glamour about a dozen years ago where a celebrity would dump her purse out and let the world see what she carried around all day? Loved those– can we do a virtual purse-dumping? Or “writing bag?” When you truck off to Starbuck’s for a latte and window on life, what are you carrying around with you? Even a “what’s on your desk?” Or what’s in your top drawer?
In my bag:
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:03 pmAn A4 folder with notes from my latest wip; a makeup bag with a ridiculous number of lipsticks, a mirror, antihistamines and my memory stick; my wallet; a book - Nalini Singh’s Slave to Sensation - wonderful!; tissues; asthma medication; mobile phone - which is currently flat - a great help!; a brush; a PDA with several ebooks on it - currently reading Denise Rossetti’s Gift from the Goddess - also wonderful!; another notebook with pretty roses on if for odd bits and pieces; some lime green posit notes. I cleaned out my bag recently. No old bills for a change!
Oh, dear. If you saw everything that was in my purse, you might be twitching for weeks … and I only cleaned the thing out a few weeks ago!
Something I try NEVER to be without, though, is a little 3×5 writing pad, so I can scribble things down when they pop into my head. Sometimes those things are my grocery list, or my to-do list (on which the same items frequently “roll over” because they never get done)….
But I first-drafted the opening scene of LOVE ON THE AIR on one of those little scribble pads, some of it while I was standing in front of the shelves at my Barnes & Noble. I’ve also been known to scrawl parts of scenes in the Target parking lot, or in the car line while I’m waiting to pick up my kids at school, or sitting at a table at IHOP while still carrying on a conversation with my husband. So they’re well worth carrying around!
When I’m serious about getting some writing done at Starbucks, I leave my big ol’ hunkin’ purse in the car, stick some cash or an ATM card in my pocket, and just take in my laptop case. It contains:
- Hey! One of my 3×5 scribble pads I haven’t been able to find!
- hairbrush
- Sharpie pen
- ballpoint pen with a UK flag design, given to me by Barbara Hannay at an RWA conference book signing
- a charger for a now-defunct cell phone (looks like you and I are in good company, Keziah!)
- A few Sierra Donovan business cards, in case anyone ever asks what I’m working on (this has never happened)
That’s all folks!!
January 24th, 2007 at 8:08 amI’m not much for purses. I walk a lot and tend to go for coats with inside zippered pockets. My wallet, keys, Kleenex and cellphone ride along. (btw, I think we have a theme here: my DH calls my cell “the paperweight” because it’s either in need of a charge or I leave it turned off.)
I use purses for roadtrips and for attending conferences. The mix of debris reveals which has happened most recently: a ziplock of dog kibble means it was a roadtrip. If there’s promo stuff in there (including stickers) and/or my daytimer, it was a conference.
If my basmati rice bag with the zippered top is still tucked in the purse - with the current sock in-knitting-progress safely inside - then it could go either way.
I just dumped my fave purse and found the usual mix. There are mints and Certs and chewing gum, several lipsticks - one of which I’ve been looking for. There are a couple of pens - the sparkly pen is for/from booksignings - my business cards, my agent’s business cards (from my attending a conference), a bunch of hairpins and clips, and a small notepad.
I never have a comb, for some inexplicable reason and until recently I seldom had a working pen. This is funny, if you’re a writer and stop in at a bookstore to sign the stock!
Claire
January 24th, 2007 at 9:53 amClaire, I feel NAKED without my purse!
January 24th, 2007 at 10:22 amI have a great aversion to purses. Don’t get me wrong - I love to shop for them, but then they always end up on my closet floor. Hate them. It’s one more thing for me to try and remember, so I’m with Claire on this one - wear a jacket with an inside pocket or my jeans will do just fine. I arm myself with my debit card, a Visa, my cell phone (which clips onto my pocket), and I’m good to go. I guess my “purse” is the console of the truck - that’s where I keep it all.
3 different lipsticks, a paperback, bundles of bookmarks, small thing of Kleenex, package of wet wipes (3 boys, you know!), various pens, and my stack of other plastic cards that I will invariably need at some point during the course of my day or week - these include my driver’s licence, medical cards, Starbucks cards, etc. Oh, and of course I always keep my emergency Timmy’s cash in the ashtray. The best thing about my console is that it has a clip thing on the top flat surface, so I can scribble in traffic! LOL OKay, perhaps not what I should admit out loud, but it works!
January 24th, 2007 at 10:31 amLOL Laura -
I have lots of gorgeous purses - neatly lined up in the closet!
My desk now, THAT’s my disaster area. Probably because I only write at home, and I spend the better part of the day in my office.
January 24th, 2007 at 11:29 amHmm, in my purse, well it’s not always organized, but…
Wallet (little case, I’m card carrier! LOL)
Palm Pilot
Tape Recorder (for those RARE moments alone on the road)
Pens and highlighter with those nice little red PostIt tags
Little spiral bound notebook (actually 2 - one for me and one for Baby, she likes to draw)
Meds never know when I’ll need the inhaler
Business cards
Current bookmark protected in wallet
Generic stuff keys, license, gal items and cough drops
Looking over this list, it just occurred to that I’m just as organizationally AR about my purse as I am most other things in my life. *sigh*
Monica
January 24th, 2007 at 11:50 amoops that was supposed to be CASH - I carry very little CASH. *sigh*
January 24th, 2007 at 11:51 amMonica
Oh, I can’t live without my purse. I once left my purse on a chair at nationals and felt totally naked until I had it back! Inside: tons of kleenex (allergies), feminine products (the joys of hormonal imbalance), bookmarks in case anyone asks what I write (the bookmarks are in a tattered envelope which has scribbling all over it because I invariably forget to bring a pad of paper and have to jot down ideas somewhere), chapstick, nail clipper, cell phone (which I have finally turned on thanks to my husband’s nagging), keys, hopefully a pen (although they come and go in batches so I either have several pens at once or none), my wallet with ID, charge card, money. That’s about it. Oh, and there is usually a pool of paperclips in the bottom amidst the tissues. WHY DO I CART ALL THAT STUFF AROUND???
January 25th, 2007 at 3:15 amIt’s like peering into the Black Hold of Calcutta, but I’ll be brave:
Makeup bag: Contents–blotting papers, sample size of my foundation, wedge sponge, lip gloss kit, swiss army knife, aspirin, pencil flashlight, contact lens drops, Everything stick (That’s the product name. It’s for concealing, also treats cuts, bugbites and pimples), sample hand cream, small hand sanitizer gel, two lipsticks in my favorite colors, Posh and Ooodles (Prescriptives).
Business card case with cards.
Cell phone 1/2 charged.
Cards–Library card; insurance card for prescriptions; expired Target 10% off card; ticket stub from “Hairspray”; “stamp” cards (buy X #, get one free) for propane gas refills, shipping at Fed Ex, ice cream at Sweet Dreams; “Gator One” swipe card to get me into the Journalism School where I do recordings for the blind; sushi menu from Ichiban.
Candy–a bunch of “Gin-Gins”, ginger candy that freshens the breath and helps prevent motion sickness.
Pocket calendar with a bunch of Darlene Marshall bookmarks (need to order more)
Sunglasses case
Levenger’s Circa Jr. notepad, green leather, with my initials embossed on the front. Inside is a Lamy fountain pen, currently holding peacock blue ink. And a blotting paper for that pen.
Package of tissue.
$5.00 off coupon from Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Gift certificate from Jonesberry Books, a thank you for doing a signing there.
Sensa gel pen for signing books.
Taxi wallet in purple–my favorite kind of wallet! Slips into my pants pocket with ease. Contains cash, hidden mad money, 1 picture each of my boys and husband, various important cards (Driver’s license, health insurance, 1 credit card, 1 ATM card, car insurance).
2 books–Daniel Schafer’s Anna Madgigne Jai Kingsley–African Princess, Florida Slave Plantation Slaveowner and Marjorie Liu’s Red Heart of Jade.
My keys aren’t in my bag ’cause I hang them on a hook in the kitchen every day, unlike my husband, who wastes waaaay too much of his time hunting for his keys.
January 25th, 2007 at 9:12 amWow. I am wondering how much these purses weigh????
January 25th, 2007 at 10:03 amGail–I’ve seen some studies recently that the stylish giant handbags aren’t doing anything for women’s backs and necks.
Other than the books though, mine sounds heavier than it is. And who can leave the house without a book?!! What if I was stuck in traffic? Or had a flat and had to wait for AAA?! *shudder* Being bookless is a terrible fate.
January 25th, 2007 at 10:45 ampurses…hmm how would I know anything about them?
January 25th, 2007 at 1:48 pm-at the moment I’m carrying a black LV bag with bark effect leather and it’s quite large-but not as large as my last Burberry which doubled as a changing bag for my daughter.(I have standards you know!)
anyway I digress…
keys, cell phone, plastic baggy of bookmarks, small notebook for plots/notes, Burberry wallet, various pens and lipsticks, small brush, cough sweets
pocket sized copy of UK “What not to wear” book for quick reference in stores
tissues, wipes
and that’s it.
I try not to carry too much clutter around with me these days!!
LOL, since I’m the one who suggested this topic, I guess I ought to fess up about my own obsession. I’m at work, so we are using the purse/briefcase thing. Red leather Liz Claiborne tote, a post-Christmas-returning-another-gift splurge.
Contents:
Work Blackberry. Self-explanatory. Holds day job stuff.
Personal HP IPAQ PDA - holds family addresses, personal calendar, Audible.com audiobooks, e-books, old WIPs, and quite a few pictures of my kids.
Cellphone - mine, 3 years old but I won’t give it up because it’s tiny and it fits nicely into my hand, my bag, my pocket.
Now the messy stuff:
Makeup bag: everything I need if someone were to hose me down by accident and I had to rebuild my face from scratch. Amazing it all fits in one little black bag, but hey—
Separate lipstick wallet, red, containing Blistex and a Spiced Berry lipstick. Never without lipstick. My dear departed mother’s voice echoes in my head, “Put on some lipstick! You look like a ghost!” Just put some on while I’m thinking about it—
Hardback notebook, 8.5 x 11. Don’t ask me where I found this gem, because I can’t remember and I can’t find any more. Contains a hodgepodge of notes about work website upgrade plans, character analysis of my latest hero, a folder with info about ADD, school paperwork for my 8-year-old, and a grossly unpaid parking ticket tucked in with referral for my grossly overdue mammogram. Also Nuprin patch for my husband’s back, 401K plan balance statement, and a Disney Adventures magazine for my youngest. Passport renewal application. W2 form. Newspaper section with crossword puzzle.
A smaller notebook for scribbling upon, usually getting people’s phone numbers and writing grocery lists. Also used for tic-tac-toe games when service is slow in a restaurant.
Latest More magazine. Unread.
The Economist, lifted from a dr. waiting room. (Bad dog! I admit it.)
Prescription sunglasses.
Black leather checkbook. Never balanced. I mean, not ever.
Black knitted fingerless gloves. Love ‘em.
Bounce Lint & Freshner mini-roller - got a new “fur” lined coat for Christmas that sheds badly, and I wear a lot of black, though I’m trying to wear more brown.
Receipts for HersheyPark middle school band trip payment.
“The Biggest Loser Weight Loss Planner” You’re supposed to record your food, etc. I’ve filled out one day. Edges are dog-earred.
Several pens, as fat as possible. One really nice one that I’ve managed to hang onto for a month now. Silver and black marble-ish.
40 gigabyte external hard drive which contains backups of everything I’ve written in the past five years, plus WIP. Love this sucker.
Hand santizer. Hand lotion. Comb. And, ooh, what’s this? A Starbuck’s gift card I forgot to give someone over Christmas!
Gotta go—
January 25th, 2007 at 2:16 pmGood Lord, I left out my wallet. What does that tell you about me?
January 25th, 2007 at 2:59 pmMy favorite thing in my purse is my cell phone and not because I use it to make calls. It’s one of those palm phones–e-reader, my calendar, contacts, etc. I love that thing. Then a wallet (a nice one, I’m kind of a snob about cheap wallets), a bag with compact and lipsticks in it, a business card holder (with business cards), miscellaneous pens and highlighters, gum, altoids, my kids’ medicine and applesauce (which I have to use to give one of my kids his medicine).
January 25th, 2007 at 7:08 pmAnd I recently switched from a purse to a commuter bag thing.
Lori
And I forgot hand sanitizer another great invention.
January 25th, 2007 at 7:08 pmLori
so there I was tonight, wandering thru the new WallyWorld they just opened here and what did I gravitate towards? Yup, you guessed it. How pathetic am I? I even bought one! It’s cute, brown leather, with 2 compartments, but I know it’s going to end up in the graveyard at the bottom of my closet. I know it. And, of course, I need to get it dirty right away so when the DH sees it, I can bat my eyes and say “this old thing?”
God help me. It’s a good thing there’s no Payless Shoe Source nearby. . . Oh, and Lori - I’m in desperate need of a good wallet. Any suggestions? I don’t want one that holds a cheque book, because those drive me crazy, and I don’t want one with a snappy thing for change - HIGHLY irritating. But I’ll be darned if I can find the perfect wallet. Help me - I need one for my nice new purse. bwa-ha-ha
January 25th, 2007 at 11:20 pmLaura
Laura - I can sympathize with your wallet problem. I have been looking for the right one for years (really). I don’t like bulky wallets. What I really want is just a slim envelope type thing that I can put a few cards and money in. Oh - and I want it to be a really nice leather. I saw one on a trip once and could kick myself for not buying it. My old wallet got so old and cracked and dismal looking that I finally had to toss it and make do with another. But I am still searching for that perfect one….
January 26th, 2007 at 6:00 amLaura D - had to laugh. I search the purse departments of all the stores looking for the “perfect” purse. Haven’t found it yet.
Of course, if Kate wants to throw one of her LV purses my way…
I use a diaper bag for a purse. Yes, the childless one uses a diaper bag. It’s very plain black and I use it ’cause it has lots of pockets inside. I hate it when all my stuff is jumbled in the bottom of the purse.
So…what’s in mine? Ipod and Bose earbuds, digital recorder, red wallet (I love this wallet…) with $3, ID, ATM cards and assorted discount and store and frequent buyer cards. A book, of course, cell phone (needs charging) and bluetooth headset, a 3×5 black moleskin notebook for jotting notes, a 3×5 red moleskin that’s a 2007 calendar, the watch DH gave me for Christmas that I have to learn how to set.
What else is in there? Sunglasses in case, some pens and loose change, the little bag that carries another set of earphones, a crushed energy bar, a Verizon wireless pamphlet, a couple of crumpled pages that equates to a free 8 week pass at the local gym…
I’m afraid to dig any further.
January 26th, 2007 at 8:50 amLaura, I recommend the Taxi Wallet. There’s the original Taxi, found in a number of locations, like Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Wallet-Original/dp/B000CP39W4
You don’t have to use the small flap for coins, and I find it to be just the right size. My sons also carry Taxis, so it’s a nice unisex gift.
January 26th, 2007 at 10:27 amPam…
‘throw a L V purse?’ I think not!
ps I have a very nice Burberry wallet which is sturdy and carries a lot of stuff
January 26th, 2007 at 12:07 pmKate - Lovingly bestow?
January 26th, 2007 at 2:13 pmLOL, Laura — can’t believe you bought a purse after blogging about it. Hope you can mar it up enough before the hubby notices.
I rarely carry a purse. Debit card, drivers license, library card, cash, gum, cell phone, and keys go in my coat pockets. When I was in school, I carried all that in a side pocket of a backpack - which I continued to use for quite some time afterward. Finally, I realized I was hauling around a giant bag and only using a pocket in it and stopped.
For nationals last summer, I got a very nice purse that I take when I want to look more together.
Kate, you may “hand” me your LV — I promise I won’t toss it anywhere.
January 26th, 2007 at 5:25 pmIpod, a couple of diff books I’m reading, a pen, a journal (so I can write down ideas or whatever if I need to)
And then the bland normal stuff.
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