"To be born, or at any rate bred, in a hand-bag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life." The Importance of Being Earnest.
Very cool--I'm always nosy about such things that are plebian (mostly) and mostly hidden. I understand that Hillary Clinton always carried hot sauce in her purse but people often disbelieved that for whatever bias that would come from.
I just switched the contents from my very worn out handbag into a new-to-me (and very new looking) purse from a thrift store. So let's see if I can remember: earplugs (2 sets because one was hidden in the torn lining), a small packet of tissues, my cell phone, dry mouth spray, credit and other cards in a small Q-tip travel case, a pen, tiny unscented spray hand sanitizer, a nail file, flash drive, but no hot sauce and soon I'll add earrings!
Congratulations on your new handbag. I always love getting a new bag but it does take a while to get used to it. It’s interesting how we are all curious about the inner lives of people. I now realise that discovering the contents of a handbag is similar to peeking into house windows at dusk. @Gillian Longworth McGuire also mentioned glancing at the contents of someone’s shopping trolly at the grocery store. We then build stories upon our discoveries.
I love those "what's in my bag" articles! I also enjoy looking at what the person. front of me at the grocery store is buying.
I always have an extra pair of contact lenses, Aesop spray hand disinfectant, a charger cable and a phone battery. I try to always have a few euro coins because I love lighting candles in churches. There is a pair of sparkly earrings and a perfume sample, just in case I end up somewhere fancier than intended when I left the house.
Very cool--I'm always nosy about such things that are plebian (mostly) and mostly hidden. I understand that Hillary Clinton always carried hot sauce in her purse but people often disbelieved that for whatever bias that would come from.
I just switched the contents from my very worn out handbag into a new-to-me (and very new looking) purse from a thrift store. So let's see if I can remember: earplugs (2 sets because one was hidden in the torn lining), a small packet of tissues, my cell phone, dry mouth spray, credit and other cards in a small Q-tip travel case, a pen, tiny unscented spray hand sanitizer, a nail file, flash drive, but no hot sauce and soon I'll add earrings!
Congratulations on your new handbag. I always love getting a new bag but it does take a while to get used to it. It’s interesting how we are all curious about the inner lives of people. I now realise that discovering the contents of a handbag is similar to peeking into house windows at dusk. @Gillian Longworth McGuire also mentioned glancing at the contents of someone’s shopping trolly at the grocery store. We then build stories upon our discoveries.
I love those "what's in my bag" articles! I also enjoy looking at what the person. front of me at the grocery store is buying.
I always have an extra pair of contact lenses, Aesop spray hand disinfectant, a charger cable and a phone battery. I try to always have a few euro coins because I love lighting candles in churches. There is a pair of sparkly earrings and a perfume sample, just in case I end up somewhere fancier than intended when I left the house.
Thank you for sharing your handbag contents. I adore the idea of carrying a pair of sparkly earrings - I’m going to put some in my handbag right now!