A Peek in my Purse
The lovely Darcie over at Such The Spot gave me this idea a few weeks ago, and now it’s time to cash in. However, reading my post just isn’t the same unless you’ve read hers first, so hop over and check it out here . Go ahead – I’ll wait.
All caught up now? Alright then, here we go.
Remember that lovely picture of organization Darcie gave you? Not so much the case in my world.
I have a cute bag, if I do say so myself:
But the contents are, ahem, slightly less organized:
Now I’m supposed to answer a few questions.
Describe the contents of your purse. Um, well…approximately 31 pieces if miscellaneous paper, including store receipts, vet receipts, tax donation form from Goodwill, doctor’s appointment card, Chris’s paystub, and a cry cleaning tag from 2006. Not joking. The we have two Shout wipes, sunscreen in a stick, lip gloss times two (if you haven’t tried Mark cosmetics yet you should!), bag of crayons, diaper cream, credit card checks I keep forgetting to shred, business card from a lady who I need to quilt something for me – I met her last year, diaper, wipes, cell phone (HATE the Razr, BTW), broken cover for cell phone, keys, a tupperware lid I need to take back to my mom, three Cheerios, two broken bits of the phone faceplate, and one googley eye from a craft project. And now I really must say that this is a pretty good day mess-wise in my bag. Scary huh?
What is the most important thing in your handbag? Well it’s not like I ever have money in my wallet, so I’ll go with car keys. I have remotes on there for my van and Chris’s car both, and those suckers are expensive to replace.
What’s the most embarrassing thing in your handbag? The almost-three-year-old dry cleaning tag. Seriously, at no time in the past few years could I have spared a moment to throw that away?
What’s the smallest thing in your handbag? The broken bits of faceplate. FYI, you get what you pay for when you shop at Dollar Tree.
Is there anything illegal in your handbag? Um…no.
I love Darcie, and we have a lot in common. I often feel I can look at her and not say anything because she just gets it, and that’s such a rare quality to find in a friend. Kindred spirits, Anne of Greene Gables might say. But tidiness is clearly an area where we part ways:
Poor Darcie is probably cringing as she sees this. (And if you are my friend, let me assure you that the rest of my life is in a similar state of disarray. Anytime you’d like to fly in and help me organize would be great!)
Would you like to play along? Here is the fine print:
Find a safe quiet place free of significant others, nosey meme makers, priests, nuns, all things religious and men in general. (If you’re a guy just reverse this process to male and tell us about your wallet, tool box, briefcase or metro sexual accessory.) Hello?!?! I believe that’s called a European carry-all!
1. Dump the contents of your handbag in a pile.
2. Take a photo of your handbag and the contents.
3. Be brave and explain to your fellow bloggers what lurks inside the handbag.
4. Tag others who might want to embarrass themselves.
5. Answer the above questions in your blog.
And leave a comment here to let me know if you’re playing along. I wanna see if your mess can top mine!
Tags: Darcie, mess, purse, Such the Spot
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Facebook comments:
By Threeundertwo, November 10, 2008 @ 9:18 am
If I did this, it would make your purse look quite tidy.
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By Darcie, November 10, 2008 @ 10:02 am
I’m certainly not cringing. My purse has had it’s day too believe it or not. I’m actually a touch jealous because on days when I do have gobs of receipts flowing from within the depths of my bag it completely stresses me out. I wish I could be more like you and just go with the flow, or go with the flo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oow like Crush would say
. Because whether I like it or not I actually do have my fair share of dissaray in my life (the result of being a mother of four I suppose). Maybe you should be the one doing the flying and giving me lessons on de-stressing.
Oh and yes, that is a very cute bag!
One more thing and I promise I’ll end this book of a comment. A ridiculous question, but I’ve got to know. Does Lily actually fit into that diaper?! Jayce’s big ‘ol behind is bursting from the seams of his size 6 Huggies. Looks like potty-training is in order huh?
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By Allison, November 10, 2008 @ 4:54 pm
I love it! I remember Darcie’s post and now yours…I think I’ll have to be the next to showcase my purse.
Also, I would love it if you could check out my blog post from today. It is about a cause very near and dear to my heart. It is titled…Fighting for Memories. Thanks.
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By Merrie, November 20, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Nice job! You and Darcie can still be bosom friends.
Did I even spell that right? *off to find one of my copies of Anne to see*
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