in my bag

A monthly (well, mostly monthly!) update of what’s in my bag. It seems strange, but I really believe that you can glean a lot of information about a person by looking in their bag.

December 2011:

Contents:

• Matt and Nat bag (mentioned here)
• Matt and Nat wallet (I love their stuff, what can I say?)
• BlackBerry curve
• Keys
• Pink gloves from Ottawa
• Moleskine notebooks
• Player One, by Douglas Coupland
• Mirror
• Burt’s Bees chapstick
• Work keys and receipts
• Lululemon gift card from my brother
• pens
• headphones

Not pictured: iPod, which was charging.

September 2011:

 

Contents:

• Bag is a faux leather drawstring satchel that I picked up in Prague, CZ in 2008 (it might have been in an H&M, I don’t remember the store)
• Wallet is a Poppy Coach design that I bought last summer to celebrate my new internship/job
• Maybelline Falsies mascara in Black Drama, small sample size of sparkly lip gloss, Burt’s Bees lip balm, Burt’s Bees lip gloss in lemon, and Burt’s Bees lip gloss in berry (gee, do you think I have a thing for Burt’s Bees?)
• Moleskine journals, two plain, one reporter-style plain, and one small decorated one that I got as a Christmas gift years ago.
• Claritin allergy pills
• iPod Nano, 16GB.
• BlackBerry Curve
• Tweezers
• Two packages of Starbucks caramel instant iced coffee
• Q-Tips for makeup application/clean up
• Business cards
• Clean and Clear zit zapper gel
• Polysporin anti-bacterial cream
• Fake Ray Ban sunglasses
• Key fob for access to my building’s gym facilities

Not pictured: keys on lanyard, massive bottle of lotion I took to work with me today.

August 2011:

Contents:

• Bag is a patchwork base with faux leather handles
• Wallet is a white Matt and Nat Pebble
• Maybelleine Falsies mascara in Black Drama, Burt’s Bees lip balm and Burt’s Bees lip gloss in lemon
• Two Moleskine journals, one plain and one reporter-style plain
• Keys with lanyard
• Yaz pills, St. John’s Wort, and Reactine
• Hand cream from Bath and Body Works
• iPod Nano, 16GB.