For this Visual Assignment, worth 3 stars, we were asked to take a look at what is in our bag!  The prompt states: “Your purse, bag, packpack, murse, whatever, is your constant companion throughout your adult life. What are the essentials in your bag that get you through the day? Take a picture of the items and detail each of them with a description.”

This was interesting for me seeing I recently cleaned out my purse, which I swear is never ending normally.  As a girl, it is sort of known that if we have a purse it has the necessities in it, but also potentially the most random stuff in it.  To do this I simply took out what was in my purse and arranged it so that you all could actually see what was in my bag.  I then just simply took the picture on my phone and cropped out all the background that did not need to be seen.  I will first attach the picture of my purse with my “dumped out” belongings, then tell you about them all.

First you have my purse of course, large enough to probably hold a small baby.  Half of the time it practically carries my life, this time it is carrying a small part along with a strange part.  Then you have my wallet, this of course I could say also carries a good chunk of my life.  With everything being paid for via cards now, if I lost my wallet, I would probably lose a bit of my mind.  It has my debit and credit cards, license, Eagle One, Insurance cards, AAA, money, etc.  Quite a few important items.  Then begins my more random assortment.  You first have M&Ms candy.  If you have not been able to tell yet, then you have not been paying much attention, but I am on the move, and sometimes frequently.  M&Ms can be a total life savor, especially when I get exhausted and need a small pick-me-up.  This can be said true as well with my finger nail polish.  This is something small, but something that if I desperately need, which I sometimes feel I do, then I have and it helps pick me back up and keep me going with my day.  This is especially nice before some meeting or interview to just get a good coat of polish on so I can feel sleek again and not worry about how they look as much.  Chap stick is another necessity that I almost always have with me.  You never know when you will need to keep them moisturized or put another coat on.  At times, I just enjoy the minty feel on my lips just as a way to help me keep refreshed.  My friends are also notorious for having stuffy noses and need tissues on the spot, but never have them, so they always come to me.  In all honesty, without my friends I likely would not keep tissues in there, I would find toilet paper or something.  This pack of tissues I always laugh about because my, now late, grandmother (for Christmas) gave us all a large thing of the small packs of tissues.  I now also find enjoyment in I guess keeping a small part of me with her by keeping one of her comical gifts with me.

I also have mentos mints and gum.  Now one may think “why does she have both?”  Well, I like to sometimes think of my bag as a mom bag and carry it around to be prepared, but in reality, it is always good to have mints and gum.  Mints are good in those tight moments where you really need to freshen your breath, or just keep some moisture flowing.  It is easy to pop in a quick mint, hide it in the side of your mouth, and continue as is.  Gum, on the other hand, can be viewed as unprofessional when talking to others, or rude if you do not know how to “properly” chew it, so one might choose mints.  Gum though, is something that is seen as good for helping with heartburn after meals.  For a little more detail it helps keep the salivation going and helps to keep washing foods down.  It is also good for road trips or tests with a minty gum to help keep your mind awake and fresh.  Next, I have 10 bucks in my purse, sometimes more, sometimes less.  I can be bad about pulling my wallet out to go somewhere and then forgetting it is not in there when I go somewhere to buy something, so I always try to keep at least a little bit of cash in my purse so that in those tight situations, if I need a few dollars, I have some.  Yes, it happened the other day.  Put my wallet somewhere, then went to get lunch, thankfully I had the money there so I could buy my food!!  Then I have my sunglasses which are obviously useful to hide the sun from my eyes.  I find myself in situations where I am quite thankful I keep a pair in my purse because I will be in a friends car, or at lunch, and it is very bright and I have to go to my last resort in my purse.  I then have my makeup bag.  Another necessity, especially for women.  This I have with me frequently just because my purse is also with me frequently.  It is good for doing my makeup on days I decide to, and it is nice to have for interviews and such.  Also, if there are days that I do need to look nicer than normal, it is nice to have with me in case I need to touch up anything.  Lastly, I have chopsticks.  Why you might ask?!  Who knows when you will find a time to use them.  You might have to win a battle against a ninja, and need chopsticks right?!  Truth has it that I got them at a restaurant and was bringing them home, and have yet to take them out.  But now I find enjoyment from laughing about it and finding funny stories about why I have them and what they are for.

So there is what is in my bag!  Do you keep anything strange in your bag, if so what?!