What's in yer bag 2.0

beks101

I know there was one of these threads knocking about a while ago but thought I'd refresh for argument's sake. Inspired by the other handbag thread and a recent conversation with the OH - ("sure what the hell do ya need to carry your hair straightener around for? Didn't you straighten your hair before you left the house??")

In short, I am a heavy traveller. Can't leave the house without all kinds of stuff that I probably will never need but "don't want to be stuck." It's probably pathological at this stage. That said, I'd be great in a zombie apocalypse.

Current bag stuff:

- Wallet
- House keys
- Makeup bag including foundation, bronzer, highlighter, eyebrow palette, mascara, eyeliner, lip gloss, lipstick
- Foundation and moisturizer I bought in duty-free (passed through the airport today)
- Passport
- Note pad
- Journal
- 2015 diary
- About 47 pens
- 2 books
- Laptop and battery
- Bag of almonds
- Bottle of water
- Sunglasses
- Glasses
- Spare pair of contact lenses + eye solution
- Umbrella
- Scarf
- Hair serum
- Hair brush
- Hair clips
- Plasters, travel-sized antiseptic cream
- Scholl gel heel cushions
- Vaseline
- Chewing gum
- 2 phones and charger
- Hand wipes
- Multi vitamin

Am I mental? That took a while to type out. Yes, perhaps I am mental.

So what about you? What's in your bag?

Gongoozler

Yes, you are mental to carry around that much stuff.

I swap bags for work / day out,but I'd at most have :
Wallet
Keys
Phone
Work swipe
Make up (though usually just keep it at work)
Tampon / liner
Plastic shopping bag
Pill

I go with the smallest bag possible with the fewest things possible. Can't be doing with carrying excess **** around.

Gunslinger92

Afraid I have to agree with gongoozler, that's mental :P

I have:
Phone
Purse
Keys
Tube of blistex for my lips
Small bottle of breath spray
Normally the only make up I bring is powder and a brush but sometimes I also bring blush and eye products
Earphones
Phone charger
Wipes
TOTM products when it's that time

eviltwin

I carry very little.

Purse, keys, phone, perfume, hairbrush, shopping bag and whatever book I'm reading.

Valentina

Day to day it's usually:

Wallet
Phone
Keys
Hair bobbins/pins
Tangle Teezer (a small plastic hairbrush without a handle)
Lipstick/lip balm
Powder
Gum/mints
Hand sanitiser
Pack of tissues

On a night out I usually have more make up with me, perfume, plasters, hip flask... :pac:

ElleEm

The basics for me are-

Phone
Keys
Wallet
Vaseline
Hand cream
Hand sanitizer
Tissues
Hair bobbins
Diary
Pen
Mints

This is currently joined by-

Billions of old reciepts
Stray coins
Paperclips
Safety pins
Pens and a builder's (why?) Pencil
Pain killers
Bits of paper with scribbles from work
An old bank card I keep meaning to cut
Loads of earrings I put in there when I get bored of wearing them

I need to clean my bag!

sam34

On a work day I carry:
Phone x 2
Wallet
Keys
Pens
Hairbrush
Tampons
Bottle of water

On a night out I bring the bare minimum- single house key (rather than usual bunch of keys), small wallet with cash and one card, comb, phone and sometimes lipstick.

I change my work handbag every day or so, depending what I'm wearing so i never accumulate too much stuff in bags.

IvyTheTerrible

Wallet
Phone
Diary
Passport (we're obliged to carry ID here)
lip balm
lipstick
keys
two pens
a pencil
sanitary items
tissues
receipts
chewing gum

kylith

Phone
Wallet
Keys
Note pad
Book
Mascara & lipstick (rarely used)
Hairbrush
Emergency tampon/towel
A couple of pens
Leap card
Condoms (you never know your luck!)
Old receipts
And on a workday breakfast and lunch

Andrew Laeddis

Guy here who'll contribute the contents of his work satchel

Wallet
Keys
iPhone Charger
RayBans
Jar of Coffee
Leather Gloves
Bottle of Water
Chewing Gum
Paracetamol
Book

meeeeh

Wallet
Bank stuff
Keys
Unsent letters
Lip gloss
Tampons and pads
Tissues
Hand cream
Umbrella
Shopping bag
Pile of receiptS
A nappy
Plastic toy that I don't know where it came from
Children's book
Some pens
And probably some half eaten biscuit

My bag is a black hole into which things just disappear and are emptied into a bin every couple of months. Usually when I am trying to reconcile bank and figure out who the lodgement was from and I start going through Tesco and Aldi bills to find bank lodgement slips.

RacoonQueen

I don't generally carry a bag. I carry with me my phone, house/car keys and my purse ( a small one that is literally big enough for a few cards and cash.
If I do carry a bag. The above three items are still the only thing I tend to carry, if I'm going crazy (or in that direction) I'll have the keys to my parents house with me too!

You're all mental :P

intheclouds

I used to have a little "leaving the house" mantra where Id recite "keys, money, fags, phone" and check my bag (or pockets for same).

Now I dont smoke anymore but I still use the mantra as the holy trinity of keys, money and phone are the absolute bare essentials.

However my daytime bag (that I bring to work) also contains (right now):
glasses case (glasses and sunglasses),
anti perspirant,
ear plugs,
inhaler,
tissues,
passport,
drivers licence,
tampons,
hat,
vitamins,
fold up shopping bag,
ipod,
nail file,
rennies and paracetmol

Theres usually a spare hair bobbin in there though I cant see one at the moment.

Occasionally there is a mascara/eyeliner/lipstick in there too.

And in winter I always carry shoe spikes in case of ice.

Victoria.

Decided to use this post as motivation to clean my bag out!

Currently (uncleaned out version of it)

Wallet
Lollipop
Box of Nurofen
Gloves
Lipbalm x 5
Lipgloss x 2
Mascara
Concealer x 2
Sunglasses in a case
lose fiver
Mini poster of a place I went to in Austria
perfume
work buzz in card
ID card for my hobby
Dairy Milk Fruit and Nut
compact mirror
Hair ties x14
pens x 9
deodorant
mini bars from a multipack of kinder
loose change at the bottom
mini bottle of shower gel
baby wipes
dry shampoo
passport
hairbrush
hand sanitiser
a few bottles of medication
other medication in a little zip makeup case bag
chewing gum
another mirror :S
skin cream
some paperwork
tampons etc.
condoms
tea bags
giftcards that are now out of date
sachet of cystitis stuff
bus tickets
keys
mini perfume samples
Another ID badge on a lanyard
some of those cards that you spray perfume samples onto in a department store
a timetable for ferries to and from islands in the scottish isles that was underneath everything
some lose bobby pins
a single earring
driver's license

Aw man! This really isn't good at all! Better start cleaning some of this out :O

kylith

Victoria. wrote: »

Decided to use this post as motivation to clean my bag out!

Currently (uncleaned out version of it)

SNIP

Aw man! This really isn't good at all! Better start cleaning some of this out :O

Jaysus, is it a handbag or a suitcase you have?

Diamond Doll

My usual would be ...

Phone
Maybe phone charger
Wallet
Keys
Deodorant
Lip gloss, concealer
Baby wipes
Couple of hair grips/hair bands
Chewing gum
If baby is with me, nappies/soother/snacks
Umbrella
Pen
Tissues

Feck all else really!

baby and crumble

I always find these threads fascinating. The idea of a "daily carry" is so intriguing! To see what people decide to have or not have with them out of the house...

As for me I will (nearly) always have

Phone (x2 if it's a workday)
Wallet
Keys
Combs (usually 3 or 4, I'm ridiculously vain about my hair)
A small tub of hair pomade (see above!)
Wireless headphones
Wired headphones (in case the charge goes or I randomly have to get on a plane or something!)
iPad
Fountain pen & paper
Painkillers
Tampons
Watch
Gloves
Vaseline
3D glasses (They just live in my bag in case of impromptu cinema trips!)
In the summer I'd have my prescription sunglasses.

I really need to get myself a good portable charger for my phone/ ipad.

beks101

sam34 wrote: »

I change my work handbag every day or so, depending what I'm wearing so i never accumulate too much stuff in bags.

I think this is my problem, I use the same bag every day for work & it would probably safely carry the kitchen sink with room to spare, so I just accumulate crap as I go.

That and when I leave the house I'm usually gone for 12+ hours what with work/gym/meeting friends or the OH for dinner etc so I just pack all the cosmetics and clothes and little bits n bobs that I think I might need.

Funny thing is when I last went to get my hair done the stylist told me that the hair on the right side of my head was "weaker" and more brittle than the left side from it getting constantly tangled in my bag strap!

Meauldsegosha

In my handbag I have:

Wallet
Keys
Phone
Insulin pens x2 and space needles
Blood glucose meter, glucose testing strips and finger pricker
Jelly babies and Lucozade tables (hypo treatments)
Paper tissues
Sunglasses
Umbrella
Comb/brush
Work ID
Lipstick and lip balm
Perfume
Face powder and brush
Pens

The first 6 items would always be in my bag. I wouldn't leave the house without them.

Stheno

I only use a bag normally for work, outside of that I've my cash card, leap card, phone and fags in a jacket pocket.

However my bag (messenger bag) has six seperate compartments and a fair bit of stuff:

1-2 laptops (usually one with power cable)
A4 notebook
A zillion pens, highlighters and post-its
Mini mouse and pointer for presentations
Cable for charging phone
Book
Lozenges
Handcream
Makeup bag with foundation, mascara, lipstick, powder, anti-perspirant, perfume, highlighter
Random food items
A bottle of water
Wipes for my glasses
Glasses
Contact lenses
A variety of painkillers and medicines including lemsips

edit; i forgot
Wallet
vaping stuff
multiple work badges depending on where I'm working
earphones
sudocreme
Hair wax

Day Lewin

Mine's a satchel type of bag: I carry a lot of stuff, but its organised into a couple of pouches and several zipped pockets.
Any time I decide to leave something out, I need that very thing within days.
So here goes!

Wet wipes and tissues, plus sometimes a cotton hanky.
Green pouch -- believe it or not, it contains the following, all neatly nested together:
thin red plate/folding cup/plastic cutlery
Allergy spike and antihistamines
tiny survival kit with pen, paper, chalk, crayon, wire, hooks and string.
tiny fire kit with kindling, matches, candle.
headphones. ear plugs.
tiny lady's pack with knickers, tampon, panty liner and condom.

Purple pouch
lipstick, moisturiser, eye pencil, toothpaste, toothbrush, cologne, emery board, clips and flossers. (mostly miniatures)

Wallet purse with money and credit cards, travel cards etc

In a different zip pocket
gadget bag: tiny handlens, corkscrew, penknife, sweeteners, hairbrush (all miniature)
salt and pepper
spare earrings
ALSO
sewing kit that fits in a tiny purse
paper diary
pen and pencil
mobile phone
waterbottle

Yes if WW3 should hit or my ship get wrecked, I'll be ready!


PS we travel a lot: if ever I wind up in a foreign city without my luggage, I can still brush my teeth and improvise picnic food. This has happened!

rainbow kirby

I have a fairly big satchel-type bag at the moment but it isn't full.

- 2 wallets, one sterling, one euro - forgot to take out the euro one after the last trip home!
- Phone
- USB cable for said phone
- Headphones
- Work ID
- 2 books
- Paracetamol
- A Sainsburys bag full of small packets of dried fruit and nuts, I'm replenishing my snack drawer at work today
- Deodorant
- Chapstick
- Hairbrush
- The letter from my 20 week scan last week
- The test report from my failed driving test a while back

Penny Tration

Purse
Lots of make up (too much to list!).
House keys
Work keys
Phone charger
Headphones
Magazine
Book
Lip balm
Eliquid
Electronic cigarette
Back up ecig
Bottle of water
Packs of tissues
Baby wipes
Contraceptive pill
Happy pills
Perfume
Deodorant
Body spray
Spare socks
Hairbrush

solerina

Packet of tissues, lip balm, wallet, 2 biros, 2 paracetamol, my keys.
It's my hand bag not a suitcase so I don't load it up.

intheclouds

Penny Tration wrote: »

Happy pills

???

Can I get some of these?

XxMCRxBabyxX

Packing for a trip so I just went through mine yesterday:

Cash purse
Medication purse
Umbrella
Sunglasses
Pens
Keys
Vogue
Book
Passport
Make up bag
Glasses case
Emergency pads and tampons
IPod
Earphones
Mirror
Lucky coal (which I'm sure doesn't work but it's become a comfort)
Charger power pack

SMJSF

mine isn't that exciting:
Keys.
USB cable and plug for phone.
purse.
I say 30+ random stray coffee cards.
receipts.
5 lighters.
empty bottles of E-liquid.
2 pairs of broken headphones - I keep them in the bag to remind me to get a new pair!
sweet wrappers.
sheets of coding from a web design course I'm attending.
USB key for the web course.
a broken phone case.

I usually just dump everything I think I need into a bag 10 minutes before I leave to go anywhere.
I change handbag I say more than 3 times a week depending on the outfit! So everything is disorganised!

Roesy

I now share my bag with two babas so it's usually: wallet, phone, keys, maybe lip balm, pad/tampon, wipes, bottle, water cup, 1 nappy for each, muslin, spare bib, hats for the littles(depending on time of the year), snack, book/toy for toddler. If I'm travelling solo I travel as light as possible so usually first five items and kindle and headphones.

pwurple

Laptop bag.

Laptop and mini laptop
Wallet
Phone
Various ID badges and lanyards
Two blue pens
Painkillers, couple of tampons, pack of tissues.
Sunglasses
Diary
Keys


Why are people carrying around makeup... Doing it on the bus on the way to work, or are you all putting it on several times a day?

XxMCRxBabyxX

pwurple wrote: »

Why are people carrying around makeup... Doing it on the bus on the way to work, or are you all putting it on several times a day?

I'm usually so late that I'll only get a chance to put it on when I'm on the bus or when I get into work. Same reason for my glasses case as I keep my contacts in it.

It's also handy to keep in case I do have last minute plans to meet someone after work and want to top it up.

Teafor two12345

Phone

Ipod

Pens...so many

Lip Gloss ...so so many.

Moisturizer.

Moisturizer with SPF and sunscreen combo.

Keys.

Wallet.

Hairbrush.

Hair pins.



Sanitary towel.

Back up sanitary towel.

Tampon.

Back up tampon...(they always need a friend! It's like a spare Tyre rarely used but essential!)

Moroccan oil.

Hairband.


Mini perfume.

A necklace from my parents.

Make up.

Tissues.

Hair elastics

Gum

Lollipop

A lot of other useless crap.

Figbiscuithead

In my bag right now:

Wallet
Kindle
Passport
A ring
Necklace
Bracelet
2 sets of earrings
A tampon
Lip balm/tint
Kiko Skin Trainer Eyes
Red pen
Keys
Yes to Equality badge
USB stick
Headphones
Loose change - mix between Euro and Dollars
2 Tokens for the Laundrette

I travel fairly light, I think.

Neyite

Wallet
Keys
paracetamol
tampon
lip balm
mints
tissues
popping candy
ear phones
phone
crumpled lotto ticket - not a winner
empty tester of perfume from 2007 (wish I was joking!)
Safety pins
2 pens
Pound coin
post-its
Band-aid
2 clomid tablets from 2012
hair pins
assorted paperwork of Important Stuff To Do
heaps of ancient receipts.
emery board
random button

And that's after a bit of a clear out last week

Some of you are nuts! Your shoulders must ache with the weight!

I use a bag liner and just swap that between bags when I change them, bags are my weakness and I might use 3 different ones in any given week.

Wallet
Phone
Makeup bag containing mirror, lip balm, tampon/liner, paracetamol, plasters, travel toothbrush/paste and travel size floss, small packet of wipes, hand sanitiser, small hand cream and eye drops.
Hairbrush
Keys
Tissues
I.D.
Pen and small leather diary
Glasses case
Kindle or small tablet
MP3 player/earphones

intheclouds

A bag liner is a great idea, where do you get them?

intheclouds

intheclouds wrote: »

A bag liner is a great idea, where do you get them?

Amazon do a huge range of bag liners in various sizes.

Makes the bag switchover very easy and keeps the inside of your bags spotless.

Novella

5 nappies.
Scented nappy bags.
Changing mat.
Wipes.
Vaseline.
2 soothers in a box.
Soother cleaning wipes.
Tissues.
A burp cloth.
3 disposable bibs.
2 changes of clothes for my daughter.
An extra cardigan, socks and hat for her.
2 hand sanitizers (gel and a spray).
A little bag with a mini baby shampoo, body wash, moisturizer, baby hair brush, baby nail clippers and file, nasal aspirator and thermometer in it.
Carseat/breastfeeding cover.
A few extra breast pads.
Pantyliners.
Face powder with a mirror in the compact.
Carmex.
Hairbrush.
Wallet.
Keys.
A pen.
Some fun-sized chocolate bars.
Earphones.
Phone charger.

It's funny because I used to fill bags of the same size with only my stuff but now it's all baby stuff and just things that I will actually use. Though I don't think I've ever taken the powder compact out or used the earphones.

AppleBottle

Currently,

Scarf
Strepsils
Letter from Specsavers
Loose change
A Pen
Sunglasses
Two open packets of gum
Two paper grips

Onto of that, my purse, ipod and keys would be in there. But I'm not taking my handbag to work tomorrow. I don't like to carry my life around, I like as little as possible haha

Lia_lia

Keys
Various cards
A bit of money
Lipbalm
Contraceptive pill
Painkillers
Tampons
Chewing gum
Tic Tacs
Deodorant
Work badge and lanyard
Earphones
Phone
Sunglasses
Hairbrush

Very boring!