My purse is this woven earthy-coloured thing from the import shop.
One the outside I have:
–a button that says “TREEHUGGER”
–a button that says “Why do we kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong?”
–a button that says “Just say no to pesticides! Buy Organic Grown.”
–a organ doner sticker from the DMV
–5 saftey pins (one holding the outside pocket shut, one near the zipper to the main pocket, in case I’m somewhere nasty and need to “lock” my purse, and three holding down the extra strap)
–a clippy thing on the strap that I can hook a water bottle or something on
In the smaller outside pocket I have:
–1 pack SpeakEasy ginger-mints (mmmmm…)
–1 pack Juicy Fruit
–1 pack Wrigley Spearmint, plus 2 loose sticks
–several empty gum slips
–4 individually wrapped lifesavers
–1 piece of candy from Spain that I had forgotten about
–1/2 a tube of Lions Club Candy (fizzy friut flavors)
–a nearly full tin of St. Claire’s organic Wintermints
–a key ring with a pewter leaf thingy, and no keys
–2 pennies
–a tube of Merry Hempsters lip balm, with 10 or so fruit stickers of it (well, I’ve got to put them SOME place…)
–1 PowerPuff Girls pencil, featuring Buttercup
–1 ballpoint pen from the Stevens Point Area Co-op
–a pocketwatch (a digital indiglo head from the thrift store, on a woven hemp & fimo bead cord)
–a business card from the guy who took my wisdom teeth out
–a photocopy of my passport
In the big main pocket I have:
–a hairbrush w/ a few hairbands wrapped around the handle
–a bottle of lotion I swiped from a hotel in Duluth
–a big fat tub of vanilla lipbalm that I , uh, ::coughcough::stole::coughcough:: several years ago
–a nail clippers in a little leather pouch
–screwdriver & little tiny screws for my glasses
–1/2 a tube of Rolaids
–a old perscription bottle with various OTC pain relievers
–a film canister with ginger pills in it
–a toothbrush
–a small tube of Toms of Maine “silly strawberry” flavoured toothpaste
–a hankerchief
–a small velvet-like drawstring bag, containing 1 pad, 2 tampons, and a “nice ‘n’ clean” wet nap
–4 pennies
–a WalMart reciept
I’ve also saftey pinned a green pencil pouch to the inside of this pocket, and inside THAT I have:
–a red coin purse with a Hello Kitty padlock of the zipper-pull. Inside I have 96 cents in change, and a fortune (“There’s a good chance of a romantic encounter soon. Lucky numbers 8, 11, 15, 19, 26, 40”)
–my checkbook from school, 'cos that’s the account where more of my money is.
–my wallet. A worn thin thing, with a similar woven pattern as my purse, but in brighter colours. velco closure. Inside THAT is:
----bank card
----phone card
----WI state issued ID (I don’t drive)
----college ID
----WI learner’s permit
----a letter from my college confirming that I really am a student there, so yes, plaese let me have the student rate at museums, etc.
----a travel insureance sticker
----3 bandaids
----a slip of paper with my bike lock combo
----a “Order of the Holy Spirit” clergy ID, (umm, heheh. long story…)
----travel insurance card
----a copy of WI Bike laws, provided by the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
----a slip of paper with hints for helping me remember my PIN
----insurance card
----umm, some other kind of travel insurance card. hrm.
----Social Security card, even though I’ve been told I shouldn’t carry it around…
----a fortune (“You have tasted the bitterness as well as the sweetness of coffee. Lucky numbers 12, 14, 18, 20, 28, 36”)
----Nature Conservancy membership card
----Sierra Club membership card
----BFW membership card
----Chequamegon Food Co-Op member card
----Vaughn Public Library card
----Portage County Public Library card
----Book World frequent purchase card
----$253, US. (damn, I need to make a deposit…)
Plus, whenever I leave the house I’ll put my journal & a pen, and a book and maybe a magazine in there too.
