The bag itself:
I don't know if this bag has a name, but it's a little oilcloth satchel from Cath Kidston. I'm normally not a big fan of CK stuff, but I saw a few people with this on the tube and such and thought it was just too cute to resist, so I took myself to the Cath Kidston shop on Marylebone high street and bought it. It's a good wee bag. It's waterproof, big enough to hold most of my essentials and it has an adjustable strap. All good!
I usually have a book in my bag. I've actually finished this one, but it was still in my bag when I picked it up. It's The Reluctant Bride by Lucy Mangan, which I borrowed from Martha on Saturday. After feeling all blue last week, it was really nice to read something fun and nice and this book really cheered me up. I always enjoy Mangan's writing in The Guardian and I did here as well. So much so that I started and finished the book in two train journeys! Now I need to find the next good book that will also fit in my handbag.
My purse. Another Cath Kidston, I bought this one in a shop in Rye when Nic and I were down a few months ago. I love the colour, although it is a little bit bulky. It's sadly not bulky through being stuffed with £50 notes, but you can't have everything I suppose.
Leaflet and tickets from the Stacey Kent gig on Sunday in Regent's Park. I'm such a hoarder and these are the kinds of things that hang around in bags and shoe boxes and on the coffee table for ages. I may put these in the recycling now...or just put them to one side for safe-keeping.
My house keys. These are so I can let myself in to where I live when I get home from work! I keep it simple - I don't have a car so no car keys but I do have two keyrings. One is an Emily Strange one that I bought in a shop in Nottingham years and years ago, when I was an undergraduate still with some pretty emo tendencies. It's made of rubbery plastic and it's good for twisting between my fingers when I'm a bit stressed. The other one has Cagney and Lacey on it and was a present from Nic.
Mints and lipbalm - I have so many wee tubs of lip balm in various bags. This one isn't my favourite, but it's reliable. It smells a bit medicinal but the consistency is good. The other photo shows some anti histamines, a pen, a little hairbrush and some tissues. None of these are very exciting but all very necessary - well, I suppose the tissues have some interest by virtue of having been bought in Paris but mainly they're in my bag because I sneeze a LOT.
So, that's what's in my bag. Next time it will be what's in my fantasy bag, I promise!
I'm not sure about tagging etiquette here, but I'll pass the baton on to
1. Lauren from A Typical Atypicall
2. Louise from Princess Prudence Diaries
3. Caroline from Second Hand Shopper
..and of course to anyone else who may feel like it! x
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