I've returned to a having a Mommy bag (purse)  

I'm not nearly as prepared as you are, and I do always have small kids in tow. My purse is small, it hardly holds my wallet. I want a slightly larger one, but it seems when I have a big one, it's always empty.

So my purse currently contains my wallet, my keys, and a bunch of old reciepts that need to be thrown away. That's about it.

When I have the little ones with me I carry the diaper bag as well, but I don't pack it with much of anything. 3 diapers per child, a box of wipes, formula, and usually 2 bottles. I rarely need anything more than that.

hmmmm my bag for the office, its heavy and normally you find in it:
a small umbrella, spare foldable bag for unexpected groceries, hand cream, nail clippers (two of them), blood sugar measurement kit, book about which foods are safe to eat for diabetics, lots of handkerchiefs, hand sanitizer, ballpoint pen, old notepad, mobile phone, lunch box, and my rosary.

I don't even carry a purse. Everything I need for my kids is in the car usually. I have a package of diapers and wipes in the car along with some snacks. A box of plastic spoons in the glove box. Toys galore. All in the car. I will sometimes grab a diaper bad, but that is usually only when my daughter goes with her dad.

That is a lot of stuff... how big is your mommy bag?... when my daughter was a lot smaller... my mommy bag had like diapers, wipes, toys, extra clothes, water, juice, milk, alcohol, etc... etc...

But now that she is two years old... my bag is not a little smaller... but still big with her two diapers, extra clothes, wipes, alcohol, hankies, and other important stuff...

I always wanted to be hands-free.I used my pockets for keys and money. No cell -phones when I was a teenager.
Once married+small kids, I was going everywhere with a Mommy Bag as you say.
I always had 2 diapers, a bottle, wet wipes, and something for them to eat.
Big and heavy.
Now , I have a small purse and try to keep it as clean as I can and as little as possible inside.
Only the necesarry - keys , money(and credit cards-of course), phone numbers, my cell phone. car's insurance and driver licence,a bottle of Advil and all the coupons I have.
But all arranged in category.
So, in any moment if it happens to spill the content of my purse, I won't have trouble and not waist time to put everything back.

Mine has my digital camera, I love taking pictures, and two small leather bound books to write down quick notes. I have my wallet, and some hand sanitizer a million pens to write with, a container of dried handiwipes that when you get them wet they swell up the size of a wash cloth. Some tea and cocoa I have carry those around in little packets because you never know when you might be stuck in the ER and not have anything to drink. I have my journal that I write in when I am waiting for someone that I have taken to the DR. And I have my pill case that I carry all the major pain relievers in. And I have my pliers that have every tool you could ever want plus another little thing that has more tools in it. I have some sanitary napkins and some packaged wet wipes ya never know when your gonna be stuck in a public bathroom with no toilet paper. Well I think that's it my purse is rather big so I can stick all kinds of things in it while I'm out so I don't have to use plastic shopping bags. Oh and I have my cell phone an keys in that mess as well lol.

Could not get a mommy bag for winter. Blast it all! Mine contains toilet paper to use instead of kleenex, wallet, credit card and bill holder, cell phone, passports, address book, how to use the cell phone booklet, mp3 player and recorder, cord for the mp3 player and recorder, attachment for the cell phone (2 of them depending on whether it is a PC or a Mac), pen, change purse, photo booklet from Church, Church address book. Sorry I do not have a large purse, I was thinking of getting a "as seen on Tv" organizer, but had to grab one at Walmart and it only cost $30 so it really is a very small organizer.

Hi ya cynthiann

When my kids were a lot younger I used to carry everything with me including the kitchen sink!! Nowadays I only carry my purse, my cards, car and house keys, mobile and tissues. My bag sure doesn't weigh the same as it used to!!