everything but the kitchen sink  

i have a kitchen drawer like that-i really don't carry a purse.
i've never really been one for carrying a lot of stuff around with me.

gee, for some reason I don't carry a purse... you think it might be my SHOULDER SURGERY? I do have my cell phone pouch, in it I have a few pens, my phone, my reading glasses and some of my cards - debit, driver's license, insurance, things I might need... and I don't have to transfer from my shorts pocket to my jeans - they will probably go back in the jeans after I can start wearing them again full time

I keep mine to a minimum. When my kids were little, my purse was like yours! Now I have:

Chapstick
nail clippers
pen
credit/debit cards
insurance cards
a small notebook
a pocketknife

In the zippered pockets I have:

2 moist wipes
safety pins/paper clips
my cash

My purse is very light, I only carry what I absolutely need or might need in an emergency.

Hi tattylashes,

Mine not as bad as that it gets a clear out every six weeks. I love my handbags, well at the moment I´ve only got one handbag and it´s quite tatty too but nice and tidy inside lol just for a change I might say.
Handbag fashion is one of the things I like to go window shopping for. I used to buy big handbags and loads of zips on and stuck all the junk in there but now I have made a resolution to be a bit more tidy.

One Question, How big is this bag???
I need to do a de-clutter of my purse once a month,its amazing the kind of things that get accumualated in there. I always get a good feeling once its cleared out, for me its almost like a bought a new purse.

I started a discussion ages ago asking what women carried around in there handbags.. I think that you'd have taken the prize though...easily

For maybe 20 years I had not been carrying a handbag, which forced me to just say no to people who wanted me to carry their stuff. It is an old story with husbands--they love to ridicule women for the size and contents of their handbags, but most of them are quick to say "Oh, honey, just stick this in your handbag for me will you?" or if we are out somewhere it is just expected that we have all their possible little necessities on board. So One Time a certain guy didn't want to hold something for me while I dug into the bag and instead of grimacing and putting up with it, I said "This is enough!" and got clothes with just enough pockets for me to carry my own stuff, and only that which was absolutely necessary.

That is when I noticed that for ten years thereafter, all sorts of men were taking it upon themselves to admonish me that I wasn't properly caring for my handbag. I would look them up and down icily and inform them "I don't own a handbag." Imagine this: you get up from your seat at a restaurant and the stranger at the next table yells, "Lady, don't forget your handbag!" But if one has an infant in tow or is caring for an invalid, that is another matter. Then one needs adequate baggage.

It was heavenly not to carry anything with a strap.

I am quite sure that we are married Tatty! The Boss has so many handbags that are stuffed with stuff. You didn't mention mail. If we are looking for a bank statement or a letter from someone chances are that it is in her bag. Of course men aren't that much better. We just distribute our rubbish amongst our pockets otherwise we'd walk lopsided! Now, have you got my spectacle case and those are your panties aren't they? Not mine. I'm always losing them! LOL.

Blimey tattylashes

I thought I was bad, you are gonna start needing to take a suitcase out with you soon. Haha I am surprised you don't have one arm longer than the other haha

I have alot in mine, but I don't think quite that much. You were definitely prepared for anything! I am sure it will be easier to carry.