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Lindzee said:
@Tree City, you are so organized. I usually leave receipts in the bag then find them when we recycle the bag. I do keep/file important ones though.
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Thank you, but I'm actually not that organized. I'm just impatient (I hate searching for stuff, esp. in my purse or car) so I don't like non-essentials in those small spaces (well my SUV isn't "small" but it's enclosed, like a purse). I consider myself efficient but not organized. But maybe that's what an organized person is: someone who can't stand wasting time trying to find what they need, so they just get rid of non-essentials?
 
oh, I'm totally cleaning my purse this afternoon and posting what I have in it! LOL. i'm kind of afraid. It never gets cleaned out. hahahaha
 
Tree City said:
Thank you, but I'm actually not that organized. I'm just impatient (I hate searching for stuff, esp. in my purse or car) so I don't like non-essentials in those small spaces (well my SUV isn't "small" but it's enclosed, like a purse). I consider myself efficient but not organized. But maybe that's what an organized person is: someone who can't stand wasting time trying to find what they need, so they just get rid of non-essentials?
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LOL. I hate wasting time looking for stuff or realizing its somewhere else... I get totally impatient if i find I am somewhere and I do not have what I need. I guess you hit the nail on the head: My car and my desk drawer do substitute for my purse in many ways. I have duplicates of stuff I need in different places so I don't cart the stuff around, and then these items become non essentials since I have what I need where I need it. (if that makes sense...)

I think we are both efficient and organized. :agree
 
@Scrapping with Liz - Yes, some places do offer it. If you know your number, you can print off an id copy from the NCNPE website.

Duck tape wallet my dd made me with cash & credit cards & license
phone
keys
coin purse
pick cause a brush makes this curly mess frizz
tissues
fingernail clippers
pens
EOS in 2 flavors
small tube of Tylenol
and in the inside zipped pocket, the gazillion membership/reward cards

I carry the smallest cross body purse possible. Some times, I just carry the first 3 items in my pockets. Isn't the wallet cute??
 

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mmm gonna need to come back on this as I need to look to be accurate but mainly keys, house keys, car keys, wallet, Kindle, 3 different pairs of glasses: far, near and sun ones. My medication, that is the one thing I ALWAYS check I have... so that will include the stuff I cannot be faced without: Tramadol, Lamzoprazole and Cyclizine, plus Propanolol. A water bottle, pen, hand sanitizer/antibacterial gel -bonjela and hydro cortisone cream, and I am sure there are gazillion of other things which now I am very tired and can;t think about..... I wanna come back to read this of all of you again!!!!
 
wallet, checkbook, lip gloss, phone charger, cough drops, sons inhaler and spacer, hand sanitizer, sample size lotion, book, pressed powder, pile of coupons.
 
And gum - I forgot I always have gum in there..
 
This is a bad or good week for this question. I hardly ever carry a purse, but since I'm traveling this week I've been lugging around a huge one. Here's what's in it -

Passport (since I'm vacationing in London)
Drivers license
£10. I spent the rest already.
Credit card
Hotel room card
London Underground ticket
Kleenex
Pill container
Burts Bees lip shimmer (2)
Gum
Hand lotion
Aquafor
Bottle of water
Umbrella
Cell phone
Nail file
Blister band aids (I'm almost out and I need more - band aids, not blisters! Lol)
Comb
Extra shopping bag (they charge 5 pence for bags at the stores)

My camera doesn't fit in the purse, so I'm also carrying that around, too.

I think that's all.
 
Hmmmm.... more than I think, but at the same time, it seems empty since it's pretty organized.

Wallet with store cards, and credit cards, change and health cards. I don't usually keep receipts unless for clothes, gifts or certain things that may have to be returned.
Sunglasses
Keys
Usually a phone charger
Hand Sanitizer
Mints
A binder clip of gift cards. (I don't spend them right away, and usually when there is a sale, so I have loads stocked up).
Lip gloss, lip liner and a Blistex or two.
Couple Pens... non paper, since I use the notes on my phone or just take pictures of things.
A zippered side pocket contains a couple tampons, some migraine medicine and Advil.

I also have a zip lock bag of cards and "checks" from the shore arcade that we go to a lot. We have been going to the same place for years, and have oodles of saved points. Since it's a year round thing, I carry it in case we do want to cash in for some prizes. I think we have over 300K in prize coins. (This is from like the last 3-4 years).
 
IntenseMagic said:
I hate, hate, hate carrying a purse, so when I need to it's usually my small crossbody that will only hold my wallet, key fob, phone, pen, and some chapstick. I have a tote bag for work and travel, but I only carry it in to where I'm going and pick it up on the way out. I cannot carry a big purse around with me. I used to have a big purse, but it would just collect so much random stuff and hurt my shoulder, so I decided I would get a tiny one, that way I wouldn't be able to carry junk :)
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This was me! I had a purse just for work, but after all of the stuff I would collect in there, it would be so heavy.

Now, I don't carry a purse anymore. I keep a small backpack for my toddler's things and a wristlet for me. It holds my cards, lip balm, and my phone. I have a clip that I use to attach my keys to it when I am out with the kiddos.
 
For those of you complaining about all those store loyalty cards, go to the App Store and search "Key Ring." The best app ever! It scans both sides of each card and stores them on your phone. Then the stores can just scan the cards bar code and that's it. I've been using it over a year now.
 
Scrapping with Liz said:
Reminds me that I should really keep my NC homeschoolers card with me...I think I can get discounts with it?
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I homeschooled in Texas, where we didn't need proof of anything! However, for discounts, we all made cards with our group Homeschooling Association so we could get discounts. I went to B&N to ask for my discount when my son was working there. He actually did the corporate question -- do you have proof that you homeschool? I was like "you -- you are my proof!" Ha!
 
ok, finally cleaned out my purse. really needed it. Here's what I found:
my wallet with my license and my cards and $22.00 in it. This is what I take with me when I just run into someplace like the grocery store. the rest of my purse is larger and contained:

Outlander Soundtrack CD case (missing CD. hhmm)
an unopened beach ball (hhmm)
zoo membership welcome letter with the name & number of a lady I'm supposed to call for Girls LPGA
bag of mints
Kleenix
makeup palate containing 4 eye shadows & 3 lip glosses
heartworm medicine (for the dog, she had a vet appt Friday)
Kohls cash ($60! - need to remember to use it during the window!!)
cough drops & sudafed
1 relpax for migraine
menu to a new Asian restaurant nearby
magnet to my vets office
dd9 barrette: qty 2
Scorecard for my daughters golf game on 9/13/15.
flosser (I'm sure it's used but not sure why it's in my purse)
small foldable scissors
a note about my son's 7th grade athletics that I've been searchin gfor
our dining schedule for our cruise in March 2015
bandaids
small calendar I use to track migraines
car charger
ear buds
a straw from Starbucks
3 black sharpies (swim team - gotta have them handy, but I guess I need 3)
5 pens
lipstick
lip liner
5 pony tail holders
hot glue stick (not the gun, just the glue)
chapstick (qty 2)
hair clips (qty 2)
1 bobby pin
hand sanitizer
boy scout neckerchief slide
dental card reminder about my families appts in Aug
sunglasses
work badge
checkbook
1 pop tab I was going to put into the Ronald McDonald house box at work
$2.04 in loose change
various receipts, half used gift cards and store cards
and...
a rock

Most of this is no longer in there! whew. But, the rock still is. I'm guessing it's my daughters.
 
I have a small purse for when I want to carry "just my keys and my phone". That has keys, phone, my most used credit cards, checkbook, pen, drive thru gift cards, and spending money. It evolves. LOL

That purse fits into my "real" purse, and that one has a bit more:
* wallet with "back up" cash and rarely used department store cards;
* store gift cards and coupons;
* prescription glasses (in case something happens to my contact lenses);
* 2 reusable shopping bags;
* small bag with lipstick, pressed powder and hair clip;
* small bag with my medicine and a bottle of Claritin
* hand lotion, nail files and pony tail holders;
* "Mommy Cards" -- they have my name, my kids' names, my cell phone and my email on them. As the kids get older, I don't use them as much, but I ordered 500 cards for $8 and will probably never use them up.
* external battery charger w/6" iPhone cable

If I'm completely honest with you, I have a third purse that I carry back and forth between the house and whatever car I'm in -- it is more like a tote bag than a purse, but it has handy outside pockets big enough for my phone, so I was going to use it as a purse. However, I acquired a different purse, and this one has what I consider "overflow" -- store loyalty cards, envelopes, baby wipes, a hair brush, an umbrella, tissues, slippers, and other stuff that is nice to have but I don't want to carry it with me everywhere I go.

It came about because my husband bought me a handbag (well, two of the same in different colors) that "was on sale and you like bags." I thought it was awfully nice of him to think of me and it happens to be just the type I'd pick for myself. (He said several times that I don't have to use it if I don't like it, but I can't remember the last time he impulsively bought me something that doesn't need electricity to use and so I'm using it!)
 
oh I just cleaned my little suitcase out today.
wallet with cards, cash and more cards
bullet journal and set of six pens
little bag with chapstick, lotion and mints
little bag with hand sanitizer, bandaids, lens cleaner, ear and eye drops and a different lotion for my feet...lol, as they dry out so quick, nail clippers and a small knife
gum 2 sorts
6 bags of gummy candys for my kiddos
a fan(that I open to use for my hot flashes)lol
my sunglasses
and I have on top of it a light weigh shawl, that I use for the cold flashes..bhahhaha
 
I love that article of the Russian purses... the stylized photos are really cool! That'd make a fun scrapbook page. I purposely have a smallish purse so I don't end up hauling around a ton of crap! Here's what I've got:

wallet full of every kind of card you can imagine, cash and coins
keys
phone
tylenol
pen
tampons + pads
chapstick
lipgloss
hand sanitizer
one diaper
sunglasses
dramamine (kids + adult)
floss
mirror
sunblock
checkbook
fruit snacks
small sewing kit
disneyland maps
movie ticket stub
couple of receipts
 
sakura-panda said:
I have a small purse for when I want to carry "just my keys and my phone". That has keys, phone, my most used credit cards, checkbook, pen, drive thru gift cards, and spending money. It evolves. LOL

That purse fits into my "real" purse, and that one has a bit more:
* wallet with "back up" cash and rarely used department store cards;
* store gift cards and coupons;
* prescription glasses (in case something happens to my contact lenses);
* 2 reusable shopping bags;
* small bag with lipstick, pressed powder and hair clip;
* small bag with my medicine and a bottle of Claritin
* hand lotion, nail files and pony tail holders;
* "Mommy Cards" -- they have my name, my kids' names, my cell phone and my email on them. As the kids get older, I don't use them as much, but I ordered 500 cards for $8 and will probably never use them up.
* external battery charger w/6" iPhone cable

If I'm completely honest with you, I have a third purse that I carry back and forth between the house and whatever car I'm in -- it is more like a tote bag than a purse, but it has handy outside pockets big enough for my phone, so I was going to use it as a purse. However, I acquired a different purse, and this one has what I consider "overflow" -- store loyalty cards, envelopes, baby wipes, a hair brush, an umbrella, tissues, slippers, and other stuff that is nice to have but I don't want to carry it with me everywhere I go.

It came about because my husband bought me a handbag (well, two of the same in different colors) that "was on sale and you like bags." I thought it was awfully nice of him to think of me and it happens to be just the type I'd pick for myself. (He said several times that I don't have to use it if I don't like it, but I can't remember the last time he impulsively bought me something that doesn't need electricity to use and so I'm using it!)
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I always intended to make up some of those Mommy cards. never got around to it. But I sure liked it when people gave them to me!
 
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