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Well OH says it's a sack!

I did downsize but it was no good. I crammed it all into the smaller bag and then after 2 months the strap broke. So went back to the sack!

Florence
in the hebrides :-D :-D

your handbag must the size of a small shed Florence :-D

Well Ann theres a thought!

I am a handbag for my OH as when we are out, he always says can you put this in your bag and this etc. Used to be his Baccy tin but now he doesnt smoke but has a camera!

The only time I really declutter is when i know I have to go on a plane and then it really is minimal lol

Florence
in the hebrides :-)

Hi Ann, I never thought of that, its despicable how theives operate.
Ill be shedding those I dont want and putting the others away at home

teresa x

Just bear in mind that if you carry appointment letters with you they have your home address on and really it's best to just carry them on the day of your appointment, preferably not in your handbag. Something with your address on is manna to a thief if they get your handbag. Not only will they have your keys, they will also know the address of the door they fit!

I have even heard of a bag being stolen many miles from where the person lived, but by the time they got home they had been robbed! A gang had obviously got contacts in the area of the home address too.:-(

Dear Huia, Dazed, Barbra, Cooper, Florence, Joyous, Jemima and Sharron,

Hello Ladies,

Lovely to see you all posting and thank you very much for your replies. <3

Always much appreciated.


I wonder what our male friends and colleagues carry in their bags?!! :-D


Take gentle care
With best wishes
Love Elizabeth,
xx

I don't use a handbag or a watch.

Usually I just put my cash-card in my pocket. If I am Going out on my own I might take my mobile phone.

Hi Elizabeth :-) <3

I suppose it depends on where I am going!


I will take a look in my every day handbag!....

It's new, so I am still keeping it tidy (sort of :-D)

At the moment..

Purse; clear pencil case (with pens, pencils, rubber, small ruler, 2 magnifiers, cloth tape measure, highlighter) ; little notebook; tissues; phone (if not on my pocket) Keys; emergency money in zipped compartment.
Reading Glasses

A METAL MEASURING TAPE :-D :-D
Because my downstairs rooms are tiny, and I am in the process of looking for suitable furniture.
A swatch of my 3 piece that is in my parlour (for colour matching)

If I'm going somewhere other than local shops, a make-up bag with lippy, eyeshadow and mascara; Hairbrush; If I'm going somewhere special, a small hairspray.

Oh, and I have a pretty Key-ring hanging for decoration on my bag.

points below @Florence61


see its not just me carry's the world in their hand bag lol xx :-D :-D

Hello peeps, well ive been of the boards for a while due to tecnical problems, but now im back.

This thread inspired me to sort out my handbage which my OH calls the "Black Hole." Everytime i drop something into it, it disappears and is impossible to find.

So here is a list of the contents!

3 diaires- 1 for work, slim one for appointments, other for everything else.
10 pens!
4 lipsticks-all I regulalry use
can of hairspray
1 brush
2 sets of keys
passport(for quick getaway lol)
Packet of mints
Various appointment letters
Plasters
Old lottery tickets!
lipbalm
Phone
ID badge
Various amounts of small change
Purse full of old receipts, credit cards etc
3 pairs of earrings
Asthma inhalers x2
Spare insulin needles(incase daughter forgets then)
Tisues
Train ticket from holiday 2 yrs ago!
A few family photos.
Work timetable!

Phew .no wonder my back aches when I'm out!! But i need it all, I really do. lol

Florence
in the hebrides

:-) :-)

I was just thinking of handbag contents of years gone by, when the children were young the bag contained all sorts, toys wet wipes, biscuits, and other such bribes :-)

in the early 80s when I was out clubbing the hair stayed in place with a certain brand of "rock hard" hair spray. The make up, lots of back mascara in several coats stayed in place, money would be deposited in an emergany place about my person and key and contact lens case deposited on the other half :-D

Hi Elizabeth,

in my everyday bag there is

A hairbrush
Phone
Diary
Work ID badge
three brown gloves
A purse
Handcream
Lipbalm
Paracetamol
Plasters
Pen
Lottery Ticket
Several recepts
Two physio letters
A copy of MRI scan
25p
and a small holder with loyalty cards

I need to find the other glove now ;-)

Teresa

Hello Elizabeth .chin up lovely lady . :-D I bought a medium size handbag .as the bigger one i used was getting to heavy .had a droopy walk x still pretty full though Tissue ,lipstick toffee paper .note pad .pen compact .rennie`s .mob phone pkt mints .purse .wallet .diary..ear buds .nail file .nail polish .sm perfume spray .thats it i think .sometimes it wont close .I wonder why ? :-D <3

I no longer carry a bag. I found that the bigger the bag I owned the more rubbish I carried. Now when I go out I take my phone (which is rarely turned on!) and my car keys. My phone case has card holder slots, so I keep a 20. in there.

I do own 3 very large bags which if I need will be used. They will hold either a large laptop or tablet and or Kindle along with all the other detritus of my life.

But the freedom of no bag and no watch is great!!

:-D

One important item in my handbag is a telescopic back scatcher. It is only 8" long but expands to twice that. My main reason for carrying it is that on several occasions in the supermarket I have been unable to reach what I want on the top shelf, but with this I can manage to get the item to come to the front of the shelf.

Other items in the handbag vary from time to time.

Dear All

Hello

Sorry this is late.

I have loved reading the replies.

They made me very happy as when I posted I was a bit down.

Thank you ALL so much.

I like the men-folk joining in! :-)

I can't get over what Joyous has got in her bag. :-S :-D


Take gentle care
With very best wishes
Love Elizabeth,
xx

My daughter once asked me if I ever clean my handbags? Apparently she had read something about the amount of germs which can lurk both inside and outside of said items. Having slight OCD in matters like this, she does wipe out her bags and also cleans her purse, phone and keys.

Although I use handbags, I always follow some advice I once saw and, when shopping in town, I keep my phone in my hand (with strap round wrist), my keys in a pocket and just my purse in my bag. This is so that, if the handbag gets snatched, you still have your door/car keys on you.

I was also advised - by a very nice fireman - to always take my phone and car keys to bed at night. If there is a fire, you can call them without leaving the room and, if there is a burglary, your car keys are with you and it seems you can sound the alarm from them.........not sure about that one though.

LadyScozz
I was in our local shop the other week
and a lady said to the shop assistant do you sell padlocks
I need one for my locker at work and they lady said no sorry
I said hang on a minute and out of my bag
and I tipped my bag out and produced one
and gave it to the lady wanting one
the shop assistant said do you have a nail file in that Mary Poppins bag Joy
and I said funny you should ask that and I handed her one


no wonder I have trouble with my shoulder
my bag weighs a ton :-D :-D :-D

DH calls my handbag The Tardis. He's always amazed at what fits!

I just checked..........

wallet
small tin of mints
small pkt tissues
lip conditioner
small notebook with pen stuck at the side
keys on a chain with a small torch
folding umbrella in a plastic bag
1 or 2 folded shopping bags

credit cards etc in a folder....... I take that when I go shopping, it usually stays at home.

and when we go out....... DH's ciggies & a lighter

I used to carry lots more..... realised I never used the stuff, so had a major cleanout of handbags years ago. example........ why did I carry a comb? fingers work just as well when you have mad curly hair.

Joy ~ you could survive a siege with your handbag :-)

everday bag,
tissues
tin of mints,
at least 3/5 pens,
jotter
phone1.
phone 2.
app book.
ID badge.
antibac jel/wipes.
odds and ends of all sorts,
loads of change change chucked in from shopping.
postage stamps.
2 pieces of jewellery.
a pr of earings.(somewhere)
purse.



and a bad shoulder,,,,,, ;-) :-D :-D,