Sep 17 2009
A Peek Inside
Some people – mostly of the boy persuasion – think that we girls carry around lots and lots of totally unnecessary things and stuff in our handbags. Of course, they also think that we have a totally unnecessary number of handbags. Also shoes.
At a staff meeting in a former job, a woman had just come back from her Italian honeymoon. She told the story that she had bought several pairs of gorgeous shoes in Florence, and showed them to her new husband. He looked at them in bemusement and said, “But, honey – you already have black shoes.”
The women laughed uproariously. The men just sat there.
They’ll never get it.
While I do have more than one pair of black shoes, and a handbag collection that is a national treasure (especially if you include my Marimekko luggage), I don’t carry a lot of junk in my handbag. Here’s what’s in it today, for example:
- The latest “New Yorker”. The Style Issue! Yay. For reading on BART.
- Wallet. Inside: BART ticket, ID card (I remembered! I remembered!), no money, and a note from Dad.
- Work keys (flower keychain). House keys (Louis Vuitton Monogram Groom).
- Cute purple cell phone. If only it never rang.
- Flower pen, in case I need to sign autographs or checks.
- Lip gloss, in case I need to kiss and touch up.
- Business card case. Essential for impersonating a grown-up.
- Chico bag, for impulse purchases.
- Tiny pot of Potion solid perfume. It’s magic.
All of it completely necessary.
8 Responses to “A Peek Inside”
I always think of the Breakfast Club when I see something like this. I believe it was between Anthony Michael Hall and Ally Sheedy.
“Do you always carry that much shit in your bag?”
“Yeah. I always carry this much shit in my bag. You never know when you’ll need to jam.”
Well, Mike could be talking double-dutch as far as I’m concerned!! Obviously, I’m not with it…….But never mind….. I am interested in your magic Potion of solid perfume……do tell……
jx
I love that movie! I think I’m carrying around a lot less than Ally Sheedy did in the film. 🙂
Potion is the solid perfume Erica bought me at Lush. It smells like spicy carnations and is just delicious.
Mmm…mmm love the clove scent of carnations……good choice.
jx
I’m going to take a trip to LUSH at lunch time!
I find women fascinating creatures, not unlike children, you carry different toys in the purse to keep yourselves amused and keep us men talking and a bit jealous . The fact that you can carry all of this day in and day out and get away with it is amazing. We on the other hand, carry a dull wallet in the hopes of amassing a few green bills only to get to spend it on you guys so that you can buy more stuff to fill the bag.
I always thought men were jealous that we could carry so much stuff around with us. 🙂
What I notice is that your things are gorgeous and well chosen. If I dumped out my backpack purse on a table, most people would sweep everything but the wallet into the trash, but I need it all! (Neil Gaiman will occasionally blog “What’s it got in it’s pocketses, precious?” and dump everything from his pockets in all his clothes onto the hotel bed, and tell his story from that. It’s hilarious, men CAN accumulate stuff to drag around too!)