What's in a purse...

My purse is a bottomless wasteland of remnants from my day to day happenings. I decided recently that a weekly clean-out was necessary for my sanity, but my nostalgia for the accumulated collection of odd things prevents me from disposing of everything permanently.

So, I decided that I'd arrange everything and photograph my semi-weekly collection of doo-dads and memories in order to document and remember the moments that may otherwise get lost in the midst of meetings, deadlines...life....chaos really.

I think a reflection upon the objects in any girl's purse at any given time allows for an unfiltered honest snapshot of their life at that moment. This would be a great way to journal in the future.

1. The other day in Boston, I was given the opportunity to win a BRAND NEW IPAD *eye roll*. Long story short, surprise surprise, I didn't win the iPad. I was handed this shiny orange slap bracelet by a smiling boy in a matching orange tee. "Aw, don't worry, you're not going home empty handed today!"...and he slapped this bracelet onto my wrist...in that moment, I felt like SUCH a winner.

2. This is the receipt that was slipped under my door at the hotel I stayed in recently. I woke up at 7:30 AM to find this sitting neatly next to my shoes.

3. I asked a woman at the museum book store the other day if she knew of any good places to get film developed. She regretfully admitted that she didn't know of anywhere in particular. Ten minutes later she came over with this list of places she had googled within a 20 mile radius. I thought this was a rather nice gesture. 

4. The new Mumford and Sons album--Babel. If you haven't already listened to it, drop everything you're doing right now and change that. I have spent a lot of my time this past week driving around. This album has kept the hours on the road a bit more bearable.

5. This is a spoon I stole from the hotel. I was angry because it's a pretty big spoon and it didn't fit into the yogurt container I was intending on using it for.

6. I have been using this nail polish often during the beginning of the fall season. It's called "Urban Jungle" by Anise. I really don't think it's a fitting name for this color. I think it's more of a "Lake Dusk. I also don't really like the polish in general. 

7. My plethora of pens. For some reason, I am always convinced that I don't have a pen in my purse, so I grab one for good measure, unknowingly adding to the monstrosity of a collection building at the bottom of my bag.

8. I've been eating too many tootsie rolls. I need to stop.

9. I was in a used book store recently. There was a box amongst the books that read, "Take a suggestion. Leave a recommendation". I grabbed these two suggested titles, "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat Mooh and "Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins. I have never heard of either of these novels, but if I ever see one of them, I will surely pick it up.

10. This is my favorite pencil in the whole world. A pink Pentel, Kerry Edition. My dad had a black one as I was growing up, and I always tried to steal it. A few years ago, there was one stuffed in my stocking at Christmas. What a thoughtful gift

11. My Lia Sophia turquoise necklace. I really like wearing turquoise in the summer. This necklace has been sitting in my purse for way too long.

12. Mac Lipstick. 'Girl About Town'.

13. I also stole these teas from my hotel room. I was feeling a bit klepto that morning.