In the bag

October 31, 2011

in fashion

Roo at Nice Girl Notes (seriously one of my favorite bogs evah) is hosting a ‘What’s in your bag?’ linkup so I thought I’d share.

I get asked a lot about my life, and how I manage it all. This bag (Banana Republic tote available in various colors in store) is my life. I love that it can fit all my tech gear (laptop, iPad, iPhone, and chargers) and all my other stuff.

I just tidied it up, generally it’s stuffed with a few more kid toys, and a toiletry bag as well, but I left that at home. I also have a coupon binder that holds coupons, membership cards, and other stuff I occasionally need that I left in my car.

At the moment the littlest boy and I are hanging at the bookstore while he peruses Captain Underpants books, and I get busy with emails.

Here’s what I have in my bag:

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  • Laptop and charger
  • Etymotic earphones and case (Love these! You can ignore noisy baristas and whiny children-I’m talking about mine- with these.)
  • Glasses so I can see, and glass cloth to clean the filth off
  • Keychain with tags for the grocery store, gym and library
  • Banana Republic yellow wallet (stuffed with receipts and cards, and cashola)
  • Notebook with notes and for kid doodling and some paperwork I need to read
  • Burt’s Bees lip balm
  • Pen
  • Pocket mirror (I never use it, but feel better having it on hand)
  • Hair elastics (I’m wearing the bobby pins I found in my hair)
  • Business cards: some for Splash, some for The Centsible Life
Having a big bag helps me stay organized and pack up everything I need when I need to work somewhere other than home.
What’s in your bag?

Kelly

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Kelly Whalen is the founder of The Centsible Life, a blog where motherhood and money meet. Her goal is to help readers live well on less. Kelly is a mom to 4, and loves that she can stay at home with her kids, and still pursue her passions for writing, personal finance, and social media. You can often find her on twitter and Facebook talking money and motherhood.

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  • http://www.bargainbabe.com Yazmin

    Enjoyed looking at what you have in your bag. Do you carry your laptop without a case?

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/ Kelly Whalen

      It’s tucked underneath the laptop. ;)  

      • http://www.bargainbabe.com Yazmin

        Oh, I see! I couldn’t believe you were carrying a Mac without a cover. I’d never drag mine around without a cover especially with kids around.

  • Anonymous

    Um how much do I want that BR bag…Think of sending me that hand me down, whenever you would like.

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/ Kelly Whalen

      Hand me down?! Never. LOL

  • http://www.nicegirlnotes.com Roo {NiceGirlNotes}

    I love that BR yellow wallet!  There’s no way you can’t spot that in the bottom of a bag.  :)

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/ Kelly Whalen

      Totally! It was my compromise on adding that color to my wardrobe without wearing it since I look terrible in it. ;)

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