The "Stuff" We Carry With Us

Okay - it is Wednesday - Please reference blog dated 1/28/09 where I warned you about Wednesday blogs! Tonight I cleaned out my PURSE at the suggestion of my friend, Susan. Thanks Susan! My rather large purse contained:

• 4 grocery store receipts - TRASH
• 2 grocery store lists - TRASH
• 11 tissues, clean or otherwise - TRASH
• a Master Gardener name tag - KEEP
• 8 writing pens - KEEP
• 2 wine corks- KEEP - add to collection
• 2 match books from Abbey Road Rub and Restaurant - 22nd St. Virginia Beach,Va - KEEP
• a bag of Ricola Honey Lemon with Echinacea Cough Suppressant Throat Drops + 4 Halls cough drops - KEEP - it is cold and flu season
• 2 decaf Peach Tea Protein Drink supplement envelopes - KEEP
• 2 check stubs - KEEP - it is almost IRS season
• a rebate form for $10 off on dog food- KEEP - we are in a recession
• a certificate of Rabies Vaccination for Chloe and a statement from the vet - KEEP - I am unsure of the "keep dates" for animal medical records
• an IRS donation receipt - KEEP
• a pair of silver earrings (I wondered where they were) - KEEP and wear
• my wallet containing i.d., credit cards, store discount cards, cash, coins, and lots of other "stuff" I will just count as "wallet stuff" for the purposes of this blog - especially in consideration of it being Wednesday night - KEEP and be wary of identity theft
• the cover to a pocket umbrella - KEEP and find pocket umbrella
• a hair brush - KEEP
• a work name tag on a lanyard - KEEP - because we really are supposed to wear these at work
• a pair of cheaters in a case - KEEP - very important!
• 2 - pocket-Kleenex tissue packets - KEEP - the whole cold and flu season thing again
• a spiral bound scratch pad - KEEP
• a pair of black sunglasses - KEEP
• a refrigerator magnet - KEEP - put on refrigerator
• an Vick's Early Defense nasal decongestant - KEEP - put with medical "stuff"
• a $10 bill - KEEP - duh
• a pair of brown knit gloves - KEEP - put in front closet
• a tin of Velamints - KEEP
• 2 barrettes - KEEP - put in bathroom drawer
• 2 hair elastics - KEEP - put in bathroom drawer
• CVS hand sanitizer - KEEP - use (the whole cold and flu thing again)
• 2 lipsticks - KEEP
• 1 Burt's Bees lip balm - KEEP
• 3 pecans - ??? EAT
• a case containing my business cards - KEEP
• a pair of prescription sunglasses - KEEP
• a cell phone - KEEP (better put in charger)
• 2 post-it notes with very important information - KEEP
• prescription samples from last visit with doctor - KEEP
• Ayr Mentholated Vapor Inhaler - KEEP - you guessed it - cold and flu season
• 2 - 3x5 index cards with important stuff written on them - TRASH
• .75 cents in loose coins - KEEP - recession, remember
• sample of Colore Science line tamer cream - KEEP, by all means
• 2 deposit slips - TRASH

Why is it necessary to carry all of this stuff with me everyday? It isn't! Why can men carry small wallets in their back pockets? I do not know the answer to that. I do know that I love my lipstick-red leather purse and all of the "stuff" I can carry in it. I guess I will continue to have back problems, but always have access to my stuff. Who knows when I will need 3 pecans or a package of peach tea protein drink?