Bag of Tricks

It's time to clean out my purse. I know this because last weekend I found myself in a panic at Wal-Mart's self-service check-out when I could not find my debit card. I knew right away it had not been stolen. I knew this because I don't put things back very well. In a rush, I likely stuck it in an interior pocket with a receipt instead of pulling out my wallet and placing it near my driver's license. So, the tough part was just finding it inside my enormous bag of tricks. Just as my sister, Gina, was about to step in and pay for my order, I found it. We had to laugh about it. However, after cleaning it out today, I think you may get an even bigger laugh when you see a list (in no specific order of importance) of what all I am carrying around in this bag of tricks!

Wallet

Sunglasses

Keys

coin purse

A watch

Hairbrush

Travel size baby sunblock

Another set of keys

Travel size FDS

Small personal phone directory (because I am the last Mom on earth that does not own a cell phone to store her family/friends phone numbers in)

Eric's second place soccer tournament plaque (still in bubble wrap, tourney was 2 weeks ago)

Two Birthday cards given to John III (his birthday was Aug. 31st)

A child ID kit complete with DNA swab (a freebie from grocery store, I'm saving for my 4 yr old nephew)

6 in. long tweezers ( I use these to pull out thread that gets stuck in the sewing machine, so I don't know why they are in my purse)

Plastic bag from the Greenville, SC convention and visitor's bureau

4 ink pens

1 pencil

Toe-nail size clippers

Car rider number tag for the elementary school pick-up line (I only pick-up the neighborhood kids if it rains, otherwise they walk)

An old grocery list

Paint color chips

A coupon card for a free game of bowling (expired 8/30/07)

Two tampons (not sure why there is two since I am peri-menopausal)

Regular size tweezers (these we do use for tweezing)

Large bottle of Multi-purpose contact lens solution (I find this bottle is empty)

Tiny bottle of Multi-purpose contact lens solution

Small plastic pencil sharpener

Some loose pennies in the bottom of purse

About 20 loose Dr. Du-More's tooth flossies (that can't be used because they fell out of the little plastic baggie they were in)

Two lip glosses

A sterling silver necklace I bought while vacationing in April to the Grand Canyon still in the little bag it came in

Another small keyring with only one key on it (not sure what it belongs to)

A couple of tiny rocks I took from the shores of Isle Royale National Park (which is against the rules, since it is an international biosphere preserve)

A plastic knife (still in it's plastic wrapper from some take-out place)

A loose dollar bill

Many, many wrinkled receipts

My membership card to Bally's (This should be in my work-out bag)

Match book (even though I don't smoke)

A utility razor blade (you heard right folks)

A measuring tape (really these are lingering from a recent project)

Two fabric swatches

A used up Kleenex and a Hair Clip.

Let's just say, if I were stranded on that deserted island folks are always talking about, one of my items I get to keep would be my purse.

What's in YOUR purse?