The Tag About A Bag

A friend of mine had this tag on her blog with instructions that EVERYONE who thinks this is something fun to blog about should do it, so I am. In return I would like to do the same. Anyone who thinks this would be fun and is brave enough to reveal what is in your purse or bag right now, please do, I'd love to read them. :)

A couple of weeks ago we had a Relief Society Home Family and "Purse"onal Enrichment that I was able to attend. We were supposed to bring our own purse as well as one to donate to the battered women's shelter. The night started out with a wonderful talk on how different types of purses and bags play a role in each of our lives. The speaker also talked about how we clutter our lives with things that aren't really needed just the way we clutter our bags, which is a big problem of mine.

Afterwards we all had to go up to the front of the room and weigh our purses. A lot of women, including me, had their diaper bags even though they didn't have any children with them. Because Preston was at home I decided to take out half of the contents of my diaper bag before I left because it was overflowing (as always) and it still weighed in at 7 pounds. I ended up winning the prize for having the heaviest bag there. I don't know if I want to know how much it weighs normally.

Anyway, because my bag is always so full I thought it would be fun to find out what is always in there making it so heavy. So here it is, my bag... and all of its contents. Don't worry I was sure to clean out at least some of this stuff after I took the picture, but most of it is so essential...

an Ariel valentine my friend's 2-year-old gave Preston (on Valentine's Day)

a paper with random dates scribbled for my Utah trip

chiropracter appt. card for today

2 reciepts from Preston's doctor when he was sick

a paper that reads "Please Come to the Snohomish Washington Stake General Priesthood Meeting at the Stake Center Saturday March 22nd at 7 pm" - I obviously didn't put this in my bag

a baseball mitt teether

a toy stuffed chicken

a toy stuffed fish

an old non-working cell phone that Preston has claimed as his own

a Ty beanie baby cat

a butterfly teething ring

a blue and brown ribbon for Preston to chew on

five half pieces of gum (I only chew half at a time)

2 packs of Extra Polar Ice Gum, one with one piece left, the other with most of the pieces left

a gum wrapper

2 wads of dirty Kleenex's (from when Preston was sick)

1 wad of clean Kleenex's and the wadded wrapper they fell out of

1 pen

tide to go

neosporin but no bandaids, hmm...

2 Oral B brush ups in case I forget to brush, I've never actually used one of these

1 small package of floss in case anything gets stuck in my teeth at dinner

2 empty fruit smoothie chapsticks

1 pad of American flag post-it notes

a bottle of Motrin IB

my Mom's lipstick I borrowed and forgot to return the last time I was in Utah

lip gloss and case with mirror

a mushed package of Ritz Bitz crackers

a chocolate chip granola bar

3 wet wipes from red lobster

3 breast pads

1 pad just in case

my keys

a mostly empty water bottle

my wallet and it's contents (this would be another story)

a changing pad

wipes

3 diapers

duck smelly diaper bag holder and 2 refills

four binky's one binky case, and one binky holder (I was wondering where all of those went)

a toothbrush (for Preston to hold while we change his diaper)

an extra outfit and pair of socks for Preston

2 4-ounce packs of formula (this is funny because Preston won't even take a bottle anymore)

burp cloth

nursing cover upper

container with 2 and a half cheerios

bath and body works white tea and ginger body lotion (I don't recommend this flavor...)

Jergen's intense moisture therapy lotion (what can I say, I have dry skin)

raspberry bath and body works hand sanitizer gel

Little Noses saline drops

infant aspirin