A Woman's Purse

This morning I woke up early and started watching the movie "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days". In it, the main male character says "A woman's purse is her secret source of power. There are many dark and dangerous things in there that we, the male species, should know nothing about."

And that got me thinking... (strange things always seem to get me thinking!).... Is it true? Are there things in a woman's purse that males don't even want to know about? I have had many purses over the years. When I was young, I was like all the rest of the girls I knew: we wanted the hippest hottest thing there was. Of course, back in the 70s much of them were handmade of macrame, leather, or old denim jeans. I had one of each kind through those years! When my daughter was born, I gave up on the purse thing - none of them were big enough! - and bought a leather carry bag. It was very large; large enough for extra diapers, snacks, clothing, shoes, toys, all the things a new mom needs. As my daughter and son grew, their needs changed, so what I carried in that purse of mine changed. It soon became color books, crayons, hand-held or travel size games, things to entertain while waiting at the doctor, a restaurant or driving in the car.

Then there was the phase of an 'oh so small' purse. The less one carried, the better. I was lucky to carry a driver's license, a pen and a tampon. Then there were the organizer purses - the ones with a little cubbyhole or pocket for each different thing a woman might carry: checkbook here, glasses there, pens and pencils, make up, mirror - you name it, there probably was a pocket for it !!!

But what is it that women carry in their purses? and why? Each of us carries something different, and yet probably carries the basics as well. I'm sure to a man it brings to mind some kind of magical thing, because if they ask a woman for something -- she probably has it in that bag of hers! Reminds me of the Mary Poppins movie, where Mary pulls everything out of her carpet bag, including the 6-foot lamp. hehehe

Some women are obsessive about having purses. They love to shop for them, carry the latest style, color, or fabric. Even brand names. In the movie Sex and the City, they refer to "Bag, Borrow or Steal, a sort of Netflix for purses!"

No matter which kind you prefer, what you carry in it is a reflection on you.
If someone were to dig through your purse right now, what would they find?
and what assumptions would they make about the person you are??

Mine is like this:
Car keys: because I'm always coming and going.
Work badge: need I say more?
Sassy blue framed reading glasses: because I can't see printing without them any longer.
Black Sharpie: For writing notes to myself.
Halls cough drop: leftovers from the last cold I had (in Ohio!)
Spare car key: Because you never know ;)
Carmex: For dry, cracked lips (I'm always prepared)
Immodium tablets: because I need to be prepared!
Wallet: driver's license, credit cards, AAA card, medical card (note: no AARP card...yet!)
Whoppers flavored chapstick: for fun, and my granddaughter. hehehe
and a blue macrame string with ponybeads on it, representing the laps I took with my "sisters" around the local park before I left Ohio.

What's in your purse?

HUGS to everyone!