Can't leave the house without...

[MystyGlyttyr]

This is a thread I started because of a comment on my "purse" today. See, the thing is, it's NOT a purse...it's a leather briefcase that started out life as a businessman's laptop carrier. This thing is ENORMOUS. However, I carry it that way because I want to have a certain set of things with me at all times or else I get antsy. And looking around at some of the el-enormo bags I see other people carrying, I got curious as to what folks are dragging around with them all day.

Here's mine:

Car keys
Two spiral notebooks: Five-Star, one full-sized, one 3/4 sized.
One wallet
One change purse (about four inches wide, not that big)
One large bottle of chewable vitamins
One bottle of Aleve
One bottle of various other OTC pain medicines (I combine leftovers whenever I empty a bottle, and "shift" my pain med of choice so as to not overuse any particular brand...Aleve, Excedrin, Tylenol, Advil.)
One portable CD player with earbuds
One newspaper (edition chages when I feel like it)
Toothbrush and toothpaste, mouthwash when I can remember to buy it
Cell phone w/ car charger
Two combs, one with a handle, one without
One fuzzy pink scrunchie
One jeweled barrette
Six pens, one with a built-in flashlight
One book of stamps, replaced as needed
Bottle of purfume (doubles as mace, replaced as needed)
Three or four comic books (rotated periodically)

Along with occaisional denizens of the leather bag as I have them.
Paperback book (currently reading an X-Men/Star Trek TNG crossover and feeling quite nerdy for it.)
Workout gloves
Hydrogen peroxide spray (for when I rip out hangnails)
Socks/shoes
various baby things (for when I travel with my cousin and her triplets)

Damn, I'm a packrat.

All right, that's mine. What's your's?

[Think Blue]

WOW that is a lot of stuff Mysty.

Mine would be:

Car keys
Wallet
Vaio notebook (to stream sports radio at work)
Treo 700p (I can't live without this thing)
Maui Jim Sunglasses (really bad glare on the drive to work)

and that would be it for me.

[Kiwi]

I have mine sitting patiently right beside me... at all times... even at home

a cellphone,
purse, (the thing that keeps money, not the bag that holds the purse),
4 kinds of lipblam,
keys, (with kiwi playing the bagpipes figuerine)
$3.07 in loose change,
water bottle,
make up bag (including foundation, mascara, conceler, eyebrow pencil, sunglasses and case,
lighter,
benson & hedges deluxe ultra lights,
gold wedding ring from my grandparents,
silver remberance ring from my brother,
bus timetable,
pay cheque,
run for the cure brouchre,
memo pad,
extra blue pack gum,
hand mirror in neon green,
loose american change,
paradex (pain killers),
watch,
second packet of paradex,
free pack of trident gum (did a survery),
home depot pen (red),
shoppers drugmart reciept,
orange stick,
empty gum wrappers,
under nail whitener,
miracle lancome travel parfam pack,
lancome juicy tube,
handfull of hair clips,
white mints in wrappers,
pacific pleasure cream perfume,
left over NZ cash....

phew no wonder its so heavy!!!

[Cia]

I stuff the following into mine:
keys - work and home
checkbook
wallet - sometimes it has money in it
pen
cell phone
lactaid pills
latest mystery book
reading glasses
tape measure
female unmentionables
3 pocket knives (I'm not as paranoid as I used to be.....honest)
contact wetting stuff
various cards for the library, Sam's Club, blood donor card and etc.
flattened breakfast bar
calculator
facial sunscreen
various receipts
small tube of petroleum jelly
shades

Explains why my purse is a leather backpack.

Checking through my wallet I found a $5CAD - I'M RICH!! (It's the only money in there until payday.) I also found a pfennig - I'm all set for a pfennig call if I ever go to a bar in Germany.

[PuckishOne]

At the moment... ;)

keys
iPod mini
Filofax and pen
wallet (holds notes & change)
eyeglass case
eye drops
contact lens case
mascara
lip gloss
28,451 hair elastics (approximately)
concealer
unmentionable-monthly-woman-things
powder compact
trial-size bottle of mouthwash
lipstick
nail file
cell phone
hair brush
gum

Frighteningly enough, I just cleaned my bag out recently. :doh:

[toolbert]

Things I carry with me to work normally:

Wallet
Keys
Change
Treo 650 (In the shop right now, so my PSP comes with me).

I really need nothing else...most of the other stuff I want (advil, water, etc) is at the store already.

[Phoenix79]

Here's mine -

TUMS (gotta take them after every meal for calcium)
Two pens
Checkbook
Wallet (with all my Cred cards, debit, cash)
Contact Solution (I'm always getting junk in my eyes!)
Ponytail holder
Brush
My Nintendo GBA & the charger
2 packs Camel Turkish Silvers
lighter
Cell phone charger (I keep the phone in my pocket)
Ice Breakers breath mints (so I don't knock people out with my smoker's breath)
Bottle of Multi vitamins (store brand, of course! Go CVS!)
Three prescriptions (all thyroid related junk, I doubt anyone cares to know names)
Around $3 in change at the bottom
Bottle of Excedrin (for after dealing with SC's) ;)

And that about does it! WOW, I didn't realize how much crap I have in there!!

Phoenix

[Greenday]

Wow, these are some really long lists.

I usually carry:
My cellphone.
Wallet with cash.
Car keys.

And I guess these count since I don't really need them in public...:
My ring.
And my watch.

[Acolyte]

Ha. You guys carry way too much.

Wallet
Keys
iPod
Headphones

And that's it.

[Fera Festiva]

Hmm, let's see.


Phone
Keys
Camera
Wallet - usually containing dollars and euros left over from trips as well as pounds (partly because I am too lazy to take them out and partly because of a silly romantic need to have foreign currency on me), also contains loyalty cards for a number of local coffee emporia
Notebook and pen
Superglue in case my shoes break
Ventolin inhaler
Various painkillers
Safety pins, badges, earrings and other assorted accessories I took off while out and forgot to take out of bag when I got home
Tin shaped like NES controller, containing caffeinated breath mints (can you say "dork"?)
Approx. 87,000 receipts
Vaseline
Social science book, which I will tell myself I am going to read, but I will fail
Red Cross first aid certificate in little plastic wallet


... OK, I was looking forward to saying, "Man, you guys all carry too much!" but I guess I don't get to do that. :D

[Seanette]

Let's see, current inventory:
Wallet
bottle of ibuprofen (I have bad hips) (hmm, need to refill that)
small ziplock containing loose ginkgo capsules, loose tyrosine capsules, Claritin-clone, and hydrocortisone ointment (latter two treat an odd stress/allergy problem I've had off-and-on lately)
antacid tablets
hairbrush
Sobe Adrenaline energy drink (only energy drink around I find palatable)
feminine needs male readers don't want to know about ;)
two partially-done books of Sudoku puzzles, with mechanical pencil and click eraser
three assorted books (two on organization, one religious)
partial bottle of Sierra Mist, started consuming this at work, brought it home to finish it
ziplock with safety pins
transit system timetable book
badge pull-reel holding transit pass
badge pull-reel holding security and timeclock badges for work
manicure kit
MP3 player with earphones
clip-on sunglasses (I wear prescription glasses to actually see :D ) in sleeve
package of peanut butter crackers
candy bar
keyring
SD card for MP3 player with alternate music load
purse-size pack of Kleenex
1 Chapstick
2 pens
partial roll of Certs or similar
two tins of mints

I really should clean this thing out on occasion, shouldn't I? :o

ETA: cell phone and PDA, which are customarily carried, but were not in my bag when I inventoried it, because they were on their respective chargers :D

[Hotelboy]

Gees, I though I was bad!

Wallet (Visa/amex/bankcard/butnevercash)
Keys
Cinnamon gum, any brand.
My smokes
Zippo lighter
iPod 30gig video
My clip-on sunglasses
Condom - which no one else carries apparently?

[XCashier]

My bag contains:

checkbook
wallet
car keys
sunglasses
eyeglass cleaner cloth
pen
lip balm
cell phone
folding hair brush

And that's it. :)

[Seanette]

Condom - which no one else carries apparently?
Don't need to carry this, since I'm married and monogamous. :D

[Spiffy McMoron]

I'm a pretty light traveller:

Wallet (containing credit/debit cards, drivers liscence, Blue Cross card, etc.)
Car keys
Gum (preferably Dentyne Ice Spearmint)

...and that's it. When I smoked, you could have added DuMauier regulars and a Calgary Flames Bic lighter to the list.

Condom - which no one else carries apparently?

I'm not sexy enough to get into mid-day trysts. :cry:

[Greenday]

Condom - which no one else carries apparently?
Eh, I got some in my room and a couple in my glove compartment in my car. Covers all situations basically. Besides, keeping one in your wallet is bad. The heat and friction can mess the condom up.

[Hotelboy]

The heat and friction can mess the condom up.

Isn't that what it's designed for?

Just kidding (sorta), but thats why its not included in my wallet contents...

I'm not sexy enough to get into mid-day trysts

"Better to HAVE one and not need it, than NEED one and not have it!"

[Crosshair]

Here are mine.

Wallet
Keys
Nail clipper
Pocket watch

[blas]

Ye gads, compared to the other ladies on this board, my purse isn't even that heavy then, lol.

In my purse inventory:

Powder compact
Travel brush
Almay mechanic eyeliner pencil
Carmex (I know, very very bad and addictive)
Smokey Treats
Two lighters
Checkbook
Pen

In my purse, there is a little zippered spot where you can put money and CCs and whatnot.

That's where my DL, 3 credit cards, bank card, pictures, and my whole $5 of wealth are right now. And my.........$10 (approx) in change is. (I buy rolls of quarters for my breaks at the factory)

[Tejas]

this is what i take with me to work:
Keys
wallet
motorola v3 cell phone
iPod (60 gig, Video). handy for filling in breaks between scenes
scripts
bible
pen (i was told to always carry a pen, becuase autograph hunters never seem to have them)
Cigarettes and lighter

once i get my macbook pro the bible will be staying at hime, as i'll be getting a version for that. i would normally leave the iPod, but i use it in my car and it's easier to use an ipod than a laptop

[Seanette]

Carmex (I know, very very bad and addictive)


You might want to check out http://www.snopes.com/business/secret/carmex.asp to set your mind at ease on that topic :D

[AFpheonix]

Lessee..
cell phone
key assortment
wallet
pencil
pen
Curel
sunglasses
spool of thread/needle
bunch of reciepts
business cards, vaccination report
chapsticks, one melted so it just got tossed
Purell
advil
sudafed
pocket pack o' kleenex
a cap nut
a nylon bracelet a bartender gave me
a few photos
...one of my horse's baby teeth? well...that's coming out. yuck!

[Ree]

I carry in my purse:
wallet, empty of cash, but filled with old receipts, credit card and health cards or expired club membership cards (my debit card is usually in my pocket - I never carry cash unless I have to) St. Christopher medal and a small folder indicating I am Catholic and asking to call a priest if there is an emergency a folding umbrella that is on its last legs since it got sucked outward by a windstorm, but it matches my purse, so I hate to give it up :p keys with a really bright halogen flashlight on the keychain cellphone notepad and pen sunglasses tissuesOoh, forgot about the empty pill box because I sort of keep forgetting to get my prescriptions filled, and an empty bottle of ibuprofen that I keep forgetting to throw out.

[Bella_Vixen]

Let's see...
*wallet
*comb
*cell phone
*chapstick
*any cash I might happen to have
*whatever new CD I just bought/burned
*scrunchie
*car keys
*small pocket knife (I forgot to add this to the list). This started when I was workig until midnightish and walking home down the highway after work.

Back when I dragged my purse everywhere, it had all of the above, plus:
*checkbook
*stamps
*hairbrush
*at least 2 pens
*old receipts

My work bag has:
*a pile of rubberbands
*at least one comb
*chapstick
*pen(s)
*the Bible (it was once my goal to read the Bible by my 25th birthday, but after I was reading it at work and got robbed (TWICE!) I haven't read it as much. I'm going to start again...if I ever get down time)
*maybe a couple paycheck statements (I have direct deposit, so I don't have to worry)

[Ringtail Z28]

I can never leave my house without:
My watch
Wallet
Keys
Hat
Sunglasses
Pen
Mechanical pencil and eraser
Brass kubotan or knife

If I don't have one of these with me then I don't leave.

[Discourtesy Clerk]

I'm kind of a freak about having my stuff with me always. If I'm not carrying a purse, I fill up my pockets.

The things that are always in my purse:
Wallet (with ID, cash, and keys)
Cellphone
Pack of sugar free gum
Bic pen
Bottle of ibuprofen
MP3 player & earbuds

The things that are in my purse when I'll be gone for a while:
Lighter
Sunglasses
Lip balm
Eyeliner
Mascara
Concealer
Lipstick
Certain feminine necessities
Some kind of paper for notes
Knife (a friend of mine gave it to me because I'm always out at night)
Mirror

And what else I bring (plus all that other crap) when I go to work:
Time card
Suckway name tag
My schedule
Work notes
Extra shirt
Tie, if I'm not wearing it (I'm supposed to)
Safety pins
Water bottle
Deodorant (trust me, way important after working an 8 hr shift)

I guess I'm just one of those preparedness-obsessed kind of people. :rolleyes:

[COMINATCHA]

I can't leave the house without...

My wallet, phone, ipod, wetslicks lipgloss, keys, a snack of some sort, water.

Although it all depends on where i'm going really.
Like when im going out clubbing, I have heaps of makeup in my bag, oh and condoms! haha (you never know).

[Mr. Rager!]

I can't leave without:

-My cell phone
-Wallet with money and credit cards and ID
-Sunglasses
-Keys
-iPod
-checking in the mirror to make sure everything looks good :D

[fizzgig]

Don't need to carry this, since I'm married and monogamous. :D



same here, been taken outa the gene pool too :lol:


can't leave without keys car and bike if riding
and wallet
oh ya and badge if working forgot that a time or too is a PIA!!!!!

[fizzgig]

Isn't that what it's designed for?

Just kidding (sorta), but thats why its not included in my wallet contents...



"Better to HAVE one and not need it, than NEED one and not have it!"



AvP cool movie

[Ratha]

Paperback book (currently reading an X-Men/Star Trek TNG crossover and feeling quite nerdy for it.)

Is it Planet X?

[protege]

Let's see now... my usual "leaving home" stuff consists of:

Wallet
keys
cellphone
sunglasses
briefcase (containing a notepad, pen, a few car magazines--you never know when you have to wait)
chewing gun
water

[Crazyredhead]

Wow, is anyone carrying the kitchen sink with them?

I have a miniature messenger bag that is just big enough to hold my wallet, keys, pencil and pen and calculater. There is also a small pocket just big enough for my cell phone. I also have a pocket that I keep all of my receipts in.

[MystyGlyttyr]

Paperback book (currently reading an X-Men/Star Trek TNG crossover and feeling quite nerdy for it.)

Is it Planet X?
Yes, it is, heh. I'm digging for ideas on an X-Men crossover I'm writing. :yes: So that makes me like, a triple nerd now or something.

[Dreamstalker]

--wallet (containing credit cards, reloadable cards for three different coffee places, ID, bank cards, more used-bookstore credit slips than actual cash, etc...any wonder why it won't close anymore?)
--keys
--cellphone
--prescription
--nail clippers
--pens
--candy
--paperback book

My MP3 player won't fit, sadly...I keep meaning to modify its carry case so a headphone plug will fit through the top flap (I have a Rio Karma in a GBA belt case).

[Barefootgirl]

*tips handbag out onto desk*

Purse/wallet/leather thing with money in it
mobile phone
pen
other mobile phone
diary (made of paper - I gave my husband my iPAQ because it was annoying me)
notebook
tampax
pen
approximately 345275634353435 x 1023 receipts, mostly from supermarket and for petrol
pair of spare knickers for the Sprog
wet wipes
pen
tissues
pen
lipstick
other lipstick
lip gloss
pen
2 cheque books
contact lenses
contact lens solution
pen
sunglasses
house keys
car keys
pen
some luncheon vouchers
Sudafed
plasters
pen
another cheque book (what's going on here?? are they breeding in my bag?)

and....

drum roll please....

half a packet of Werthers Original sweeties ! Hooray for sugar !

*has a small but manageable phobia of being caught without a pen*

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Here's a quick rundown of what's hiding in my Duck . . .

Wallet w/debit card/ID/checkbook, etc

Extra deposit slips

keys (work and home)

at least half a dozen ink pens

box cutter

cigarette pouch and extra pack of smokes

4 tubes of lipstick

compact

work nametag

cinnamon candy

Kleenex

extra lighter

That's pretty much all I have room for.:D

[PuckishOne]

*tips handbag out onto desk*
diary (made of paper - I gave my husband my iPAQ because it was annoying me)
Even though it takes up about 78% more space in my bag, I love my Filofax!! I used to have a Palm but I gave it away....much prefer pen-and-paper to beepy electronic nonsense.

Not a Luddite by any means,

Puck

[CreepyCarrie]

Ok, here is a comprehensive list of everything I am currently carrying in my Charlie and the Chocolate Factory knapsack from Hot Topic:

-My wallet (pink, with Johnny Depp in his 'Pirates' getup, and it says I Love Jack)
-A compact
-A tube of lipstick
-My phone
-Several pens which probably don't write anymore
-A pack of Trident, original flavor
-A hairbrush
-An array of loose change on the bottom of the purse
-A copy of 'I Hate Other People's Kids' by Adrienne Frost (for light reading during my breaks)
-Every receipt from everything I have ever bought between the time I bought this purse and now

[ArenaBoy]

What do I carry that is so important that I can't leave the house if I don't have them? Let's see:

-Wallet with cash at least $20, my debit card, my arena ID, and various other stuff
-At least two guitar picks, a weird habit I picked up since I started playing.
-Cell Phone
-Pen or pencil
-Car keys
-My Ipod

[Der Cute]

I dont carry a purse.

But when I leave the house, I take:

My USB 1G stick
My wallet, which is filled with crap and recipts, but no money
My laptop
Pen in my hair
Paper somewhere in my car

And that's it.

Cutenoob

[kerrisan]

I'm incredibly low-mateinence.

In my purse, I have and always will have . . .

1) Cell phone
2) Keychain with car/housekeys
3) Wallet (more for ID purposes because in TX you can get taken to jail if an officer needs to see an ID and you don't have one)
4) Debit card
5) Mace/pepper spray
6) Lip gloss
7) Feminine . . . products
8) Breathmints

That may look like alot, but it's really not.

[Jpurple]

I have three purses that I carry, depending on what I'm doing.
Small purse:
wallet (containing money, atm card and various other quasi-useful bits of plastic)
cell phone
pda
keys, school id card and keycard for the apartment on a lanyard.

Medium purse:
all of the above plus:
wet wipes
lip balm
lipstick
perfume stick
travel size deodorant
spare transit pass
pen
random change, hair elastics and crud residing at the bottom

Gigantic bag
again, all of the above plus:
paperback books (in case I'm reading long enough to kill the pda's batteries)
-right now it's 'Kids are worth it!' by Barbara Coloroso
spare charger for the cell phone
granola bar
random hair ribbons for the munchkin
aforementioned munchkin's hairbrush (not sure why I've got hers instead of my own...)
post-it notes
leftover bits of my halloween costume (raffia, mostly)
Kindergarten math resource book
'Cooperating Teacher' handbook of my student teacher's requirements
string
dead cassette tape (The Little Red Hen audiobook)
notebooks (1 small, 2 medium)
2 of my daughter's reading books
the last staff meeting agenda
black nail polish
bits of ribbon from the munchkin's halloween costume
assorted pens, pencils, felt pens and a random crayon
packets of oregano from the pizza company
my spare usb thumbdrive
my passport (bad bad bad!!!)
a triangular foam pencil grip
feminine protection (unfortunately, not a pastel purple uzi)
11 baht in loose change
random Halloween candies

Hmm.... I think this weekend's unpleasant chore had better be cleaning out my bag!

[Misanthropical]

I have in my purse:

~Jimmy Hoffa (well, according to my husband) ;)
~A planner
~A Eeyore wallet
~Equal
~Pens
~Two checkbooks
~A notepad
~Kleenex
~Aleve
~Band aids
~Credit and Debit Cards
~Pictures of my husband and children
~Other people's business cards
~Gum and mints
~Hand sanitizer
~Drink straws
~A mirror
~A brush
~Calculator
~Po Chai pills (helps with stomach aches and/or equilibrium problems)
~Cell phone

[Rahmota]

Well it all depends but my usual loadout for a nominal day is:

Wallet
Car Keys
Pocket Knife
Handkerchief
Mobile Phone

[Department stores *sigh*]

ummmmmmm

keys
change
cell phone
wallet
id

basically all in their own pocket

[stickycoins]

No purse for me, but here's mine:

Wallet with money/ID/cards
ink pen
pepper spray
loose change
keys
cell phone
Ruger 9mm in a very visible outside the pocket holster(Virginia is an open-carry state and I have taken advantage of that since I've been robbed twice, no permit needed.)

[Becks]

Depends on if I have to work or not, or otherwise where I'm planning on going, but...

DL
cash
keys
smokey treats and pertinent paraphernalia
everyday wear jewelry

And most important--clothing. :p

[Bella_Vixen]

And most important--clothing. :p



I was wondering why I always feel a draft upon leaving the house...


Did I mention that fact that I seldom leave without my 1 ½ liter water bottle?

[Bliss]

Right now:

On my pants:
- House keys, front right pocket.
- Nakpins, front left pocket.
- Wallet, rear right pocket
- Checkbook, rear left pocket.

On my vest (gray vest my bf gave me):
- Cell phone, top right big pocket
- Office keycard and sub-group of house keys, bottom right pocket.
- List of stuff to do (paper) for my bf. Top left pocket.

On my Koala bag around my waist:
- Front zipper: 1Gb pen drive, one glass marble (don't ask).
- Middle zipper: Clie PEG-TG50, MemoryStick Wi-Fi card.
- Main zipper: Ipod nano 2Gb white, usb cable for ipod, 2 pairs of headphones, cell phone's handsfree, work ID card, Victorinox Cybertool, Transparent rubber ball with a plastic banana in the middle (don't ask. I call it bananaball), two led lanterns one high power one low power.
- Rear zipper: Clean right now, I used to carry love letters from my BF in there.

Watch on my wrist (i'm timeless without a watch at all times). common timex with EL backlight.

Edit:
Oh yes, thanks for remindign me misanthropical:
Koala main zipper: Two pens, one black one blue.

Edit two:
P.s.: paper, in my jean's (I only wear jeans, I'm a survivalist, I wear clothing I can crawl out of a collapsed building in.) rear pockets... not writting papper, but debit card receipts and store receipts. I don't like to throw trash on the street so I pocket it to throw "latter", I produce INORDINATE ammounts of paper. I by myself can save and recycle abotu two trees worth of paper a day out of my pockets.

[repsac]

hmm...

Keys,
Wallet,
Post office box keys,
Pistol,
permit,
Cell phone,