The contents in my purse quite often stay the same, unlike the purse itself, which I change out about every 2 months. This may state that I enjoy change, try to be prepared, but that I am also sentimental.How do I come up with these?
As for the contents of my purse not changing much, you would determine that for many reasons. You would know that I have a family of three kids & a husband, by the mini photo album you would find loaded of pictures. Some people may assume that I am obsessed with pictures, which they would be correct, since I am a photographer at heart. You would see that I enjoy shopping at Target & Borders and buying bulk at Costco, by the cards and receipts you find tucked in the front pocket. By looking at my driver’s license, you would know that I live in WA and that I am an Organ donor. You may assume that I am a certain weight and live in Granite Falls, but that would be incorrect for I procrastinate updating my ID, falling back on the items of my purse “staying the same”.
As for being prepared, you would find several things in my purse that would indicate that I try to plan for things. Such as the lotion and the Kanka medicine, would declare that I have dry hands and that I suffer from canker sores. The feminine product would tell you, “better be safe then sorry”. The Leatherman, multi-tool, at the bottom of my purse, would tell you that I don’t like using my teeth to open packages or tearing the plastic ties off of my kids new shoes. You would know that I like to be prepared in emergencies by the 3 insurance cards & the first aid card you would find in a plastic sleeve pouch. Some find it odd that I carry a book of stamps with me, but I find I have a habit of remembering that I need to mail things when I am out and about. Plus, then I won’t loose them to a stack of paperwork and kids in the home.
People might assume that I like to carry “junk” by the prayer request card that has chicken scratch all over it. It looks like it needs to be recycled. What they may not know is that I hold on to this card for a sentimental reason, the prayer request card has thoughts and blessings written by my husband. When you go through my change compartment you would find a “squished” Orcas Island novelty penny from our vacation last summer. This indicates that I may have been there and that I cherish it. When you dig just a little deeper, you will find a preschool picture of one of my students and a clip art of Baby Jesus in the manger.
All and all, I found that my purse tells a lot of my identity, but it also contains some things that others may look over.
By Caroline 4/10/07
2 comments:
Like you I like to collect pictures of family members. It just shows us how we like being close to them.
Hi Caroline,
I enjoyed reading your post and look forward to reading more from you. -Ann
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