See.... I knew I'd forget. I know myself and I know I haven't blogged in forever so I've forgotten about deadlines and such. I need a kick in the pants..... that and a coffee, stat!!
So, here's the next purse dump!
Project Purse Dump
Twenty-two lipsticks. Eleven bottlecaps. Seven black pens.
Five magnets. Three tins of Altoids. Hello Kitty bandaids. A Mucha compact
mirror from Paris, and a coin from House on the Rock.
These are a few of things I found this week when I emptied
my purse out onto the floor.
In my defense, it is a very large purse. I have a few you
might call “sensible” purses, brightly colored leather with understated
embellishments and clever pockets, but the one I keep returning to is an
oversized, flimsy thing I got at World Market for I think $8. It’s grey and it
has crows on it. Size aside, it’s fairly nondescript, and goes well with my
worn out jeans and band t-shirt aesthetic, plus I can fit half a library (and a
hoodie!) into it should the occasion call for it. All of the things you see
here were in it on a day that it was fairly empty, apart from my cat there, but
he could have fit into it, too.
So what’s inside? It’s a kind of survival kit, plus a few
extra bits and pieces I picked up along the way. Let’s take a closer look.
The essentials:
Seven black pens and
two packs of post-its: I usually also carry a notebook full of graph paper
with me for story ideas, but post-its and pens will do in a pinch. If I get
story ideas--anything from bits of dialogue to major plot points--I write them
on post its and stick them to the cards in my coin purse if I don’t have a
notebook handy. Apparently I can also write notes on my phone, but this still
feels too futuristic for me most days, and I usually forget.
Makeup: I don’t
intentionally have twenty-two lipsticks on me at all times, it’s just that they
gather in my purse. I don’t have any anywhere else in my house. I have them in
my purse, in the coin purse inside, and more inside the Union Jack makeup bag.
This makeup bag also contains hair pins, more ponytail holders than I have
anywhere else, two eyeliners (one black, one purple), face powder, blush,
mascara, orange scented roll on perfume, and a souvenir Mucha makeup mirror I
got in Paris ten years ago. Because you never. fucking. know. Some days you
just need eyeliner, and lots of it. I once loaned one of my friends a fire
engine red Stila lipstick to write down her number for a random guy, and a couple
years later, loaned the same lipstick to another friend when he was hosting
punk rock karaoke as a kinky sailor. Who wore it better? My vote’s on Dave.
Coin purse: I
haven’t carried a wallet in many years. In Britain, coins are far more common
than paper bills, so carrying a coin purse was far more practical. I’ve been
back in the states for a couple of years now, but I still carry the same coin
purse I bought at New Look for a pound almost ten years ago. Today it’s full of
all of my cards, some random change, a spare set of earbuds, post-its covered
in story ideas, a customs declaration, a list of Edith Piaf songs (really), a
guitar pick, some fortunes from cookies (“Don’t put off till tomorrow what can
be enjoyed today…” in bed (snicker), hair pins, and more lipstick. Could you
fit all of that into a wallet? Didn’t think so.
A coin from The House
on Rock: How else will I make the crazy music play?
Randoms:
Bottlecaps and
magnets: Okay, there’s a reason for this, I promise. My friend Lily gave
these to me a couple of weeks ago so I could make some bottlecap magnets for my
fridge. She made some and they look awesome, so I’m going to give it a shot.
Not pictured: The
phone I use to obsessively ignore my email and ogle pictures of macarons on
Instagram, my work badge, and my keys.
This might seem like a lot, but if you need to be minty or
photo-ready, I’ve got your back. You know, just in case.
Bio: Jessica Cale
is a recovering journalist writing historical romances out of a grey bedroom in
North Carolina. Originally from Minnesota, she lived in Wales for several years
where she earned a BA in History and an MFA in Creative Writing while climbing
castles and photographing mines for history magazines. She kidnapped
(“married”) her very own British prince (close enough) and is enjoying her
happily ever after with him in a place where no one understands his accent. You
can visit her at www.authorjessicacale.com.
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