What you carry in your bag says about you.

Because who doesn’t love a Mary Poppins bag of tricks!?

I’ve been known to carry a Mary Poppins bag, a melange of everything that is important to me. My sister Grace also carries a Mary Poppins bag - but in a completely different way.

While watching Desperate Housewives, this quote stuck out to me:

“As every [person] knows it can hold just about anything… From a bottle for a baby, a check for protection, to a gift for a new friend. Whatever you find inside there’s something you can be sure of. Every purse says something about the [person] who owns it. Whether [they] know it or not”

-Arshima “Alluring” Davenport (My Purse Comes First: Poetic Reflections of the Purse She Carries, 2012).

So I took the liberty to create an alphabetized list of everything you might find in your purse: and what it might say about you.

A

Air tags - Your friends may or may not airtag you on a night out… you tend to misplace things, or you get misplaced yourself.

B

Book - Day dreaming is your escape from reality. You’re currently picturing yourself in another world.

Bubbles - Certified raver. You live with your inner child and giggle a lot. Music is not required for you to be dancing.

Brush or comb - Going for a drive with the top down? Have bangs? A mustache? Don’t worry, you’re strapped.

C

Cards - You’re from the midwest, I don’t make the rules. Let’s be friends, I’m always in for a game of Presidents.

Cigarettes - You studied abroad for a semester, or you missed the Gen Z vaping epidemic.

Computer - #werk

Charger or portable - You’re either really reliable with your phone, or really not. There is no in between.

Camera - You have a fire dump account

D

Deodorant - A personal favorite and staple! This is the primary reason I upgraded to larger bags.

Dry Shampoo - We have a hair wash schedule, and we love volume.

E

Eyelash Curler - If I haven’t put you on yet: the Tweezerman eyelash curler is my ride or die.

Electrolyte Packet - Pro athlete, or pro drinker.

F

Fidget Spinner - A multitasking god, or 10 years old. You love a yap sesh, game time, and need a distraction to focus.

Foot Spray or Shoe Gels - You’re a runner, stand on your feet all day, or high heels are the dress code. Needless to say you’re in pain.

G

Glasses - You love the aesthetic, or you can’t put contacts in. Ranging from blue light, genuine blindness, or beauty purposes.

Gum - “Anyone want a piece?” Bonus points if you have the “Breakfast Club” gum smack down.

H

Hair Ties or clips - 60% chance you take eating seriously and need to get your hair out of your face. 

Headphones - You have great playlists that you love strutting to when you walk to class or work. Dancing is therapy.

I

Immodium, Laxative, Peptobismol - Because all hot girls have tummy issues.

J

Journal - You’re the main character of an indie dream. Imagine ~ you ~ in some corner café, cigarette burning slow in one hand, and pen in the other, your waiter already knows your order because you’re a regular, and jazz music hums in the background

K

Keys - Responsible adult. Can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve been locked out of my apartment, I’m just a girl.

L

Lighter - You’re dependable. If we were stranded on a desert island, I’d want you there.

Lipgloss / Lipstick / Lipliner - Lip routine on lock, bonus points if you have all three.

M

Mace - Stay safe girls <3

Makeup Wipes - Skin care routine loading…

Measuring Tape - You’re a builder and creator: turning scraps into something worth keeping, whether it’s clothes, furniture, or anything you get your hands on.

Medicine - Probably number 1 draft pick for a desert island. Usually the parent of the group, very organized.

N

Nail Polish - Certified D.I.Y.er,, always on the go.

Nip - A mini bottle, you’re an economist at the bar.

P

Pen - You’re super smooth when you give out your number – you schedule and write letters.

Perfume - Second to none, except deodorant.

Pictures - In a relationship, have a kid, or have a pet. Sentimental and oldschool.

Pocket Knife - This can be useful for a lot of things, like opening mail, peeling an apple in an old western movie, self defense, just to name a few…

S

Sewing Kit Mini - Prepared for any fashion accident that presents itself. You’re a great friend to have.

Snacks - Because “you’re not you when you’re hungry” -Snickers

Sunglasses - You live life in style, incognito, or both.

T

Tampons - ICE In Case of Emergency

Toothbrush / Toothpicks - Can never be caught at a sleepover without a tooth brush.

U

Uno, Code Names, Pit - If you bring any other game that's not simply cards - you’re serious about games.

W 

Wallet - If you carry cash you are one of the elite. 

Wires - You simply are cooler than everyone, you’re OG, oldschool, a classic.

X

Xylitol Gum - Health conscious: oral, physical, mental.

Z

Zynn - Odds are, you might be a finance bro.