What's in My Bag? v.5

I recently downsized from my giant Coach bag into an Osgoode Marley Kelly Zip-Top Organizer. This meant that I had to remove some stuff that I carry, but I was still able to keep quite a bit of it because this bag may be smaller, but it has a lot of pockets!

I should have taken some pictures of what the pockets look like, but I'll try to describe them.

The front double zipper part is now my wallet. It has three phone-size pockets and five card size pockets, so I use those in addition to a Vera Bradley ID case to hold cards, cash, coupons, etc.

The next pocket has a magnetic closure, and it holds a small journal, star stickers, and a Luna bar. This is where I usually put my headphones as well, and my iPod will either go here or with my phone in the main section.

The main section has a zip top and has a zip pocket, three drop pockets, two writing utensil holders, and a lobster claw for a key. That main space holds lotion and keys (personal + motel), and often my phone and iPod. The zip pocket holds bandages and hair ties, while the drop pockets have gum, a mirror, my nametag for the Y, hand sanitizer, lip balm (this is my new favorite), and peppermint and lavender oils. I also stash a pen in here.

There's also a zip pocket on the back, but I don't currently have anything in there.

I am so glad that I finally have a leather crossbody purse like I have been wanting for a while! It was so annoying to carry around my other giant bag, and while I liked my Vera Bradley Hipster, I just often thought that it was too bright with the rest of my clothes. Osgoode Marley seems to have a lot of quality products, and I am thankful that the wonderful woman at Hide Side in Fish Creek showed them to me!

xoxo.

What's in My Bag? {Part One}
What's in My Bag? {Part Two}
What's in my bag?
What's in My Purse? {with the Circle}

this is not a sponsored post. I'm just sharing some of my new favorite things.

What's in My Purse? {with the Circle}

linking up with Kiki & Meg a day late for the Circle!

It's been about a year since I last did one of these posts, I think. I actually keep my purse pretty clean and organized, so there was only one thing that I took out and didn't put in the pictures. It was a gum wrapper. haha.

So here's everything! That green blob in the back is reusable shopping bag, and the black blob next to it is a pair of fingerless gloves that I wear once in a while at work when I'm doing a lot of work on the computer and my hands are cold. I have a lot of keys!

Here's a close up of some of the random little things: a lot of keys, a flashlight, my nametag for the Y, some lotion and chapstick...

This is all in the middle part of my purse, between the larger compartments. The scissors are for clipping coupons at the grocery store, and along with all of those writing utensils and lip stuff and hand sanitizer go in my Brush & Pencil {Paisley Meets Plaid}. My planner is from May Books, and then there's a little notebook too.

This little pouch in Island Blooms is from the Cosmetic Trio, and I use it to hold some hair ties, gum, a compact {from Forever 21}, and some bandaids. If you've read this post, you would know that they are Disney Princess! (:

And finally, my wallet with cash, another bandaid {Candy Land}, coupons, credit cards, and some coupons. Nothing too exciting! The Clip Zip ID in Java Blue in the picture with all of the contents holds some other loyalty cards.

The most used thing in my purse is definitely my Burt's Bees Pear Coconut lip balm. What's the most used item in your purse? What about the weirdest thing in there?

xoxo.

What's in my bag?

the next ten days or so are going to be pretty crazy, so I thought I'd put together a post of the essentials I'll be carrying around! (:

{here's the first in my bag post that I did // and one on what's in my backpack}

I tried to link to as many items below as I could find (:

I love my Coach purse!! I bought it over a year ago at the factory store, and I still love it as much as the day I bought it.

matching wallet (: containing: some cash, credit and debit cards, Old Navy gift card, insurance cards, American Red Cross CPR certification card, vaccination card, grocery cards, Sam's Club card, driver's license, and a Candy Land bandaid {from the Target dollar spot}

Vera Bradley Brush and Pencil in Paisley Meets Plaid {psst - it's on sale} containing: Sharpies (black & silver), pens (blue & black), pencil, lip gloss, and a strawberry Lip Smacker

electronics: backup camera (Nikon CoolPix L120), iPod {playing Geri X's "Quiet Desperation" from The Kid EP}, iPhone in Kate Spade case {from TJ Maxx}, earbuds

mini notebook, checkbook {containing one check and one deposit slip haha} in Vera Bradley Very Berry Paisley checkbook cover, Vera Bradley Clip Zip ID case in Java Blue {retired} containing loyalty cards & such {and my expired temps}

small bottle of sunscreen, Cool Mint Badger Balm, Lavender & Chamomile lotion from World Market, compact mirror {from American Girl many years ago}, and Orbit bubblemint gum

flashlight, work keys {it bothers me that they're not organized in rainbow order}, and personal keys on a Vera Bradley Lanyard in Rhythm & Blues

and some other things I will have close by this week: Coach prescription sunglasses, NYC New York Color Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm in Big Apple Red, Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion Sunscreen, Cynthia Rowley Band-Aids, Pinch Provisions Minimergency kit {I got mine at Sephora}, and an extra phone case

xoxo.

What's in My Bag? {Part Two}

Yesterday, I talked about what I carry with me in my purse - today's post is about what is in my backpack for school!

In case you didn't notice then, I love Vera Bradley, and I own too many pieces in too many patterns...haha. I should post a picture of my collection someday.

This is Vera Bradley's Laptop Backpack in Purple Punch. There is one main compartment, along with a smaller front compartment, and a back compartment. The front compartment has a medium-sized rectangular slip pocket, four pencil slip pockets, a horizontal zippered pocket, an ID holder, and a small slip pocket. The back compartment holds a laptop, with some extra space for a notebook or two.

In the front compartment, I have William Golding's Lord of the Flies (I believe it is the 1959 edition), which perfectly fits in the medium-sized slip pocket, a black pen, and cherry Chapstick (which is in the zippered pocket).

The main compartment holds three folders (Target), a notebook (Target - these are currently 70% off), whichever book or books I need for my class (this is Managing Housekeeping Operations for Hospitality Facilities Management), charge cords for my iPhone & MacBook, a random Bed & Breakfasts of Wisconsin brochure, a Vera Bradley 16 month student planner in Paisley Meets Plaid, and a Vera Bradley pencil pouch in Paisley Meets Plaid.

The back compartment holds my MacBook.

My pencil case contains an eraser, a flash drive, three blue pens, two mechanical pencils, and occasionally random notes.

{Part One}

What's in My Bag? {Part One}

Admit it, we all love to see what other people carry in their bags.

This is my purse. It's a Coach Madison bag of some sort that I bought at the factory store back in April. In this picture, it's sitting where it does a lot of the time: the passenger seat of my Beetle! (:

So this bag has two large compartments (the front and back) with an additional zippered pocket separating the two. There is also a small zippered pocket in the back section of the purse, while the front compartment has two slip pockets.

All of it.

The front section holds my (matching) wallet and camera. In the summer, my sunglasses case is usually in there too. One of the slip pockets holds Chapstick (green apple), my library card, my name tag for the Y, and a Vera Bradley Clip Zip ID in Java Blue, which contains loyalty cards and coupons, along with an old ID (my temps, haha). The other slip pocket holds my earbuds and my iPod when it is not in use.

The separating pocket contains my checkbook (in a Vera Bradley Very Berry Paisley cover), a small notebook, a pen, and sometimes some paperwork.

The back section holds an umbrella (Totes, with purses on it - which my grandma gave me for my birthday), a car charger for my phone (belongs in the glove compartment of my car...), and my keys (on a Vera Bradley lanyard in Rhythm and Blues) unless they are in use. The zippered pocket in the back holds an extra key to my car, a compact mirror, extra camera batteries, lip gloss, work keys, 5 gum (RPM), and Drenched in PINK Fresh & Clean supersoft body lotion.

So, what's in your bag?

{Part Two} 
Linked up with Ricci over at a beautiful mess