Mommy Blog

Purse-onality

in Giggles on May 12, 2020

I have always been a “bag lady.”

I was absolutely fascinated by Mary Poppins’ carpet bag…it seemed empty, yet, she mysteriously found everything she needed neatly tucked away inside.  All the glamorous ladies on the Soap Operas of both day and nighttime television of the 1980’s carried fantastic handbags…from the dainty clutch to the everyday behemoth hobo shoulder bag.

I love bags.

My mother never understood my love for purses.

That’s ok.  Mom carries all she needs in her back pocket.  Simple works best for her.

Me, on the other hand—well, no one has ever accused me of being simple.

So, why am I telling you all of this?  Well, we’ve all been on lockdown for 947 days now, and the time indoors is beginning to get to us all…or maybe it’s just me and my family.  The other day, my daughter was FINALLY able to leave the house to go run some errands (yeah!) and naturally, this required some financial assistance from me.

She immediately went to my purse looking for a little something to help her on her quest, but was met with obstacles she had not anticipated.  Now, rather than asking me for help, in her haste, she did what every non-rational seventeen-year-old would do: she took my purse, and dumped the whole thing upside down on the kitchen table and left it there.

As she was rummaging through the discarded contents of my life, she was more than a little confused by some of my bag’s treasures.  Walk with me as I go through them with you…perhaps the moms, aunts and grannies out there will be able to relate.

Obviously, Emma found at least ten grocery store receipts, 2 pull-ups, 1 travel size package of Huggies wipes, 1 doggie trash bag, 2 face masks, 1 empty make-up bag, 1 full make-up bag, 2 highlighters, 3 pens, 1 sharpie, $28 in Aria casino chips, 1 empty ziploc bag, 1 box of apple juice, 1 bag of fruit snacks, 1 granola bar, 1 pair of socks, 2 koozies, perfume, 3 earrings (non-matching), 1 wallet (this was her target) 4 grocery lists, hand lotion, 2 hand sanitizers, 2 individual make-up remover cloths, 1 medicine bag,  3 hair scrunchies, 4 hair scarves, 3 tubes of lipstick, 2 tubes of chapstick, 1 sample of mascara, 1 set of keys, 1 travel pack of Clorox wipes, 3 travel packs of tissues, 1 pack of Extra gum, 2 prescription bottles for migraine, 1 Bottle of water, 1 pair of sunglasses, 1 visor, 1 first aid kit, and 1 deck of cards.

Now.

I can explain the pull-ups.  My sister and my niece were visiting right before the lockdown started…I had my niece with me, and we were out running errands.  Apparently, I have not cleaned out my purse since then.  The rest of the treasure trove, is pretty standard operating procedure.  To be honest, I think I’ve had the face masks in my purse since November when my husband popped positive for the flu.  The casino chips were left over from a Vegas trip…and the rest…well you just never know!!

The bottom line: Moms always need to be prepared.  We’re like the Boy Scouts, but better.  We’re always on duty, always have snacks, and are always first on the scene.  My kids may have graduated out of the diaper bag phase—but trust me—they still need my bag!!

Moms will always be the ones with the most PURSE-ONALITY!!