The Big Purse Dump

{Joining Kendra at Catholic All Year for her purse clean-out link up! Brilliant -- my purse got cleaned out and a post got done! Win-win!}

This is my current purse. I picked it up at Target as a birthday present to myself last September. I was at the point with Clare that I was only carrying some diapers and maybe a couple of small toys. I was pregnant and knew that I'd have two under two in the spring, so would have plenty to pack then. I have never done a full-on dump of the ol' gal.

Front Pocket

• 2 of Clare's hair bows
• 2 Chapsticks
• 1 lip gloss
• 2 hair ties
• 2 partial packs of gum
• 2 gum wrappers
• keys
• 2 pens
• 1 chocolate mint
• 2 Dum Dums from the OB's office
• 1 mini-grocery list
• anti-itch eye drops
• anti-itch cream

Missing: Albuterol inhalor

Inside Pockets

• 2 Holy Cards
• $5 bill
• Moose finger puppet
• Rosary
• Target coupons
• Carter's receipt/cash
• Crazy 8 coupon
• Gift cards for Olive Garden, P.F. Chang's and Barnes & Noble
• Stamps
• Church envelopes

Main Compartment

• 6 grocery lists
• Expired Sweet Tomatoes coupons
• Babies R Us mailing
• 3 Rainbow Loom bracelets
• Missal
• Directions to doctor's office
• Gum
• Comb
• 1 Cheerio
• Pull-a-Number for the deli at the grocery store
• 2 tissue packs
• Sophia the First stickers
• 2 pens
• 1 hairtie
• Crayons
• Cross
• Baby Rosary
• iTunes gift card
• McDonald's gift card
• Wristlet (see below)
• Diaper holder (see below)
• Kohl's receipt
• 6 grocery receipts
• 20 Holy Cards
• $1.55 in change (4 quarters, 5 dimes, 5 pennies)
• panda and shark finger puppets

Diaper Holder

• 1 diaper
• "Pwincess wipes"
• extra wipe in a baggie
• cotton balls

Wristlet

• Cross
• Miraculous and St. Andre Bessette medals
• Expired Fry's coupon (local Kroger affiliate)
• Rhonda's earring 
• Lip Gloss
• Chick-fil-A receipt
• Kohl's receipt & cash
• $16 cash (1 each $1, $5, $10)
• $1.78 in change (6 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickles, 8 pennies)
• Starbucks gift card
• 2 Fry's VIP cards
• Library card
• Williams-Sonoma gift card
• (not pictured for security) BRU card, J.C. Penney portrait card, debit card, credit card, driver's license, 4 insurance cards: 2 health, 2 car (one expired))

The Categories

1. My Favorite Thing: My wristlet. I use it instead of a wallet. It's also convenient for throwing in my phone and keys and not lugging my whole purse/diaper bag around for a quick in-and-out-type errand.

2. Wow I Have a Lot of Those: Holy Cards -- I have a total of 22 stashed. Admittedly, I use them for Clare-entertaining, but there are a lot. Especially when we play 22 Card Pick-Up.

3. I've Been Looking for Those: My purse is like a black hole for pens and hair ties. And grocery shopping by-products, apparently.

4. That Shouldn't Be in There: Rhonda's earring. She's my dad's fiancee, and lost her earring in my car a couple of weeks ago. I should send it back to her, but it has since been tucked into a (somewhat) safer place on my dresser.

Junk tossed, diapers refilled, Holy Cards not culled (but re-pocketed) = clean purse (for now)! :)