what's in my bag?

anthropomorphic ephemeral blog horror

hi guys, welcome back. today i’m gonna be showing you what’s in my bag. this was a super requested post. i’m so excited - let’s get into it.

first, let’s talk about THE BAG. this is one of those awesome, all-leather totes from madewell. my dead mom gave it to me. she also gave me a matching laptop case. i asked for both of these for christmas last year before she died. THE BAG has a cute little pocket for trinkets and then a larger bottomless pit of despair. i feel really guilty about constantly banging it into stuff and getting it wet but i don’t know how to treat my objects nicely because i always seem to assume someone will buy me a replacement but i’ll never get rid of anything because i’m afraid i won’t ever have it again. i love how the leather ages with use. it has a big zipper on top to protect your items that feels like sharp teeth if you accidentally rub against it. it seems a bit upset i’ve talked about it this way so maybe we should take a look inside now.

in the SMALL POCKET is where i store all of my ESSENTIALS. i learned preparedness in girl scouts in first grade and i’ve never been relaxed since, so i make sure to always have stain remover, tampons, a hair tie, advil, hand sanitizer, an extra snack, a bandaid, spare socks and underwear, sewing needles, toilet paper, a knife, a nip of fireball, spare keys to my old apartments, seeds from my garden, a flamethrower, a full wardrobe change, and $100 in cash in there. obviously, i also always have my airpods and glossier balm dot com - i like the mango flavor.

in the MAIN COMPARTMENT i keep the 2 planners and 1 journal i insist i use every day that single handedly make my scoliosis worse by carrying them. it seems like some other stuff is floating around in there… let me dig and see what it is. oh, there’s the FORK i thought i was missing. it’s mysteriously crusty. my FUN PENCIL CASE might be a relic of a bygone bullet journaling era, but now it makes an excellent lint trap nestled in the big seam of THE BAG. it seems like a BOOK might be all folded up in there, too? sorry bell hooks, the weight of YESTERDAY’S LUNCH and TODAY’S PROBLEMS crunched you in there. i also make sure to always carry PRIMAL FEAR OF THE FUTURE with me. if the razor sharp zipper on this bag doesn’t bite you, that sure will. i think the AWKWARD THING I SAID TO A SERVER is stuck in one of the corners from a few weeks ago. maybe i should shake out THE BAG and vacuum all these crumbs? let’s see what else is inside. here’s a SEASONAL CARD I BOUGHT A WEEK AGO AND FORGOT TO SEND. hmm. it would still be nice of me to send it now, even if it’s a little late. i probably won’t though. if i let the CRUSHING WEIGHT OF BEING ON MY OWN that’s on top of the planners fold it in half, i can feel okay about throwing it away. and last but not least: my GREEN COACH WRISTLET WALLET. i saw this in the holiday edition of seventeen magazine in seventh grade and asked for it for christmas. i can’t imagine using anything else. it even still gets compliments! one time my water bottle leaked in my entire bag and soaked the wallet but it didn’t even get a water stain. it’s so full of expired punch cards for stores that don’t exist anymore that sometimes the zipper gets stuck or i can’t find my license when i get carded. my license photo is awesome. my old address is still on the front.

anyway, i hope you enjoyed a tour of what’s in my bag. be sure to let me know what you’d like to see in the next post in the comments below and turn post notifications on.