What’s in your purse series week 80

This week’s What’s in Your Purse Series Purse is from Cathy.  This one is awesome.

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I’m in the process of cleaning out the garage, tubs and tubs and boxes and boxes of stuff. I came across this purse I used to tote around in high school.  Those are my initials emblazoned in red, (I was very into monograms) maybe because I grew up in Alabama; who knows? I graduated from high school in 1991 and I don’t remember exactly what year(s) I used this purse, but I know the purse itself and its contents are at least 20 years old. Kind of like a time capsule really.

Here’s the list:

• 6 rainbow stickers with my name on them
• a small case of gold stickers with my initial
• a used band-aid and two rolled up pieces of sticky trash
• a blue pen lid
• small blue teddy bear box containing paper clips
• 2 markers
• 11 pencils
• a compass
• a porcelain doll: on the bottom I wrote my initials and the number 8
• banana split lip balm (still some inside and still smells like bananas)
• a protractor
• a drafting triangle

By the looks of it you’d think I was some kind of math nerd. Not so. I was a band geek all the way. I remember that I couldn’t use that flute pencil anymore, if I had, I would’ve had to sharpen it more and that would’ve ruined the flute. My grandma gave me and my 3 sisters porcelain dolls every year for our birthdays and I’m thinking that’s the one she gave me when I turned 8. I have no idea what it was doing in my purse instead of on the shelf with the rest of my collection.

Allison

Hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. I do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, home remodel projects, and cool DIY crafts you totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!