I've mentioned before that I'm a bit of a....uh....ahem....well-packed traveler when it comes to going to work. I'd love to blame it on the commute, but truth be told, I carry no more with me now than I did at my old job.
It's a 3 bag process to get to work most days. (Plus a coffee cup, which is too precious of cargo to trust to any pocket in a bag. It must be held in my hands.)
I was discussing this yesterday with one of my friends who doesn't quite understand the need for so much stuff just for work.
I'm sure you'll understand.
First there is the Mary Poppins bag. That's my purse and travels with me wherever I go. I have lovingly dubbed it the Mary Poppins purse because it's big enough to hold a lamp and a mirror! (And whatever else she hid in there. The spoonful of sugar?)
Then there is the work bag. It carries:
* Lint roller. (HEY. I have a cat. All black pants days require the lint roller.)
* Pencil bag full of pens, pencils and highlighters. (Because you never know when you'll open your Bible and need to mark a verse.)
*And speaking of Bible, it's in there too. And I don't have the thin line travel edition. I have the study Bible with 60,932 translators notes in it. Because I'm a word nerd that way.
* Toothbrush. Because sometimes you just need THAT.
* Water bottle. Because I heart water. (Was that even believable???)
* Body spray. (Never know when you might need a pick me up!
* Camera/phone chargers. (Self explanatory.)
* Umbrella. (Not needed THIS summer, apparently!!!)
* Journal. (Because I might need to write something down.)
* Journal. (Yes again.)
* Journal. (Stop asking!! YES! They're all different.)
* Experiencing God workbook.
* Whatever book I"m reading at the moment.
And then there's my lunchbox. It carries my lunch. (Sometimes whole loaves of bread if I forget to have time to pack the night before.)
What!
Is this NOT your work luggage??
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9 comments:
What no iron? No blow dryer? No make up mirror that magnifies your face by 11,394 times? As much as you love coffee you don't have a coffee maker stashed in there. What about a USA map with all the Sonics marked? :)
Enjoyed your post. Do you have an assistant that helps you put all of this together so you can get to work on time?
I don't iron. And I try to make sure the hair is intact before I leave home. And I do not believe in magnifying ANYTHING. LOL.
If I had a way to plug it in, I'd add the coffee pot. :)
No assistant here! Well, there's Braeya but she's somewhat useless in that way.
For work, I carried:
My school bag, which consisted of my gradebook, papers to be graded, my lesson plan book, pens, pencils, calculator, hand sanitizer (kids are gross, especially middle schoolers), assorted papers that needed to BE sorted.
My lunch bag, which shortly before I quit graduated from a plastic walmart bag (because it FITS the entire loaf of bread, if needed), to a 31 Thermal tote (have you been introduced to 31 bags yet? If not, let me tell you...you will be addicted!).
My purse, which I tried to keep smallish so I could shove it in my desk drawer, out of sight (temptation) of my students. Which is hard to keep small when you start carrying around toys and things to keep your children entertained while out and about.
And finally, my pump. Because you have to make milk on the go when you're not with your child. And an extra cooler bag in case it was a really productive day. :)
Oh, and my coffee cup, and my jug of water. Most precious of all! So, you're not alone! My life is much easier (really?? I don't know...) now that I stay home and don't have to pack all that every day! Now it's just remembering the diaper bag if we go anywhere!
Jenna - My work bag IS a 31 tote. It's the one with all the little side pockets and the two mesh pockets on the end. Love it. I also have a 31 makeup bag and my pencil bag is 31....and so is one of my overnight bags. Yeah - never heard of 31. :)
Fortunately I could skip the pump bag!! :)
My sweet coffee addict friend. (By the way - guess what came in the mail this week? My scrapbook from my road trip to your house!!)
Billfold in right back pocket, handkerchief in left back pocket, my phone in right front pocket, and my keys in left front pocket. Ready to Roll!!!
methinks you need a luggage cart...just sayin'...
You may just be right about that. Or a golf cart. :) Now that I'm an expert at them. :)
I KNOW that u love books, so do I. Howevr, my kindle takes all that in especially for traveling from the house...and around the house....and now my iPad has been added to the electronics bag, sadly not a 31 bag, but it IS an Amish made bag so love it!
I've not yet caved to a Kindle. I'm so in love with paper......but it would be handy for travel for SURE!!!
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