List 8: In My Bag

1. Wallet
2. Chapstick x 2
3. Lip gloss x 2
4. Fingernail clippers
5. Bandaids
6. Watch with no battery
7. Gum
8. Movie ticket stubs from over two years ago (our honeymoon) (in Santa Fe!) ⬅ The Hobbit!
9. Small mirror
10. Pens (4)
11. Peppermint (1)
12. Coffee candy (2)
13. Keys
14. Purse hanger
15. Sleep blend essential oil in spray bottle

I tried to do this from memory, and, to be honest, did not check myself afterwards (gasp!). It was fun! It's amusing to me that purse contents can stir up so many memories. I have a peppermint chapstick from my mom that reminds me of my recent stay with my family. I have a strawberry lip gloss from my bonus mom that reminds me of spending Christmas in CO about a year ago. The movie tickets, of course, remind me of our wonderful honeymoon and all the crazy incidents that came along with it (who else has funny honeymoon stories?). The watch stopped working just this past spring, before the end of semester finals, so that I had to use my phone for a timer during the finals and found out it was ok to send a few texts while waiting for my students to furiously scribble those last few words in their essays. Fellow teachers, you know how it is. You can forgive me, I think. Keys, ever-symbolic, represent two places of belonging for me, and I am blessed. Coffee candy will always make me think of my husband, who introduced me to them. 

Wasn't expecting a simple list to spark an inventory of memories! Follow along with me and my 30 lists here.