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Look! While this is something a little different from me, considering I empty the entire contents of my bag onto my bed every day when I get home I thought I might as well show you what's inside.  That and also I'm really good at not doing homework when it's sunny and it's Sunday.

The culprit in question: my black Longchamp Le Pliage shopping bag.  I bought her just over two years ago on an airport stopover on my way to Italy; she's reliable, goes with everything and is just gorgeous.  I'm sad to say she's on her last legs though (I've already had to stitch up the corners twice) and she's not as shiny as she used to be.  I'm on the hunt for something new, suggestions welcome.

Very vital necessities which are pretty self explanatory; keys, lip balm, earphones.  The lip balm (Delipscious in Berry Crush from The Body Shop: tacky name, tacky packaging, but so so good) is the only one I've found so far that vaguely hides my blue lips when I'm cold!  The Alessi key ring is a recent purchase to myself after getting my first grown-up job; the two lonely keys on it open my house and the office - accurate reflection of my life at the moment. (Just realised my iPhone should be here too but it took the snaps!)

My mum bought me my Country Road wallet when I was 15. Patent and shiny, so shiny.  On its last legs too but working the distance in keeping me organised!

Always ALWAYS in my bag is my Moleskine yearly diary and three pens of the same kind: ink Uniballs in blue and red and an Artline black fineliner in 0.3 (don't know what 0.4 is doing in this picture, get out).  I will never replace pen and paper for my iPhone when it comes to being organised or using a calendar.  Never.  The other notebook is my creative one for writing/drawing/thoughts etc etc. It's usually a small tan Moleskine but this colourful one was given to me by someone very lovely.

This one's explanatory: Apple, Scarf, Water bottle. I get hungry, I get cold, I get thirsty. Worthy of a photo.

Miscellaneous-but-necessary things. I often go wandering around the place by myself so the disposable camera is for awesome things that catch my eye, or when I feel like being extra creative and I've dedicated an afternoon to snapz but don't have enough money to fill up my Holga with proper film.  The Aesop bag holds my lunch (enviro conscious 'n stuff).  The little Bloom case carries all obligatory girly things such as Papaw (don't need to say anything about that gem), Hemp Hand Protector and Mineral Blotting Tissues from The Body Shop (saviours for dry hands and 3pm shiny face) and Aesop Resurrection Rinse-Free Hand Wash (I eat apples a lot, what can I say). 

After all of this, I realised the book I'm reading at the moment is missing. Whatever it is is usually amongst all this stuff too.  If you were wondering right now it's The Communist Manifesto. Don't judge my nerdishness. xx