As I was lugging a big bottle of spring water in my purse this afternoon, I got to wondering what other women carry around in their purse and what it says about them.

So, I decided to do a quick purse dump to see what the "guts" reveal about me. I'll show you mine if you show me yours!

Band-Aids? Check (tucked into wallet pocket).
Advil? Check (in little black and white case).
Phone charged? Check (charging next to the purse dump out of view).
Swiss Army knife? Check (attached to my key ring).
Gum? Check (and a little overboard at that, as I opened an 8-pack and placed them all in my purse).
Slight obsession with black and white? Um, well, yes.

Except for the chip clip (left over from last week's Memory Makers' brainstorming session/food fest), the blob of green gum in cellophane (front left, from Mei-Lin, who considers me her personal garbage collector) and a few stray quarters, my purse reflects that I'm streamlined, buttoned-up, organized (OK, I'll just say it — anal) and ready for just about anything. I could save the world with the contents in my purse! I think I may make a layout about this.

Now that I've shown you mine, show me yours! I'm curious to see what you're carrying around ... and what you think it reveals about you!

Best,
Beth