I’m not one of those laid back females who can leave the house with my phone and keys in my pocket and
nothing else. A small bag is always necessary to hold the important contents which assist you through your day.
For all those guys wondering what I carry around all day, I have emptied my bag and even surprised myself! Here goes:
1) Work diary. We all have calendars on our phones but there is nothing like one you can scribble in, highlight key events and tip ex out plans if necessary
2) Keys – that goes without saying – abundant with key rings
3) Purse and a ton of receipts
4) Body spray
5) Travel tissues for those sudden sneezes
6) Wet wipes when working with children with sticky hands
7) Hair brush and emergency hair clips
8) IPhone and work blackberry, earphones
9) I always have a pen on me, but I’ve realised I’m still carrying around the pencil case stuffed with felt tips and finger puppets from visiting a school the other day
10) Medication. Always carry painkillers!
11) Vaseline lip balm
12) Umbrella
13) Emergency bar of chocolate
14) Lady supplies
15) Chewing gum
16) Compact mirror
17) Glasses
18) Antibacterial hand gel, obviously
19) Note book and USB stick
20) Poppy from Armistice day
There you go. So that wasn’t very exciting but solves the mystery for you blokes. These are all the objects that I would not leave my house without! Doesn’t it suck that we don’t have bigger pockets?
Whether it’s taking mini bottles of shampoo from hotel suites or re-gifting a present, we all do things even though we might feel a tiny bit guilty for doing them. I’m about to reveal 12 of my guilty pleasures (they’re not that exciting, honest!)
yum1) Tall frothy hot chocolates. I am fully aware that a glass of un-sugared milk or fresh carrot juice would be better for me but when I’m in that coffee shop and I can smell that creamy chocolate I think, well I might as well go for the big one while I’m here.. I might as well have marshmallows too.. and extra cream!
2) Long lie ins. There are those (occasional) mornings when I do snooze my phone alarm over and over again – I’ve also been known to throw my phone across my bedroom floor. I can’t help it. I have lots of early morning starts with my work and often work into the night too. Sometimes I just need those extra twenty minutes and it’s so hard to feel bad about it when it feels so nice and cosy and warm cuddled up with my cushions.
3) When I know I’m supposed to be on a healthy eating diet again but don’t think anyone will notice me slipping another packet of gorgeous crunchy salty crisps… well they did! I’m not really supposed to eat wheat or dairy products but I hate the taste of wheat-free food and love cheese way too much so generally put up with the awful tummy aches without complaining.
4) Eastenders – or any TV programme people groan at when I mention it. I have watched this soap opera quite religiously for about 14 years straight, and I love it! I agree it’s not exactly light-hearted but I relax when I watch it, those 30 minutes an evening is my time when I don’t have to think about work, I just get lost in the lives of these chaotic characters. I do temporarily believe the characters are real people though. The other night a character gave birth to twins and I screamed, jumped up and down and hugged my boyfriend in celebration, to which he sighed and reminded me that the drama was fictional. But of course we understand that they represent real people…
5) Wine, bubble bath and scented candles. Of course the washing up needs doing and the carpet could do with a vacuum but sometimes, I just need those few precious moments to sit in this steam of bubbles with a beautiful drink in my hand, hiding away from reality. I’m sure I’m not the only person in history to feel this way.
6) Bad magazines and lots of tea. I’m not so much bothered about the private (or not so private) lives of celebrities but I am interested in people. While I don’t care for knowing every detail of people’s business I have a nose for news and love everything about Duchess Catherine and believe that she and Prince William are fantastic role model parents to their baby George. Okay, I’ve admitted it – I’m a Royalist.
7) Spice girls. Maybe I still listen to them. Maybe I don’t. They are the songs of my childhood and make me feel nostalgic. Please forgive me.
8) Clicking my knuckles and joints. It’s an awful sound and some people think this could lead to arthritis but it feels so amazing and so necessary, like a release of tension.
9) Late night takeaways. I may have already eaten and there’s food in the cupboard and I was supposed to be budgeting.. but sometimes it feels like that chow mein dish or dominoes is calling out to me.
10) Having a secret crush and discreetly swooning over them every time I watch them in a movie.
11) Fizzy drinks. So awful for teeth and you know a bottle of water would better quench your thirst but I find coca cola so refreshing and stimulates my senses.
12) The big one – retail therapy. I rarely shop for clothes but always feel guilty when I do. I live on a strict budget but online shopping is a dangerously easy thing to come across when I feel like treating myself. Once you click, there’s no going back!
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