Esther, What’s Actually in Your Handbag Right Now?

by The Hairpin

Like those magazines that ask celebrities to reveal the shiny, enviable essentials they supposedly carry with them at all times, we ask one another: what’s actually in your purse right now? So, Esther “Ordinary [Tote Bag] Lady” Werdiger, what’s actually in your purse right now?

1. Watch. I don’t wear watches! I don’t really need to, and they make my arm look fat? Sometimes I will try, but I usually end up taking it off and putting it in my bag.

2. Tissues. Clean? Dirty? Does it matter?

3. Band-aid. This would have been from breaking shoes in.

4. Earphones.

5. This thing! It unfolds into a re-usable shopping bag, and also looks like a strawberry.

6. Supermarket umbrella.

7. This is my first grown-up wallet. My old one was stolen and I ordered this online a few weeks ago.

8. Shopping list (I was making zucchini cornbread).

9. Receipt.

10. Notepad. Although I tend to use my phone for notes these days.

11. Felt tips.

12. Lip balm.

13. Advil.

14. Keys (including USB).

15. Phone.

Esther C. Werdiger’s lovely and utilitarian comic-strip tote bags are available now.