What are the 5 Things in your handbag that say YOU?

Its Friday afternoon and I've decided to start a new Blog Forward*.

So, after reading this article in the Courier Mail's blog dept, I decided to start a 'Blog Forward" of my own, for the Laydeez.

In this age of giant handbags, that are apparently wrecking our posture, women carry so much crap its astounding. BUT we carry it for a reason, and its always entertaining if nothing else to see women pull stockings, calculators, shoe polish and a spanner out of their bag as we search for our ringing mobile phone, which of course is buried at the bottom in the corner (naturally).

Five things in your handbag that speak about your life, (or are just quirky and interesting).

Mine are :

1. No less than 7 different Lipglosses, lipsticks and lip balms!
2. Nutrimetics Relaxing Lavender Pulse Point Stick
3. 2 x USB's
4. Panadol, Nurofen, Codral (old and new formula).
   
5. Misc jewlery - a pair of earrings, a bracelet and a dead necklace.

The whats and whys -

1. Who needs that many? How did I get them all? Plus I have a new one that hasn't quite made it into my bag...
2. Never go anywhere without it. Its my first port of call if I get a headache, you just rub the metal tip onto your temple and most of my headaches disperse.
3. Because I'm starting to accept that I'm a bit of a nerd actually! One has music which I listen to at work, the other has files/photos/anything else I might want to transfer at a moments notice...
4. I'm always finding random pain relief in my handbags. This is SO weird as I really try to avoid taking pills if I can (hence #2). Codral always seems to float around in my bag until the next bout of 'flu I get. Downside is I become a walking pharmacy and its always "does anyone have any (insert drug here)" and I feel compelled to say yes.
5. I HATE to be without a pair of earrings. On the rare occassion I forget to put some on, its handy to have a pair to shove in, even if they aren't as well thought out as some other choices. I would surmise that in a year of 365 days my ear lobes are nude approx 10 days.

I think womens handbags are a wealth of info, so I suspect the answers from others may be fun to read :)

So here's how it works - Of course there's rules, there's always rules.

~ Link to the person who tagged you.

~ Post the rules on your blog.

~ Write 5 Things in your handbag that say YOU .

~ Tag three people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.

~ Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

~ Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

(~ For the sake of brevity we'll allow multiples)

Obviously this can be extended to blokes if you know a man with a man-bag/backpack.

I'm tagging

Reanan @ Life As a..... 

K @ Life and Times of K 

Princess Emma @ PrincessEmma 

Mia Freedman @ Mamamia

Fiona @ http://littlelioness.net/ 

*A* @ Everything Under the Sun 

I know thats five, I'm just spreading the love! If I haven't tagged you and you want to play, feel free! Please link back so I can read yours though!

*I refuse to call it a meme, as the term "meme" was designed by Richard Dawkins (yes of God Delusion) to refer to a cultural reference that acts like a Gene, passed down through people ie like a folk song or hand clapping game. 

Hence, I do not think a list of things on someone's blog should be referred to as a "meme" as though that is the sole frame of reference.  /rant.