What I [Threw in my Bag] Wednesday
I love giant bags.
Regular laptop bags don’t do it for me.
I need a bag large enough for the contents of my life.
So for What I Ate Wednesday,
I’m going to admit that I cram a ridiculous amount of crap necessary items in my bag.
What you’ll find in my bag:
- Laptop
- Power cord
- Notebook
- Pens/Pencils
- T-shirt, shorts, sports bra (I keep shoes in my gym locker)
- Ipod/headphones
- Blackberry, iphone (yes, both)
- Water bottle
- Food (see below)
Cereal
Lately, this has been Kelloggs Fiber Plus Cinnamon Oat cereal. 110 calories, and a whoooole lotta fiber. Keeps me full until lunch time!
Crystal Light
Yeah, yeah, yeah, aspartame & artificial sweeteners are the devil and I’m going to die. But I’m trying to ween myself off my daily diet coke habit. So it’s the lesser of two evils. Now get off your high horse and keep reading.
Hummus + Whole Wheat Wraps
It’s still cheaper to get my greens from the cafeteria… but I’ve been bringing my own wraps and hummus to work with me. Yes, I assemble my wraps at my desk. So what? (That cucumber is from my garden!)
And no, I don’t waste money on those travel size packs of hummus. I bring the whole tub of hummus to work.
Fruit
Apple, pear, peach, banana… something. If I don’t have a snack in the afternoon, I will raid the pantry when I get home. (Not pretty.) Sure, I could probably just eat a larger lunch and stay full… but I like looking forward to my daily dose of Vitamin C.
Truvia (Stevia)
Sometimes, I want a little sweet-ness in my coffee (or my greek yogurt) so I like to keep these on hand, just in case!
Happy to find a fellow bag lady. 😉 My bag weighs close to 20pounds on any given day. It looks like I’m going on a weekend trip and not just downtown. But I *need* everything in there! Including all of the chargers for gadgets that I carry just in case something runs out of juice and the latest J.Crew catalog. The weirdest thing I have in my bag right now is, ahem, a penis straw from a recent bachelorette party. I keep meaning to throw it out but don’t want to toss it in my work garbage can and have someone see it! 🙂
Hahaha ok you totally win “most random item in the purse” award! 😉
The strangest thing ( well..I dont think its strange but other people do! 😛 ) that I carry in my purse is a little container with a spoon. JUST incase I packed something for on the go and forgot a spoon or something. hehe 🙂
Haha, I can relate! My bag is always heavy because I carry so much food around with me 🙂 These is always a bar of chocolate, nuts, fresh fruit and a jar of nutbutter. And a spoon and a glass. I like to drink water from a glass, not a bottle, so I always carry it around 😛 Weird..
Haha I love that you carry a glass around!
I’m the same way. Go big or go home, right? hummus, bread, peanut flour, protein bars, BAGS of steamfresh veggies, COSTCO bag of baby bell peppers, etc. (:
xo.
well I carry a purse and then my lunch bag, but when I am NOT going to work and just out and about I carry the essentials, a bar or two, package of mixed nuts, nut butter, and stevia 🙂
Haha I’m glad I’m not the only one who see nut butters as essential 😉
Just wait until u have rugrats! Then you’re forced to limit what you carry around… otherwise you’ll end up w/ diapers, wipers, bottles, sippy cups, tissues, snacks for the kids… and this is just stuff for the kids… your stuff will no longer fit into your bag… lol!!
I always have to have a ginormous bag to hold all of my essentials too. None of those teeny tiny things, cos I would really struggle.
Haha, I used to just keep crackers, spread etc in the kitchen at work and assemble it there – I used to get some weird looks and the only reason I don’t now is because I’m having lunches that it’s easier to make at home!
And I’ve got a huge bag full of crap; I found a pair of tights in it the other day… 🙂
I would dig thru your bag to get the hummus! I don’t need crystal light-because I have a BUTTLOAD of it (I am an addict)…but the hummus just reminds me–I need to make it. It is one thing I have to make. I don’t buy it…probably more cost effective for me because I eat so MUCH of it when it is around! 🙂
weirdest thing in my bag right now…a diaper and some legos. go figure.
ok….I am dreaming up my next blog post right now….thanks to you. What is the WEIRDEST thing in my purse…and sifting thru the legos and diaper (clean of course)…I found…..wait for it…..
ANOTHER PURSE! ha! That’s where it went!
Hahaha it’s like the Russian stacking dolls! a bag, inside a bag, inside a bag… 😉
I’m totally addicted to diet coke and crystal light. Sometimes food bloggers, intentionally or not, make themselves appear like they eat a perfect diet. There is no such thing. And if I’m out for the day, I always have to bring some sort of snack with me. My sisters think I’m crazy-super-hungry woman, but it makes me feel comfortable knowing that I won’t be stuck somewhere uncomfortably hungry.
Thank you!!! I’m glad I’m not the only one who enjoys a diet coke/crystal light!