Friday, 5pm – southbound…

I had used one of my coveted first-class up-grade coupons for the Acela and scored not only unlimited java but also an amazingly comfortable and private seat aboard the train.  Ahhh…

Having read through my papers, the day’s papers and considered the amazing day I’d just spent with the Ingrid & Isabel team (as well as Nicole Feliciano who more than impressed me in our strategy session) – I moved on to less cerebral matters. I cleaned out my bag.  Exciting, maybe not,  but I learned a great deal (did you know that I have about three different mechanisms to pull my hair back in my bag , for example).

I am sure there are some important, even incriminating things that can be gleaned from the following list. However, I am going to put it out there anyway – because it is Saturday and where else to go but off topic! So, without further ado, and in the spirit of OT posts (and because you know you are dying to know) – a list of things commonly found in my bag:

 I pod (lately listening to a lot of Joni Mitchell, John Mayer and Pete Yorn)

Metro /Subway cards (DC and NY)

ORE makeup bag filled with assorted and essential product including sugar flirt lip balm by Fresh, Chanel #40 ombre l’eau eye color and Eliz Arden Pure Finish powder

sugar flirt (color and treatment!!!)

Business cards – mine and others

Mints  – I am very partial to fresh mint and wintergreen –  I simply loathe spearmint

Blackberry – that is a lie – it is usually in my hand – loaded with pix of my kids, Bob and things I find funny, offensive or inspiring (most recent picture taken, is this jacket for Lila’s approval)

Lila's ski coat for consideration from Paragon

Amtrak ticket stubs

Hotel keys I forgot to turn in – sorry Chris

Money (yeah, that comes in handy) including Canadian currency for when I have to cab it in Toronto.

My handy dandy notebook and pens – this probably should come first!

Reading glasses

Sunglasses

Hand sanitizer (to ward off the yucky germs)

Bliss Body Butter lemon and Sage Hand Cream (to ward off the hand sanitizer)

lemon+sage body butter

In the words of someone older and wise than me – and now you know!