escapades of the elusive kat

So... I bough a new bag last week when I was in Hong Kong. And it was a new challenge for me as it’s a clutch bag, and I have managed to downsize my worldly possessions.

One silly reason is: since now I sit in a wide open area office, it’s easier to lock a smaller clutch bag in my cupboard, and if I do leave a little before actual off work time, it’s not so noticeable, as my clutch bag also looks like a meeting folder LOL!



Here’s how it looks. Yes, it’s quite full... but that’s the most I could downsize to... bare essentials.



Here it goes:

1. The bag itself
   
2. This plushy dog charm thing is actually a card holder (think top up IC money cards like Oysters/Octupus/Suica/etc)
   
3. My work phone. My private phone has a strap and I hang it around my neck, and it’s the one I used to take this photo, so it’s not in here.
   
4. My iPad. I’ve started taking it with me because I now do my lunch break readings from my iPad instead of my Kindle (one less item to bring along, and the iPad can be used to view my work related documents if I’m in a meeting)
   
5. My Apple AirPods
   
6. Tissue pack
   
7. Power bank pouch (with cable)
   
8. Coin bag (so my wallet is not too bulky and I can ditch it if need be)
   
9. Hand Cream
   
10. My business card case which doubles as my mirror. Which now I noticed, I missed one item because it’s so dark! Next to the AirPods is a lipstick!
    
11. My (also new) wallet. It has a tiny pouch in it so I downsized my home keys (only the 2 door keys, no post box key, no fancy key chain. Just a plain key ring). This wallet also has a separate piece of card holder, so that’s got all my essentials (ID and 1 money card) and minimal money, so that if for some reason I need to ditch the rest of the wallet I can just hold onto that card holder piece.
    

Right, so that’s my new tiny bag. I need to get used to having so minimal stuff!

The photos in my previous What's In My Bag probably won't show up (Photobucket, meh) but anyway, I had some free time today and so here is another one.



So I got a new bag. I wanted to have an elegant looking knapsack of sorts and I found one... albeit a bit on the small size... so downsizing it was! And I seem to have managed...



1 - The Bag
2 - iPad Air
3 - work phone
4 - tissue
5 - make up Bag (more later)
6 - dollar coin bag (for the parking meter)
7 - card cover (smart card, business cards, etc)
8 - house keys
9 - power bank inside
10 - ear phones inside
11 - purse/wallet (whatever you call that)

Inside the makeup bag...



12 - mirror
13 - facial spritz
14 - mascara
15 - lip color
16 - (claims to) makes lip color stay
17 - base/foundation
18 - hand cream
19 - Japanese brand super mousturizer when you chafe or chapped or dry or something
20 - perfume
21 - cuticle balm

I've really downsized with this bag and I believe I can still cut down more stuff since I hardly ever took out the make up bag... but when I don't have it then I need it...

I saw sight's post and thought it interesting (and she said she wanted to see others do this too), so I thought of giving this a go.

I usually carry big bags and have a ton of stuff inside. Since I got this new bag, I've been trying to downsize, but I'm still amazed at the amount of stuff that I don't actually use, ever, that's in my bag... so...

( All the stuff I hardly use that are in my bag and I carry around daily... )

I just might do one again when I've switched to my regular bag again so I can see what other more crap I carry around. Did you notice over 90% of the stuff in my bag are things I hardly use?