I Need a Purse

I have a coat with these great deep pockets. In the winter months, I tend to just shove everything into those pockets instead of using a purse. But, just like a purse, the pockets can accumulate a lot of unnecessary junk (they are big pockets). This morning I realized that they were really ridiculously full and emptied them out. I found:

• Assorted receipts from our trip last weekend (I've already accounted for them in the bank account, so I'm not sure why I'm still carrying them around.)
• Highlighter marker
• Post-it notes
• Ragged tissues (Are they clean? Used? Who can tell? They have disintegrated into shreds and pocket lint at this point.)
• Napkins that Preston shoved into my pocket at the funeral
• Do not disturb sign from one of the hotels we stayed at (I have no idea why I have this.)
• Flex spending account reimbursement form (I really need to remember to fax that in!)
• Keys (Finally! Something useful!)
• MP3 player (With a dead battery that I keep forgetting to charge.)
• Phone (With a dead battery that I keep forgetting to charge.)
• Hair elastics
• More tissues
• Wrapper from Brekken's Smarties
• Business cards (Yeah, like I need to carry these around all the time. I never hand them out!)
• Wallet (Woo-hoo! Something else that's actually useful!)
• Chapstick (Which tends to melt from body heat when I carry it in my pocket.)
• Gloves (That I never wear, because putting gloves on actually makes my fingers feel colder.)
• Note from Haley's friend Aalyah that she asked me to hold (It's actually a very sweet note. I left the spelling and everything as is... it's really quite good for a kindergartener! "To Haley Form Aalyah. Dear Haley. I love you Haley. How was your weekin Haley. Do you love me Haley? I love you Haley. Love Aalyah.)

Yikes! Now that I write it all down it's even more ridiculous.