Where Bloggers Live: What’s in My Bag

As always, I’m a couple of days late with my post. This time, though, I have a bit of an excuse: I was taking pictures of my granddaughter for her prom. You can see some of the pictures here, or you can wait for me to write a post {I promise it’ll be soon}.

It wasn’t until a few years after I got out of the Army that I started carrying a purse. I carried diaper bags with my kids, but I kept leaving them places and would have to retrace my steps until I found them. To be safe, I’d put a bottle and a pamper in the pockets of my BDUs when I had the kids with me. Yeah, I was that bad. LOL Then I separated from the military and something happened, I was watching QVC and they were showing Dooney & Bourke bags and I fell in love with a lavender cloth bag. I ended up buying it and the rest is history. Funny story about the Dooney & Bourke bag: when I was stationed in Korea, several of the ladies that I dormed with kept telling me I should get some bags before I moved back to the U.S. and I was not interested at all. I have regrets. LOL As for my first Dooney & Bourke bag, my daughter now owns it. Dooney & Bourke bags are still my favorite bags to carry, but I also have a few America & Beyond, Patricia Nash, and Madewell bags that I adore. I also have two camera bags that I rarely use but are equally as beautiful as my traditional bags.

ABOUT WHERE BLOGGERS LIVE

Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes? Over the next few months, we’ll share about our work spaces, home towns, and more!

I should note – because this is super important – the creative brain behind this project is Bettye at Fashion Schlub! Love her!

The Celebrity Bloggers

Bettye at Fashion Schlub
Daenel at Living Outside the Stacks
Em at Dust and Dog Hair
Jodie at Jodie’s Touch of Style
Iris at Iris’s Original Ramblings
Leslie at Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After
Sally at Within a World of My Own

Make sure you visit everyone to see where the magic happens!

THE PROMPT: What’s in My Bag

As you may know, I do a lot of the photography for the college where I work, so one of the first things to go into my bag is my camera. I shoot with a Nikon D850, which I upgraded to about 2 or 3 years ago. I also carry 3 lenses: 10-20mm, 35mm, and 50mm. However, I mostly shoot with my 50mm. It’s a great lens because of its versatility in tight and lowlight spaces.

I also carry my wallet, which has some of my most prized possessions: letters my kids wrote to me the first time I went on a business trip. I think they were about 5 years, 7 years, 7 years, and 9 years old at the time {my kids are now in their late twenties and early thirties}. I once forgot my wallet in a rental car and nearly lost my $*%# because I didn’t think I’d ever see those letters again. Yes, I should probably put them in a safe or something, but having them on me and being able to read them when things are tough makes my heart happy.

I also carry two pens: Pilot Precise V5 pens only. They are, hands down, the best pens ever. They’re smooth and consistent. And the feel between my fingers is second to none.

I have two sets of keys and work ID that I keep on me too.

Oh, and I carry my iPad, not because I use it all the time, but because there may be a time when I need it and won’t have it. I use my iPad for reading, scrolling Pinterest, and updating my agenda.

That’s about it.

IT’S YOUR TURN

What do you carry in your bag?

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