here is my confession for today, okay? i am a really curious person. [i’m curious like a cat! i have a couple of friends that call me whiskers! already getting off topic, but that is such an old fav. hay!]
anyway, i’m curious… borderline… too curious? i’m not that forward of a person, though, so i don’t think i’m really too nosy, as much as i might actually want to be. i just love to know people’s infos! i love to know things. so! this what’s in my bag game is a super fun one to me when other people share, and so, i’ve decided to play…
heeere’s what’s inside my big bag of tricks!
first of all, i have carried big ole bags for years, and upon the discovery that i’d be having a little bebe, i was only too thrilled at the chance to carry a more ginormous bag! and while i did, at first, buy a snazzy leather diaper bag, i am now carrying the best bag ever, which is not a diaper bag at all. it’s a handmade leather bag from mission lazarus, that me, my sister, and a few of my friends all carry! i love it so much i want to cuddle with it.
big bag essentials for mama + toddler!
1. supergoop! spf 50 spray sunscreen – this stuff is magic! i was first introduced to it through sweet morgan on our beach trip a year ago, and it has yet to fail us. i usually like to let madd get at least 15 minutes of unblocked sun for the health benefits, and then i spray her down. i mean, thank goodness for the spray-on these days! plus, it’s all paraben and oxybenzone free. 🙂
2. tiny cute lysol – i mean. as much as i don’t need to be inhaling this stuff any more than i already do using it at home, i just feel better about life if i have this with me! i’m all for a few germs contributing to the boosting of immune systems, buuut i just can’t trust other people to not be gross these days. some peeps can just be nas-tay, am i right? plus, it’s so cute. it’s like, american girl doll sized!
3. honest co. diapers – i am more in love with honest company all the time. and! the summer patterns! maddalena loooves picking out which pretty diaper she is going to wear, and fyi girl moms: they currently have cupcakes!
4. ella’s kitchen organic pouches – “pu-ple pouch!!” maddalena might make this request at any given moment, and if i don’t have purple pouch, ooooh no, oh no, oh NO. these are the only pouches maddalena likes these days. mostly the purple. and the brown, too. the browns have prunes in them, which you have just got to have around for cloggy days. anyway, they’re all organic! and since i have a picky little eater, i love that she loves these. i am very pro-convenience in this form.
5. hand lotion – duh. i usually have whatever fits nicely in there. that honest trial sample of lotion is perf to have on hand for both me and the babe!
6. beloved hobo lauren wallet clutch!! – i first had a target knockoff of one of these, and i loved it so much i wore it completely out and went for the actual real leather hobo version… and then i loved that one so much that i used it to death and got another! my current one has lasted years, though, and thank goodness. i seriously don’t know if i can ever have anything different.
7. various maddo girl things – baby sunglasses, tiny madame alexander dolls, cinderella phone! a girl’s gotta have her items! and ps. those itty bitty precious madame alexander dolls are past mcdonald’s happy meal toys that you can search around for and purchase. i have had to keep myself from turning straight into a freaky doll woman, i love them so much! i put three in maddalena’s first christmas stocking and they have been some of her favorite things!
8. changing pad & baby wipes – my changing pad came in my first diaper bag, and the huggies carrying clutch has been a recent addition to my always-have-with-mes!
9. makeup! – i usually put my face on in my car these days… mirrors, natural lighting, strapped down baby! that’s how to get it done, huh! so, i never leave the house without my makeup in my bag, because i can’t ever manage to get it on my face until i’m out the door!
so, i usually have all these things with me, which still leaves room to throw other, bonus things in as needed! these often include my big camera. an extra little bag with baby ibuprofin, rescue remedy, and teething tablets. a bib! and my iphone, of course! also, my water, her water, and maybe my kindle, too. haha. and still, i’m always like… “what am i forgetting?!”
ta-daaa! and there it is.
Love this post! I need to do one of these soon! Seriously want that bag now!
I love to know these things too.
I'm going to make a post like this when I get back from vacation.
I really want to try/use SuperGoop products because I hear so many great things about it. However, I'm very pale and I need to apply sunscreen a lot to make sure I don't get burned so I can't justify spending that amount when I go through a can/tube of sunscreen so quickly.
Amy @ http://nystateofmind5.blogspot.com/
Girl Im pretty sure if left in the dessert alone with only my purse I could survive for a week.
Ok I love these kind of posts too!!
This sounds about right! My diaper bag is stuffed to the gills. It's just what life is like I 'spose. I find these posts fascinating as well. Because I'm a stage five clinger what can I say?
Love it whiskers. (: