I am extremely jealous of girls who don’t feel the need to carry large bags. My work bff, for example, carries a cute little crossbody bag with her keys, her wallet, and maybe some hand lotion. And that’s all she needs!

I, however, hear alarm bells go off in my head if my bag feels sorta light.

Sometimes, this is a curse – trying to find exact change while digging through a crust of compressed receipts, sticky notes, and doodles, for example.

But sometimes, it’s also a beautiful blessing – like when you have a brilliant idea for a poem and you’re able to jot it down in your notepad, or you have a tissue for someone on the elevator with a bad case of the sniffles.

Once you’ve found the one bag to rule them all, filling it with the things you need on a day-to-day basis can help you feel just one step further along on your path to adulthoodland.

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Whether you believe in luck or not, a personal item or a lucky charm is a lovely thing to keep on your person.

This could be a particularly sweet note your SO has written you, a fortune cookie fortune, a trinket that your best friend gave you, a lucky penny – whatever gives you the fuzzies or will make you smile when you’re having an icky day.

Mine are two lucky pennies and a heart the husdude made for me out of a straw wrapper.

11. Feminine product of your choice

Because YOU NEVER KNOW.

12. And an extra

What if you use your extra and another girl asks for one in the bathroom and you don’t have one ?! The wooooooooorst.

13. Lip Balm and Hand lotion

This is more of a winter thing for me, because greasy skin, but I hate the feeling of chapped lips and itchy dry hands in the winter. Dry skin havers, how do you do it?

14. Mints or Gum

Because no one likes to be smelly, right?

Bonus: This yummy Xylitol gum actually reduces cavity bacteria in your mouth, so it helps keep the dentist away!