I found this meme over at Cozy Reader who found it at Insanity Prevails .  I enjoyed viewing Jane’s replies, and so I decided to do the meme myself.  Here’s how it works: 

1. Go to http://www.photobucket.com/
2. Type in your answer to the question in the “search” box
3. Use only the first page
4. Insert the picture into your Blog.

1.  What is your current relationship stat?

Very  happily - even when said spouse goes to bed when there is still lots of work to be done for our dinner party tomorrow night.  I’ll get home from work around 4:45 tomorrow afternoon.  Our company will arrive around 6:00.  I need help, but he’s sleeping.  Of course I’m not exactly busting my butt working either.  I’m doing this meme.   Maybe that makes us even.  No, actually, it makes him smarter.  At least he’ll feel rested tomorrow, and I’ll be dragging.

2.  What is your current mood?

It’s not that I’m THAT pissed off, but I liked this graphic.  And there IS that sleeping instead of helping issue right now.  My attitude will likely motivate me to work straight through the night - or till the wee hours of the morning anyway.  Unless I decide THWIA and go to bed myself (Later note: which is what I ended up doing).

3.  What is your favorite band/singer?

Josh Groban’s “Oh Holy Night” is just phenomenal.  There’s another song he sings that I love, but I can’t think of the title.  LOL!  It really made an impression on me, huh?

4.  What is your favorite movie?

If I really like a movie I can watch it over and over.  “When Harry Met Sally” is one I’ve seen probably a dozen times.  There are other movies, however, that I could just as easily name as my favorite:  Shawshank Redemption, The Bridges of Madison County, Gone With The Wind…

5.  Where do you live?

There were so many pictures to choose from, but I figured this one said what needed to be said.

6.  Where do you work?

This isn’t my classroom, and it doesn’t look exactly like my classroom - but it’s pretty darn close.  I have lots and lots more books.

7. What do you look like?

I typed in “green eyes” and this is what came up.

8.  What do you drive?

It’s eight years old now, but I still love my little beamer convertible.  It’s dark green.  You might ask why I wanted a dark green convertible.  The answer is “because I have green eyes.”  Truly - that’s the only reason I bought a green car.  Was I thinking I would look better in a car that matched my eyes?

9.  What’s your favorite TV show?

Maybe it’s because I’d love to travel around the world and see other countries and cultures, but I just love watching “The Amazing Race.”  I keep hoping that an older pair will win - and this past season it was really close - but perkiness won out over age.  I love watching the relationship dynamics between the pairs on the show - really fascinating.   I’d love to be on “The Amazing Race.” 

10.  Describe yourself.

Yes, this is dorky.  I tried typing in a real description and it kept giving me the message that there were no matches.  Just imagine - no matches for “58-year old woman, wife, mother, grandmother teacher who needs to lose weight and who at the moment is very tired and overwhelmed.”   In frustration, I just typed in “teacher.”  That’s my description and I’m sticking to it. (And isn’t this the same as question #7 anyway?)

11.  What are you doing today?

Well, I SHOULD be cooking and cleaning.  However, as is obvious, I am writing this meme instead.  I must state, however, that I DO already have the fruit plate and breakfast casserole in the refrigerator and ready to take to school tomorrow for the monthly “birthday breakfast” - hosted this month by the related arts teachers (of which I am one).  I have two of the dishes for tomorrow night’s dinner party made and in the refrigerator, too.  I have a cleaning person scheduled to be here tomorrow morning to clean the house while I’m at school.  However, there is so much to do that the cleaning folks can’t do.  I just keep telling myself that everything that HAS to be done always gets done.  So stop stressing!

12. What did you do last night?

I feel kinda strange putting a photo of someone else’s baby on my blog.  I have no idea who this baby is, but he/she sure is adorable, and the photo popped up when I typed in “sleeping.”  I’m absolutely certain I’m just as adorable when I’m sleeping.  Last night I slept great until about 4:30 this morning when I was awakened and was unable to go back to sleep.  As a point of reference and information - if I’m sleeping, don’t wake me up unless there is some kind of imminent danger.

13.  What is your name?

I first tried “Carol” and came up with a photo of Carol Burnett.  I liked this little design that came up when I typed in “Mary Carol.”  I’ve always had a soft spot for people who call me by both my names.

I got the following from my younger sister, Debi, awhile ago. I followed the directions and replaced HER answers with MY answers and sent it to the family. Then I decided I would  also post it here.  If you would like to follow suit, just copy the questions and provide your own answers.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Mary - from my Aunt Mary.  Mother, where did “Carol” come from?  The feminine form of Charles?  And Mother came up with “Cabbie” because she wanted something different from “Carrie” for a nickname.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? last night - I was watching a rerun of “Sex and the City” and Charlotte and Harry got back together again - they saw each other across the room - their eyes locked - and they slowly walked to each other, and Charlotte said “I’ve missed you” - with her voice cracking…  very tear-jerky - didn’t really CRY - just had tears in my eyes.  Which, considering I’ve seen that particular episode of SATS at least two or three times, shows just how pitiful I can be.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes - I’m a teacher - of course I have nice handwriting..
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Honey Ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes - two kids, two grandkids
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?  I would hope so.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Yes - probably too often.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes - after checking everything out carefully.  I once had the opportunity to skydive, and I chickened out.  I wish I had gone through with it.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? hot oatmeal with brown sugar and butter
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Sometimes - usually I tie them too tight to get them off without untying them - but if I can, I do.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? I am pretty strong for a woman.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Jamoca Almond Fudge (Baskin and Robbins)
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I don’t know - guess it differs depending on the setting.
15. RED OR PINK? pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my weight.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Daddy
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?  Sure.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? black
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Homemade beef vegetable soup with oyster crackers.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? A football game that RT has on TV - the Green Bay Packers against New York Giants - I think it’s a championship game - He is very into it.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Green - maybe blue
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? a baby - coffee - a fire in the fireplace - newly baked bread
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? RT
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes .. She is my sister, Debi - a sister who cross-stitched a really pretty “sisters” picture for me many years ago.  I unpacked it last night and was reminded again of what a wonderful person she is.  The cross-stitch picture will go up on the wall sometime tomorrow.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? football (professional or college) - and in person - the grandgirls’ soccer games
27. HAIR COLOR? Nature gave me medium brown hair - but with the benefit of Clairol, it has blonde highlights
28. EYE COLOR? definitely green, although sometimes it looks a little hazel-y
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no
30 FAVORITE FOOD? I love pizza - but there are so many kinds of foods, it’s hard to choose just one. Romantic comedies are my favorite.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings .. definitely - I HATE scary movies.  Romantic comedies are my favorite.  When I go to a movie, I want to be entertained.  I don’t want to be scared or preached ot.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Music and Lyrics (or somehting like that with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore) - I’ve been home by myself the past couple days - so I’ve been watching a lot of tv in between doing a bunch of chores around the house
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Lt. blue
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES? kisses
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? German Chocolate Cake (if it’s from scratch and freshly made)
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Mother, Joan, Terrell
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Two books I’m reading for school: Growing Readers by Kathy Collins and No Quick Fix by Richard Allington
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? no mousepad - I use a laptop now.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Reruns of Sex and the City
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Sweet Stuff or Sunshine saying “Grandma Carol”  - they blend all the sounds in the word “Grandma” to make it something like “gwamma” - it’s cute.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Alaska - July 2005 and September 2006
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can cook fairly well - and I can teach kids to read
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Atlanta, GA
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Any and everyone

 This all happened MONTHS ago.  I started writing the post, but then I lost my internet access and went for over two months without being able to blog from home.  So I put this post on the shelf, so to speak, and just noticed it sitting there a few minutes ago.  So let’s get to it.  Norma at Collecting My Thoughts and Beth at Blue Star Chronicles both tagged me for The Thinking Blogger Award.  I agree in that I’m always thinking - probably too much.  I appreciate the honor of being tagged as a thinking blogger.

Since I have a rule of not naming other blogs for any meme, I will just let anyone who reads this decide whether or not they’re a “Thinking Blogger.”  You know whether or not you are.  Should you choose to participate, please make sure you pass this list of rules to the blogs you are tagging. The participation rules are simple:

1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the Thinking Blogger Award with a link to the post that you wrote.
Please, remember to tag blogs with real merits, i.e. relative content, and above all - blogs that really get you thinking!

Thirteen Quotes from American History

1. “National honor is national property of the highest value.” By James Monroe (first Inaugural Address)

2.  “Our country!In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.” By Stephen Decatur

3.  “Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.” By Daniel Webster

4.  “The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.” By William Ellery Channing

5.  “The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trust, bestowed for the good of a country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.” By J.C. Calhoun

6.  “War is cruel and you cannot refine it.” By William Tecumseh Sherman

7.  “Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart – the best brain.” By Robert Ingersoll

8.  “Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire – conscience.” By George Washington

9.  “The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.” By Patrick Henry

10.  “Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.” By Carl Schurz

11.  “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.” By Philip Brooks

12.  “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” By Abraham Lincoln (1863, The Gettysburg Address)

13.  “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger.. . . The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it – and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.” By John F. Kennedy (1961, Inaugural Address)

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I got this from Greta. Here are my answers. Let’s see your answers!

1. Are you close to achieving your goals?
In about three months RT and I will move into our new home. That’s our most immediate physical goal. Basically we’re living the American dream. The only goal I can’t quite seem to reach is weight loss.

2. List something you could improve on this week.
Exercising and eating moderately. I WILL do both!

3. Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
It’s half-full - I’m an optimist.

4. Are you current on paps, mammograms, dentists & check-ups?
Yes on all counts.

5. If you take medication, are you overdue for some maintenance?
Yes - I’m current on all my medications, too.

6. What is the last really nice thing you did for yourself?
I slept late this morning. Actually I went back to bed after I let the dog out, and THEN I slept late. When I woke up I drove myself, my morning coffee and the dog over to the building site (2 1/2 miles away) and walked for awhile through the woods while sipping my coffee. It (both the walk and the coffee) was wonderful!

Beth at Blue Star Chronicles tagged me for this “Christmas Tag” meme. Here are the official rules:

Ok this is how it works. The player (me) must list 3 things that I would love to get for Christmas. Then I must list 3 things that I definitely do not want to get for Christmas. Then I tag 5 friends and list their names. The one I tag needs to write on their blogs about their Christmas wishes then tag 5 more people. They must also clarify all the rules. When you tag someone you need to leave a comment that says “you’ve been Christmas tagged!” in their comments and tell them to read your blog. Ok everybody.

I made a decision months ago that when people tag me for memes, I will almost always do the meme, but I won’t tag other people. Others who read this are welcome to write their own “Christmas Tag” post, but I’m not going to tag anyone.

With that said, and with the caveat that of course I wish for world peace, the brotherhood and sisterhood of all humanity, an end to hunger and abuse, no problems for anybody anytime, and lots of love and joy for everyone - those above any of my wishes for myself personally, I will keep my wishes smaller and within the realm of my own life. So here are my 3 wishes:

1. Personally, I love jewelry - rings, pendants, earrings. The sparklier the better. A unique necklace/pendant would be great since I wear a necklace almost every day - and I alternate between a gold cross pendant and a “C” pendant. Let’s see, one with lots of diamonds would be nice.

2. I want the building of RT’s and my new house will go smoothly and QUICKLY. We have a house-warming party scheduled for July 12th. I hope everything goes so well that we can be well settled into the house in time for that party.

3. Gift certificates to Barnes and Noble. I spend an obscene amount of money on books every year. I buy children’s books compulsively. However, I USE all the books I buy. I read to children as part of my job, and I love children’s books. Still, I spend too much money on them.

Then the three things I definitely do NOT want for Christmas.

1. Clothes of any kind.

2. Any “stuff” - Despite getting rid of carloads of stuff when I moved last summer, RT and I are still drowning in stuff.

3. A pet of any kind.

Now then, if you would like to write about the three things you DO and DON’T want for Christmas, be my guest! It’s actually rather fun!

As an ending, I will share a quote my friend, Patti, just sent me:

Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.

On one of my morning blog excursions recently, I came across “Well, Ah Nevah!” at Cozy Reader.  It’s a meme in which you list thirty things you’ve never done.  Although I’m sure there are millions of things I have never done, I’m also sure I can’t come up with thirty.  So, I’ll just start and see how far I get. Here goes:

1.  I’ve NEVER gone sky-diving.  I almost did one time when I went with a friend who wanted to learn to sky-dive.  I went through the several hours of training (for a single jump) with my friend - just as a support - I didn’t plan to sky-dive.  If I had it to do over again, I would have done a tandem sky-dive that same day. My friend did a solo sky-dive that day.

2. I’ve NEVER gone bungee-jumping.  I think I might enjoy that, too.  On second thought - nahhhh.

3. I’ve NEVER been arrested - although when I was a child I tried to shoplift something and the store manager told my  mother.  I was mortified and have gone overboard being honest in stores every since then.

4. I’ve NEVER been fired from a job.

5. I’ve NEVER been injured in a car wreck.  I’ve had several car wrecks, but (knock on wood) no one was ever injured in one of them.

6. I’ve NEVER broken a bone.  I’ve only had stitches once when I was hanging clothes in a closet, and the shelf fell and hit my forehead. Guess there were too many clothes hanging from that shelf.

7. I’ve NEVER been skinny.  I guess maybe I was when I was a little girl - and when I was in high school and college (although at the time I thought I was too heavy). 

8. I’ve NEVER enjoyed having a pet.  To me, they are just a lot of trouble.  (Sorry, pet lovers, that doesn’t mean I’m a bad person.  I am just not a pet person.)

9. I’ve NEVER been a famous author.  However, it is one of my dreams.  I’d love to write children’s books and tour schools reading my books to children - and sell lots of them, too.

10. I’ve NEVER been to Europe.  I’d like to someday - just Italy, Ireland and Scotland and Austria - maybe England.  Those are the only countries outside the USA I have any interest in visiting at this point in my life. 

WHEW!  I think ten is my limit for right now!  That was more difficult than I thought it would be.  I don’t think I would have ever come up with thirty things.  If you decide to try this meme, let me know.  I’d like to read yours, too.

Nothing too serious here. Simple rules. Copy and paste the list below. Highlight the things you have done.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne (One New Year’s Eve when I was single - yuk!)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse (Once in Florida - no, wait I think that was dog racing - maybe not)
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster  (love them!)
35. Hit a home run (In my childhood)
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment (I feel that way right now)
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk (One of my amazing friends - see next item)
42. Had amazing friends  (Still do)
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip  (Lots of them!)
48. Gone rock climbing (Well, it was rocky - don’t know if it really qualifies as OFFICIAL rock climbing, though)
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving (I almost did this - but changed my mind.  I should’ve done it because I’ve never had another opportunity)
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love  (Sad but true)
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow (On a field trip to a farm once - as the teacher I HAD to do it - I wasn’t very successful)
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke  (badly)
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football (In high school - a powder-puff football game - there’s a home movie of it somewhere)
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business (I started it only - didn’t get it going, though)
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie (I’m counting home movies)
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (I actually went into a tattoo place and selected my tattoo - and then chickened out.  It’s so permanent!)
81. Rafted the Snake  (Great family vacation about 12 years ago)
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage (In first grade I was the wicked witch in “Sleeping Beauty” - and the performance was on a stage)
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music (in one of those recording booths at an amusement park.  Somewhere there’s a tape of me singing Patsy Cline’s “Crazy.”)
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane (not by myself - with my husband, the pilot, next to me - he let me “fly” it for a few minutes)
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart (I think I did - didn’t want to, but it happened anyway)
111. Helped an animal give birth  (I watched our dog Coco give birth many years ago - I guess I helped by making sure she had what she needed)
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild (I don’t eat ANY mushrooms gathered anywhere)
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (Hiked down about 100 feet - then came back up)
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days (It SEEMED like two days - but it was only a few hours)
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school (Uh - several times - I’m a habitual student)
131. Parasailed (I almost did once - was talked out of it)
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (I’ve watched my husband and son kill/field dress deer - and I’ve caught fish and watched others clean them)
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream (I’m doing that right now)
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident (I was the driver - I wasn’t looking - I was seventeen years old)
150. Saved someone’s lifeI got this meme from Beth at Blue Star Chronicles. 

Right Girl has tagged The Cotillion with the “What’s In Your Handbag?” meme.

With the distinct possibility that you will fall asleep from boredom before getting through this post, I will comply:

Cell phone
Roll of Tums
Keys
Compact with powder for my ever-shiny nose
Lipstick
Chapstick
A bottle of Aleve
A roll of breath mints
Sugarless gum
Tissues
A ziplock bag with tooth flossers in it
Sunglasses in a sunglass case
Reading glasses in a case
Wallet
Change purse
Two emery boards
A bulletin from church this past Sunday
A copy of the Sunday School lesson for next week
Ballpoint pen
Mechanical pencil
Assorted receipts
A pill case with my daily medications/vitamins

That’s it. You can wake up now.
If you’d like to share what’s in your handbag, consider yourself tagged!