enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

(inspired by Marta.)

Img_8513 Img_8515 I am a big fan of the big bag. I like to feel like in case of an emergency my bag could be a flotation device. Or a provider of Sharpies in a national crisis.

I need a big bag because I am a collector of stuff. Freebies. Like coasters, business cards, napkins, flyers and postcards. Basically anything paper and not nailed down.  Just in case. In case I decided to make something. Or want to wall paper my house in text.

And I am one of those people that likes to dig frantically through my bag looking for my keys and shouting, "I LOST MY KEYS!" and then continuing to thrash my arm around a little more and before sighing and unearthing them proudly. Who doesn’t like that sense of accomplishment?

Near the top right is my new and exciting Blackberry Pearl that I battled played with all yesterday and finally think I figured out. It is quite interesting having the internet at my fingertips AT ALL TIMES. I may need to weekly evaluate my relationship with this thing.

You may be wondering the contents of that green and white little number. And that my friends, is my pride and joy. A dear friend.

Observe:
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Img_8518Beautiful, isn’t it? Sharpies, other exciting pens, a journal, a parking ticket dealio with a helpful reminder of LEVEL 5 scrawled on it, small notes (also inspired by Marta) to give, a jewel that fell off of a cheap pair of shoes and of course, a bobby pin. This pouch is the peanut butter to the bread that is my bag.

Good stuff.

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11 responses to “in the bag.”

  1. Jennifer Kolakowski Avatar
    Jennifer Kolakowski

    You seriously kill me (in a good way)!I can so relate to your post today. Thank you once again Elise for making me crack up. You have an amazing way with words! Those sharpies should start writing a book.

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  2. veronica Avatar
    veronica

    i am reverting back to my big bag tonight. i miss it. and my planner. and my things. (kinda like dave and buster.)

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  3. Nancy Doren Avatar

    my sister loves a big bag, too. When she gets a handful of change, she likes to sprinkle it into her purse.
    You are so funny. Thanks for the laugh.

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  4. Dawn Avatar

    I have a love-hate relationship with my big bag. I really like to have one because it holds more, but it takes me FOREVER to find anything. Thanks for sharing yours!

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  5. lucy Avatar

    i think you have a greater variety of sharpies in that bag than my local office depot.
    and now i’m craving a sharpie spree. drat.

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  6. Lu Avatar

    oh, joy! I do love the things in the little bag. I like them very much.

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  7. Molly I Avatar

    elise, great polka-dot mini (bag in your bag). do you know there’s a flickr group dedicated to this topic?

    Obsession

    it was good meeting you – Molly

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  8. kelly Avatar

    loving the little pouch.
    i’m also a big bag girl. what is this cute yellow bag you’ve got?

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  9. melanie Avatar

    i like big bags too. because then you can put little baby bags in them. what is the book in there?

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  10. giuseppina Avatar

    love these little glimpses into your life.
    such a very cool idea 😉

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  11. Amy Tangerine Avatar

    cute bag! makes me want to dump my junk out in case someone wanted to go through my purse unexpectedly.

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