9 Essential Items To Keep In Your Purse At All Times

As someone who is always on the go, I carry only the essentials in my purse so that I’m always prepared regardless of whatever I’m doing for the day. In this blog post, I share 9 must have items you can’t leave the house without.

This post is all about the essential items to always keep in your handbag.

9 Things To Keep In Your Purse At all Times

1. Portable Charger

Okay, I don’t know who else could relate to this but I’ve always been fearful of the fact that, for whatever reason, I might get stranded in the middle of nowhere and my phone happens to be at 20% and there’s no way for me to charge my phone.

As someone who gets anxious about their phone dying out on them, having a portable charger in my purse is a MUST. And since I use my phone for almost everything, having a portable charger in my bag at all times saves me a lot of stress. I also sometimes forget to plug my phone overnight so this is incredibly handy to have in my bag.

2. Hand Sanitizer

This is another must-have essential I need to have in my purse. Because I’m spending time on campus, work, and places with other people around, carrying hand sanitizer with me helps reduce the spread of germs, and protect myself and those around me.

3. Gum / mints

I remember my driving instructor telling me to chew gum to help alleviate anxiety and help me concentrate for my road test, and ever since I’ve been doing the same

4. Planner

I’d be truly LOST without my daily planner. It has every due date, meeting, assignments, and special events I need to know about and it really helps me stay organized and on track with daily life.

5. Pens

I used to be so bad at remembering to carry pens in my bag and I’d always feel bad having to borrow other people’s. Now, I don’t leave the house without carrying one just in case I’m going to need write something down!

6. Water bottle

I’m definitely one of those people who owns way too many reusable water bottles but hey, if cute water bottles motivate me to drink more water, then why not? I’m always working on my water intake and making sure I’m stating hydrated throughout the day. It’s rare for me to leave the house without my water bottle.

7. Zipper pouch bag

I keep all my girl essentials in this bag such as extra menstrual pads, underwear, ibuprofen, mouthwash, and feminine wipes. It’s important that I’m always carrying this wherever I am so that I’m prepared for any oopsies throughout the day.

8. Chapstick

My lips get very dry so I’m always needing to apply chapstick throughout the day. My favourite kind is the Nivea, watermelon-flavoured chapstick. I got a pack of 2 so that I can have one in my purse, and one on my study desk. I picked mine up at my local Shopper’s Drug Mart, but you can also get them on Amazon for a pretty cheap price.

9. Earphones

Have you ever gone to the gym, for example, and realized you completely forgot to bring your headphones with you? The worst feeling is realizing you forgot your earphones at home when you just want to zone everyone out and listen to music. Been there, done that, and I’m never making the same mistake again.

This post was all about things to keep in your handbag.

Love, Veronica xx