One can tell a lot about a person and their life by the items they carry with them: the stage of life they’re in, what they value, the belongings they consider necessities.
We wanted to get to know three local women better through the contents of their bag. So, we invited them into our photography studio and asked them to take all of their things out of their purse.
Here, Aveney Kandiah opens her bag to us and generously shares what she finds.
The contents:
ChromeBook
ChromeBook charger: “I always forget to charge [my ChromeBook].”
USB mouse connector for laptop
Planner
Pencil case
Crumpled-up index cards for each element and its abbreviation on the Periodic Table of Elements
Energy drink packets: “I kind of developed an addiction to those during finals, but it’s fine.”
Candy: “I would have been eating it, if I knew it was in here.”
Chapstick
Lip gloss
Hair tie: “Because you never know.”
Tampons
Rubber duck: “I was studying for finals at my friend’s house, and it was her mom’s 50th birthday; someone got her 50 ducks, so she gave me a duck, and I still have it in here.”
What are three things you have to have with you at all times?
- Chapstick: The Burt’s Bees pomegranate flavor is really good.
- My phone
- A snack: Because you never know.
Is there anything that isn’t in your bag that you expected to be there?
I usually carry around gum, but I just ran out.
Looking at your belongings, what is something they say about you?
I think the energy drink packets say a lot about how finals were. I got them as a joke — they’re called G Fuel. I was going to get the energy drinks I usually get, but they didn’t have them at Walmart. I saw these — they’re like anime gamer fuel — and I was like, “Oh, I’ll get these.” Honestly … the flavor is really good. … [It’s] like focus-level caffeine.
