A Handbag!

A question from Jane H at UKS Bloggers :

What’s your handbag like? What makes a ‘perfect’
handbag? What do you carry in your handbag? What's in it right now? Do
you ever have ‘handbag envy’?

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Well, here is my handbag of gorgeousness, handbag of destiny. It's by Mulberry and is called Tooled Bayswater.
I don't usually spend much on a bag. I buy something I like when I see it, usually cheaper than a pair of jeans. I love it to pieces quite literally and when it's gone, it's gone.

This time, the stars were in alignment. If just one of these factors had not been in play I would not have bought it.
1. I saw one on the tube and fell in love (it was shades of brown though)
2. I had just been promoted but it was still a secret and I felt it needed celebrating
3. It was my birthday weekend, the one time I felt able to give myself permission.
4. It was on sale across the road from where we were staying - 50% off. 50%!!!
5. I had *nearly* enough money in birthday money to buy it.

Inside the bag right now: some cash, 4 CDs, my phone, a debit card, tissues, handcream, 4 Lush Bath Bombs, a camera (Nikon Coolpix 4200), a bunch of birthday cards, some stickers, tiny cloths pegs with felt Christmas trees on them, a bottle of water, my inhaler, a pen and my Moleskine notebook.