Task 1: What’s in my bag?

My green lululemon fanny pack is among the largest ones that Lululemon sells. Prior to purchasing this larger bag, I was using a smaller fanny pack but found that it was not large enough for my passport and most of my items. I carry quite a bit in my bag, including travel Tylenol, lipglosses, gum, and glasses. Everything in my bag is a necessity, (at least in my opinion) and they are items that I use frequently, but not every item I use on a daily basis.

I use my AirPods daily because I love music and if I have the chance, I am always playing tunes. I also am always using my cardholder, with my ID and credit cards. I also always use the spooly to comb out my eyelashes, and vaseline for my skin if it gets very dry. Another item that I consistently use if not every day, but every hour, is the lip balm and if it’s an extra dry Canadian day – my vaseline tube. To the outside observer, it might seem like overkill to have four different types of lip balm, but each one has a different occasion and need (for example, some are pigmented and others are extra thick). 

The products in my bag demonstrate that I have enough money to buy apple products and luxury brands like Lululemon, meaning I am likely to be middle class or higher. The AirPods demonstrate that I like music and listen to music frequently, while the earplugs demonstrate that I am probably in loud places, like clubs, pretty often. I also have different currencies in my bag, which indicates that I am a frequent traveler. I have Euros, American dollars, and more recently Costa Rica colones in the back pocket of the fanny pack (that I forgot to take out and display for the photo). 

Clipped to my bag is a pair of earplugs because I frequently go to house and techno shows where the music is really loud and damaging to the ears. I also have an Airtag on both my wallet and my bag itself, which demonstrates that I am concerned about losing my items. The AirTags combined with the AirPods likely would lead an Archeologist to believe that I was a religious Apple user (which is true I have the iPhone, IPad, and MacBook). I also have far more bank cards now than I did even 5 years ago, with credit cards like American Express the Visa passport infinite (demonstrating familiarity with different credit cards). Both the passport visa and Amex, along with my various currencies, would likely lead an archeologist to believe that I was a high flyer. 

I think the contents of my bag accurately reflect my vanity and desire to look polished, the various lip glosses and spooly for my eyelashes demonstrate that I am concerned with my appearance. My bag looked very different even a few years before; I would be far less concerned about cleanliness and likely not to be carrying baby wipes, hand sanitizer, and tissues. I also now carry around lotion for how frequently my hands get dry from washing and sanitizing them.