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The Bag Shot: An overall photo of the bag fully packed and zipped up.

A pink Coach Turnlock leather tote sits on a gaming style computer chair with pink mesh upholstery and white plastic frame. A light, heathered gray LL Bean vest is draped over the shoulders of the chair. A Caribbean blue littman neonate stethoscope hangs on the left side of the purse's near handle over a black cat harness with reflective stars and moons also looped around the handle. On the right side, attached to the tag loop is a silver Coach tag charm, a malachite double-point pendant necklace, and a set of Honda car keys with Philadelphia sports team themed house keys and a gym tag.

The Contents Shot: A photo of the interior of the bag

A view looking down into the bag shows a silver Samsung Galaxybook Go laptop and a black tablet cover for a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite in the integrated tech pouch towards the top of the screen.

In the main compartment is a blue, pink, and green, tropical painting paterned Lily Pulitzer coozie holding a pink paisley neckerchief, a blue silicone cover for a cutlery set, and a reusable straw at the left edge of the bag. Nestled tightly next to it is a pink leather mini bag, and to the right side of the main compartment a pink and gold Martha Stewart for Discbound notebook and a pocket edition Book of Common Prayer (1979 TEC/PECUSA) with a burgundy cover & bookmark and gilded page edges are slotted next to eachother.

In the 3 pouches that line the side of the main compartment opposite the tech pouch towards the bottom edge of the image a small blue sticky notebook is visible in the pocket farthest to the left, in the middle pouch there are 3 Pentel Energel Pearl pens in Pink, Red, and Black ink, and a Pentel Energize pencil with a cyan blue clip. In the pocket furthest to the right is a pair of lavender Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro earbuds, and the top of a lip gloss tube is visible

The Big Stuff: Tech Devices & Books Carried Every day
A silver Samsung Galaxybook Go laptop with stickers sits closed on a desk, on top of it is a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite in a folio case covered in stickers, to the right of the tablet is a pink and gold Martha Stewart for Discbound notebook and a burgundy Book of Common Prayer 1979 (TEC/PECUSA) sits on top of the notebook.

The Kitten Shot: The bag is displayed the same as the first photo in this set, however there is now a kitten posing.
A long hair orange tabby kitten sniffs towards a treat out of frame in front of a pink Coach Millie tote sitting on a pink and white fabric gaming-style office chair. He wears a navy collar with gold stars and moons with a brushed gold bell on the collar.

The Toolkit Spread: Contents of the Toolkit.
In the top right corner there is an assortment of small stationery supplies, tape corrector, mechanical pencil leads, replacement erasers for a mechanical pencil, and a handful of paper clips in gold, pink, and lavender as well as coffee cup shaped and pineapple shaped paper clips.
At the top center, there is a hair tie, a barrette, and an assortment of bobby pins. Next to the hair accessories, there is a small pink emergency sewing kit and a travel size bottle of Drybar dry shampoo.
In the top left corner, there is the edge of a pink leather pouch visible.

In the bottom left corner there is a small silver case for a blotting sponge by Beautyblender, next to the small silver case is an open black case with a 6 piece manicure and beauty tool set that has offset nail trimmers, a nail file, regular nail trimmers, cuticle scissors, a pair of straight tweezers, and a cuticle pusher. Next to the nail kit, there is a charging block surrounded by a nest of 4 cords, 2 USB-C cords, 1 smartwatch charging cord, and an adapter cord for a mobile hard drive.
To the right of the image, there is an individual Duke Cannon cold shower wet wipe and 3 skyn condoms in wrappers.

The Pockets: These are the items that are in the 6 easy access pockets along the inside of the main compartment of the bag.
A spread of items on a desk.

on the left side of the screen, there is a black plastic and fabric portable hard drive, sitting partially on it is a mini bottle of Bath and Body Works Gingham Gorgeous hand lotion, an OPI crystal nail file, and a sample size of Philosophy Amazing Grace perfume that I refill regularly from my regular size bottle.

To the right of the hard drive, there is a tube of Revlon Super Lustrous The Gloss lip gloss in No. 207 Sky Pink and a pink Coach card case style wallet above a tin of 6mg Zyn Wintergreen nicotine pouches.

Moving towards the center of the image, there is a pair of lavender Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro ear buds in their case above 4 writing instruments, 3 are Energel Pearl gel pens in Black, Pink, and Red, and the last one is an Energize pencil with a light blue pen clip.

On the left side of the image, there is an open book of sticky notes and a Lily Pulitzer can coozie with a reusable cutlery set, the cutlery set's blue silicone case, and a reusable straw and reusable straw brush in a frosted case inside of the coozie.

The Medical Kit:

A spread of items on a desk.

The primary focus of the image is an open glucometer pouch with a small black Bluetooth glucometer of similar size and shape to a USB flash drive stick, a lancing device, a bottle of test strips, and a pair of blue nitrile gloves in the mesh pocket of the pouch.

Towards the right corner of the pouch there is a 100 caplet count bottle of Excedrine Migraine tablets, and below the center of the glucometer pouch there is a dose of Narcan.

To the right of the pouch there is a chicken flavored Churu cat treat and a hard, round, black box for a menstrual cup.

The Vlogging Accessories: Pieces of recording equipment are laid out on a desk.

At the top left hand area of the spread, there is a panda shaped thumb drive, below it is a clip for holding a microphone on a tripod, to the clip's right there is a mini tabletop tripod. In the center of the spread there is a black camera grip style phone holder with a black microphone to the grip's top right, and a light bar to it's bottom right.

Bag Tour 2024: Daily Bag Edition Feat. Hannibal Lector

All images have alt text descriptions with items listed, bag tour, and the reasons for each item below the cut

The Bag Itself:

This bag is a Coach Turnlock Tote bag in the pebbled leather color Blossom. This bag, the belt bag I now use as a bag organizer, and the wallet were all gifted to me in 2019 by a family member. The belt is too large for me at this point in life, so the pouch has been repurposed as a Toolkit of sorts. While it is a hair small fully packed, I enjoy the color of it and the balance of it as well as the functionality of the pockets it has.

The Straps:

My straps on this bag usually aren't this cluttered. However, Hannibal has been coming with me to work on a daily basis to get him used to the idea of traveling, and I needed a place to put his harness.

On my straps there is a malachite pendant necklace attached to the charm loop at the bottom of the right side of the outer strap, and my keys are also usually attached here with a carabiner unless I'm going somewhere that I'd want my keys a little bit more secured. I just like malachite. It looks cool. It's the right shades of green, and it's fairly easy to get ahold of.

I also have my stethoscope looped here if it's not around my neck or on my desk at home. I have a neonate size littman stethoscope since I primarily work in companion animal medicine, and I find that it focuses a bit better on my patients who are less than 15 pounds. I do have a regular litmann as well, but that one stays at the office. Most of my after-hours calls are on cats and small geriatric dogs who have standing orders for as needed injections of certain medications whose owners are either unwilling or unable to administer those medications.

Then, the big thing on the straps today is Hannibal's harness. Little dude is 17 weeks, and a whopping 7 lbs already. I could gush about him literally all day, though. His harness was only on the bag while he was allowed to have free roam over the back of the reception area and wrestle with Chewbacca (my terrier).

Turnlock Pocket:

This is where I keep my human med kit for myself, plus treats for my pets, or snacks for myself. Image 8 is the corresponding image.

Human Med Kit:

Glucometer: I have struggled with Non-diabetic hypoglycemia, POTS, and hemiplegic migraines for about 7 years now due to a moderate traumatic brain injury in my teens. So I tend to take 2-5 glucose readings per day. The rubber gloves in my glucometer bag aren't for me to use on me so much as they are to be ready if I need to assist someone in a first aid setting or administer narcan to someone.

Excedrine Migraine: A tried and true beloved OTC medication, both my terrier, Chewbacca, and my malinois, Phobos, are trained for migraine alert and POTS electrolyte imbalance alert work, although Chewbacca is retired at this point. At the first migraine alert from my dogs, I take one tablet of Excedrine and then wait an hour. If the migraine continues to worsen, I then take the second half of the regular dose. This is what works for me, and you should talk to your doctor about treatment options if you have migraines. Currently, I'm down to only 2-4 migraines a month and only experiencing breakthrough hemiplegic migraine symptoms about once every 3 months with this routine.

Narcan: I carry it everywhere. I was never an opioid addict. However, after my TBI, I did struggle with perscription amphetamine addiction, and as a result of having been through that, and having gotten clean, I've become a really big proponent of harm reduction and narcan access programs. There's a few charities I'm involved with that give away narcan locally, and I'd be happy to put anyone interested in carrying narcan some national resources. I also live fairly close to Philadelphia and have unfortunately had to utilize narcan to assist strangers in bars in the past from tainted supplies.

Menstrual cup: I have PCOS, so my cycle isn't super regular and I'd rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it.

Not Pictured: My supply of both instant iced coffee, instant electrolytes, and protein bars that I keep in my glove box, office desk, and at home. Both the caffiene (increases blood pressure) and the electrolytes (increases sodium and potassium) are important in managing my POTS symptoms. The protein bars are for when my glucose drops a bit too far.

Chicken Churu: This was Hannibal's treat for today, we worked on saying hello to strangers and walking nicely on a leash.

Tech:

Corresponding Photos: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, & 9

Samsung Galaxybook Go: This is my laptop for work and personal use, it has an LTE data chip so I can use it on the go without sucking up my Hotspot data, and it's got fantastic battery life. I bought this refurbished off of Amazon at the beginning of the year. It also charges with a USB-C cable which is super convenient since the rest of my tech with the exception of my smart watch also utilizes USB-C charging so I can just pack a fast charge block and 2 USB-C cables rather than lug around 5 different chargers.

Samsung Galaxytab S6 Lite: It was on special at costco and has an S-Pen which is great as someone who's memory for reading/typing isn't nearly as effective as my memory for things I've written down. I mostly use this for notes on patients and my studies.

Samsung Galaxy23 Ultra: It has a stylus and is of a similar design, feel, and functionality to my Note9 I just replaced last fall.

Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro: The active noise cancelling is fantastic for working in busy coffee shops on Mondays, and the Ambient sound is great for getting a Podcast in during charting or longer monitoring stints.

Samsung Galaxy Watch5: LTE enabled watch helps when I'm away from my phone during the day, it allows me to still get calls, texts, notifications, and keep track of active time and calories burned.

Charging Bundle: One 8" USB-C -> USB-C cord for charging my tablet, phone, or earbuds off of my laptop, one 4' USB-C -> USB-C cord to charge my laptop or other devices if my laptop is sufficently charged, a USB-A -> hard drive cord for my 1TB portable drive, and a USB-A Smart watch charging cord.

Data storage: 8GB flash drive that is mostly used for ultrasound capture transfers and X-Ray Diacom transfers, although occasionally it also gets used for in-house lab data transfers when the WiFi link is acting up. 1 TB portable hard drive, this contains textbook PDFs, a large music library, archived notes, and lesser used reference tables and software. It also has copies of my more important documents.

Vlogging/Content Creation Supplies: Light bar, microphone, mini tripod, comfort grip, and microphone stand. Basically just stuff to enhance recording quality for tiktoks, reels, and YouTube videos (coming soon).

Books & Stationery:

Pocket Edition Book of Common Prayer: No, I am not carrying a Bible around, I have an app for that. This is a Book of Common Prayer (1979 edition) for The Episcopal Church. While I'm laity, I do still try and take time for Morning Prayer/Matin, Noonday Prayer/Diurnum, Evening Prayer/Evensong, and End of Day Prayer/Compline. These are quiet moments for me to break away from the stressors of the day. I also utilize 2 additional devotionals for quiet time upon rising and before bed that supplement my regular journaling, however these stay on my bedside table with my primary journal.

Martha Stewart For Staples Discbound Junior Notebook, this is my planner, quick notebook, and lazy journal, I basically dump my brain out right here throughout the day.

Paper clips: From marking off the current month and week in my planner to organizing papers from drug reps, to getting a client printed copies of their records, there's lots of paperclip usage.

Correction tape: I don't often use pencils and sometimes my brain goes faster than my hand and mistakes happen.

Erasers and pencil leads: If I'm out and about I don't want to lose my ability to sketch and use pencils if they're needed

Pens: Pink, Red, and Black ink, my standard for personal notes is Pink ink, while business notes are done in black, the red is for corrections on both

Pencil: it's the same grip as my favorite pens that I can write for hours with, super beneficial for long study sessions.

S Note App: My longer rough notes and revised notes are done in SNote with a SPen/stylus and handwritten out. I also tend to keep spare nibs on hand, however I am currently out of spare nibs.

Sticky notes/flags: great for passing off notes to coworkers, flagging charts, or marking messages.

Snack Attack:

Travel Cutlery set with a fork, spoon, and knife so that I don't have to get utensils when I grab breakfast or lunch at Wawa or the local BBQ joint

Travel straw: Save the turtles while still enjoying my Starbucks

Bandana/neckerchief: No single use napkins here

Coozie: Perfect for NA Seltzers, Sodas, or a beer at the bar after work. Plus it holds all my other eating supplies.

Beauty/Hygiene:

Hand lotion: washing hands between every patient can leave my hands feeling pretty gnarly, so I always pack lotion

Perfume: Anal Glands happen, and sometimes you just... need to freshen up a bit.

Dry Shampoo: my hair always looks super greasy after taking my scrub cap off after surgeries, this buys me enough time to get through my shift

Hand sanitizer: ideal for housecall visits or visits to elder care facilities where you may not be able to properly wash your hands between patients.

Lip gloss: I'm not a huge fan of lip balms and the waxy feeling they leave on my lips vs the glide of a lipgloss or oil.

Sewing kit: Because if your shirt rips in vet med, it's probably going to be in a place you really don't want it to rip

Manicure kit: wrestling with animals can cause nail breakage and hang nails, and I'd rather not have to chew one off. It also has tweezers that come in handy for splinters or thorns picked up from animal coats.

Blotting sponge: again, I tend to start looking greasy after surgery because I sweat. And I'd rather be able to take care of it quickly and discreetly

Condoms: These don't need to be in my work bag, but they're in the tool kit along with my most basic essentials because the Toolkit is in every bag I use, including bags I use when I go out for girls night or linedancing. Also another have and not need vs need and not have item.

Hair tie, bobby pins, barette: just little extra bits and bobs as needed for hair issues, sometimes the dry shampoo isn't enough and the only solution is to throw my hair up into a slicked back ponytail instead of having it down.

Cooling wet wipe: again, surgical sweating

Other Essentials:

Wallet: Obvious Reasons

Nicotine Pouches: I've quit vaping but I haven't quite kicked the habit entirely yet

Unpictured: Glock 43. I uber and doordash after work, I also deliver controlled substances for patients in some not-so-great areas being ravaged by the opioid epidemic. I'm also a 5'5" disabled female who lives alone and has had a stalker. Sorry not sorry, it's insured, I'm licensed, and I take courses for it routinely.

If you have any questions, comments, or thoughts, feel free to DM me, comment here, comment in the tags, or reblog. Also, I'm aware this is Tumblr and that the Jesus stuff can be frightening to see, just want to make note that I do fall somewhere between a pluralist and a universalist. As long as you aren't using your religious views to oppress, marginalize, or harm people, we're good as far as I'm concerned.