Working Girl in the City

Living in New Jersey and working in New York City means you carry everything you might need with you during the day. The web site PureWow did a whole article about it. Here it is.

And if you're going to the gym at lunch or after work you'll also be carrying a gym bag. Yikes. Is that why my back hurts? From carrying all of my stuff!?
So, you ask, what does someone need for the commuting life? Here it is!

I cannot live without my Bose noise cancelling headphones. They changed my life! Once they are turned on I'm not annoyed by other people's conversations. I can just sit in silence, drink my coffee and read my Kindle. Two other things that are always in my bag.
I also always have a pen or two. And see the bag in the lower left hand corner?? That's full of hair ties, lip gloss, chap stick, gum, perfume, blotting papers, hairbrush, medicine... the list goes on. I can pretty much solve any problem with that little bag.
You'll need a wallet of course, and a MetroCard to navigate the subway. My monthly train ticket is on an app on my phone. So I always need to make sure my phone is charged. That's when the portable charger comes in handy.
Oh, and my 2016 planner! Need that too! (not photographed) Lots of list making goes on in that little book of mine.
If I plan to go to the gym I also carry a water bottle.
Can you see all this adding up??? Maybe I should weigh my bag...

What do you carry in your bag?

Thanks for reading,