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- sketchbook/ notebook
- to keep myself entertained while waiting, and also for scribbling down things i'd otherwise forget.
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- paperwork
- unfortunately comes with the job.
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- lip balm
- probably the only thing that is always with me at all times.
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- keys
- fob, entrance key, and keys to flat. keychain from the tate modern, i think.
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- cardholder
- oyster card holder, office pass, petty cash. i don't like the pattern but at least it's resilient. and can be used to hold coins.
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- wallet
- six years and counting, always come back to the same one.
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- umbrella
- bought it last week as the london rain has killed all my previous ones
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- hat
- purple rabbit fur. warm.
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- spectacles
- the lens aren't corrective but are semi-coated. frames taken off my dad, they belonged to him in the 80s.
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- pen
- self explanatory. nothing too interesting about this pen.
Bare essentials for a day of flat-hunting.
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- iPhone
- I love my iPhone. Even if everyone else on the train has one too...
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- Teracotta warriors travel card holder
- This was a freebie from a British Museum exhibition promotion. It's getting a bit tatty now but the exhibition was amazing (plus, excellent posing potential on the tube) so I'm a bit attached to it now.
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- Perfume
- This is such a juicy, fruity perfume - Nectarine Blossom and Honey. It's always a pick-me-up
- Jo Malone
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- Fossil wallet
- Huuge wallet. I tried to use a smaller one but could never fit everything in...
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- Pass card
- Work security pass with zippy extension cord and belt-clip.
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- Paul A Young
- This chocolate shop is near my work - I seem to be a regular customer now.
- Paul A Young
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- Card holder
- Cos I'm a young professional, innit.
- Paperchase
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- 'Be prepared' kit
- And I wasn't even a girl guide. Tissues, blister plasters and wallet with painkillers, rennies etc. Walking pharmacy!
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- Keys
- ...of course. It has a glow-in-the-dark keyfob which is handy for finding it in the cavernous recesses of my handbag.
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- Ted Baker bag
- I love this bag - smart but with some cool detailing. I loved the bright purple version but that might be a bit much with my purple jacket, purple glasses and purple shoes...
- Ted Baker
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- Cotton carrier bag
- The pattern is from a baker's shop in Barcelona - I loved the graphic on the bag my bread came in, so I kept it, scanned it, and got it printed on a carrier bag.
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- Umbrella-ella-ella
- Orla Kiely-alike brolly from Boots
- Boots
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- Book
- I've always got my nose in a book when I'm travelling (part of the reason my handbags have to be BIG).
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- Cross Pen
- This was a birthday gift, and I love it. It's got peacock feathers and silver engraving on it, and feels really elegant to use.
- http://www.cityorg-pdq.co.uk/
It comes everywhere with me and has to cater for every eventuality - tube delays, pouring rain and shopping in Barcelona bakeries!
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