Quick and Current...

Currently I'm cleaning out my diaper bag. A friend gave K's a ton of board books that her children had outgrown, and a lot of them are tiny. It inspired me to work on the toy bags I had been planning, which I'll try to post about tomorrow. Anyways, that meant I had to gather all of K's "on the go" toys up, perfect time to clean out my diaper bag. And by that I of course mean the only way I could find them all was by cleaning out my diaper bag.

In My Diaper Bag (before cleaning):

• 4 lip balms (3 Burts Bees, 1 that doesn't work)
• 4 random key tags
• 4 binkies
• 4 AA batteries
• 2 balls (yellow one that rattles, blue one that doesn't)
• 2 packets of important paperwork
• 2 pens
• 2 containers of hand sanitizer
• 2 handfuls of trash
• 1 random rattle 
• 1 car 
• 1 Dora Figurine
• 1 Cat Figurine
• 1 toy screwdriver
• 1 pair of K's sunglasses
• My old sunglasses
• My new sunglasses case, sans sunglasses
• 1 Brita water bottle
• 1 wipe case full of Lysol wipes
• 1 empty wipe case 
• 1 diaper
• Wallet
• Spare change, bobby pins and a spare key. 
• My camera
• Mini first aid kit (with alcohol wipes, band-aids, thermometer, pen and paper, back up Tylenol, aspirin, ibuprofen, and antibiotic gel stuffs)
• Make up bag (with main bottle of Tylenol, and other medication)
• Coupon book
• Phone list
• Disposable changing pad
• Tissue pack
• Stroller straps and Shoulder strap for purse. 
• Altoids
• 1/2 a Twix

In My Diaper Bag (after cleaning):

• 3 lip balms
• 4 binkies
• 4 AA batteries
• 1 packet of important paperwork
• 2 pens
• 2 containers of hand sanitizer
• 1 pair of K's sunglasses
• My new sunglasses case, sans sunglasses
• 1 Brita water bottle
• 1 wipe case full of Lysol wipes
• 1 wipe case of regular wipes
• 1 diaper
• Wallet
• Spare change, bobby pins and a spare key. 
• My camera
• Mini first aid kit (with alcohol wipes, band-aids, thermometer, pen and paper, back up Tylenol, aspirin, ibuprofen, and antibiotic gel stuffs)
• Make up bag (with main bottle of Tylenol, and other medication)
• Coupon book
• Phone list
• Disposable changing pad
• Tissue pack
• Stroller straps and Shoulder strap for purse. 
• Toy bag (Ziploc containing 4 books, 3 random toys)
• 2 mini cliff bars

Significant downsizing right? I know what you're thinking, "That's downsized?" Yes, if you have a vagina there is a good chance you'll understand why I still need to carry 3 separate lip balms (color, texture, and back up). 4 binkies are a little excessive I agree, but I rather be safe than sorry. And finally 2 containers of hand sanitizer is simple: I keep the good stuff for myself, and make the randoms use the stinky rubbing alcohol kind.

Of course this isn't including the snacks or drinks for K I usually carry. Or the 3 extra diapers I always stuff in before we run out the door.

And very soon there will be a little bag of back up clothes, another 6 or so diapers, possibly a bottle and formula container, and a infant toy or two. So yeah, this is downsized!