What's In A Mommy Bag?

When I was still younger, I used to sneak in my parents' room, my mom's closet, fit her shoes, wear her clothes and accessories, an...

When I was still younger, I used to sneak in my parents' room, my mom's closet, fit her shoes, wear her clothes and accessories, and go through her BAG!  I've always been intrigued about my mom's bagella, know what's inside it, check what color of lipstick was she bringing, delight at how fancy her purse looked, hunt for goodies she might have forgotten to give me, just to satisfy my curiosity.
Now that I am a mom myself, though I have two boys, they are always excited to see me when I get home from work to rummage through my bag (search for pasalubong)!  What's with a mom's bag that sparks that child's wonderment?  So to answer that WHAT-IS-IN-A-MOMMY-BAG puzzle, here's my own expose!
I like carrying BIG bags because I have a lot to bring especially when out with my kids!


Here's a peak inside my huge bag.  I have an organizer to keep things together. I
 hate digging for something I cannot find just because everything is mixed up!
VOILA! I took out each and every content of my bag.
I'm surprised myself at how messy it could really get without my dear bag organizer!
Here is an enumeration of my mommy bag.  Brace yourselves:



  • Documents - such as school receipts, a small notebook, pens, some brochures I find useful, my Lay Bare discount card and some business cards
  • Umbrella - for the rainy days
  • Foldable fans- to keep me and the kids cool
  • Wallet - which has my ATMs, IDs,driver's license, cash, family photo
  • Medicines - I have migraine attacks sometimes
  • Wipes - multi-purpose cleaner
  • Human Nature's All Natural Spray Sanitizer - I love the Citrus Burst scent.  Good to spray before and after eating and to disinfect surfaces when I'm with kids 
  • Make-Up (Maybelline's Pure Mineral Foundation, Maybelline's face powder, Maybelline's lip balm, AVON mascara, applicator brushes, blush on, lipstick, Maybelline's Angelfit concealer, eyelash curler, lip gloss, AVON eyebrow powder, ELF black eye liner and eye shadow)
  • Elizabeth Arden Green Tea EDP
  • Giant comb
  • Hair Elastics and clips - for bad hair days
  • Compact mirror 
  • Keys - office and home keys
  • Mobile phone (which I was using taking these pictures)
  • Rosary and small prayer book
All those mess above, organized in an instant by using Beabi Bag Organizer
It helps that I have a Beabi Bag Organizer to keep all these stuff neatly placed in different compartments.  My Beabi organizer has a total of twelve (12) compartments which is perfect for mommy bag like mine.  

So next time my kids go through my bag, at least I know they wouldn't create so much mess.  As kids, they love taking out something from one compartment and transferring it to another, just like a Shape Sorter toy.

What's in your bag?



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68 comments

  1. My bag is super full as I have to bring along diapers and extra clothes and wipes for the baby besides the usual- wallet, keys and handphone.

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    1. Hi Dominique! Thanks for visiting! Oh well, that full and messy bag above gets super full also on weekends when out with the kids. The following are added to the already long list above:
      1. Diapers
      2. Milk container
      3. 3 feeding bottles with sterilized water for the youngest and 1 water jug for kuya
      4. Extra clothes for the 8yo Kuya and 1yo toddler
      5. Wipes, face towels and bibs
      6. Powder, light cologne and alcohol

      Mommies talaga dala ang buong bahay! :)

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    1. Oh yes! Super! Especially on weekends mas marami pa! hahaha! Thanks for the visit Mylene! :)

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  3. Before having kids, I could go out with a teenyweeny bag with just my wallet, cellphone, a handkerchief, perfume and a handspray. Since having kids though, I've had to lug huge totes filled with all the toiletries they need and extra clothes for changing into when needed.

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    1. Hi Olga thanks for visiting! Oh that's so true! That's why I ditched right away my small bags and replaced them with bigger bags for the same reason as yours. :) Ika nga, dala natin ang buong bahay natin when we're with our kiddos. :)

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  4. I have 2 kids. I used my LC bag as well as a diaper bag at the same time. The only kikay stuff for me is my make up kit and my shades. The rest are for my kids. hahaha!

    Visiting from Comment Exchange august 14.

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    1. Hi Jhari! Thanks for the visit! True true true! On weekends, mas marami pa dyan ang dala ko! :)

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  5. hahaha, i also carry a huge bag, dami ko ring anik-anik!

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  6. What an organize bag you have! Before, I was eyeing for a bag organizer but then, I di not push the idea since I had small ang minimal items on my bag. Except when I am going home to Bulacan, where I use backpacks.

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    1. Hi Anne Lei! Thanks! There are plenty of bag organizers out there. But if you carry small items lang naman, it's ok if you don't use one as big as mine. Thank you for the visit! :)

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  7. My bag is always quite messy and sometimes i think I need a bag organizer. I also want a big bag but with dividers to put my stuff in order.

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    1. Hi Cym Marzan! Thanks for your visit. Well, my bag used to be really messy and all those stuff above were all mixed up! Having an organizer really helps! :)

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  8. When I was still single, my bags are all small, just the wallet and cellphone inside. But since I got married and started to have kids, I shifted to a big bag which, most of the time, seems not enough because its always overflowing with things. My nanny complains whenever I ask her to carry my bag because its too heavy she wonders what's inside and how I manage to carry it with me all the time.

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    1. Hi Gaylee thanks for visiting! Hahaha! That's exactly the same reason why I don't let anyone carry my bag, not even hubby, coz I don't want to hear them complaining how heavy it is. :)

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  9. You have a roomy bag. My bag is a mess and I end up fishing my things when I need it.

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    1. Hi Thess! Thanks for visiting! Oh well, mine used to be really gulo-gulo and same here.. I also did some fishing! hahaha! :P

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  10. hAHAH I guess, it our nature, that Messy bag

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  11. my bag contains garbage. really. my best friend used to organize it for me almost every other day that was way back in college. i don't know why it always nd up messy. when i changed bags, its all arranged. hohum.

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    1. Hi Postcard Trail! Hahaha! I used to have "garbage" too in my bag until a friend of mine said, ano ba yan Louise? Ang gulo-gulo ng bag mo. Nahiya ako, I started organizing it! Thanks for visiting! :)

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  12. I also love big bags and I also bought a bag organizer. Like you I hate to bring out all the bag's content just to look for a small thing. So I keep an organizer inside. Oh, my 2-year old son also loves to raid my bag for the pasalubong. Aside from that, he likes to get my wallet and my cellphones. haha.

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    1. Hi Mommy Maye! I always visit your site, read your updates on Twitter and FB and you're one of those I look up to, I'm a fan! :)

      Oh well, I guess pare-pareho tayong mga mommies! We love carrying big bags and our kids love raiding them as well! Thanks for visiting!

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    2. i agree!

      moms do have a lot to bring when going out!

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  13. I love big bags too. Same tayo. I love your orgnizer. Where did you get it?

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    1. Hi Lalah! I got it from Beabi, they have a store at SM MOA! Thanks for visiting! :)

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  14. your bag is so organize! :) love it! i want to blog this too.. what's in my bag portion.. haha

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    1. Thanks for the compliment Aby! :) It used to be a garbage bag.. thanks to my bag organizer! Go go blog about yours, don't forget to hit me back a comment with a link to it! :) Thanks for visiting!

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  15. You have a lot in your bag... lol.. in my bag I have umbrella, water, wallet, cards, pen, cellphone, banana or biscuits and scarf.. lol..

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    1. Hi Ms. Journ! Yes a LOT! It becomes a LOT MORE during weekends for I have to put in my kids' stuff! Thanks for visiting!

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  16. No wonder you carry a big bag as you have a lot of things to bring... and, yes, I like how you organize your things

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    1. Hi Rosemarie! Yes that's true! Thanks for liking my already-organized bag, it used to be a garbage bag. hehehe! Thanks for visiting! :)

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  17. I have the same Human Nature sanitizer :) Lots of stuff in there but very organized. Nice! I don't bring much myself. I hate hauling around a heavy bag :)

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    1. Hi JellyBelly! I love Human Nature products especially the sanitizer. Thanks for the compliment. I do carry a lot because when I'm the office and out all day, whatever I need is there. That's why the bag organizer helps a lot! =) Thanks for visiting! :)

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  18. Whew! So many things inside the bag. I'm sure though that these are the essentials you need to keep you going :) I always bring a small tumbler with me whenever I go out. This saves me some cash too. So instead of buying drinks, I just drink water from my tumbler :)

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    1. Hi Farida! True, they are all essential to me. That's why the bag organizer is such a big help so I don't "kal-kal" my bag. =) Thanks for visiting! :)

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  19. Hi Sis! This is a great idea! think I would love to get that bag organizer, too. Pareho pala tayo, I always have medicines for migraine in my bag as I used to have migraine attacks too.

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    1. Hi Krizza, I got this from Beabi. Yup migraine gets in the way sometimes so I should always carry meds for that. Thanks for visiting!

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  20. You have such a big bag! Haha! I only carry a few things, and have a hierarchy of bags whenever I go out. :)

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    1. Hi Martine! Hahaha! Yup I always carry a big bag. Since I'm out the whole day, I feel like I have to bring the house with me. Thank you for visiting! :)

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  21. I really wonder why us, some girls, have a disorganized bag while boys are organized and even neat. :D

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    1. Hi Khimbyrlee! Thanks for visiting. Ooh, I wish that's true for all men! hahaha!

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  22. Your bag is so organized. If I can fit my things in my pocket, I won't carry a bag anymore! haha I am an anti-bag girl. I only carry cellphone and cash. Sometimes, I ditch the cellphone. hehe! That is the beauty of living in a small town. I can always go home if I forget to bring something. When I travel, that is the time that I carry a lot! Ang bigat and I am a light traveler!

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    1. Hi Kat! Thanks for the compliment. I should make it organized at least, because I really do bring a lot of things daily! Thank you for visiting! :)

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  23. hihihi an i thought i have too much in my bag already... :-) i wonder if you're not having a hard time with the weight? i find mine heavy sometimes... :-(

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    1. Hi Promding Chamimay! Hahaha! Nasanay na rin! Thanks for visiting! :)

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  24. well on our case c hubby ang neat s lahat ng gamit.. i try to b organized nmn, kht s bag kaso ung inayos ko aq din ang gumugulo lalo n pagnagmamadali hehe

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    1. Hi Gerilen Elinessete! Same here, ganyan din ako before kaya I bought this bag organizer. To keep everything in place. =) Thanks for visiting!

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  25. I don't go out a lot anymore. I prefer to stay at home. But whenever we go out on weekends, we(ehem), hubby carries a backpack with my son's things and some of mine. Hahaha! Nakatago para di mapansin na nakilagay ako. Hahaha!

    When I was working, I carry a small bag and keep everything small. As in, naglilipat ako ng cologne, hand hanitizers, powder, etc sa mas maliit na container.

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    1. Hi Samantha Lee! Thanks for visiting! puro small na nga yung mga stuff ko except the cologne, di ko siya malipat sa automizer. :) Thanks for visiting!

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  26. lots of things in there! you're a girl scout!

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    1. Hi Gelo! Yup a girl scout I am! :) Thanks for visiting!

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  27. Haha! This post made me remember my HS days :P super liit lang ng bag ko na ang laman lang ee camera, pen at wallet :)

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    1. Hi Jhenz, ako naman when I was in high school, bag is filled only with school stuff hehehe! Thanks for visiting!

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  28. Naku. I know how messy a bag can get without an organizer, so I really need to get one sooner or later and get my bag organized! :D

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    1. Hi Yhey, go go go get one na. It helped me a lot as seen above. Without it, super messy and halo-halo na ang bag ko! Thanks for visiting!

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  29. wow i love you huge bag sis..you always have an umbrella with you? Nice one, tamad much to bring eh thats why pag umuulan naku takbo na lang..hehhe. Thanks for sharing and thank you for being the first one to join. Have a great day....

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    1. yup I always carry an umbrella. I used to run also for covers, nakakapagod and i don't like it that much kapag nababasa and i'm in a hurry but have nothing to combat the rain. hehehe! Thanks and have a great day too! :) Take Care! Thanks for visiting my site as well. Hope you could subscribe and follow me on Twitter/Pinterest/FB too. =)

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  30. I know what's missing inside my bag...make-up. I only have the basic pressed powder and lip balm. :-) I rarely have perfume or cologne as my nose is quite sensitive. I'll have a sneezing spell hehehe.

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  31. I could use one of those beabi organizer. Pretty neat !

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    1. Hi Sanna! Do visit their store, they have one at MOA and newly opened Robinson's Magnolia. :) Thanks for visiting!

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  32. Wow! where did you get your bag organizer? That's why I don't often bring big bags because of how cluttered it would get with so many things inside. Hihi, I see you're a fan of Maybelline, I am too especially their mineral foundation:)

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  33. i love the organizer. I need one inside may bag kasi sa ngayon nag rambol ang laman ng bag ko hehe..:)

    You can check out what are the things…Inside My Bag too..

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  34. Hi January! There are plenty of bag organizers at SM or Landmark or Beabi (where I bought mine) I'll check yours too! Thanks for the visit.

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  35. My bag organizer is from Beabi. :) Yes!! I'm a fan of their mineral foundation and I always look for their 20% sale kasi laking tipid! :) Thanks Jovell for the visit. :)

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  36. i used bag organizer too and a humaheartnature user :)

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  37. HI Jewel! I should call you my classmate then! :) hihihi! Cheers! Nice to see you here! :)

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