{"id":39195,"date":"2021-10-13T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=39195"},"modified":"2021-10-14T12:24:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:24:37","slug":"whats-not-in-my-bag-ramona-pringle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-not-in-my-bag-ramona-pringle\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s (not) in my bag? \u2014 Ramona Pringle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sign up here<\/a>\u00a0to get\u00a0What\u2019s in my bag?\u00a0a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a professor, a media maker and journalist. I spend my days as Director of the\u00a0Creative School Innovation Studio<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0Ryerson University*<\/a>\u00a0which is an amazing (now very much hybrid) hub devoted to innovation and entrepreneurship within the creative industries. I am also a mom to a toddler, which I mention because it has a direct correlation to what is usually in my bag .<\/p>\n

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Some backstory:<\/strong> In the time BC (before Covid, before child) I carried around a huge bag. My bag was big enough to comfortably hold a laptop, laptop charger, some food, water, a notepad, keys, pens (probably a few), a small bag with lipstick and powder (2-3 days I\u2019d do a news hit so these were the basics to have on hand to go from in-the-trenches self to tv self).<\/p>\n

When I had a baby everything changed. All of a sudden I had a diaper bag.\u00a0(Because it feels relevant, here is a\u00a0link<\/a>\u00a0to my pick At first I got another model that was stylish in black with gold hardware, but it never closed properly. This one looks like a backpack and holds an amazing amount of stuff comfortably and even has insulated sections.)<\/p>\n

But I digress \u2014 once I had a diaper bag to carry around, my relationship to a (giant) purse changed dramatically. My purse at this point became something tiny with just the basics for me: phone, keys, cards, and a lipstick.<\/p>\n

\"wimb1\"<\/p>\n

Then I discovered something magical:<\/p>\n

\"bandolier\"<\/p>\n

Item #1\u00a0phone cases with carrying chains and card slots.<\/strong>\u00a0This was a life changing discovery. I got my first one off Amazon, but then discovered a female-founded brand called\u00a0Bandolier<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>that specializes in this and just this. I really do feel this is revolutionary design; it\u2019s so simple, but so much of our lives are contained within our phones, I think the whole concept of a purse needs an overhaul. I\u2019m on my third product from Bandolier now. Originally, the case I bought only contained my phone and a few cards, and while I always wished it could carry just a tiny bit more, it started me on a journey of less that I\u2019ve never turned back from. I now have a new model, which is a phone case that clips by chains to a small purse, which is pictured.<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s item number one, and as I said, it really is life changing.<\/p>\n

For the next few items, instead of focusing on what\u2019s in my bag, let me focus on what\u2019s no longer there:<\/p>\n

\"app\"<\/p>\n

Item #2\u00a0August Keyless home entry<\/strong><\/a>. Just like I was previously prone to filling my purse no matter how extra large it may be (seriously, I think I verged on overnight bag at one point), my key ring also tended to just amass key-clutter. Once we switched to a digital home entry system, I found that I didn\u2019t really\u00a0need<\/em>\u00a0to be carrying around most of those other keys. There are other brands out there, but the basics with August is that you can use an app on your phone to lock\/unlock the door, or a keypad. So, see ya\u2019 clunky keys.<\/p>\n

Item #3 digital wallet<\/strong>. I\u2019m far from the only one who uses a digital wallet so it feels a bit silly to include it, but it is worth noting, I no longer use a wallet. Thanks in part to the pandemic, I rarely carry cash, and now, all of my credit cards are stored on my phone. I carry my drivers license, my health card, and my daughter\u2019s health card (Canadian over here, hi). I\u2019m waiting for the rollout that makes all of those essentials digital, too. I anticipate Covid will expedite that process, especially with the roll out of digital vaccine passports.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Covid, since the start of the pandemic, I rarely take my laptop anywhere and have just learned new ways to use my phone and cloud solutions when I do need to leave the house for anything work related. So what is still in my bag?<\/p>\n

\"masks\"<\/p>\n

Item #4\u00a0a mask for me, and a mask for my daughter.<\/strong>\u00a0I started off with reusable fabric options (my faves are these from\u00a0Kitsch<\/a>, another woman-led brand,\u00a0very soft and breathable), but since the rise if Delta I now often opt for a KN95. My daughter had cloth masks as well, but now that she has started kindergarten I\u2019ve gotten disposable ones because she\u2019s more comfortable in them and they seem to stay dryer on her face all day. I also recommend a\u00a0lanyard\u00a0for kids who are wearing masks all day. Here\u2019s\u00a0the pack I got<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"glossier\"<\/p>\n

Item #5 lipstick<\/strong>. Is it vain? I don\u2019t know. I like the feel of lipstick on my lips and like fun bright colours. But masks and lipstick are not mutually conducive, because anything that\u2019s on your lips rubs off onto the inside of the mask. I guess this is a cry for help. I find all day, smudge-free lipsticks to be uncomfortable and drying. So instead of a link, consider this an open solicitation: has anyone found the solution to this? Something that won\u2019t feel dry but that also won\u2019t rub off on my mask? Thanks in advance \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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