It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Mia Tui bags, in fact I own… <counts> five of them. Eeek! I have an Amelie and four Graces, my most prized one is the beautiful leather one although my red canvas Grace offers up stiff competition.
The fantastically versatile bags were originally designed as travel bags, but they were quickly discovered to be excellent change bags as there are so many different compartments inside to hold all the paraphenalia required with babies! As The Boy has grown, I have downsized from the Tardis-like Amelie to the more sedate Grace, which Mary Poppins would be very impressed with. I skipped the in between stage of the Ava for no reason other than I was trying to be brutal with the amount of stuff I was carrying around. However it is an excellent meeting point between the two, and an incredibly useful design with a plethora of pockets still and plenty of inside space.
Now one lucky reader of TheBoyandMe can be in with a chance of winning a stunning black Ava worth £49.99
Inside the Ava you will find:
- 1 Clear internal bags with hand strap
- 1 Matching Clutchbag with hand strap
- 2 Water bottle holders
- 2 Key clips
- Phone pocket
- Pen holder
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Probably the 5 year old chewing gum – sitting at the bottom waiting to be eaten – not in it's packet or anything! Pretty gross but I must admit my handbag is a little like a black hole that never gets cleaned out 🙂
Tissuesupon tissues
my air cactus.
my wife has a bath plug (complete with chain) in her bag for some odd reason
Thanks for the giveaway! My lucky pixie keyring stays in my handbag! I have had it for 28 years and I believe it brings me luck (at times!)
A screwdriver, just in case ….
A tape measure- I just love DIY
The strangest thing in my bag is probably the three year old strepsils, or the wet wipes I have with me wherever I go!
In my handbag (Amongst other things) I carry my own knife and fork with built in salt and pepper sprinkler – had it for years, and had to use it a few times – well you never know – lol! Also got a mini set of binoculars in case I spot anything interesting whilst on my travels. Then there are the tissues and tissues and tissues and tissues and…..
USB memory stick, not sure why I would need it but I carry it anyway
@littleboo_21
An old hairbo ring!
A hematite stone for its supposed healing properties. I've had it for years even though I don't really believe in that sort of thing anymore.
an advertisement to a place where we use live about a year ago.
I am renowned for having dummies and rattles in my bag on nights out (you never know when a baby might need to be pacified!). I now find it bizarre that I carry make up in my bag- wear it? When?!
erm Immodium…..say no more!
A whistle, have ever since i was a teenager and my dad insisted it was a great way of drawing attention if i ever needed to.
Ok so technically I don't have a handbag, only an ugly man-style changing bag which my husband insisted on having when I was pregnant because he insisted he didn't want to take a girly bag with him when he took the babies out on his own. It's never happened, not even once. So it's time for me to have a nice one, please?!
Wierdest thing in there? At the moment, a load of dry wet wipes because my little girl has emptied them from the packet into the bag when I wasn't watching, because there is no zip on said bag, like there is on the lovely Mia Tui Ava 🙂
Colouring pencils and black woodrn taxi – to keep little man amused in restaunts and queues
I'm really boring as I don't have anything strange in my bag at all! Everything is normal apart from two spare door keys as I have a habit of getting locked out!
Mine is full of medications even though I don't take most of them any more!!!
Most bizarre? One chicken and one badger finger puppet.
Squeaky carrot-shaped dog toy kept for sentimental reasons. Everyone laughs and say I should get rid of it. Soon perhaps. If I'm lucky.
My business card from many moons ago when I had a 'responsible' career position, look at it often and remember those days fondly 🙂
my sons toy car
My Lucky Plank of wood my partner gave me when my waters broke!! 🙂
From a sealife centre fun machine, a flattened, copper coin.
Used tissues that always seem to get handed to me from the kiddies! Nice!
an odd sock that I picked up from the inlaws after the kids had a sleepover, every time I see it. I think, I'll pair it up with its other half and then forget about it 🙂
at the minute it wouldn't be too bad as I changed bags for my flight. I think it would be 3 notebooks none work related. I just love notebooks!
so jealous you have a leather bag:-((
Some oil given to me by my mum. It's like a protection oil from the church.
I suppose I don't have any odd things in my bag!
Nothing bizarre really; a lego man torch, a snowplough, a plastic ice cream, half a blue crayon… All perfectly normal stuff.
a sword! its a foam one though so im not armed & dangerous lol been out playing pirates with my little boy 🙂
2 slices of cucumber covered in fluff
i have a gas cabinet key ! weird but true
Various recipes I print at work which I think I will make but never do. Always a spare dummy too,even if not out with gemma!
Most bizarre errrmmm..
Ahah i used to keep a sache of my medicine in my bag just incase i stay out nightt
flip flops
Half eaten chocolate bar
Plasters, cos you never know when you need one for those new shoes
Really like it!!
I have a cat who needs daily medication and I always keep a couple of spare syringes in my bag
I always have dog treats in my handbag, (and in all most of my coat pockets too)
I have lots of loose doggy poo bags in my handbag, just in case! But I normally end up pulling some out by accident at work or in the supermarket xx
A torch
allso dog treats and poo bags
Everything hides inside my handbag….and the lining seems to collect pennis.
I always carry a mini toilet roll & disinfectant spray as I'm OCD about using public toilets
Plaster for emergencies
Plasters… not really odd though 😛
I also forgot to add my twitter handle @mummyvswork to the follow option 🙂
I have a whole collection of oddness in my handbag as it also acts as nappy bag and camera bag. The oddest thing today is a broken toy car that I was hiding from the toddler so he could forget it's broken.
Flashlight
I once found a blooded tissue, that wasn't even mine, in my bag.
umm.. endless amounts of train tickets and tissue lol
Nothing strange really unless you count a tape-meaure which I carry for checking dimensions on things like furniture I a considering buying.
Helen searches through her handbag to find ….. a few ripped up beer mats; several weeks ago we were in a local beer garden with our granddaughter (3) and she wanted to practice writing her name; having nothing to hand we split some beermats up and she practiced on those.
An orange – I took it to the park for Toddle and forgot about it till now.
A 3 and a half year old receipt from the first restaurant I went to with my fiance.xx
Spare socks.
I just had a little rummage and found 2 giant paperclips and a little pot of bubbles. I wonder how long they've been in there!
A wooden dolly leg which fell off and hasn't made it in to the 'jobs' pile yet. It only fell off 3 weeks ago…
Packet of tissues
a button off something I have now forgotten lol
A peg
a lid of a babies bottle!
A ceramic dung beetle from Egypt which is supposed to bring me luck! @01592_katie
The plastic keys I carry round even when I am not with the baby, or maybe the one baby sock!
a torch x
I've got a mini book that was bought for my son when he was a baby called 'I love you this much' – its in there as it reminds me of him and I cannot bring myself to take it out!
Right I think I navigated Rafflecopter ok…… Hmmm most bizarre thing in my handbag would have to be a whistle, attached to my work keys. A remnant from my teaching days and comes in handy sometimes when I am doing games at youth club!
Poop bags & calpol!! Lol
It would have to be a Lego Superman figure xxx
Nothing much unusual in my bag, unless you count the fact there is some money in it at the moment – that's quite unusual for me!
I always carry some Lego in my bag – very handy for when I`m out with the kids and they are getting restless 😉
A dowsing crystal for when I can't make up my own mind (most of the time!)
A torch.
about 10 packs of tissues and 10 packs of chewing gum
Piece of wallpaper in case I eventually find the right curtains and some anti-bacterial handgel.
this is going to sound ridicolous but it was indeed a kitchen tap my daughter must have shoved it in my dad is a builder/ plumber she will have taken it from his tool bag lol x
My partner carries a C90 cassette of her fave songs in her bag even though she hasn't had a player for years, weird.
I have chewing gum wrappers in my handbag which haven't been thrown out yet. I also have a broken keyring which I haven't thrown away yet.
a screwdriver – leftover from my hubby doing DIY at my son's flat at the weekend
Poo bags for the dog – they get everywhere!!
Max's little claw hook thing I use to tie his toys round and grab onto his buggy / bag / me and one of his socks!
some joke chewing gum
A glass eyeball – no seriously – My kids thinks its hilarious – but it stands in good stead for some great one liners and practical jokes !!!
A mini sewing set, in case a button falls off, I can sew it back on right away!
Just had a look in my bag and I have some christmas ornaments.
My phone charger,x2 sets of earphones and my works diary to make sure im going to work on right days lol
xx
I usually have lots of sweetie wrappers or kids school letters but i have a new bag and trying to keep it tidy 🙂
Screws
a door knob
I know I have got a yale personal alarm in there in somewhere… :))) and the rest of the bizarre things are impossible to be discovered… 🙂
car keys – I dont drive but for some reason whenever we park up anywhere my husband gives me the car keys to put in my bag.
I found a mouldy apple this morning ewwww, maybe I should buy smaller hand bags!
half of red crayon
A large reddish rubber Kong dog Frisbee. I cant leave home without it, my doggy is mad for it! I'm a massive fan of Mia Tui bags. Just Gorgeous. I bet my frisbee would fit in the Ava.
Today it is a huge bag of giant chocolate buttons that I bought for Harry.
It's unusual for me as I no longer crave chocolate.
A kids walkie talkie
Not exactly bizarre, but, a coin to use instead of a £1 coin for putting in trollies!
The most bizarre thing in my handbag – I still have loads of business cards from cybher lol (not my own)
Not very bizarre but just lots of old receipts that get thrown in!
dirty tissues…icky, i know
I don't know if there is anything bizarre in there. I don't often use a bag these days, I just grab purse, keys, tissues, lipbalm in pockets. I suppose keeping a selection of pills in a bank's coin bag is a bit odd, but they fit in there so well (a strip of paracetamol, ibruprofen and rennies and some plasters) and it stops them popping out of the packaging! Its like a mini first aid kit!
a colour sample of our kitchen wall and a fabric sample of our sofas 🙂
My crystals x
Being a teacher is would be a huge supply of red pens!
Probably a mini sewing kit what I got from a cracker! Not used it yet though! xoxo
I have a mcdonalds squashed bbq sauce curtosy of my 4 year old in my handbag…gross!
A rubber door stop!!!
Currently I have a beeswax candle my son made with the beekeepers at a recent day out, my daughter got hold of it and tried to eat it so I stowed it away in my bag! Only just found it in there…
uuuuummmm, a urine sample, found it in my bag after my last midwife appointment and kept forgetting to take it out.
Inch tape
not sure just now but used to be a remote control when my son was small as he loved playing with it – was great when we are out and about and he got grumpy!
little lego men
A lollipop that i had sucked and just put it in my bag, and its stick to the bottom and all gooey
Nothing that unusual, but there are lots and lots of crumbs.
a little teddy that granddaughter loves to hold in my car lol
A piece of wookie hole that my son bought me
a small petite torch
A keyring that when you press a button says random things from Carry on films, really funny in silent situations though. Press a button and you get " errre stop messing about" and it's really loud 😀
USB stick… Just in case!
(Dog) Poo bags ever the girl guide 'be prepared'!!!
The most bizarre thing EVER found was a fresh cat poo (bleugh!), but usually an emergency sanitary towel!
lucky charm keyring that is broken but can't bring myself to throw away.
a pair of knitting needles. x
The most bizarre thing currently is a pair of ear plugs. We came back from Butlins today and my nephew complained constantly about the noise!!
A glue stick . . .
An empty Club Penquin card box (Why is that there!) @Bobbity666
There are so many things in my handbag, the most bizarre, mmm, cotton buds I guess x
The most bizarre thing in my handbag is probably a white gold locket, without a chain, that I keep in my purse because my first daughter used to chew on it when she was teething and it has dents in it… Makes me feel nostalgic when I see it 🙂
I have the first cut lock of my daughters hair as i feel close to her when im out and she isnt with me
assorted pen collection
Elastoplast – just in case!
a lightbulb – I bought a wrong type and keep meaning to go back and exchange it
lipgloss – as if i have time to put that on!
a car light bulb dont know why i keep it in there as i dont have a car lol
An old battery that i needed to get the right size .
feedtimes for the local zoo.
money off coupons that ran out of date last year
a plastic bag which is useless as there is a big hole in it
the most bizzar thing in my handbag is a sachet of mayonnaise- it is for my other half for when we go in Mc Donald's as they don't serve it so i always carry one for him.
dirty old socks
A really interesting 'fold-away' hairbrush given to me as a birthday present when I was 16 (I'm now 49!)
a tape measure – invaluable!
A water spray…cools me down or wakes me up!
Being a mum I have a zillion things in my bag. But my fave bag was recently ruined by some fruit sweets for my lil girl whos one. So im bag to using a tiny bag that i cant fit much in. Tissues, fone, purse, keys, dummy(!) and a box of raisans to keep the kids amused when necessary!
A broken watch
Toy train belonging to my son!
mini packet of screwdrivers ;0) (well you never know!)
ive got my 2 year olds play tiara in there at the minute plus a fifi cup lol
I have a small extendable vehicle inspection mirror in mine!
A spectacle repair kit which I bought to mend my Mum's glasses over a year ago – not sure why it's still in there!
The most bizarre thing I have is probably lots of old train tickets that I just end up carrying around! Thanks for the giveaway!
malibu scalp protector!
Lots of plasters
A toy keyring i won on holiday with my husband a few years back! Lol x
the most bizzare thing in my handbag is 2x free passes to the model village in great yarmouth norfolk ……. i live in scotland :S theyve been there 6 years and are still valid !!
Throat Spray lol
Toys! I keep finding toys on my handbag, not idea how little man manages to put toys in my bag! 🙂 x
@LilinhaAngel
Ok I just looked and really this is quite bizarre you know when you cant find a pen or a usb memory stick, well its because my bag eats them. I found 9 pens and 7 usb memory sticks, why do I even have 7 usb memory sticks? And one of them was shaped like a manta ray?!
A nursing apron. Not bizarre as such, but I get bizarre looks when I use it as its a crazy pattern…!
Superglue
Pieces of kitchen roll, not very bizarre, but you never know when you will need some
A purple flannel, it has many useful uses and I carry one with my always 🙂
Probably a spare pair of socks. Which is not really bizarre, just very useful!
One odd baby sock – it was stuck on my trousers one day when I got to work (dratted tumble dryer) and I stuck it in my bag. It's still in there for some reason even though the 'baby' is now 2 and a half and the matching sock went in the bin ages ago. I keep forgetting to take it out.
My sons pencil case – it's been there since they broke up for the summer – not had a need to use it yet!
Packets of sweetener – just in case
Probaly a sachet of ketchup!
Teabags, just in case!
The cinema tickets for every film I've seen in the past 2 years! (really need to have a sort out!)
nothing weird in my handbag, but i cannot go anywhere without a spare dummy for my daughter
In mums, keys to our old house. She says it reminds her to pick up her actual keys when she goes out !
A tin of almonds.
A drill piece! I don't know why and I don;t know how it got there….but it's there!
One red and one yellow power ranger-style figures.
A Cat collar..yes yes ok that sounds really odd..but we have a new kitten so someone gave us a sparkly cat collar which i'm not sure he'll appreciate so it is currently living at the bottom of my bag 🙂 @goriami
spare knickers for my daughter!
Dog poo bags, even though I haven't had a dog for 2 years+ sad I know but can't seem to take them out
strangest thing in my handbag is a dummy although my lil one stopped having one over a year ago lol x
Strangest thing in my handbag is the cat,s tooth
Theres nothing strange in there at the moment .. its just full of tablets and half a ton of old receipts
I always keep hand sanitiser in my bag!
A corkscrew!
I've always got random things in my handbag but my latest things I've found been a whole range of toy cars that my youngest must have put in there. I keep forgetting to take them out.
Not really bizarre, just always have tissues. Am quite well known for it, as in ask Jenny she'll have a tissue.
I've got a screwdriver in my bag, taking it to my friends tonight but its been in since she asked for it last Sunday night.
If I hadn't put it in then I would have forgotten all about it!
tape measure
Several pairs of my daughters socks she seems to have rammed in side pockets!
Dog biscuits! It seems that everywhere I go – friends, family, shopping – I always seem to meet up with a dog (or cats – they like them 2) so like 2 give them a little treat (Im like that bad grandparent that fills ur kids with sugar, arent I? LOL)
The strangest thing in my bag is an old cinema ticket, it was the first time my partner took me out on date and it reminds me of when we first got together. I cherish it and always carry it with me 🙂
Tin opener
Some old McDonald's kids meals toys that never made it to the kids rooms 🙂
A pencil sharpender (no pencil though!)
shoe shiner!
Miniature screwdriver set for my glasses
My fiance's cheesey sock……dont ask!!
I have some Peppa Pig hairslides
Sellotape!!!
A camera
USUALLY TOY CORGI CAR FOR SON
A jar of coffee 😀
pair of child's pants 🙂
I've just looked LOL, and the most bizarre thing in there at the moment is a part off a McDonalds toy! Quite good for me really, i sometimes have alsorts in there! I once pulled out a toy car on a night out in the pub haha x
a manky lolipop that im sure has been there for more than a year :O
suprised it hasnt wandered out on grown legs
A magic wand, that's twice the length of the handbag …..
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biscuits
A 'treasure stone' from a beach in Wales. It's nothing special, just small, plain and white, but my son gave it to me so I carry it everywhere
I always carry this small colourful stone with me I found outside when I were still at primary school around 14 years ago! Don't really know why!