I’d love to hear about your quirky habits.
One of mine is that when I’m out in nature I tend to collect cool looking rocks, sticks, cones etc. My window sills have become a geology exhibit (and I have zero clue about what I’m collecting, I just go by “ooh shiny”) and more often than not I’ll have small rocks in my pockets, bags, backpacks etc etc
I love to backpack and got surprised by how useful having stuff with me was. Now I wear a daypack every day and keep random odd things in it. I have a rain coat, a thin pullover, my medication, a first aid kit, a cpr shield, a water bottle, my workout plan and workout book to record them in, and even a tiny multitool (gerber dime). I sometimes refer to it as my “murse” as a joke (man purse), but I just find having that stuff with me to be incredibly useful.
Do men not usually do this? Where were you leaving your medication before? Did you never bring a water bottle with you?
I’m a woman and one of my biggest stressors is my bag, it hurts my back to carry and I still forget tons of stuff that I need. I don’t have a car so I don’t have anywhere convenient to leave things when I’m out or at work.
I have a small shoulder bag but feel the same. In UK weather having a thin rolled up coat is indispensible, a water bottle, wet wipes, headphones, mobile battery, lozenges, basic medication, bottle opener etc. Comes in handy. Men have pockets sure but there’s only so much you can stuff in there.
The only problem is when it gets cold enough that I might need a pullover but might not. A bigger bag might be useful.