What is in your purse?

Chatting with a friend the other day, I was recounting a public restroom experience with my potty training toddler.  In a nutshell, the story was this - my toddler was attempting to use the toilet with an automatic flusher and mid-urination attempt, the toilet flushed - freaking my toddler out. 

Immediately my friend said, "Post-it notes."

I learned that by placing a post-it note over the sensor of an automatic flush toilet prevents the sensor from responding to a toddler's fidgeting while sitting on the potty.  My friend recommended placing a pad of post-its in my purse to curb any future public restroom potty training trauma.

Brilliant! 

That evening I placed post-its in my purse - and then I started thinking about how my purse had become a catch all for curbing toddler catastrophes.

Before children, my purse was about my needs - now it's more about the needs of the other people in my life.  My purse contains

• Band Aids - to mend minor scrapes and scratches
• Post-it Notes - to prevent toilets from flushing
• iPhone (with toddler apps) - to entertain rowdy children
• Cereal bars - in case my toddler says, "I'm hungry."
• Rice Cakes - for my baby to munch on
• Pacifiers - an extra in case we lose one
• Crayons and Paper
• Baby Wipes

With all the items in my purse and having recently learned I was missing something, I began to wonder what else I should add to my collection. 

What items are in your purse?  What items do you keep handy when you are out?  What items do you recommend other parents keep handy when they are out and about?  Post your thoughts here...