I think it’s time for another Kate Spade giveaway, don’t you? Their bags are always so roomy and perfect for carrying your essentials, plus books! Up for grabs is the Kate Spade Haven Street Maxi tote in soft aqua leather. It’s a vibrant, bright color for the spring season!

Though the bag is no longer showing up on the Kate Spade websites, other retailers have the bag’s specs:
- 11.7″ inches high x 12.9″ inches wide x 5.5″ inches deep
- Smooth leather with matching trim
- Capital Kate Jacquard lining, 14-karat light gold plated hardware
- Top handle bag with zip top closure
- Interior zip pocket and double slide pockets
Also included is a $25 gift card to Amazon! You need to fill up your new bag, right?
Standard disclaimers apply: We’re not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Open to international residents where permitted by applicable law. Must be over 18. Though not required, traveling with this bag is encouraged, especially to the beach or maybe a delicious brunch. Debates about the true color of this bag – aqua? teal? sea foam green? – are allowed. Comments will close Friday 26 May 2017 around noon EST and winner announced same day.
Ready to enter? Leave a comment and let me know what item in your purse you make sure never to leave home without!
Good luck, everyone!
UPDATE: Congratulations to AllieS! Please check your email shortly (and your spam folder)!
Thanks to everyone who commented, and may you always have a book in your bag!


My medicine for migraines.
My wallet, tablet and earphones. The essentials, basically.
I always have to have lip balm and tissues.
Besides my phone and wallet, I keep a journal in my bag, just in case writing inspiration strikes.
Sunglasses are my must have. You guys have the greatest giveaways!
I keep an extremely well-stocked handbag, with many items required by my various anxieties! Besides the bare essentials (wallet, phone, keys), I feel all wrong if I don’t have my Kindle, one of my nice fountain pens and my diary.
Lip gloss. I actually keep a spare lip gloss in my giant wallet as well as in my purse.
I always have my sunglasses, a reusable shopping bag, and a measuring tape.
I never leave without my sunglasses.
Usually multiple chapsticks and lip balms. I see that’s s common theme here for a bunch of us.
Tylenol and chapstick
Chopstick! That was supposed to be chap stick but it autocorrected and amused me enough to leave.
Chapstick, my planner, and a pen 🙂
I always have my wallet, bus card, smartphone and keys when I leave home. I try to pack my Kindle too.
Safety pin, alternate earrings that match my outfit for the day, chap stick, kindle, tissues
My work ID, a pen, a hairtie, glasses cleaning cloth and ibuprofen.
Earphones (to listen to Smart Podcast Trashy Books), E-reader and wallet. Love you guys!!!
Of course it’s my kindle. Never know when I might be stuck in a line or waiting in an office somewhere that I could whip it out and start tackling my TBR pile.
A pen, you never know when you will need a pen. 🙂
Cellphone, keys and wallet!
My keys, an umbrella, wallet, music, and at least one book.
A bus pass and a book. Sometimes I wish my commute was longer. 😛
Eyeglass cleaning wipes!
My Kindle is always in my purse. You never know when you might have a few minutes to read!
phone and housekeys. Boring, but necessary
Phone and various lip colors, because they’re magical when it comes to making/faking that I’m pulled togther
Keys, phone, wallet, and battery charger
There are a LOT of things I never (i.e. can’t) leave home without. Inhaler, epipen, Benadryl, phone, keys, wallet, tylenol, lip balm, and iPod + giant cans. The ereader rides in the tote bag.
I’m never without a pen or a hair tie (Florida is too hot for long hair left down).
My phone and epipen just in case.
This boring but true: my green card, driver’s license and passport are always on my person or my bag, along with my phone.
Of course, the kindle app is on the phone, so I’m basically set for almost all emergencies.
Oh, the required basics are the usual wallet, cell phone, keys… but as mother of a toddler, I’ll add animal crackers, applesauce, and fruit snacks!
My Costco card.
My day planner and lipstick.
Charging wires and battery pack. My sister got me a organizer for Christmas and now I just move it from bag to bag
Tissues, inhaler, glasses, house keys, wallet, pen, lip balm. And always a book if I’m catching the train to work.
Keys, phone and cards
An extra powerbank because I’m a phone junkie, and tissues because I’m a snot factory.
Wallet, sunglasses, lip balm, and a small, mindless knitting project are my essentials!
I always have several bandanas. I use them for everything – napkins, hand towels, food wrappers, hair wraps, you name it!