Purse an issue? Hhhmmm...
Apart from my papers I usually have a lighter, cigarettes, a lipstick, a tiny swiss army knife, a little LED-torch, a loupe and a buck knife in my purse.
Apart from the lipstick and my papers there's no problem with getting your hands on when you ask.

The things I don't write about are the things I probably forget to write about.
Like introducing politely, welcomes, b-day-greetings and a whole lot of buddy pms. Most of the time my head is elsewhere but sometimes I wish I'd pay more attention to those personal things.