{"id":64657,"date":"2026-07-22T09:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manualdousuario.net\/?p=64657"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:03:09","slug":"keli-vasconcelos-beat-up-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manualdousuario.net\/en\/keli-vasconcelos-beat-up-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Keli Vasconcelos’s \u201cbeat-up\u201d bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m Keli Vasconcelos<\/a> (she\/her), journalist, freelance writer, and postgraduate in Public History, 44 years old, living in S\u00e3o Paulo (SP), in the far reaches of the east side (S. Miguel Paulista). I write about Occupational Health and Safety and the Environment, I’ve published two books, and in 2024, I sent in my desk setup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This time, I’m showing the crossbody bag that goes everywhere with me, affectionately known as my \u201cbeat-up bag,\u201d from so much use!<\/p>\n

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Photo: Personal archive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>In 2021, right after I switched phones to a Motorola E6i (pictured), I bought this bag at one of those \u201cmade in China\u201d shops. [Editor’s note: popular shops filled with goods imported from China at low prices.] It’s pink and purple nylon, two colors I love, and it has four pockets: one small one in front and three bigger ones. When I take off the straps, it turns into a wallet, and I often tuck it inside bigger bags.<\/p>\n

Here are a few things I always carry inside it:<\/p>\n

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  • Tote bag:<\/strong> I keep at least a few plastic bags and small tote bags in there. This one in the pictures, in shades of blue, was a recent find at the church fair at Mosteiro da Luz (SP).<\/li>\n
  • Tissues:<\/strong> I also make a habit of carrying a small pack (this one’s worn down because I prefer buying a big box and refilling from it), along with band-aids and disposable plastic gloves. (Since I have allergies, I always carry these to protect my hands in dusty places.)<\/li>\n
  • Earplugs:<\/strong> I have auditory hypersensitivity, so I carry these Delta Plus brand earplugs for when sounds get a bit unbearable for me. I don’t use them for walking around outside, but at the movies, theater, and concerts, they’re a must.<\/li>\n
  • Little notebooks and a pen:<\/strong> You never know when a flash of insight will hit, so I carry this kit around for jotting things down. The one in the picture is a little notebook I bought at Daiso, and I got the pen as a gift after giving a talk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Photo: Keli Vasconcelos\/Personal archive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    • House keys:<\/strong> The keyring is full of little medallions and a keychain from a movie (the excellent Cairo 368<\/cite>), which I won in a giveaway. As for the medallions, there are countless ones I’ve bought or received as gifts, including a pendant of the orisha Nan\u00e3, which I bought at an arts fair.<\/li>\n
    • Little pouch\/card holder\/change purse:<\/strong> A new addition (2025) from a little shop here in my neighborhood. There are lots of names for this kind of thing, but I just call it my little pouch! It has two clear pockets where I keep some stickers (there was a time I used to stick them up around town, but I stopped), some English coins I got as gifts about 20 years ago (pennies), and inside it holds cards, a copy of my press credential, and a few prayer cards. The one featured in the photo I bought at a fair at the Immigration Museum, and it came from Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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