Sitting with my female cousins at Ballard Street Grill I noticed they both had little purses instead of the big clunky purses. I sat with my big clunky purse on the floor gathering germs and possibly getting picked up by a thief -- not that thieves would ever be at the little restaurant in Wylie, Texas, but one never knows what lurks in the big and little cities!
After that encounter with the little purses, I noticed more and more women carrying them--everywhere. Must be something wonderful and liberating about the little purse that is about 10 inches long and 8 inches deep with lots, and lots of little pockets and areas to tuck away things. The purse hangs over your shoulder and neck so if a thief wants to get your purse they have to fight for it, dragging your neck with them. Okay, I'll try a "little purse", so I bought one.
I took a look at this little purse and wondered how I would get all my make up, my billfold and my other essentials in this small storage. The short answer is - - You don't! I put my license in one slot and my AAA card in the other, then it was time to put money and make up in the purse, along with all my other necessary items such as breath mints, gum, coupons, notebook,mirror, kleenex... Oh well, I don't have to have all these things with me, so I stick one tube of lipstick in my purse, one tissue, and a dollar in the purse. In addition there are two pockets on the outside of the purse where keys and a cell phone may be stored.
Off I go feeling smart, looking smart, feeling so much lighter. As I am sitting at a redlight, I look in the mirror on the sunvisor and notice I forgot to put my mascara on. This makes me look tired. I didn't have room in my purse for makeup. I make a mental note to carry an extra bag in the future for my makeup.. When I get to the gas station I realize I have one dollar and forgot my credit card holder. A thimble of gas can't be bought with a $1 any longer--like in my youthful days. Okay, another mental note made to carry an extra bag next time. As I turn around to go home and get my credit card I am starting to wonder what the heck this little purse thing is all about.
This time, I'm smarter when I arrive back at the house. I load up my book bag with my Kindle, my makeup, my billfold and all the other things I NEED to carry with me daily so I can have the advantage of carrying the "little purse". Now I feel better. Camera, check! Billfold, check! Makeup bag, check! Coupons, check! Gum, check! Breath mints, check! Bottle of water, check! Might as well throw in some baby wipes and a magazine or two. Okay, feeling secure, I leave the house and head out.
When I get to my destination, I step out of the van with my little purse all snug around my neck and shoulder, and my 18 pound bag in my other hand and off I go feeling secure I have everything I need now. However, here is the problem, where do I put the 18 pound bag with all my essential things in it? I'm back to square one. When I arrive home in the evening after being exhausted from carrying an extra bag, I unload my little purse and throw it in a drawer. I reach for my clunky bag with a sparkle in my eye and load it all up again with everything from my book bag. I'm happy again. Next! Perhaps a purse on wheels!
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