Jori tagged me in her blog to share info about my bag/purse of choice. So here it is, along with the rules of the game.
So here are the rules for the meme:
1) Post a picture of whatever bag you are carrying as of late. No, you cannot go up to your closet and pull out that cute little purse you used back before you had kids. I want to know what you carried today (or the last time you left the house)
2) How much it cost. This is for entertainment purposes only. So spill it. And if there is a story to go along with how you obtained it, I’d love to hear it. 3) Tag some chicks. And link back to this post so people know why the heck you’re showing everyone your diaper bag/non-diaper bag.All right, I am posting pictures of both my current bags. I just started carrying a purse again about 2 weeks ago when Heidi took me out for my birthday. I didn't feel like carrying my diaper bag sans-kiddos to Musashino, so I decided to grab a purse to carry my lipstick, chapstick, phone and wallet. The purse I intended to take was nowhere to be found, so I dug in the dress-up clothes basket and found this little green purse. I got it years ago in an optimistic attempt to lighten the clutter I was carrying around in one of my big purses. If your purse is tiny, you can't carry around so much junk, right? Well, that was my hope, anyway. It didn't last long and soon I was back to a regular-to-largish purse. Then along came Gavin and I was back to carrying a diaper bag. This one is perfect because it holds what I need but doesn't have a lot of room for the stuff I don't (clutter again...it's a curse). It also has two pockets on the side, one is perfect for my one lipstick (Twig by MAC, been wearing it for years and may never bother buying anything else again as I always come back to this old stand-by), chapstick and phone. The other is perfect for my wallet. That's me taken care of, the other stuff is all kid-related...the requisite diapers and wipes, snacks, coloring books, various anti-germ products, germy toys etc etc. In fact, the purse is only pictured because I haven't bothered moving the stuff from it back into the diaper bag. I really do better with one bag and since I am not working anymore and Gavin is with me 99.9% of the time, the diaper bag suffices.
When I left the house for birthday sushi, Claire said, "Mom, I have a purse just like that!" She will probably ask for it back soon, so I should go ahead and make the transfer.
As for cost, the purse was dirt cheap at Target and the diaper bag was a gift from my mom.
I would love to take a peek at the purse of the lovely lady behind Sugarluxe because it will be the complete opposite of mine, now or ever. Me: cheap and practical. Her: stylish and enviable.
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2 comments:
Bravo! Thanks for sharing!
Oh this is so good Karen! I've never thought about the fact that the inside of our purses reveal so much about who we are - much more than the label ever could.
BTW - I don't recall ever seeing any other shade of lipstick on you. No need, it's your soulmate lippie and looks fab on you.
And - you know my philosophy is bigger is better when it comes to purses, diaper bags, and other things women need. Like cars. Yeah, cars.
My purse isn't as interesting as is my cosmetics bag, which reveals a lot about my life now too.
Eye wrinkle serum. Age defying foundation, and always, always, cover up.
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