As I waited in the doctor's office one time, they had a television showing medical videos and information while you waited. A woman came on moaning about her purse and how impractical it was for the things she needed to carry around. She then went on to a really funny comedy bit, pulling things out of that purse to show why she carried a huge bag. An overstuffed makeup bag gave way to a crammed wallet which gave way to a myriad of other things that had no business being in a purse, such as a bag of groceries (snacks), a complete encyclopedia (to answer the millions of questions her kids constantly ask her) and a full size pillow (so she could catch up on her sleep while waiting at soccer practice).
Mackenzie is not yet three and a half, and she is completely potty trained, and has been for about three to four months. Occasional accidents occur, but I haven't had to carry a diaper bag for about three months. When I did carry it, my wallet, keys, etc. went into a pocket in the diaper bag that was earmarked for my stuff only.
Since I've been diaper bag free, I haven't been able to find one purse that would work for me. Men won't find this amazing at all, since all they worry about is their wallet (and I'm currently wallet challenged as well), and they don't understand the logistics of carrying more than a wallet, but my husband has no problem asking me for a baby wipe, then if I've got a snack for our daughter, and if he can borrow a dollar so he doesn't have to break his twenty. How am I supposed to carry all this in one purse?
Today, I am kid free until 3:00 p.m. I'll be leaving here shortly to go to the grocery store and do some miscellaneous errands. I don't need to carry baby wipes, or snacks, or crayons and paper today. So I switch to a smaller purse, not nearly as bulky. That purse will work only today, since the weekend is coming up it will definitely need to hold more things tomorrow. But tomorrow, we're going to the fair. That requires free hands to hold drinks, ride tickets, food, so the backpack purse will be required tomorrow. Not the biggest purse I own, but it will work tomorrow, since I won't have to carry snacks and crayons, but definitely will need to carry baby wipes.
I am the PTA President this year at David's school. I've got two big binders filled with information that I need to know and have at hand, and occasionally will need to take to school for meetings. I've been looking for a decent bag I can use to carry them, something with strong handles and a strong bottom, very practical, nothing flashy or loud, and something that isn't going to cost $200. I'd like to get something I'd use after it doesn't need to carry binders anymore, I don't want a bag just to have a bag. I can't find one. They're not large enough for what I need, or I don't see them lasting more than three months. There are lots of neon greens and bright pinks, those hot colors are popular right now and they're not me. Even designer handbag makers such as Dooney and Bourke are using those colors right now and if I were 25 and single, I could make it work, but then I wouldn't need the bag I'm looking for, right. I'm 37 with two kids and while I don't feel particularly old, I get the idea that the cute pink bag would make me a laughingstock.
Practicality is necessary at this point in my life. The designer bags were great, and although I never had a crocodile bag, I admired them from afar, and the sleek, shiny, handbags were always spectacular. I see the very small, petite bags that can hold a pencil on the arms of a 19 year old and I think "Very cute!" But at that point, at 19, there is only the beginning of a life to be carried around and the small purse works. Could somebody please make a bag for me?
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