Downsizing
This is my former handbag, as of today. It panders to two of my affections: Greyscale and stripes. Also, apparently, to my fondness for huge bags. It is a very excellent bag. They’re made from recycled canvas awnings, sturdy as hell and also very roomy. You can’t tell from this shot how big it is, but it’s just over laptop bag sized. They’re designed for cyclists, so there’s a reflective stripe on there. I haven’t had it long, but I love it. Sadly, there’s something not greart about this bag, something I… didn’t want to admit. Something I finally had to face today.
This bag is an enabler.
I don’t want to come over all “Clutter is the enemy of the soul” but shitfire, how much crap do I haul around on a daily basis??
What is in there: Smokes, several lighters, purse, phone, pager aaand brochures from my trip, minutes and agendas from 5 months worth of meetings, sewing patterns, pens, a ton of loose change and god only knows what else. I weighed it. 6 kilos. SIX kilos of crap I drag around with me all the time. Good lord.
So, because i am trying to improve myself in various small ways, not the least being spending less time digging around in my bag for keys, time card or lighter, I splashed out on a new bag today.
Apart from being red (YAY red! That’s my bed spread it’s on, so you can probably guess my favourite colour) and having kinda hippy flowers on it, it’s smaller. Not a massive amount of smaller, but it doesn’t expand as much as the old one. It also has handy pockets to stop me bagdialling people on my phone and to keep my timecard nice and handy so I can swipe in slightly closer to time. My only sadness about it is that the strap isn’t adjustable, so I can’t wear it the super daggy way over my chest, but I can live with that.
Here’s to dragging less than 6 kilos around with me in future!
Whooo for red! My mom always said “Two types of women wear red, and you don’t look like a flamenco dancer.” but who cares!
I like the new bag! I love color, so that greyscale is just not working for me. Something I found with my bag that helps is to clean it out every day. When you get home, throw away any papers or receipts from the day that you don’t need, so that each morning is like a clean start with your bag.
That’s a good idea, and I also plan to tip my change out at the end of the day too. Into a something, just to do a little extra saving and to lighten the strain on my purse some. I end up with a TON of change.
I adore red though. So many red shirts I have haha. Even better about my awesome bag? Was on sale. Oh yeah, go me.
Where are you going to keep your comics now?!
Be thankful I didn’t post a picture of the remains of Batman. He’s… seen better days.