I carry two purses almost everywhere.
But it is completely justified!
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Showing posts with label handbag. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Why I Use 2 Bags When I Leave the House
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I carry two purses almost everywhere.
But it is completely justified!
I carry two purses almost everywhere.
But it is completely justified!
Thursday, August 20, 2015
The Purse Commandments
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I am a one planner lady. Having one place for all my information keeps my life orderly and sane. But bags are a completely different matter.
I have tons of bags - purses, crossovers, totes. If it is functional, I have it.
I'm not one of those women who change my bag to go with my outfit. Instead, I change my bag to go with my errands.
That makes perfect sense, right?
I have tons of bags - purses, crossovers, totes. If it is functional, I have it.
I'm not one of those women who change my bag to go with my outfit. Instead, I change my bag to go with my errands.
That makes perfect sense, right?
Friday, April 3, 2015
Using a Planner as a Wallet: Sort of Reconsidered
I am not a fan of a fat, heavy planner, so I use a tiny wallet to hold credit cards and such and, on shopping days, carry a large wallet with coupons in it. That larger wallet holds things like store discount cards and the back-up credit cards. By keeping most of my cards out of my planner, I keep my planner fairly light.
But through the course of my last two months of doing this wallet experiment, I've had occasions, that are likely to reoccur, where I needed something from the backup wallet that wasn't in my planner.
So, like any good plannerd, I made a list.
*Medical Appointment Cards
*Gift Cards (to stores other than my grocery store)
*One Non-Discover Backup Credit Card (because the local coffee shop doesn't take Discover)
*Kids' Medical Cards
*Library Cards
*Coffee Shop Punch Card
It's enough stuff that it can't go in my tiny wallet (with my credit card, bank card, cash, medical card, and id). But I refuse to carry all the store discount cards and coupons just for trips to the library or coffee shop.
So I put the gift cards and doctor cards in the front of my planner (so I see and remember to use the gift cards) and the backup credit card, medical cards, and library card in a business card holder in the back.
Three different places for cards might seem excessive, but the wallet goes everywhere, the planner almost everywhere, and the big wallet only on shopping trips.
The system works so far, and working is the purpose of systems, after all.
Is a system using three wallets (well, two wallets and a planner) excessive? Do you keep any cards at all in your planner?
Etcetera.
But through the course of my last two months of doing this wallet experiment, I've had occasions, that are likely to reoccur, where I needed something from the backup wallet that wasn't in my planner.
So, like any good plannerd, I made a list.
*Medical Appointment Cards
*Gift Cards (to stores other than my grocery store)
*One Non-Discover Backup Credit Card (because the local coffee shop doesn't take Discover)
*Kids' Medical Cards
*Library Cards
*Coffee Shop Punch Card
It's enough stuff that it can't go in my tiny wallet (with my credit card, bank card, cash, medical card, and id). But I refuse to carry all the store discount cards and coupons just for trips to the library or coffee shop.
So I put the gift cards and doctor cards in the front of my planner (so I see and remember to use the gift cards) and the backup credit card, medical cards, and library card in a business card holder in the back.
Three different places for cards might seem excessive, but the wallet goes everywhere, the planner almost everywhere, and the big wallet only on shopping trips.
The system works so far, and working is the purpose of systems, after all.
Is a system using three wallets (well, two wallets and a planner) excessive? Do you keep any cards at all in your planner?
Etcetera.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Planner Fit: The Importance of Handbag Size
I found a major score at my local Goodwill. A Baggillini Sydney Bag was only $4. Sure, it had an ink stain right across the front of the bag. But I am a planner guru. I could get out a little ink (with a stain stick and a toss in the washing machine).
See my planner in there? A Franklin Covey compact or a Filofax personal fits just right! And there are still plenty of pockets for cell phones, a small wallet, and keys.
The bag came out looking brand new. I've been using it ever since and, well, wow. This may be my favorite bag ever.
The size is almost as tall as my water bottle, but it's a fairly thin crossbody, nylon bag.
NOTE: The first picture is truer to the actual color of the bag, but I provided this second picture for a size comparison.
I realize these bags are usually more expensive (and I would definitely pay a lot more than $4, now that I know how lightweight, easy-to-clean, and high quality this bag happens to be).
But I would have made a bad deal had I not stood in the Goodwill store, pulled out my planner, and made sure that it fit nicely in the bag.
It did. In fact, this bag is about the smallest bag one can have and still comfortably fit a planner that measures under 5 X 7 inches.
So many people with planners use a huge handbag, tote, or leather briefcase. But I use my planner every day and everywhere. I use it to grocery shop, when hanging with friends, and at work. Why would I want to leave the house without it?
Next time you purchase a bag, consider whether it fits your planner. And if it doesn't, you might want to pass on that purchase, even if it is under $5.
Etcetera.
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See my planner in there? A Franklin Covey compact or a Filofax personal fits just right! And there are still plenty of pockets for cell phones, a small wallet, and keys.
The bag came out looking brand new. I've been using it ever since and, well, wow. This may be my favorite bag ever.
The size is almost as tall as my water bottle, but it's a fairly thin crossbody, nylon bag.
NOTE: The first picture is truer to the actual color of the bag, but I provided this second picture for a size comparison.
I realize these bags are usually more expensive (and I would definitely pay a lot more than $4, now that I know how lightweight, easy-to-clean, and high quality this bag happens to be).
But I would have made a bad deal had I not stood in the Goodwill store, pulled out my planner, and made sure that it fit nicely in the bag.
It did. In fact, this bag is about the smallest bag one can have and still comfortably fit a planner that measures under 5 X 7 inches.
So many people with planners use a huge handbag, tote, or leather briefcase. But I use my planner every day and everywhere. I use it to grocery shop, when hanging with friends, and at work. Why would I want to leave the house without it?
Next time you purchase a bag, consider whether it fits your planner. And if it doesn't, you might want to pass on that purchase, even if it is under $5.
Etcetera.
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