http://www.writingthroughlife.com/blogtalk-what-we-carry-around Journal Writing / Journaling to Make Sense of Life and Tell Our Stories Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:15:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.writingthroughlife.com/blogtalk-what-we-carry-around/comment-page-1#comment-185 Archer Rae Bryan Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:18:51 +0000 http://www.writingthroughlife.com/?p=1012#comment-185 What's in my purse? Sometimes a number of other mini purses. There might be as many as three or as few as zero of these little fabric zipper pouches. Within these little bags could be my ipod with headset, my lipstick (or one of my lipsticks, which I don't wear very often but carry around), my headbands for when my hair needs to be contained. Also, in the main body of the purse, you will find my glasses case with my 10 year old Maui Jim's , a pair of reading glasses and my red check book sized wallet that I got at Ross 7 years ago. Red, because I heard that the color red attracts wealth -oh yes and my cell phone. And then there's the possibility that all those things in the little purses are in my big basket that I carry my little purse around in and the only thing in my backpack purse is my wallet, phone and glasses. I frequently purchase purses, always looking for just the right one. My latest purse is not so pretty but very functional. It's a small backpack with two handy pockets on the side. My cell phone, my keys, my sun and reading glasses all vye for these pockets and though I try to be consistent about putting my keys in the side pocket in an attempt to not lose them, they will often end up in the main body of the purse and I will suffer a moment of panic thinking that "holy cow" I've lost my f-ing keys once again! On a more personal note, purses are my connection with my maternal grandmother Helen. When I was a baby/toddler living in Colorado my favorite thing in all the world was my grandmothers purse drawer. I loved the way it smelled and how tidy it looked. It felt like wealth to me. I would ask her to look in her purse drawer frequently and she would always let me. The happiest day's are when she would let me use one and we would walk downtown to Walgreens, me wearing a dress and carrying my purse and her doing the same. If we didn't walk downtown together then I would borrow her purse, get dressed up and go outside on the front porch and for the rest of the afternoon, I would play visitor, and ring her doorbell and announce myself and she would greet me with great joy, numerous times, throught-out the afternoon. By the way, my favorite purses are red, square leather, hand-bags. You will probably never see me use it because it's far to formal, but you will also never find it in my toss out pile! What’s in my purse?
Sometimes a number of other mini purses. There might be as many as three or as few as zero of these little fabric zipper pouches. Within these little bags could be my ipod with headset, my lipstick (or one of my lipsticks, which I don’t wear very often but carry around), my headbands for when my hair needs to be contained.
Also, in the main body of the purse, you will find my glasses case with my 10 year old Maui Jim’s , a pair of reading glasses and my red check book sized wallet that I got at Ross 7 years ago. Red, because I heard that the color red attracts wealth -oh yes and my cell phone.
And then there’s the possibility that all those things in the little purses are in my big basket that I carry my little purse around in and the only thing in my backpack purse is my wallet, phone and glasses.
I frequently purchase purses, always looking for just the right one.
My latest purse is not so pretty but very functional. It’s a small backpack with two handy pockets on the side.
My cell phone, my keys, my sun and reading glasses all vye for these pockets and though I try to be consistent about putting my keys in the side pocket in an attempt to not lose them, they will often end up in the main body of the purse and I will suffer a moment of panic thinking that “holy cow” I’ve lost my f-ing keys once again!
On a more personal note, purses are my connection with my maternal grandmother Helen.
When I was a baby/toddler living in Colorado my favorite thing in all the world was my grandmothers purse drawer. I loved the way it smelled and how tidy it looked. It felt like wealth to me.
I would ask her to look in her purse drawer frequently and she would always let me.
The happiest day’s are when she would let me use one and we would walk downtown to Walgreens, me wearing a dress and carrying my purse and her doing the same.
If we didn’t walk downtown together then I would borrow her purse, get dressed up and go outside on the front porch and for the rest of the afternoon, I would play visitor, and ring her doorbell and announce myself and she would greet me with great joy, numerous times, throught-out the afternoon.
By the way, my favorite purses are red, square leather, hand-bags. You will probably never see me use it because it’s far to formal, but you will also never find it in my toss out pile!

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