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"Ladies, how heavy is your purse? Are you a purse Pack Rat or a Minimalist?"

Asked by CAK 14 months ago ( Send a Compliment)

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I remember watching a show and on of the segments was about what women carry in their purse and the back and shoulder damage it can cause. I felt a little silly once I started going through my purse! I took out at least half of its contents!

So, fess up. Are you carrying your entire life in your purse?


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"I'm probably lugging around enough stuff to outfit a small platoon."
Hightest Level: 4 by Umbalia on Sep 12 2008 (14 months ago)
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I’m sure I now list permanently to starboard because of so many years spent  carrying around all my  "necessary"  junk.   But, hey, if you were ever stranded on a deserted island, I’m the one you’d wanna be with.  I’ll bet 4 people could survive at least for a week on the contents of my bag!

The thing is, I know all the reasons it’s bad for you.  And as I get older, I do feel the strain, especially after a long hard day of shopping, lugging it around.  I’ve tried downsizing several times.  I actually like the smaller purses, but within DAYS of trying to use one, I’ve jammed it so full of crap that it won’t close and then I walk down the street I leave a trail of debris in my wake.

I don’t know what in the world I think I need most of the stuff I carry with me for--I could go weeks without using some of it,  but I guarantee that as soon as I take something out, that’s the next thing I’ll need.  It happens ALL the time. 

But then, I’m not the most organized person in the world either (to put it kindly).  Sometimes I really wonder if my purse isn’t a black hole--or a portal to an alternate reality.  Like socks in the dryer, what goes in doesn’t necessarily come out.   Like when my cell phone rings.  I’m flinging stuff left and right trying to excavate it and answer it before it stops.  I can only imagine what I must look like; I remind myself of a dog trying to bury a bone in the front yard!

So I guess I’m definitely a Pack Rat!  (BTW--Just curious.  So you took a bunch of stuff out of your purse a few days ago.....  Have you managed to keep it out or is it slowly creeping back in?)
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"I'm getting better, I swear."
Hightest Level: 4 by goldengirl on Sep 06 2008 (14 months ago)
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I still need to straighten out some kinks, but It's coming along. Now I only bring everything I need for the day I'm going out. Before, it didn't matter.

Even I was surprised at what was in there. But you'd be surprised what I stuff in it when I go shopping. That's the benefit of a rationally clean purse. All the stuff you could stick inside it.

If it's going to be a big day, I  bring my Hobo bag. I collect bags. I've got every color for any outfit  and shoes and will continue to do so. I just switch everything from one purse to another.
Sources: Me
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"Depends on if it is for work or play."
Hightest Level: 6 by *Carla* on Sep 06 2008 (14 months ago)
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Monday through Friday the average work day purse includes:

 

Wallet

 

Coin purse

 

Keys

 

Cell phone

 

Makeup bag

 

Perfume flask

 

Eye glasses

 

Hair brush

 

Comb

 

 2 Hair clips

 

Day planner

 

Book to read on the train

 

School book(s)

 

Note pad

 

Case for pens, pencils, and assorted USB drives

 

Lesson plans

 

Advil

 

Tums

 

Gum

 

Mints

 

I leave with daily lunch of salad, apple, yogurt and crackers. Come home with empty container

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend purse includes:

 

ATM Card

 

Drivers License

 

Keys

 

Lip gloss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Sources: My aching shoulder.
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"my purse weighs a ton..."
Hightest Level: 2 by baitlady1398 on Sep 06 2008 (14 months ago)
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My purse weighs so much. Sometimes I cannot even close it. I do not know exactly what to take out. I will clean it out and it seems to be put back in before I know it. I don't want to get a huge purse because then I will just put more in it. LOL

But after reading this on here, it shows me that I need to clean it out again. :)
Sources: personal opinion
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"I don't think it's any of you'r business"
Hightest Level: 2 by LibraAngel1966 on Sep 06 2008 (14 months ago)
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Yeah, CAK and avvoo too! I agree! I sat and read that answer, and then read it again, wondering WTF? Why BOTHER taking an answer slot for that? TurboB and Larsennabdo and his Bag O' Doom should've been able to take a space! Both their posts were way better than that "answer!"
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