Getting Real With Shadra Bruce
While I no longer have to stuff an extra diaper, wet wipes, and a binky in my purse just in case, I haven’t found that it has become any lighter – or any smaller.
I often joke that my purse is so heavy that it will eventually cause me to need back surgery, but when I clean it out, I cannot for the life of me decide what I should NOT have in it. I have all the typical stuff – wallet, checkbook, keys – but I also have a compartment in my purse that has extra ponytails so that if I forget to put Anika’s hair up before dance class I can put it up before she starts class, a calendar so that I can book client work when on the go, and a nosebleed kit (homemade) because with HHT you never know when you’re going to need it.
I also keep my Kindle in my purse so that I can steal a few moments of reading when I’m waiting for the kids after school or waiting for dance class to end.
What’s in your purse?
What can’t you live without?
No matter how hard I try to lighten my load my purse is a constant source of worry for me. With phone, a book, a notebook, pen, wallet, hand sanitizer, a mini first aid kit (2 kids with a tendency for scrapes), and my daily planner it gets weighed down. Any time I have opted to leave anything out, of course, I need it. I’ve even tried to swap the daily planner, book, pen and notebook for a do it all tablet, but I still haven’t successfully assimilated and revert back to my paper ways.
Veronica,
I’m still waiting for someone to invent the perfect purse that holds everything in an organized way while distributing the weight evenly. What I’d really love is Hermione Granger’s purse – the bottomless, carry-it-all but doesn’t way a thing magic purse. Every woman needs one!