For the past few years most of my work has been done from my living room and often still while wearing my pajamas. There were many things I loved about it,but my favorite part of the day would be lunch when I would put on a more appropriate "in public" outfit, grab a new "cha cha" clutch I had just made and take it for a test run to the local Middle Eastern cafe for lunch. There I would often see other ladies lunching. Next to their chairs on the floor would be their life stuffed into an awkward over flowing shoulder bag with stretched out straps and bulging pockets. I would think to myself "why would you ever stress yourself out by trying to carry 25 pounds of baggage everyday" at which point I would glance down at my small leather clutch, made just hours before and feel relieved that I traveled light.
Fast forward 6 months... I have split work and home life, I rented a studio space to sew in and an apartment just to live in. While much of it is great, one thing I don't love is taking public transit everyday. The trip it's self is not so bad, I like sitting on he street car just watching people go by, its lugging all my stuff back and forth, forth and back everyday. Slowly over the months I have been surprised by the amount of things you need to bring with you when you are out of the house for 10 hours a day.
The other day while out for lunch ( still my favorite part of the day) I caught a glimpse of a reflection in a store front window. The reflection was of a huge handbag bulging with "necessities". Carrying the bag was a small woman with short brown hair, wearing a parka and knee high winter boots. With a closer look I realized it was me, the women who just months earlier would have never left the house with a purse that had a strap.
At that moment I finally understood big bag lovers!
I hope to have pictures of new bags up in the next 2 weeks.
Sunday, 27 January 2008
I get it.
For the past few years most of my work has been done from my living room and often still while wearing my pajamas. There were many things I loved about it,but my favorite part of the day would be lunch when I would put on a more appropriate "in public" outfit, grab a new "cha cha" clutch I had just made and take it for a test run to the local Middle Eastern cafe for lunch. There I would often see other ladies lunching. Next to their chairs on the floor would be their life stuffed into an awkward over flowing shoulder bag with stretched out straps and bulging pockets. I would think to myself "why would you ever stress yourself out by trying to carry 25 pounds of baggage everyday" at which point I would glance down at my small leather clutch, made just hours before and feel relieved that I traveled light.
Fast forward 6 months... I have split work and home life, I rented a studio space to sew in and an apartment just to live in. While much of it is great, one thing I don't love is taking public transit everyday. The trip it's self is not so bad, I like sitting on he street car just watching people go by, its lugging all my stuff back and forth, forth and back everyday. Slowly over the months I have been surprised by the amount of things you need to bring with you when you are out of the house for 10 hours a day.
The other day while out for lunch ( still my favorite part of the day) I caught a glimpse of a reflection in a store front window. The reflection was of a huge handbag bulging with "necessities". Carrying the bag was a small woman with short brown hair, wearing a parka and knee high winter boots. With a closer look I realized it was me, the women who just months earlier would have never left the house with a purse that had a strap.
At that moment I finally understood big bag lovers!
I hope to have pictures of new bags up in the next 2 weeks.
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