As my soul-less co-editor (she’s a Ginger, you see) and I hopped into her car preceding a recent night out, Terryl commented on the fact that neither of us had made the switch from our large, kitchen sink-toting handbags to evening out-worthy mini-bags. It wasn’t until later that I realized: my making this transition from big to little is a rarity.
This seems nonsensical, as I think, talk and write about handbags literally daily, and thus should jump at the chance for some variety in the accessory. Yet, I simply do not.
With some thinking, I can point to four reasons why this transit just doesn’ t happen.

Seems impractical.
1. Laziness/time constraint - Though in hindsight, transferring a few necessities from one bag to another seems easy and quick enough, in the moment, it’s just not. Not sure how to explain this phenomena, but I assume my inherent lateness (thanks, Mom) has something to do with it.
2. I really like my day bag – Your favorite bag’s your favorite bag, regardless of size or situation-appropriateness. It is my favorite bag and I just like to have it around. Period.
3. I need all seven tubes of lip gloss - Maybe it’s not lip gloss, but a larger-than-life wallet or an umbrella or a nonperishable. (Terryl had a can of tomato soup in her bag that night, I kid you not.) Some things ya feel ya jus’ need, whether you technically could survive the evening without them or not.
4. I don’t have an evening bag with which I’m obsessed – It’s not that I don’t have evening bags I like, as I own at least two of which I’m quite fond. Why then do they sit bored in my closet? Because I wouldn’t take a bullet for them; they don’t complete me. This sentiment may change though with this impending purchase.
What about you? Do always change your bag for a night out? Or are you plagued by one (or all) of the points above, like me?
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