but I can dig that new breed babe
This might be the fluffiest post i ever written and in the most part it’s strictly for girls. Although it might actually give my few male readers an insight to exactly how crazy women are.
I have a confession to make – I love my new handbag. In fact, to be more specific, i love my new handbag because it’s big.
There must be some kind of metaphorical or literal reference i can make here to justify waxing lyrical about a big handbag (and by the end of this post ill have thought of one) But, right now, in all honestly, i just like the fact i can get my umbrella, water, notebook, scarf, huge phone, fags, uni map (i keep getting lost), pretty much my entire make up bag, a hair brush, fruit, occasionally a bottle of wine, the kitten if she’d let me and a pair of flat shoes in there without any problem whatsoever apart from a little shoulder ache.
I’ve never been a handbag type of girl. I only had a handbag because i had to have somewhere to out my stuff (basically – my phone, purse, fags, passport, keys and that is it, I would put all in my pockets like a bloke if i could). But, for some reason i now need all this stuff. There was a time when i put a little mascara on in the morning and forgot about it. Now i know it needs a touch up. There was a time i brushed my hair once a day, never wore 4 inch heals, worried about an umbrella (i had a hood), or cared about fruit and water. But i care about all these things now.
And therefore i need a nice bad. A nice big bag.
I really don’t know how this happened. Plus today, to match the big beautiful brown leather bag i wore full make up, heals, skinny jeans, a floaty ghost top and my smart coat – to university!
What the hell has happened to me? Have i been possessed by a proper girl? And who can i blame? And can i be exorcised?
Kxx
Embrace it. Own it.
Clothes and bags are fun.
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I am guessing this bag has a North Face logo and could be used on an day climb in the Italian Alps…no?
As for dressing all girlie, it will pass :p
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This has lately happened to me to. I don’t know where it came from but a month or so ago I was blogging about how I didn’t feel the need to fit in at work wearing a full face of make-up and smart clothes now suddenly out of nowhere I have transformed into a lady with a bag to rival Mary Poppins and a face caked in make-up that would not be look of place on Jordan. I now have heels permanently attached to my feet and shock horror…fitted clothes!!!
(and I quite like it!
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I don’t get bags. It must be a gender-specific thing.
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Hey! It’s not just girls who need bags, I carry one every day as well. And although my contents are a bit different they are still essential.
I have my Macbook, Macbook charger, spare iPhone USB cable, reading glasses, computer glasses[1], headphones, pen, mini-multi-screwdriver, thinking putty[2], pro-plus, spare camera battery & assorted trays of pain killers, antacids and hay-fever tablets.
And sometimes the odd programming book or 2…no make-up though.
[1] – http://www.gunnars.com/gunnar_indoor_collection.php
[2] – http://www.thinking-putty.co.uk/
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I have a messenger style bag I carry everywhere everyday. Home for glasses, sunglasses, diary, ipod, ipod charger, brolly, gym membership card thing, camera, banana and oddly enough today a Stylophone. Because you never know! I secretly covet a lovely posh Freitag messenger bag, but I know I’ll only lose it or something.
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Loving the boy’s responses here.It seems that boys carry as much shit around as well as us (just more gadgets it seems!)
Obviously men dont get the fashion element of bags, but then i dont really either, its functional all the way for me!
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hahah! I’m loving the sound of the new Kate! Raar!
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