RebeccaH
2008-04-01 11:33:32
I stopped carrying a purse when I retired, for the very same reasons you cited, Dr. Helen. I don’t need to haul along everything I can cram into a bag. Now I refuse to buy clothing without pockets for a wallet, a small, fold-up brush (available in any big box drug store), my keys, my fold-up reading glasses, and a cell phone. Anything else I need I keep in the car. Occasionally, if I’m out with my husband or going somewhere special, I’ll slip in a tube of lipstick, and sacrifice one of the other items if I need to. If I’m traveling any distance that requires more, I have a small back pack. It’s been incredibly freeing to realize I don’t need as much as I thought I did.
