November 7, 2007
Over the years, my
purse/pocketbook/ba
g has been very
special to me. I have used it
as a weapon, a lunch box and
a source of comfort, among
other things.
I can’t remember exactly
when I got my first purse but
it seems like I have been
carrying them forever. I do
remember a phase I went
through when I wanted to
dress like the ladies on the hit
television show, Perry
Mason, so I went into my
mother’s closet and I would
carry her purses or the bags
with short handles.
I never got caught up in all
the designer bags, much preferring
to go with style and
not a name or a trend. You’ll
find that the older you get,
the more you will see that
styles are recycled and if you
live long enough, they will
come around a third time.
You just have to decide
whether or not you are going
to take that trip every time.
There are some things you
should know about your
purses. Whatever you call
it—purse, pocketbook, bag
or clutch—take good care of
it and don’t let everyone you
know have access to it.
There are items you
should always have on your
person, in your purse.
Always keep spare change.
Get yourself one of those
small sewing kits, floss, a
portable toothbrush kit,
tissue, mints, sanitary items
and wipes. Be sure to put
your medication and
emergency numbers in a
secure place. Some will feel
a need to have something to
use for self defense. I understand.
Just be careful; and
make sure you know how to
use whatever you decide to
carry.
And, under no circumstances
should you allow
illegal drugs in your purse or
on your person!
Your purse is private and
no one should enter unless
instructed or invited. Make
people respect your privacy.
Try to have compartments or
little baggies to keep things
separate and sanitary. If you
have pens or pencils, try to
have something to put them
into to avoid leaks or
punctures in or on your
material or you.
Or, you might have a
separate compartment.
In a study, it was already
determined that a woman’s
purse is one of the most
unsanitary items you can
imagine, because we put
anything and everything in it.
Our purses have become a
catchall for everything.
I understand that you may
not have a place to discard
the tissue that you have just
blown your nose with. Well,
a baggie might come in
handy until you can dispose
of the tissue appropriately,
without contaminating
everything else in your
purse.
Some people like carrying
large purses and they have
any and everything in them.
There used to be a television
show, “Let’s Make a Deal,”
and contestants were given
money for pulling bizarre
items out of their purses.
Sometimes it helps to
carry a smaller bag inside of
the larger one, just in case
you would like to travel light
at some point during the day.
Keeping the items in
order in your purse will keep
you from rummaging around
and accumulating a lot of
clutter. And don’t leave your
purse open—it attracts
EVERYTHING!
Equally important, avoid
at all costs, placing your
purse on the floor.
This means whether you
are in a restaurant, a
bathroom or church, you
should not put it on the floor
or other unsanitary places.
Don’t even put it on the floor
in your car!
There are things to
consider. For example,
depending on where you are
something could crawl into
your “purse.”
Or, you could set it on
something filled with deadly
bacteria.
Recently an email circulated
focusing on placing
your bag on the floor in
public bathrooms and then
placing that same bag on a
table or counter where
people are eating or serving
food.
In this day and age when
we are dealing with so many
infections and life-threatening
diseases surfacing, it is
imperative that efforts are
made to protect yourself and
others from infection.
Currently we are dealing
with staph infections. You
are being encouraged to
wash your hands frequently.
I don’t wish an infection
on anyone, but I tell you. I do
like the messages encouraging
people to wash their
hands because some people
just won’t!
Then again, what good
does it do to wash your
hands if you are going to
pick up your bag off a floor
splattered with urine or other
things that will eventually
come in contact with your
hands, face and mouth?
All this fuss about a
purse?
Well, it’s not really fuss.
Some things you don’t know
unless someone tells you.
That’s the purpose of
these messages!
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