My Purse is Getting Bigger!

I remember when I was younger, I thought my mother's purse was like a luggage bag! It was filled with everything from receipts to candy to keys and more. I also remember thinking, "I will never let my purse get like that". Needless to say, my purse is getting bigger and growing as time goes on! In its current state, my purse has everything in it from my eyeglasses to my phone charger to hand lotion; not mentioning the other items inside, I wonder if all of this is truly "needed".

I looked up the definition of "purse" in the Merriam-Webster dictionary; it is defined in two ways:

1) "A small bag for money" and

2) "A receptacle (as a pocketbook) for carrying money and often other small objects; a receptacle (as a pouch) shaped like a purse".

I had to laugh because most purses are large bags with little money and/or large bags with big objects! Not exactly as described in the definition; maybe it is in need of some tweaking. I have to admit, I have a select group of friends who swear that they have "downsized" their purses and fit into these definitions. Little did I know these same friends have transferred most of their personal belongings from their purses to their children's diaper bags! I am fooled no longer by this.

So with the growing trend of my purse, I realize that it is on track to become the little sister of my mother's purse. Yes, a cleaning and downsizing are on the horizon. I have to stop the craze!

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary (www.m-w.com)