The trend of the oversize purse is slowly waning, but let's face it — a big bag seems practical. You need somewhere to stow all your stuff. The problem is heavy handbags can cause back, shoulder, and neck pain and possibly lead to arthritis.
I suggest you go through your purse and lighten your load. Take five minutes and remove all non-essential items. Clean out your wallet too and get rid of credit cards you don't use regularly and business cards you no longer need. The same goes for receipts. If you're changing handbags as the seasons change, take the opportunity to figure out what you truly need to carry and what is just weighing you down.
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Good tip! My bag is always too heavy and filled with useless stuff...
1Oh man, my purse is always so jam packed with stuff that it weighs a ton! I keep magazines, a makeup bag, lotion, hand sanitizer, my wallet, lip balm, and tons of other stuff in there. I should probably go through it and get rid of the extra stuff though...it could definitely stand to be a bit lighter.
2I think I definitely need to do this. The problem is I think I have too many "essential" things lol.
3I do carry everything I think it's essential. lol
4And the problem is, all those things ARE essential.
5This is why I started carrying a mini-backpack instead of a purse. It may not be chic, but all of my stuff is equally divided between both shoulders and it's small enough so I can't overfill it!
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