Blurb: Wallets and Purses

I have recently purchased a new wallet.  It freaks me out a bit, because I call it a wallet, but someone else may call it a purse. It has a wrist strap.  It is large.  It has many cubby holes, and places for my cards, checkbook and license and my Chill Frequent Visitor Card.  I actually have some empty holder spaces.   They do seem to have forgotten that little flap of plastic to put between duplicate checks.    My fancy new wallet was on clearance at Target for $6.48.

I have painstakingly gone through everything in the two wallets I was using.  (don't ask -- it's not worth the explanation.)  I have looked at each piece of paper, I have shredded old cards, I've consolidated and combined and whittled away at the wallet clutter.  It's much improved.

I had not one,  but 5 (F-I-V-E) Visa gift cards in my purse. FIVE!  I promise, I have not forgotten to use them.  Each of them probably has a balance of $0.12 on it, and all pooled together, I couldn't get a $.50 cup of coffee.   Nonetheless, I decided it would be worthwhile to check the balance on each of them, so I  flipped them over to get the phone number or website and instructions for checking the balance.  I ran into a problem.  I can't read the text.  Not with my glasses on.  Not with them off. Not with my back-up reading glasses. I need an honest to goodness magnifying glass.

Anyway, I also have a new purse.  I have decided I really, really like these KAVU purses. They are NOT on clearance at Target for $6.48.  I've also sold my girls on the redeeming qualities of these bags, the main one is the single adjustable strap on most of the styles. It gets long, and my very tall BigB can carry on "cross-body" style without it acting like a pushup bra.  It sits comfortably at her hips.  The number of things she needs to carry on a daily basis out grew her first KAVU, so now she has a new one, same style as mine.   MOjo was feeling left out, and I found myself continually fussing at her for not carrying a purse, so today, she got her first KAVU.  We are all stylin' now.  (It's lucky I had a full jar of peanut butter in the pantry, and an abundance of eggs in the fridge. )