Thanks, I am loving hearing about everyone's purse-and-bag-habits!

I haven't been able to decide what to do with the one that I bought, as I'm stuck going absolutely crazy trying to replace the car now too (lots of stress, and I'm apparently super indecisive -who knew, right?! )

So, it's still sitting on a chair in my room, looking kind of sad. My sister thinks that I should just start using it, and that I'll get used to it. I don't know though, it feels oddly big, and the handles slip off my shoulder, but aren't removable to replace with a cross body strap. If I keep it, I'm wondering if I should just... take it somewhere and ask them to remove the shorter handles, so they're not in the way?

I'd love to keep looking, but I've spent SO MUCH TIME looking at purses... like, to the point that when I tried to sleep, I could see pictures of purses floating in my head!

Access_Denied - Thanks! Your big bags with lots of pockets sound awesome! I bet your handbag is just lovely too... is it hard to do the maintenance/upkeep? I'm looking at leather, but have never owned a leather purse - so I'm not sure what's involved in taking care of it?

Unaluna - Ha! You know, they have all kinds of "convertible" bags now... some look really nice, but still sneakily convert to a backpack for carrying convenience! I definitely get the appeal, sometimes having to carry something so inconvenient and uncomfortable!

Sorry you're not using your briefcases! Do you think you ever will? Maybe you could sell them on ebay, and put the cash towards something that will bring you more joy?!

VerMOZZica - Thanks! How do you deal with swapping purses when you have more than one? Is it a pain? (Maybe I'm just super lazy?!)

Nammu - Ah, that cloth hippie bag sounds perfect, and like a great size too! I think that cross-body makes a lot of sense too, to free up your hands and keep the purse securely attached to your body. Having 4-5 black bags... I get it! I'm really trying to avoid that, but gosh, it's so hard to find something that I like (as much as my old bag).

SlumberKitty - Thanks, and me too (re: purse shopping). It's so not fun! I think it might be more fun if it didn't feel like an emergency (like "oh no, my bag is falling apart - so I MUST find a replacement!"). It's so much harder feeling than it should be though! What do your friend and niece think of Kate Spade? I've seen some cute designs, and my sister has one she really likes... but the one that I saw had two large section with NO closure (no zip, but also no snap or anything!). I'm pretty casual, I could see tossing the bag somewhere and having everything just pour out (eek!).

Bpcyclist - Awesome! That sounds perfect and useful!