Farewell black studded cute purse, alas I knew thee well.

I have entered "that phase" of mommyhood....

that phase where I no longer carry a purse...or rather I carry a purse, but it's pink with a little birdie embroidered on it with a cute saying about "baby"

Gone are the days of the cute black silver studded shoulder bag. Good bye cute summer casual canvas small tote. Sayonara sweet reversable clutch. Farewell black oversized purse, who I purchased just because your inner llining was so adorable.

Now what adorns my wall mirror with hooks? An elmo book bag, my really large polka dot, mommy-chic baby bag, the above mentioned pink birdie baby bag and a small black purse I borrowed from my grandmother so people at least think I have a life outside my children.

I think I may have left some gum in that purse....

Anyway ...why? why no pretty cutesy purses Brooke? I tried for a while! I really did. My black shoulder studded bag became so worn the strap is now frayed and that "hot mommy" look is no longer applicable when your "hot mommy" purse is about to fall off your shoulder.

Summer casual tote, lasted for a while, but proved itself too large to carry along side the much needed and ever so unavoidable pink birdie bag or polka dot hot baby bag.

Reversable clutch is pointless because now I realize I have no time to get my laudry done let alone reverse a purse.

Black oversized purse with cute lining showed real potential...large enough to carry my needs: wallet, phone, lip gloss, that receipt I felt I needed but cant remember why....as well as a few diapers, a wipie case, a paci, and Connor's sippy cup.....sippy cup.....s-i-p-p-y-c-u-p......full of milk.....that didnt close just right on a trip to the mall....to which I ended up with a wet wallet, a drippy phone, unusable lip gloss, a mushy, yet potentially still important receipt, soggy diapers that hadnt even been used for the real reason of soaking up liquid and wetter wipies. The paci and phone survived. My black oversized cute lining purse didnt....no matter how hard I scrubbed and Frebreezed that thing.


So now I must be satisfied with my modern mom hot polkadot baby bag...which has its good points too. Lots of pockets, came with an umbrella and a removable wallet compartment. I can also conveniently hide the fact it is a baby bag....because it IS so cute....except for the fact there's a changing pad and nasal aspiratopr sticking out of it and a paci pod velcroed to the handle....and you know the fact that I am carrying around a baby....people just assume, you know?

The bird bag is hopeless...it screams "This bag is not for mommy...it is for me, the baby, the baby who really loves pink and birds apparently."
I'm not really a fan of birds...but I am a fan of my baby and she needs stuff....so I carry it.

One day black shoulder studded bag and I will meet again. We'll go to Starbucks and have coffee with real caffeine. We'll go to a bookstore and browse leisurely together. But not for awhile....meanwhile I will pack my bird bag to go to Walmart, with sippy cups of milk, and pacis and diapers because I'm sure there will come a day when the Bird bag is long gone, and there will be no wipies to carry, and I will long for those days of when my purse reeked of sour milk.