Is your purse hurting you?

February 9th, 2010 | Tips and Quips

A hot trend in purses in recent years is BIG. Purses are getting larger and heavier and we try to fill up as much of that space as we can. We lug around wallets, laptops, umbrellas, books, diapers, bottled water and various other things. Recent studies have shown that carrying a heavy bag day after day can take its toll on your body. This recent article from Northern News explains why keeping your bag lighter and cleaner can help your health.

What are you carrying around now and how much of it could you do without?

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  • Pixie

    Right now my purse is holding a wallet, keys, cell phone, blue tooth, reusable bag, sunglasses case, notebook, vehicle mileage log, pair of gloves, bottle of aspirin, 2 pens, 4 lip glosses and 3 tampons. And it’s a pretty small purse.

  • Tammy

    My purse has my hobo wallet,keys,gum,bills,lip gloss,mints,lotion,hand sanitizer,check book,ipod,I don’t think that I could do without anything except maybe my ipod?

  • http://www.sweetpeagourmet.com Ashley

    In my purse:

    Face mask, to ward off germs
    3 Purell Hand Sanitizers
    8 Lipsticks
    Hairbands
    Headband
    Wallet
    Coupon Booklet
    A Praying Life book
    3 pairs of Sunglasses, in cases….
    2 Lotions
    Granola bar
    Water Bottle
    6 Pens/Pencils
    Business card holder
    Crazy Glue
    2 Ipods
    Bluetooth
    Blackberry
    Calculator
    Hair Clipper
    Crayons
    Small Coloring book
    Rattle

    This is fun! This tells a lot about a person…. If you didn’t know me and read this, you would think I was a mom…. And a germ and lipstick FREAK. LOL.

    Thanks for the article!!

  • Allison

    Keys, wallet, cell phone, ipod, baby wipes, 1 diaper, 2 sippy cups, chap stick, snack-size cup of nuts & dried fruit.

    I’m a minimalist : )

  • http://www.sundaygrantphotography.com Sunday Grant Photography

    wallet, 3 checkbooks, a bag that holds my millions of lip balms and such, a free floating lip balm, a reusable bag, cell phone, tobagan, calendar, bills, gift certificate to the spa, business card holder, clip, mac studio fix. I did however just take out diapers and wipes, an umbrella, BellaRose’s tobagan and something else I can’t remember. This is fun. I am pretty sure I use everything in there. It is actually on the lighter side right now!

  • Celia

    I have a wallet, small makeup bag, bills, hand lotion, keys, cell phone,a pair of gloves, bottle of montrin, cough drops, rosebud lip balm ,small handheld flashlight, eyeglasses case, vehicle milage log book and some pens.