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Ladies, just one purse?

I have had it! am always switching purses and offloading stuff to go out at night, gym, meetings, etc. I am sick of this! Has any busy woman out there managed to happily stick with just one purse? What size or type is it??? Do you carry a second bag for bulkier items like laptop, coffee mug, ballet slippers, spare sunglasses, etc? Do you carry a purse within a purse and the smaller one is for evenings? Does your wallet fit into your evening purse or are you constantly switching things around? Just Friday night I scrambled to put a few essentials into a small evening purse and now I can't find anything. I've had it! How do I get into the mindset of just one purse?

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1. i only carry one purse. its a small liz clariborne one, something like that. its cute. i think its a good size for me. for evening bags maybe you can get a wristlet, coach has some really cute ones. they are small enough to hold your phone and some money. you don't need to bring your whole house with you in your purse
2. I look at a purse as a strictly utilitarian item. I have a brown leather over-the-shoulder bag that is my only purse, and is relatively large, but not huge enough that anybody is going to think it's odd. I got it when I reached the same point you're at - I got tired of buying purses and never being able to FIND stuff. I do have a small evening bag, but it is TINY - literally only good for putting a bit of money, I.D., and similar things in. My leather purse was fairly expensive, but I've had it for 9 years, and take good care of it (having it cleaned properly at least once a year, among other things), so you wouldn't know it was nearly that old. The only other purse I have is a black sling-type purse that I use as a carry-on/purse combo when I fly. If I have to carry other things, like a computer, I carry that in its own case, or in a briefcase/computer case combo if I'm on a business trip. If it's too big to fit in my purse (either the black or the brown one), then I just don't need it!
3. i only carry one purse. it is a black coach soho leather small flap. not to big, not too small. Enough room for me to carry my wallet, credit card/business card wallet, cell phone, lipstick/lip gloss, pen, altoids, check book, calculator. I carry this bag all the time. Unless I am going out to a party or special event. Then I usually streamline down to a mini wallet to just fit my credit card, id, cell phone. I never carry two bags. That is just redundant. I mostly carry one bag, because 99% of what I wear matches the black coach bag. I do switch to a different color in the fall, sometimes brown. But it just never occurs to me to carry a lot of stuff. Why would I carry a coffee mug and shoes with me? That should be carried in a larger bag and your main purse to fit inside. Like I would probably get a large leather Tote Bag from coach, and buy a smaller handbag.