Commonalities

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What do all of these pictures have in common? The crossbody bags! I have been looking for an alternative to carrying around one of my huge purses for days I don't feel like carrying the kitchen sink, a pet elephant and a full set of tools, or for going out with friends. My first idea was to get a callet but I haven't seen them in stores, so I thought that I could use a blackberry skin instead. However, I found that this didn't work out because there was not enough excess on the sides for it to stay securely on my phone once I had placed my ID and debit card under it. As I was complaining about this to my mom, she said that I should just use my small crossbody bag. Which I originally dismissed because I thought that I wouldn't want to always have to have a bag, and also because not everything goes with my pink one. Then I realized I was forgetting about needing my keys, and probably wanting to have lipstick, etc, and I realized that maybe just finding a few budget friendly crossbody bags WOULD be a smart investment.

First step...Smaller wallet. I am currently eyeing this one, as I love my current Fossil wallet to bits, and this one looks like it will carry the things I need while still being small enough to fit into smaller bags.

What kinds of bags do you like to carry? And what are the essentials you carry with you?