My mother in law is THE best mother in law in the whole world, she buys me flowers for mother's day every year! And I love that she does that.
She visited us in Ireland last April from Vietnam (in a nutshell, she is splitting the next two years between Vietnam and America, waiting patiently for my father in law to retire). And as you do when visiting from an exotic country, you bring presents.
She brought a collection of lovely items which were to be passed along to my family members if I didn't think I would use them.
I try to be the opposite of a pack rat because I like to leave room in my house for people and not fill it with lots of stuff that I never use.
I had passed on three items at this point, and we came to a lovely, hand made, perfectly sized zip purse, big enough to fit a phone, keys and a little loose cash. I've seen these purses and in fact my mother in law uses one regularly.
She didn't understand how I didn't use one! Of course it has taken me several months to figure out why it is I've never used one. Although, you probably figured it straight away?? Especially if you are a woman with type 1 diabetes.
I do however, just grab my keys, stick my phone in my pocket and carry my blood glucose meter in my hand when I do the school runs.
I'm a different species; the kind that needs to grab my blood glucose meter and glucose in addition to the phone, keys and cash. At that point, I might as well go the whole hog and bring a bag!
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| This tote was a freebie from the Friends For Life 2015 conference I recently attended. I was reluctant to take it at first because it's a very bright yellow but my "Loot" forced me to take it. It is a great bag - no matter how much I put into it, it never felt heavy! It has been tested:-D This is for you Kim Hislop! |