Many things have changed in the world. No news flash there. Yet, some remain the same. I’m talking about societal which are often very personal. And there are no rules like those that accompany a woman’s purse.

Recently I attended an event with, you guessed it, new rules about purses. Unlike the clear purse rule announcement before the Taylor Swift concert, there was much discussion at this smaller venue as to what the situation would be. Many of us held on tighter to our purses as rumors started, some saying no purses allowed, some saying only certain sizes, etc. etc. One things that we as women had in common was that we all seemed to be in agreement with the fact that we really didn’t care for this ambiguity.

I begrudgingly took my purse to the car and wondered if I would need any of the things that I had brought. The honest answer is probably not. But the fact that I was asked to let go of my purse was unsettling. Kind of like life I thought. What goes into a woman’s purse is a lot like what goes into life. Some things are planned for, some things are just thrown in while others just end up in there. You never know what you might need, but you stock it just in case.

My goal soon (no I’m not committing 100%) is to go out without a purse and to feel the feeling of just winging it. Of course, I will have to make sure I have pockets, well, because that’s just the nature of doing without my purse.