Welcome Back To A New Year of Charity Shopping!

Happy New Year to you all!  I went out to do my usual shopping today and dropped into Life Line at Logan Central for the first time in about a month or so; and was greeted with a few lovely things that I thought would be lovely to own.  

First, though, I found I was in great need of a new handbag; a handbag that would be taken everywhere and would fit everything in it.  So, I picked up the first on off the top shelf and found a 'Tosca' bag... a leather one!  It was in a great condition and at a great price of $20.  So, I tucked that under my arm.  

I rummaged through some of the boxes and found a pink Lipstick Purse and it was in good condition.  I always love finding these as I can find uses for them over the time I have them.  It was the most gorgeous colour with green and blue flowers all over it.

I looked through the glass cases and found a keyring/locket with a very familiar face on it:  The Elegant Lady - the very same one I have as a coin purse - came as a keyring/locket as well!  So, I nabbed that out of the case.  So, with my three collectables in hand, I handed over my keycard and purchased them all.  It was great to have them in my bag.

Once outside, I went to a nearby seat, swapped over all my stuff from the old Pinelands bag to the new Tosca bag and then took the old handbag inside to be resold.  I would rather somebody else have my preloved bag; as I have taken care of it as well as I can and it will have looked just as good when I hand it back.  Well, I hope you have found some goodies over the holiday period... if you have, leave a comment and let us know about it.  Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed your Christmas and NYE time with your family.

New Bag Change-over Time

Every now and then, I'll change over my handbag at Life Line.  This is where I'll find a better bag than the one I currently have, buy it, and swap everything from my old one into the new one outside and then hand the old one back to be resold by Life Line.  

This one was a lovely little bag that I picked out.  It's a Pinelands and I do like how good it is.  It's got a lot of space inside it and an outside zipper pocket where I can put other things inside that - like my bus pass and my phone - right where I can lay my hands on them, and right where it can't be touched by other people but me seeing it's right up against my body.

It's got a lot of room inside it and an inside zip pocket.  I like the three-tone colouring and the feet on the bottom makes it very sturdy as well; very solid when I put it down, instead of it falling over like other bags I've had.

Yes, I'm happy with this new one I've gotten.  What do you think?

Handbag Exchange

Every now and then - about once a year or so - I change over my handbag.  It's something I do just for something different; it's a little like changing over your wardrobe every few years.  It's a nice thing to do for yourself.

And on Wednesday, I found a new bag at Life Line (who says you have to buy something brand new?).  The bag was something I could adjust the strap on, it had zips on all the compartments and those said compartments were roomy and deep too; so they could hold everything from a notebook, a book to my keys, phone, purse and - well - anything else I need in a day out.  I used it while I was out shopping and for once I didn't feel as though I was wading through a new bag.  I actually felt as though I had a bag which I was made for me.  This bag could be slung either across me or over one shoulder - depending on the length of the strap - and it felt very comfortable too.  So, once I emptied out the old bag, transferred my gear into the new one, I handed it straight into Life Line.  The lady smiled and took it from me, checking it to make sure I had everything, and then thanked me for it before taking it out the back to be cleaned.  So, where do you get your new handbags?  Do you do what I do and claim second-hand ones and do a type of exchange, or is it brand new or nothing?

Out With The Old - In With The New!

Today was it!  I was at the post office and found that I had to empty out most of my handbag to find my PO Box key... so I decided to find myself a good handbag that took all my stuff; and do it today!

So, once I was at Life Line, I looked carefully at some lovely handbags in the glass cabinet and a coin purse or two; then the other bags on the shelves.  And found the absolute one for me!  It has two compartments, a zip-up centre, a zip on the back, other zips on the front and there's a complete part that does up too.  So, I took it.

What did I do with my old handbag?  I emptied it out, transferred my stuff to the new one and handed it into Life Line where they checked it while I stood there to confirm I hadn't left anything in it.  I'm happy with my purchase and hope the next person who buys my old purse enjoys it as much as I did over the last two years.