Purses

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Prior to kids I used a small purse, very small purse, the kind that hold a small wallet and maybe a few small things. I'm a reciept packrat, so by carrying a smaller purse I was forced to clean it out more.

When I was younger I just carried a wallet in my backpack. Made life easier.

Now that I have kids and they expect me to put thier stuff in my purse I carry a bigger purse, but it's still smaller than what I see most women carry, as I'm not carrying the world in my handbag.

I use a wallet in the back pocket of my jeans, or the wallet and whatever else I need in a little leather backpack. It takes a sec to reach for the wallet sometimes, but you never get stopped and bag searched when you come out of a shop cos it's on your back.

I don't know how long your hair is, but I have a little pocket sized brush that flips out, and it even works on my long hair if I'm in a pinch.
I hope these help!

Purses where originally intended to be unisex. For instance my dad uses a coin purse + a wallet for notes and cards. Coin purse is just a leather semi-circular leather hinged container.

the best thing for security is not to carry all your money/valuables in one place. Some goes for keys.

I know it is customary in some cultures to put car keys and house keys together. But it make little sense.

There is a simple con. Pose as a valet service, use the satnav to drive "home" and then rob the house. Of course that works best on rich people.

My baby:

http://www.zappos.com/product/7537254/color/13677

I love you pink purse.

Its color is even better in real life, more like a deep, intense hot pink with blue undertones. I fought off 3 other bidders on eBay to get it for less than retail. It's like the purse radiates awesome and heals you of your ills. I even had a straight male college professor stop in the middle of a sentence and tell me "That is a GREAT purse," with zero irony. So basically it is the pinkest, loudest purse ever but it's amazing and I love it and so does pretty much everyone else.

I have a coffin bag. It's great, it has a mirror inside the lid. But I don't wear it around anymore because I don't always like to stand out.

What I've found helps is to get a good handheld PDA and store copies of your most important information on it (ie. handy lists, idea inspiration files, useful addresses, e-books, MP3s, PDA games, mini-movies, etc.).

Then get a nondescript but durable wallet you like and velcro your PDA inside so it's nice and secure.

Then put all the usual things you normally store inside a wallet (money, credit cards, etc.). Other things you might additionally store in it (especially if it also has a zippered compartment or a snap coin area) include SD cards, mini bud headphones, jump drives, and one of those pens that also have a flashlight capability.

If you get a wider wallet, in many cases you can also velcro a separate MP3 player inside or your cellphone (if it's not too thick).

Voila! Now in less than the space (or the weight) of a DayRunner you can carry a buttload of useful information with you, as well as tons of applications to help keep you busy/entertained if you get stuck waiting in line.

If your wallet doesn't have finished holes/grommets that will let you wear it as a purse, you can either carefully punch a couple of holes in the wallet so you can, or you can carry it like a small clutch.

I get my wallets at the thrift shop for $2 or less. A very cheap solution.

When I need to get more elaborate, I just carry my laptop backpack and throw the wallet / secret PDA holder inside.

That sounds like a great idea, except for me, I carry a netbook, and I could never prectically carry that in a wallet. Thats why I carry a messenger most days, and on days I want to dress up, I carry a purse just big enough for wallet, cell, and netbook.