Phase two had several false starts-I severely overestimated my downsizing abilities and ordered (and returned) two comically small options-until I came across the Rebecca Minkoff Swing bag, which I promptly bought in red, pictured here. Minkoff makes a darn good purse, and the Swing is testament to that: There are pockets galore (three zip, two slip), the bag itself is expandable via a zipper along the base, and the shape is such that you can put bigger items on the bottom while still being able to close the magnetic snap at the top. The only way to carry less crap is to get a smaller purse. Ok, really, stick with me-I do have a point. Anyway, the book concludes that the best way to control traffic is actually to restrict it, and thus I saw the parallels: A bigger purse allows me to carry around more crap, and so I carry around more crap. There's a chapter that talks about road congestion and the strange thing that happens when you add more lanes to a highway: it gets more crowded.
It was truly liberating. I wanted more.Ī few years ago, MW bought me a fantastic book called Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do, a must-read for anyone with road rage, and I cite it repeatedly in conversation. It also has a removable wrist strap, which makes me feel a bit more secure about walking around Midtown with my wallet in my hand. The Fumo is great because it has a well-structured series of pockets and compartments it forced me to pare down to four credit cards, but it still has room for cash, receipts, coins, and whatever else you want to throw inside. When I ran out to grab lunch, I'd throw my iPhone inside (it fits perfectly) and leave my albatross, er, tote at my desk.
Phase one of my plan involved a move I picked up from Holmes' article: I traded my huge continental wallet for an Alexander Wang Fumo wristlet and stashed it inside my usual bag.
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