Message #54675

[countrigal]

Have you considered using a briefcase?  I have 2 that I've gotten over the years and they work great.  I can fit my small purse in them, or pull out the necessary items and put in the compartments in the briefcase itself, the main compartment normally has 1-2 dividers, so your laptop and papers can be kept separate, and if you get a soft-side, then you can normally fit a small lunch or other items in it.  I generally carry my laptop, some papers, my small purse, a bottle of water, a bag of crackers or other snack food, and 1-2 other items in mine and have no problems.  Added benefit, if it's heavy, at least the shoulder strap allows you to carry it on your shoulder and not pulling out your arm socket and putting all that weight on your elbow and wrist and fingers.  I went on Yahoo, chose "Shopping" and did a search for "briefcase" and saw many that were under $20.00.  Two I specifically looked at were $14.99 and $16.95 (one from the e-bags website).  You didn't say how much you were willing to spend, but that should at least get you somewhere to look.  The extra benefit of using a briefcase is, if you have to go to a meeting with lots of papers once you get to work, you can remove the lunch items (leave them in a desk drawer or somesuch) and carry all your items in your briefcase and look more put-together, and not possibly drop or mis-place any of the papers you're needing to carry.

CountriGal
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