My new handbag

Oops, I got behind. It is because 1) I am frustrated by my anti-virus program, so dread turning on the computer, and 2) I got very busy participating in and volunteering at the recent triathlon in Washington, which put me behind on EVERYTHING. But I'm back. I did end up purchasing the eco friendly handbag. It was sixty some dollars. They told me it was environmentally friendly because it was PVC. Well PVC is plastic. I asked why is it environmentally friendly, and they said it was made out of recycled materials. Well that was good enough for me. I needed a reason to justify purchasing a plastic handbag. Later I Googled the brand and found out that they do promote environmentally friendly practices. The brand is Shiraleah, and they make lots of really cute inexpensive bags.
http://www.shopbossa.com/store/m/1-Shiraleah.html I may be hooked. I could save money buying these bags and then every now and then get a fabulous dream bag. This is the actual bag I bought:
http://www.shopbossa.com/Shiraleah_Handbags_Hudson_large_messenger_cross_body_bag_and_shoulder_bag.html

I love how these are called vegan leather. I've heard of vegan bags, but not vegan leather. Somebody asked me if it was from a cow that was only fed vegetables and grass. The thing that I think is really cool is that the bags biodegrade in 10 years. But, what if I'm still using it in 10 years? Will it just disappear on a certain day? What will happen to my stuff? If it's in the closet, will it just disintegrate? Or, do I have to bury it in my backyard. I'm assuming that the ten years begins from when I bury it or it enters the landfill. I may just hide it in my closet after I'm done with it and see what happens!

First rant

I've been wanting to start a blog for a while. Sometimes I get thoughts I want to write down. And thoughts I think others might share. But the first time I really thoroughly thought it out, was after a stay in a very nice NYC hotel. The toilet paper wouldn't roll. It was one of those things, that is very simple, yet encountered a lot. How often does one spend in an office restroom (forget the public ones) or a hotel or even a friends home, fixing the tp so it rolls. Who cares which direction, just roll.

I decided then that I would write about everyday irksome things that are simple, yet still out there being a problem. I figured I'd have a daily one. But now, several months later I don't even remember all of the little thoughts I had. Then, I thought I'd write about the travails of a stepmother of a college girl. I figured I'd need to be anonymous. Now I think even if she saw it, she'd think it was funny.

Then today, I thought about funny eco friendly thoughts. I just bought a new handbag yesterday when I went to get my haircut at Celadon (http://www.celadonspa.com/). The bag caught my eye as I walked in. The fact was that I was carrying my relatively new all white leather handbag which I now hate. A few days after I started wearing it (b/c we wear bags and don't just "carry" them) I noticed it was already dirty. After researching the internet for cleaning this brand, I bought some cleaner at a shoe repair. He also recommended waterproofing it. O.K. fine. So I put all ofmy stuff into last years smaller multicolor cute handbag, and went thru the cleaning process and waterproofing process. The cleaning worked somewhat, although I knew the bag would never be the same as it looked right after I brought it home from Nordstom's. O.K. I have to stop now, and it appears that the autosave failed and I don't know if I can come back to this so I'll continue another day. Hopefully before my triathlon on Sunday.....