Style By Numbers

After lugging around my carry on bag in London, my shoulder is officially busted. I’ve had troubles with my shoulders for ages now and keep trying to find new bags and new solutions for carrying all the stuff that I need during the day. Life was so much easier when I drove everywhere and had a spare everything in my trunk!

I can’t be trusted to not sling a bag across my shoulder, so I picked up the Patent City Tote Bag from M&S today for a mere €40 (or £29.50). It is roomy enough for any work files, books, water bottles and my favourite bento lunch box. The short handles won’t fit over my shoulder, so that’s a good thing. There’s also a cross body strap for when I’m in a bind (but to be honest, even cross straps are starting to hurt my 27yr old shoulders, oi!) I was on the fence about the patent, but I think it makes an otherwise staid work bag more fun–it will look as cute with jeans as with a business suit.

Photos of the bag in action to come.