I bought a little straw bag online.  I went shopping with that handbag and a few items inside and I had an epiphany!  Why am I hauling all the stuff I haul around when I go out?  I bought a Patricia Walsh wristlet from TJ Maxx and from now on no more shoulder bags for me toting a lot of stuff I don't need.  I feel so free.  
Let me introduce you to my first wristlet.  The purse made of of a mixed fiber yarn with a custom made zipper and satin lining.  I picked up this ball of silver lurex at a downtown yarn store and it was perfect for the embroidering.