Pssst.  I’ve got something to show you.

It’s my purse.  Or handbag, as slightly more sophisticated people than I choose to call it.

I suppose that if I spent slightly more on my purses they could be referred to as handbags.

I’m one of those who has never paid more than $25 for a purse.

If the day comes when ever I spend upwards of a hundred bucks on a bag, (oh dear Lord knock me upside the head) then I suppose I will refer to it as my haundbag. Spoken just like that, fancy accent and all.

I have nothing against haundbags.  If you’re in a giving mood feel free to give my way.  I’d gladly carry a designer bag.  Only I refuse to gladly fork over the big bucks for one.

That’s just me though.

I can tell you for sure that I will be entering into Jo-Lynne’s contest next week in which she’ll be giving away an Orla Kiely haundbag.

And speaking of Jo-Lynne {Musings of a Housewife} , she’s tagged me for a meme.  A fun one at that.  One in which haundbags play a starring role actually.

First things first, here are the rules:

1) Post a picture of whatever bag you are carrying as of late. No, you cannot go up to your closet and pull out that cute little purse you used back before you had kids. I want to know what you carried today.

2) I want to know how much it cost And this is not to judge. This is for entertainment purposes only. So spill it. And if there is a story to go along with how you obtained it, I’d love to hear it.

3) Tag some chicks. And link back to this post (Beth @ Total Mom Haircut) so people know why the heck you’re showing everyone your diaper bag/non-diaper bag.

You with me still?  Simple enough right?  So here goes…

This is what currently rests on my shoulder.  It’s red.  It’s big enough for all my stuff.  I like it.  But the factor that pushed me over the edge in purchasing it was its price.  I paid a whopping $13.78 for it.  I know.  It’s a wonder I can still pay the mortgage.

Okay, so I’ve checked off rules 1 and 2.  That leaves me in the tagging department.  Jo-Lynne tagged me because I was pictured in a photo with her and the haundbag (hers totally qualifies as a haundbag) she posted about.  Since nobody is pictured with my purse, I guess I’ll have to be creative.  I tag:

Stephanie {Metropolitan Mama} and Nicole {Apron Strings Aflutter} because I’ll be getting together with them next week and I’ll have the chance to verify that they didn’t run and pull out something cute just for the meme.  No fair cheating.

Of course, I’d love to see your purse (or haundbag as the case may be) too if you’d like to play along.  Just be sure to let me know in the comments so I can come by and have a looksee.