I suppose this might sound a little silly to the guys who read my blog, but I've had a bit of a melancholy time of change for myself.
I'm changing my backpack. I know. I know. It's not a huge deal. However I've used this bag at least since 2005.
I know this for sure because I found this photo of myself at Pamukkale in Turkey. Pamukkale is an amazing site with terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing hot spring waters.
Our guide had us experience the terrace feet first which was amazing!
Do you see the backpack?
It's been with me everywhere for at least the last 11 years and probably longer.
It carries everything I need with an inside opening to make it harder for pick pockets.
Here's my tired old bag with reusable bags attached. (Hawaii has a plastic bag ban at stores.)
The bottom photo shows where the zipper has come apart.
This bag is light, soft and comfortable. I've tried other bags, but this one is just the right size for me. It carries my memories in it.
Sigh...
And here's my back-up bag. Yes, I bought this a couple of years ago. I'll be using it now. It's a different color. I liked the old worn gray color better, and I'll have to learn to appreciate navy blue. It's a little stiff, but I imagine it will relax after a while.
I suppose it's like having a favorite jacket or wallet or shoes or even a car. When you've spent a lot of personal time with them, they seem like an old friend.
And like other old friends, I'm not throwing it away. It's in my closet.
Do you have something you're attached to?
I know this for sure because I found this photo of myself at Pamukkale in Turkey. Pamukkale is an amazing site with terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing hot spring waters.
Our guide had us experience the terrace feet first which was amazing!
Do you see the backpack?
It's been with me everywhere for at least the last 11 years and probably longer.
It carries everything I need with an inside opening to make it harder for pick pockets.
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| Here's another photo of Pamukkale from the Pixabay Free Image site. |
Here's my tired old bag with reusable bags attached. (Hawaii has a plastic bag ban at stores.)
The bottom photo shows where the zipper has come apart.
This bag is light, soft and comfortable. I've tried other bags, but this one is just the right size for me. It carries my memories in it.
Sigh...
And here's my back-up bag. Yes, I bought this a couple of years ago. I'll be using it now. It's a different color. I liked the old worn gray color better, and I'll have to learn to appreciate navy blue. It's a little stiff, but I imagine it will relax after a while.
I suppose it's like having a favorite jacket or wallet or shoes or even a car. When you've spent a lot of personal time with them, they seem like an old friend.
And like other old friends, I'm not throwing it away. It's in my closet.
Do you have something you're attached to?
I change my backpack every couple of years. Sometimes they stay even longer, but like you, I cannot throw them away, because I get so attached to them! We must be sisters of the heart, Kay. :-)
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ReplyDeleteHave you investigated having a new zipper put in?
ReplyDeleteI gave up my spring coat, after ten or more years.I finally saw how shabby it looked.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Kathy--a new zipper could revive your bag.
Please take your old worn backpack to your local shoe repair person. Mine could drop a new zipper in and reinforce seams that at coming apart. Yes, I take my backpacks to my local repair person when they begin to come apart at the top. He makes them last another five or six years.
ReplyDeleteMe? I have a pair of Bjorn red sandals that look awfully ugly when not on my feet. They look good when my feet hide the stains on the tan leather. :) I hope.
Wow Turkey is a great country but now it is impossible to visit it..
ReplyDeleteI change purses at least yearly. My sons like to joke about mom's non-leather purses that wear out...but now I have a leather one that I like that I'll hold onto...are there still shoe repair places? We are a throw it away generation, no fix it up, use it up or make do.
ReplyDeleteHard to find anything that will last more than a decade
ReplyDeleteI get attached to things the way you do. But from time to time we are forced to change!
ReplyDeleteI get hassles all the time about things I should not wear. However , I can part with them.
ReplyDeleteI am attached to too many things - which is why I wear boro boro (old and beat up) clothes around the house and have too much stuff. I shall overcome, though your old bag looks terrific!
ReplyDeleteYou may find a tailor or shoe repair place to install a new zipper if that is all that wrong with the bag.
ReplyDeleteBackpack remorse!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a backpack I'm attached to, but I have a Bagolini purse that I used traveling for some time. When I bought my new IPhone 6, it doesn't fit in the little phone compartment. Not happy!
ReplyDeletewhen you said you were retiring and old companion, i thought you were getting rid of art.
ReplyDeleteAww Kay, your aunty Grace used to be a wizard at such repairs, I've seen her mend many, many a bag or shoe or knick knack. She was so good at that old manual sewing machine that could pierce the hard leathers and thick patching materials she used to use. It was powered by her feet, a tilting, rocking tread she would step on to make it go (I played on it for hours on end as a kid). Sadly, I rarely see shoe repair stores these days. There was one I passed a couple years ago downtown, in that new area they are trying to 'uplift' with new artsy stores (try wandering around near Mark's garage area). I stopped in, just to smell the old familiar leather smells and look at the tooling and implements, its a dying art. Sad, people used to take so much pride in things they could make with their hands. Now everything's gauged soley by its looks and price. I hate shopping for stuff like shoes or bags on amazon; you can't pick it up and bend it this way and that to see how tough it is. I've got you beat; my knapsack came as a hand me down from Grace and is older than my kids (kaipo is 17). It has been all over Molokai holding hunting essentials and up numerous trees waiting for unsuspecting wild pigs to wander by, although lately my **&$&*!!! cat found it and 'seasoned' it with some of her spray :(
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I use to wear my handbags to death to the dismay of mom who changed her bag daily to match her outfits. Now that I'm retired I keep a small bag in the car with my wallet to go shopping or whatever I need when I'm outside of the house. I use to only carry my clutch until one day I left it in the wagon at Walmart, luckily when I returned it was still there! So I can't forget and I can hang it up in carts. I have a bigger version of that small bag that I carry if I'm going to town and do a lot of errands. That carries all my necessities I might need. I am a Coach freak so those bags can last a long, long time. Just before Xmas the outlet holds super discounted sales and bags go less than $30, their wallets for about $20. So I both a lot for under $100 to last me a few years (gotta shop smart) -bb
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I get attached, but there are some things that just work better or fit better or look better and I hate it when they wear out.
ReplyDeleteI hear you!!!!!!!! HA HA ----we are all such creatures of habit... We get used to things we love and never want to change... Jeans for me is one thing I always struggle with when I get new ones... No two pairs of jeans ever feel the same!!!! SO---I understand about your 'constant companion'....
ReplyDeleteHave a great day.
Hugs,
Betsy
These days I'm attached to very little except David. As for bags, I am trying to see the brand on yours, which looks nifty. I just bought Joy two Baggalini bags for her travels, a backpack and a small bag. She already has my old roller suitcase.
ReplyDeleteHi Kay! Well Lorna can tell you I'm attached to everything. "Sentimental" is my middle name. If you can't find a shoe repair person on Oʻahu, we have one on Kauaʻi. Next time you're here you can drop off your backpack there and we can mail it back to you. Holly
ReplyDeleteI do understand this! I get attached to things as well. They become a part of us. I get attached to old shirts because I always remember significant things I have experienced whilst wearing them :)
ReplyDeleteI understand completely! I hope the 'new' one gets soft and feels homey very soon. I love the ban on plastic bags! I have a whole bunch of cloth bags I take shopping.
ReplyDeleteYou are thrifty!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm horrible at judging sizes but your reusable bags look like they fold up into small packets with a handle. What's their overall size? They might be something neat to make (sewn). Sorry about your back pack. I'm that way with purses. I buy one and use it until it dies or becomes so worn it's an embarrassment. Then I begin shopping for a new one. The cycle continues...one purse at a time.
ReplyDeleteThe small bags are 3.5 inches square. The inside reusable bags are 15 x 17.5 inches. They may not look very attractive on my backpack, but are super convenient. I try to find them in Japan whenever I go there, but I'm starting to see them around Hawaii here and there now. I'm sorry for the late reply. It's been a very hectic summer and I'm still not truly back to blogging yet.
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