Working Gal Essentials

Article Posted on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 at 2:17 pm

Episode 1:
“The Search for the Carry-All” or “Why I *LOVE* Coach”

From the time I was still in the single-digit age bracket, I’ve *LOVED* Coach. It’s a simple story really. Mary Ruth Sturm Green (or Woo-Woo, my dad’s mom) has always been my hero. She was amazing! She eloped with the love of her life, raised 7 kids and when my grandfather passed away she continued to run the family business until she got sick. (It’s also worth noting that she outlived Granddaddy by 30-some-odd years. She didn’t die until she was in her 90′s.) I like to think that we were a lot alike. Our personalities were much the same, I favor her more in the looks department than either of my parents, and I like to think that I got a little bit of her gumption.

Woo-Woo was also totally addicted to Coach. She was something of a legend at our local store in Pigeon Forge. In fact, I’m pretty sure we got a sympathy card from the salesperson that always waited on Woo-Woo when she died a couple of winters ago. Anyway, many years around Thanksgiving she would go in and buy gifts for everyone in the family, male and female, which is no small feat when you have 7 children, married, with children of their own. A nice bonus for my mother and me is that my dad always went along to help. (i.e. We got extra little Coach goodies at Christmastime from him!) So this Christmas when we all got Coach from Daddy, I was thrilled! It was sort of like Woo-Woo was there again, you know? At the very least, it was the sort of gift that I feel like is distinctively ours. No matter the occasion, for this (formerly) Green gal a Coach bag is *always* the perfect gift!

So now that you have the background, here’s the real point of this post. I consider myself a fairly fashionable sort of gal, and each day as I walk into work, I am reminded of how my adorable outfit is completely ruined by the pink lunchbox and random books I’m carrying. I have an adorable Guess purse Husband picked out for me last Christmas but the effect of it is usually ruined by all the other the pink lunchbox. So I’ve been on the search for the perfect Coach briefcase. Wouldn’t that just be perfect? In entering this new trying-to-be-a fashionable-’adult’ phase of life, I think a new Coach bag is just what need. I was pleasantly surprised to find that you can actually find those gorgeous classic styles at very affordable prices used on sites like Etsy…

Although, I also can’t help but be tempted by these newer, bright styles that are a little more outspoken…

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What do you think? Do you have a *favorite* Coach bag?