The bag kills the fear. the bag is the mindsaver.

Above: retro/vintage flight bags from KLM and Aeroflot, from inretro.net. Below: my bag..Today, I bought a bag, and I fell in love with my bag. My bag is a dorky bag. I wouldn't buy or wear it under other circumstances. It's like a wierd zipper-heavy backpack-influenced re-creation of airplane bags that the airlines used to give out in the 1960s, but without the cool retro airline logo design. REI calls it a "Boarding Bag"; like its predecessors, it's designed to be a small carry-on bag that holds the stuff you want on an airplane journey. Probably only someone who was a little worried about flying would buy such a thing. I didn't buy it for flying. I bought it for the hospital. But I did buy it because I was worried.To explain this dorky-bag purchase, I must first explain that among medical students, interns, and residents, there are white coat people and there are bag people. White coat people take their notes and reference books and PDAs and energy bars and reflex hammers and shove them all into the various pockets of their short white coats. The very disciplined or the wildly neglectful can get away with this easily: either you pare your carry-around stuff down to an incredibly small amount of stuff, in which case your white coat can easily handle it; or you simply leave all your stuff at home and try to get by without it. (In which case you never look anything up unless you're sitting at a computer terminal, and you test your patients' reflexes by hitting them with the end of your stethoscope.) The much more common approach is to jam your pockets full of as much stuff as you can get into them--and at my hospital, the pockets are really big, and durable. A woman at the education office said, "I had students show me how big the other hospitals' white coat pockets were, and then I went bigger." My hospital is nothing if not scrappily competitive.Unfortunately, this creates two more problems: the gunfighter problem, and the water-carrier problem. Because there is so much stuff bulging out of your pockets, you have to walk around with your arms out, like a gunfighter, or a police officer. Also, the stuff is heavy and usually poorly-balanced, and weighs down on the doctor-in-training's shoulders and back, leading the unfortunate coat-wearer to walk around burdened as if constantly carrying water from a well. For these reasons I've almost always been a bag person. But my bags are usually too big. For instance, I have a big black messenger bag that can carry a whole desk inside of it, and I'm a little bit of a pack rat, so that by the end of a rotation the bag usually does actually have about as much in it as my desk at home has on it. That means that the bags are heavy, and therefore they solve only the gunfighter problem but not the water-carrier problem. Worse still, I'm constantly having to leave the bags in places like underneath desks in nursing stations, or in call rooms, because I need to go do something where I don't want the extra weight. Or I take the bags off when I'm examining patients, in which case I end up leaving the bags in patients' rooms. Having to come back into a patient's room to retrieve my stuff is a little embarrassing; it seems like a pretty amateur move, and not very confidence-inspiring, especially in terms of my confidence in myself if not for my patients' confidence in me.I saw an intern this spring with a bag that seemed to solve these problems. Small enough to keep with him, large enough to carry the right amount of stuff, it looked just right. I asked him where he'd got it; and today, I chose this bag as my version of it. Afterwards, I kept looking at the bag; looking inside it again to think about what I would put in its pockets; zipping and unzipping its various compartments. I would be able to put private personal things in private personal places, my notes in easily accessible places, and my reflex hammer somewhere handy. I could carry my medicine manual and my energy bars and my headache medicine and a little bottle of water. But the bag won't carry more than that--so I don't think I'll be able to jam it so full of stuff that it will become unwieldy and impossibly heavy, like most of my other bags.I was so in love with my bag that it became clear that my love had gone far beyond the bag itself. My bag had become my metaphor: it would give me organization, control, and my own little secure space within the hospital, even if it is only about 9 inches by 12 inches by 4 inches. Seeing all of these things in my bag, I realized not only why I loved my bag--or at least, the idea of my bag--but also what I had been fearing the most about internship. I fear becoming disorganized; losing control; and never having a space of my own. The first two might harm my patients; the third will make me crazy. Until now. Now I have my bag. Now I need not fear, and I will not. Because fear is the mindkiller. (Source: hemodynamics)

Bags have always been important accessory to carry functional things along. But nowadays their use is not only confined to keep the essentials but as beautiful fashion accessory too. There are so many beautiful and classy designs of bags in the markets that you will just love to own one. For women, handbags have been almost essential, though men also carry them but for all utility purposes. < / p>

Huge popularity of bags has given a lot of space to the budding fashion designers to try out innovative and unique designs. People always go for a change, that is why fashion arena is always in transitional mode. Designers have ample opportunities to give a vent to their creative urge. Handbags and purses are one of many such accessories that need a lot of creativity and innovation in designing. < / p>

We find handbags made of variety of materials like leather, cotton, canvas, plastic, paper, jute and many others. Designing differs according to the stuff. Any particular design of bag is not supposed to be popular in all places. Therefore designers design territory - specific bags. The design may be inspired from the original design but it has to have some elements that portray the local mood too. < / p>

Big players have joined the bandwagon by investing huge money in designer bags. They mostly deal in wholesale. To cater to widespread demand of beautiful bags wholesale designer bags are offered to retail dealers in attractive prices and discounts. < / p>

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The last few years have seen a huge comeback for costume jewelery, with every season ' s look being complemented by a new gamut of accessories. High street shops are halfway responsible for this as they all carry their own ranges to go with their clothes, but the consumer is besides becoming more fashion conscious and accessories are a great way to change the look of an outfit without spending a lot of money. < / p>

Costume jewelery comes in all styles future, which means that no matter your taste, you can always find something to suit. Protean jewelery can make an outfit look kitsch and retro, but diamante jewelery worn with the same thing can transform it into something a lot more grown - up. < / p>

One of the best things about costume jewelery is that it ' s cheap. Mainstream shops sell their ranges for just a few pounds and whilst it may not be unique, a lot of pretty pieces can be picked up. The cost doesn ' t always reflect the materials however; plastic jewelery by a famous designer or artist can be just as expensive as diamonds and gold. A lot of designers prefer working with materials like plastic or glass because of the range of styles and colours that can be achieved. < / p>

On the other hand, modern manufacturing processes mean that real materials like diamonds can be replicated to an incredibly high standard, giving you something sparkly at just a fraction of the price. This kind of thing is great if you ' ve got a black tie reception or a wedding to go to, since you can finish an outfit really easily and look great. A good piece of diamante jewelery< / a> is an essential part of any girl ' s wardrobe; even if you only wear it once a year it ' s still worth it. < / p>

Because it ' s been in production for decades, you really have a huge choice when buying costume jewelery. If you like vintage you can pick pieces up in second hand shops or at boot sales. Some second hand shops even specialise in jewelery and can tell you all about the provenance of items. Iconic styles really make a statement, especially if they ' re made in the materials of the day such as Bakelite. If you ' re really lucky you could find a bargain at a boot sale, because sellers sometimes don ' t know the real value of their items. < / p>

The internet is brilliant for looking at all the different styles available and getting an idea of price. Just like high street shops, online retailers have their own ranges to go with their goods. They often import jewellery in bulk so can sell at a reasonable price and they don ' t have the same overheads as businesses with premises. You might also find more exotic pieces here such as local handicrafts or unusual materials. The internet also gives you access to a huge range of designers so the choice is even greater. < / p>

It ' s quite easy to build up a collection that includes every colour, so no matter what you wear you have an accessory to suit, that doesn ' t break the bank. < / p>

Sylvia Kittens lives in Harrogate, England< / p>

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