Get Lucky

A brand called, “Lucky” has created a super cute yellow bag that had caught my eye in Macy’s. I bought it despite it being a little more expensive than my usual purse/bag purchases. I am now discovering that this lucky bag is actually more me than it looks on first glance.

I have often been reminded by my mother or my friends to close the zipper to my bag or to button it up while walking. Even in the busiest market streets in India, I could not get myself to stop and zip up my bag, because I would need to open it again in just a few minutes! While most people prefer zipper bags for the security they offer, I find them to be inconvenient. I prefer a tote bag or one with a button, despite its risky nature.

When paying for a coffee at Starbucks, it is a hassle to find an efficient way to place your card back in your wallet, and then securely into your purse. The person behind you does not care for your wallet to be so extremely secure, and merely wants his/her dose of caffeine to get on with his/her life.

So, to expedite the process of securely packing up your valuables at a cash register without ticking off the person behind you, my yellow bag is quite efficient. It does not have a primary button that needs to be “buttoned”. No primary zippers. It’s got this invisible magnet button thing. The only requirement is to open the flap, place contents in it, and gravity will allow the flap to fall down, letting the magnet do its job. Even the two smaller square pockets in the front follow the same algorithm!

It’s got my carefree style, with my favorite yellow, and it provides me with the necessary security needed. Someone else must have had similar issues, enough to create demand for a bag such as this, and then some other person must have found my issues significant enough to make this lucky bag!

Ah! Isn’t it nice when such minute little details that used to subtly bother you have been addressed, and you have actually encountered the solution in this lifetime, in Macy’s, of all places!

It’s the same joy I get from Pandora, when it goes through an hour worth of music that is simply me me me! It’s when Carry Bradshaw knows what you go through in your personal life, and offers you her perspective on it!

Sometimes, you just get lucky. Your demands are so adequately met by an equilibrium so satisfying. In a huge world with myriad little details, the probabilities of your seemingly inconsequential issues being addressed are so tiny! All the more reason why such an event can contribute significantly to the happiness level of your day. The realization of having found this subtle equilibrium is, of course, key to this joy.

It’s just good to know you’re not alone in your madness and crazy little obsessions! I hope this blog post provides the same comfort to the reader that my lucky bag provides me with : )