Your purse in bike pannier

[jsdilks]

http://www.cherrylanecollection.com/...crofiber0.html This is the bag that I've carried for years - it holds a TON of stuff and is easily sorted with all the pockets inside. It squishes down into the top of the rack bag quite nicely. I was sad though - because when I got this job and was getting ready to start, I bought a "Big Girl" purse, which is quite lovely and large and leather and fancy. And then a month later, we started with the "let's see if we can do the commute" thing. So , back to my normal bag

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

The older I get the tinier my 'purse' gets.
Now it's down to a little 4"x5" zipper pouch with a strap that I sling diagonally over one shoulder. I hitch my cell phone to it on the outside, and inside it carries cash, a chapstick, a few creditcards/ID/license, one folded blank check, my key, and a bag of my favorite jasmine tea.
If I'm just riding down the hill to breakfast on my bike, I sling it across my chest. (the strap tightens and loosens as needed). If I'm going on a longer ride I throw it in my saddlebag.
I originally bought it just for riding light on my bike, but I like it so much I use it all the time now.