The week before my 40th, my husband was traveling and I was home alone during the day to binge on American Horror Story: Murder House. Worst idea ever. I didn't do laundry for days because I refused to go to the basement without being escorted by one of the children or one of the cats. Because you know, they have the ability to save me from the possible frustrated and combative spirits that could be plotting by the water heater. This provided the perfect hiding place for my husband to stash my birthday gift...
I decided in my mid-30's that I was done with Louis Vuitton monogram canvas bags. Everybody had one and even more (if it's even statistically possible) had the fakes. Fake bags support terrorism, look ratchet and decrease the value of my legitimate bags. Fast forward a few years and the gremlins are old enough that I don't need a fully stocked diaper bag (I carried a
Longchamp Le Pliage with the first and a
Marc by Marc Jacobs Eliz-a-baby with the second) but a large, durable, tote that can be an everyday bag or be stuffed under an airplane seat. Thank goodness because diaper bags should be their own horror story on FX. Have you seen them? Even most of the designer ones are straight crap. I strongly considered the
Goyard St. Louis and even entertained Kanye's anti-LV rant but decided on the
Louis Vuitton Neverfull GM Damier Ebene. The LV has more structure than the Goyard (but not as stiff as the
Michael Kors Jet Set Travel Tote) and I liked the versatility between cinching it in for light daily use as above or expanding and cramming full of granola bars, extra clothes, a makeup bag, headphones, iPad, wallet, packs of Albuterol vials and a vibrating monkey as below...
I had some concerns regarding the durability and comfort of the thin straps but my LV boutique claims the Neverfull GM has been stress tested at 200 lbs which means I could technically carry my gremlins around in it...
