A few years ago I got rid of a long beautiful dining room table. Since there is only my husband and myself, most of the chairs sat empty. Every time I entered the house, I would see that beautiful table and felt a sense of depression. We were never “the Waltons” and would never be and all the empty chairs mocked me. After a few years, I sold it at a loss and the burden was immediately lifted. Now we have a lovely round table that seats 4. On special occasions, we have to squeeze an additional chair into the circle, but that’s ok. My ordinary days are much happier now just because the table is smaller and it really reflected my lifestyle.

Next month, it will be one year since my husband passed away. It has been a very full year, a new season of life as a widow. In my purse, I needed to carry a small bag of medical things for him. In the bag was a long list of all his medications that we frequently updated. It was a lifesaver more than a few times when we would find ourselves in an emergency situation. That bag is no longer in my purse. The weight, both physically and mentally, I am no longer carrying. I’m thankful to know that my husband is with our Savior and he, too, no longer needs that long list of medicines.

I still have my Fanny pack from the 1990’s. I use it for cash when I have or help with garage sales. No chance that the money gets stolen. I love the spiritual analogy!

Replacing regrets with joy is a win. If only victory on that topic was as easy as typing the words. 😌

I have migraines and vertigo. I can not leave the house without my Raybans and earbuds. I am light and motion sensitive. The sunglasses help blunt movement and light. The airpods help me focus and calm down. I also cannot leave the house without my rescue inhaler and a portbale fan in the summer.

I have been carrying a very small purse with very little in it for years now. I carry keys, little bottle of sanitizer, lip gloss, glasses cloth, little pill tin, tiny lotion, thin zipper wallet to carry some cash and my debit and 1 credit card, and that is it! Having to dig through a large purse to find something is a frustration. Eliminating emotional clutter is also important to me in my minimal journey. I love content for us over 50 ladies. Thank you.

Love your bag. My friends always wonder how I get along with such a small purse. I only carry a very small billfold with minimal cards, hand sanitizer, my phone, lip balm, and a pen. I’ve never needed anything else.

Water and a fan (I get anxiety when I am hot) and snacks bc I get hangry and my child gets hangry too, oh and hand sanitizer and a nano bag in case I need a bag and it’s super small. What I do not need but carry is a mini foundation, mini powder and mini eyebrow pencil if I am stranded somewhere and need makeup.

Our purses are like our homes....it's an extension of ourselves and it also reflects our inner person.

I like a tidy purse. I keep smaller pouches with needed items such as medicine, make up, other personal supplies. They don't take up much space and it's easier to switch purses. I like to have a variety of purses.

Very thought provoking. My purse is minimal these days, and I love it !

Belt bag are trending : ) and they are wonderful! I laugh at myself because I have always been a fancy bag gal and now I'm in love with my simple belt bag that just holds what I need and works great as my garage sale pouch!

My must carry... fingernail clippers!

I was lucky to have hung onto a very minimalist belt bag from 30 years ago. Leather. Coach. Still looks like new. Only two compartments. Keys, cell phone, very thin wallet. If I need anything else, it should fit, i.e. like a pen and checkbook, comb.

YOU INSPIRE ME. YOU MOTIVATE ME. I'LL BE 62 IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I HAVE SO MUCH STUFF I NEED TO CLEAN OUT AND GET RID OF THAT IT'S OVERWHELMING!! SO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS..AND KEEPING ME MOTIVATED. I'M NOT IN GOOD HEALTH AND MY ADULT CHILDREN LIVE IN OTHER STATES..SO JUST ME AND MY SON, WHO HAS DS AND OTHER ISSUES.. JUST ME CLEANING OUT.. SLOWLY IS AS FAST AS I CAN DO THINGS. PLEASE KEEP MAKING VIDEOS 😊😊

I have always loved belt bags or fanny packs like it used to be called. Only carry what I need and I love the ones with lots of zippers also

I also carry a small purse no need to carry so much! Another great video Katherine. ❤

I carry Burt’s Bees lip balm all the time. Pain, Imodium, and a med for vertigo is always with me. Ziplock bags, sweetener, pantiliners. Hand sanitizer, wallet. I feel I need space to tuck away little items I might buy. When I go to a smaller purse, I often regret it! I need to work on that! I have so much I need to declutter in my house. I don’t want my kids to have to deal with it all when I’m gone!

I’ve always loved the rocks in the backpack example! Also for my trips I’m going to use my little pack instead of my big bag!!

Belt bags are very in style currently. I'm carrying a mini Vera Bradley belt bag. I love all the little pockets in your bag. It's very pretty leather. I love Burts Bee lip balm too. Love your video.

Wise and insightful as ever. Thank you :D

Beautiful wallet!

such a beautiful soul you are, my dear...thank you

Your video really made me think. It's time I examine my purse and its contents. I, also, need to examine other unnecessary things that complicate my life and emotions. Many thanks!

The wallet thing looks hand made. Love it. I just found a bag and ordered it. Strange but carrying a purse has started to get on my nerves. I only use my wallet most of the time. I have a foldable mini hairbrush never hardly ever use it. I use chap stick here and there and carry a very small thing of lotion. My phone, a wallet, and pen with small little paper tablet. I can get all of it in that. I carry breath mints. A small thing of Kleenex. My keys. Also, a barrier for giving mouth to mouth. breathing for someone.. I always have the mouthpiece. Have given mouth to mouth before so has my husband. I did not have one then but wish I did I got a small one. I think I can get all that in it.

My purse is like yours and it's perfect💕 Not sure if you know this or not, but having your phone set to the highest amount of blue light helps really well with not getting headaches.

I've had a very small purse for a few years. I switched to a little larger one awhile ago and added a few more things to it. After using it for about a month, my neck ached, but not all the time. I thought I just slept wrong. One day while in a store I put my purse over my head to wear it as a cross body purse I felt my neck ache. I realized it was from my purse. I went back to my smaller purse and my neck no longer bothers me. 😊 One thing that I found I'm carrying around in my life, is that I've been playing too many games on my phone. I've already pretty much stopped Facebook and Instagram. Never did the others.

Great inspirational video Katherine. I'm assuming this is your only purse (or handbag as we say in the UK)? Blessings to you x

So much I'm carrying around that I NEED TO LET GO...They no not what they did...They will be judged by God. It's not up to me. Hurt people hurt people, it's just sad tho when you realize that you have wasted do much time and emotion : ( They do not care and never will.

Can you share the brand name of your 2nd hand bag?

My minimalist purse is no purse. If it doesn't fit in my trouser pockets or jacket pockets I don't carry it. Not sure what I'll do about the new reading glasses. 🙄

Regret, anger, guilt after I lost my son in 2016