PL365 + IN THE BAG

last week one of the inspiration hashtags from project life 365 (PL365) was #in_my_bag and while my photo wasn't all that inspiring - sandwiches for dinner! - it did get me thinking about putting together a blog mini-series about my photography bag.

wait, what's that, you don't know about PL365 and you're missing out on all of my random phone photos of the sky, my feet, food and otherwise uneventful moments in my life?! well stop right there and let's get you squared away before we go any further!!

project life 365 was started by the impressive team at design aglow. i want to work for them, even if it's just to file stuff...i love their aesthetic, so clean and crisp and organized! they create some insanely useful tools, provide inspiration through written word & images, and had the awesome idea to create a community around a daily photo challenge. they give you a hashtag for the day and you find a way to interpret it through photos and then upload via social media and/or through their very own photo uploader. it's a fun way to document a small facet of your life each day and then share it with others participating in the PL365 world. it's not too late to join us!! if sharing's not your thing, feel free to follow me on instagram or just check out my recent posts by clicking on the camera (on the green flag) in my blog header!

so now that you've been fully briefed on PL365 and you've taken time to catch up on all my recent images, let's get back to something everyone loves...a new, and highly functional, bag!!

mmm, swoon...check her out, her name's Lola (officially, i didn't even have to come up with a name for an inanimate object on my own this time, the folks at epiphanie did it for me) and she is a BEAUTY!!

i had hinted to my husband (mz) that i'd like a new camera bag for christmas...as the lowepro backpack i had stolen from him many moons before was making me feel like i needed to be wearing cargo shorts, a visor and some LA Gears...but never really thought anyone would be bold enough to actually surprise me one!!  luckily my mother-in-law is pretty fantastic at finding things that are better than what you would have ever thought to pick out for yourself!! such a lucky girl!! i mean, c'mon the color even coordinates with my logo, seriously!? match made in heaven!

Lola has long shoulder straps plus a longer removable, adjustable, strap which is nicely padded and very handy when toting her & all my gear across nyc or boston all day (check out my boston post to see a glimpse of her in action). she's equipped with two outer pockets, an inner zip pocket and wonderfully soft, padded, velcro dividers. plus a second padded bottom insert so you can have all of your gear stored on the bottom and cover it - in a secret compartment kinda way - to keep personal items on top. i currently have her configured with 6 slots on the bottom and it's plenty to hold all of my gear and daily junk that fills any purse i carry. i'm so so thrilled to have this gorgeous epiphanie bag to keep my camera safe and looking sweet!

stay tuned for upcoming posts in this mini-series where i'll share all of the treasures that Lola holds!