I have this big blue bag that kengr gave me not long after I moved to Portland. I carry it with me whenever I go out, along with my purse. It's a habit and I feel weird without it.

Last Sunday at Pride, I got so many freebies and stuff I was carrying in my bag for hours and hours that by the end of the day my arm hurt. like. HELL. And today, Friday, it still hurts when I lay on it or lift it higher than shoulder height. Or wear the shoulderbag, or carry too much with that arm. It feels better than it did, but it's healing slowly.