Let me start off by saying that I'm an absolute minimalist when it comes to what I carry. I don't normally even carry a purse, just a business card holder that holds my driver's license and credit cards, my cell phone, and my keys (which have a little clip to clip on a belt loop or pocket or something.) Before I bought this, I had one purse, and that was really only for special occasions.

I'd been looking for the perfect iPad bag for a while--I wanted something that was just large enough to fit the iPad, but not unnecessarily large. It needed to be cute, couldn't look like a bag that screamed "I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HERE" (like most iPad bags, laptop bags, and messenger bags) and needed to hold the iPad vertically (which is my own odd personal preference.)

I actually was able to fit my iPad (with somewhat thick leather cover) and a large-format paperback that's required reading for a class I'm taking. The small front pockets are perfect for my keys, wallet, and phone.

I'm really happy with it, and I'm actually debating picking up one in another pattern just because it's so cute. It's a weird thought to me, given that I normally don't like carrying a purse.