I've been carrying a Kipling Alvar XS for about a year now, and it's great - sturdy, understated, and - well - it WAS just right for my stuff.  But I've been finding more and more "things I need to keep with me" so the Alvar just won't cut it any longer.  Kipling, who would be my first choice for a replacement, doesn't really make a "slightly larger" bag that appeals to me.  The regular size Alvar is too, too big and floppy.

So I spent a while poking around Macy's, Nordstrom, REI and other places.  I'd always been intrigued by Pacsafe but I don't need the safety elements, or at least, I haven't yet needed them.  But this looked cute.  I did make a mockup of the bag with a piece of paper and feared it might be too big, but I took a chance and ordered it anyway.

Once it's unstuffed with the tissue paper it ships with, and has my essentials in it, it has a much lower profile, and I'm happy with it.  The Sky Blue is an accurate picture, although now that it's here I wonder whether I might not be happier with black.  It's a bit summery.

Interior organization is reasonable; I can keep my cell phone in the outer pocket for easy access, and it's all good.