Once again the plastic bag that the Transportation Security Administration insists upon the weary traveler shoving their (miniaturized) beauty products into is getting me down. Having typed that sentence I have to add that I do realize that, in the grand scheme of things, this is pretty low on the scale...way lower than the aspirations of a Miss World contestant ("ending world hunger, curing every disease known to mankind , and making everyone happy")...yet it's amazing how demoralizing the sight of that square of plastic can be every time you pack and unpack your bags.

Especially when there are jaunty little gingham cosmetic bags out there...endowed with a French, beach-y, sort of joie de vivre.