We want to introduce you to one of our customers. Meet Crystal! This homeschooling mother of four and military wife has 13 Maggie Bags plus a keychain and she is currently living in North Dakota.

Maggie Bags: How did you first hear about Maggie Bags?
Crystal: I had heard about seat belts being recycled into bags on a TV show a long time ago and I wish I remembered the show but I want to say that it was a news story about things that are recycled and don’t think of to re-purpose. Interested I looked on the internet and found your website. I fell in love with the idea as well as the styles, durability, and easy maintenance.

Maggie Bags: Which Maggie Bags do you own?
Crystal: I have 13 bags plus a key chain! I have a Large Tote, Large Messenger, Small Cosmetic Bag, Large Cosmetic Bag, Wallet, Bucket Tote, two Tote of Many Colors, two Campus Totes, Small Tote, Ultimate Shopper (a Costco exclusive tote), and a Sublime Tote (an Earth Day special a few years ago.)

Maggie Bags: Wow that’s a lot! So which is your favorite?
Crystal: I can’t really pick just one. It is funny because I am not a girly girl and these bags are the only thing that I have bought or received as gifts that I absolutely could collect all of. I use each one for a specific purpose and I know that they will last me my entire life!

Maggie Bags: Tell us a little about what you do and how you became interested in it.
Crystal: My story is a series of twists and turns if you start from the beginning of when I started buying Maggie Bags. First off a am a mother of 4 as well as a military wife. I met my husband while in the military and after 6 years, we started having kids and I got out and became a full time Mom. From deployments to diapers. I have used my bags to travel from state to state from as far as Alaska to Maryland. Like I said every bag I own has its own purpose. I use my Tote of Many Colors Tropical bag as our pool bag for example. I first started using my Autumn Tote of Many Colors bag for PTA stuff for my kids school. I was the PTA President and was always carrying tons of stuff to and from the school. Now I homeschool all of my children grades Pre K, 1st, 3rd, and 4th. My bags have come with me on many field trips and library visits. I do have a degree in teaching and after seeing how the educational system works now, my decision to homeschool was the best one I have made yet for I am teaching the kids I love the most and know that I am giving them all I have. The one-on-one has worked wonders for my kids and for me as well. We have had many adventures and continue to with visits to Canada and more. Like I said my bags go everywhere no matter where the US Air Force sends us next

Maggie Bags: Any hobbies?
Crystal: I have a couple of hobbies. I love photography and scrapbooking. I used to take pictures of nature and landscapes and know I take pictures of my children and friends. I also love to curl up with a good book with my kids and read. We do a lot of that up here in North Dakota in the winter (-50 much, and yes that is a negative in front of that number!) Hanging out with my three girlfriends and their wonderful kids is also the best kind of therapy for me. Their families truly are my Military Family.

Maggie Bags: Next stop?
Crystal: I know that the Air Force will be moving us at least one more time before my husband retires in 4 years and I will still continue to teach my 4 children as much as they can learn and more. I hope we get on the East Coast to be closer to family and so that we can experience as much US History as we can get. Field Trip Heaven…lol. I have two hopes for the future. When all of my children are older I hope to travel overseas and experience the many different cultures that we have only gotten a taste of from meeting the many different people that the military has brought into our lives. And two, be able to live close to family that the military has separated us from for so long. Family to me is very important and being away from them is hard especially when your kids grow up not being around them as much.

A big thank you to Crystal for participating in this Maggie Bags Customer Spotlight!

~Laura Owens, Maggie Bags

If you have ever posted a Facebook comment, retweeted a Maggie Bags™ tweet or seen one of our super cute sets on Polyvore then you have “met” Laura. Laura is all things social media for Maggie Bags™. Her passion is to connect with our customers in interesting and creative ways. When she is not connecting at work she is connecting with her family, relaxing with yoga or blogging from her cat’s point of view.