You've gotten a lot of great advice. Another thing to think about is if you are OK with two shoulder straps or one. The Rogue has two shoulder straps and sometimes one will slip off your shoulder (at least that happens to me). The Satchel only has the one but it can't be carried as close to your armpit as I prefer because there aren't enough adjustment holes to make it a shorter length. I was also bothered by how heavy and large even the smallest satchel was. I had bought a satchel during the sale but ultimately returned it because I felt it was really too large and I wouldn't reach for it that much. It does sound like you really want the Rogue 25 as that is what you mentioned first. I think that hay colored one with the snake handles is absolutely adorable. I would carry it any time of year if I had it. I just don't have a lot of light colored bags, I have mostly bases of blues, pinks, browns, black, green (and only one yellow!). If you want a different color rogue 25 that is on sale, you could always ask your SA to order you (or you could do it yourself online) a Rogue 25 in Azure. I saw one in person and it is really beautiful, it is also just under $300 due to the sale.