Hello everyone,
QF would like to join this thread
I did a MAJOR Konmari/overall cleanup of everything including closet over the past several months and it has drastically reduced my shopping/spending. TBH, clothes and shoes are more my issue than bags, but bags cost more!
Once I inventoried and got rid of everything that didn't make me smile, I realized I only need to add in the "work" clothes category which for me just means keeping up on nice T-shirts (they don't last that long), nice jeans, and silk blouses. That's literally all I wear 90% of the time. I have bought only in those categories and in jewelry/scarves this year
For bags, I want to pare the collection to only bags I wear and that fill a need - but keep enough to rotate them so I do not overuse/beat up the expensive ones.
So I have set my goals:
Bags: I now have 19 bags, including every bag up to and including my Longchamps, beaten-up vintages, and my $50 hippie tote that goes to yoga retreats with me. That doesn't include things like laptop cases and freebie canvas totes. I would like to get this down to 15, but mostly I don't want to add without subtracting.
How I did this year: I'm going to be fair and include the fact that I bought a Birkin on December 31
Fortunately, I sold a Birkin as well!
Up to today
Bags in: 4 (oops, but one was an Hermès special order that I have been waiting two years for)
Bags out: 2
Other things: My goal here (shoes, clothes, jewelry) is 100% success in purchases.
I have added almost nothing except a few pieces of jewelry, one expensive but at least preloved (Hermes rose gold and silver slim CDC) which was a self-present for a big career success milestone. DH bought me an expensive cardigan that I refused to buy for myself, but it will get a lot of wear for work. The only shoes I bought in q1 are rose gold Birkenstocks! So, so far successful because i will wear the living daylights out of all of it.
My goals for Q2: No bags in without a bag out. I have a couple for sale, we'll see how they do. I will allow myself to buy if another one of my special orders comes in, otherwise I can't imagine what, say, Hermès can do to tempt me.
I do need a throw-around bag for a trip to Tanzania in August so that is an outlier, but won't be expensive.
Continuing 100% purchase success: let's cross fingers on this one!
thank you
QF would like to join this thread
I did a MAJOR Konmari/overall cleanup of everything including closet over the past several months and it has drastically reduced my shopping/spending. TBH, clothes and shoes are more my issue than bags, but bags cost more!Once I inventoried and got rid of everything that didn't make me smile, I realized I only need to add in the "work" clothes category which for me just means keeping up on nice T-shirts (they don't last that long), nice jeans, and silk blouses. That's literally all I wear 90% of the time. I have bought only in those categories and in jewelry/scarves this year
For bags, I want to pare the collection to only bags I wear and that fill a need - but keep enough to rotate them so I do not overuse/beat up the expensive ones. So I have set my goals:
Bags: I now have 19 bags, including every bag up to and including my Longchamps, beaten-up vintages, and my $50 hippie tote that goes to yoga retreats with me. That doesn't include things like laptop cases and freebie canvas totes. I would like to get this down to 15, but mostly I don't want to add without subtracting.
How I did this year: I'm going to be fair and include the fact that I bought a Birkin on December 31
Fortunately, I sold a Birkin as well!Up to today
Bags in: 4 (oops, but one was an Hermès special order that I have been waiting two years for)
Bags out: 2
Other things: My goal here (shoes, clothes, jewelry) is 100% success in purchases.
I have added almost nothing except a few pieces of jewelry, one expensive but at least preloved (Hermes rose gold and silver slim CDC) which was a self-present for a big career success milestone. DH bought me an expensive cardigan that I refused to buy for myself, but it will get a lot of wear for work. The only shoes I bought in q1 are rose gold Birkenstocks! So, so far successful because i will wear the living daylights out of all of it.
My goals for Q2: No bags in without a bag out. I have a couple for sale, we'll see how they do. I will allow myself to buy if another one of my special orders comes in, otherwise I can't imagine what, say, Hermès can do to tempt me.
I do need a throw-around bag for a trip to Tanzania in August so that is an outlier, but won't be expensive.
Continuing 100% purchase success: let's cross fingers on this one!
thank you
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thanks QF
The idea of that terrifies me! 
I keep a towel in my car for various reasons and toweling off damp, sandaled feet is a biggie.