2019 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[papertiger]

Thank you! I am now in a gigantic shoulder-to-wrist cast, which is protecting myself from myself, IYKWIM.
The GP helped me scratch a green itch I've had for a while.
Also my SIL has taken to making tote bags from old silk ties. Normally i hate stuff like that, but she made me a very pretty one for Xmas, LOL, so technically I have another one in.

Oh no, that sounds awful. I'm so sorry moma

Do you mean you have a new green Garden Party (and I missed the reveal!) or your General Practitioner literally helped an itch you had in your shoulder cast?

Well I love 'stuff like that' one of my favourite skirts is made from silk ties bought when I was oil tour and made a stop in SF, shopping in Haight-Ashbury. I would love to see your tie bag, sounds an improvement on many of the recent Petit H designs (although I do like the stirrup reversible leather/silk tote). .

OMG, I have missed so much excitement on this thread. I am up a mountain ATM. We make it a practice to switch wifi off over the Holiday.

 

[Sparkletastic]

While I have few bags, enjoy reading of others’ collections; I really appreciate “collection theory” discussions in general; and this seems a welcoming thread with a good sense of humor.

2019 opened with no bag strategy, but the seeds were planted given 2018 holiday travel experiences.

At the beginning of 2019
-Bags owned: Hermes DS w/couverture horse; MK tote; Warrior Creek leather shoulder & crossbody bag—identified problems: no bag with feet for nasty airline floors, didn’t want to injure DS; totes fall & stuff falls out; shoulder and CB bags difficult with H shawls/scarves; WC not large enough for fourbi transfer; not crazy about structured bags w/feet like Kelly or Birkin but travel requires at least enuf space to stuff in the occasional 140cm shawl.
-SLGs by end Feb: H couverture matching agenda cover used as wallet; matchey coin purse.
-Accessories: silk fourbi 25cm

By end February
Purchased soft-sided, optional shoulder strap, no-name tote for travel & miracle it didn’t color transfer onto fourbi! good for peace of mind at $24, but stuff can fall out on airline TSA rollers.

By end August
Rehomed DS, agenda cover, coin purse. DS purchaser carried H Evie GM, tried on and began to consider.

By end October
Purchased cute cheap tote with snap closure, but veggie leather just too stiff, tote too large to deal with on travels; this has become excellent Y/pool bag.

By mid December or so
-Lost mind and acquired Evie PM vibrato, canvas strap very comfy, bag will need some strip regluing, etc., early 2020.
—-Downside: nice bag purchase requires forgoing about 6 H scarves....arrrrrggghhhh; and fourbi doesn’t fit well so a different insert necessary, less convenient than direct transfer.

-upside for Warrior Creek, maybe: reacquire “transferring stuff” habits; use secondary black canvas shoulder strap for stability.

-acquired really cute obvious-so-notta birkin, 30cm, with painted sides, FEET!, inexpensive purchase but solid construction so no fear of setting grommets in ends for black canvas shoulder strap, no worries about big investment if doesn’t work out; eager to try traveling since can close the other-wise useless top or use sangles tight for TSA roller-derby.
—-Downside: even notta birkins lead to the rabbit hole of charm shopping.

We love collection theory posts and yours is both thoughtful and fun!

Isn’t the perfect travel tote hard to find? I have tried premium, contemporary and sub contemporary brand options. Still don’t have the right one. I’m glad you’ve found a solution that works for you!

I’m not a H buyer. What charms do people put on Birkins? Other than the horse charm, I don’t think I’ve seen a Birkin with a charm. Do thy also tend to put charms on K’s and others?

You didn't miss it. I never mentioned that I broke my hip too. That was a fairly easy fix. They did a hip replacement and I was walking the next day. The arm was worse because I broke it at the top, near the shoulder, and they can't set it when it is that high. So they just have to hope it heals in the right place. I found out later that they gave me the wrong kind of sling, so that might have made it heal worse than it could have.

Really?! I would have thought a hip replacement would have been an onerous recovery. Knee replacements are pretty awful recoveries which is why I’ve been highly resistant to getting my meniscus removed despite the fact that it keeps locking. (if it’s removed I will get arthritis down the road and require a knee replacement.

Great success with your 2019 goals And really specific and thoughtful 2020 goals And wishing continued recovery and abundant health to Mr Sparkle

Thank you!

I just posted my goal in next years thread. I had never before stated a number because that scared me. I always went by the amount of shelf space. I like all the open shelf space I have. I made so much room this year I actually took some space away and added some sweaters where I could see them better. This year I had a sick amount of ins and outs but I now have only bags I will actually wear. I do have a few I would still like to sell, but even if those don't move I really like them enough that it doesn't matter. I have kept their spots open on the shelf until they come back from consignment and they are still counted in my collection until actually sold or given away.

Don't be hard on yourself about the ins / outs. If it’s in the name of you getting to a good place, it was needed.

I know you manage by space - how do you organize? I think you have a number of bags that don’t sit up on their own. Do you have dividers on your shelves? I have a few bags that also don’t sit up on their own and have been wondering if there is a better way to store them than on their sides.

 

[ElainePG]

Thank you! I am now in a gigantic shoulder-to-wrist cast, which is protecting myself from myself, IYKWIM.
The GP helped me scratch a green itch I've had for a while.
Also my SIL has taken to making tote bags from old silk ties. Normally i hate stuff like that, but she made me a very pretty one for Xmas, LOL, so technically I have another one in.

That cast sounds incredibly cumbersome, @momasaurus . Heavy, too. And maybe difficult to sleep in… although I suppose it keeps you from re-injuring yourself if you accidentally roll over on that side?

Have you been told how long you have to be schlepping it around?

 

[ElainePG]

Yep. This is me. But i can't put my hair up with only one hand. Just try it!!

Yes, but she was an ACTUAL princess, so I'm sure she had lots of people to do that sort of thing for her. And also to zip her pretty dress up the back. Whereas I'm guessing that you're living in comfy sweats?

 

[whateve]

We love collection theory posts and yours is both thoughtful and fun!

Isn’t the perfect travel tote hard to find? I have tried premium, contemporary and sub contemporary brand options. Still don’t have the right one. I’m glad you’ve found a solution that works for you!

I’m not a H buyer. What charms do people put on Birkins? Other than the horse charm, I don’t think I’ve seen a Birkin with a charm. Do thy also tend to put charms on K’s and others?
Really?! I would have thought a hip replacement would have been an onerous recovery. Knee replacements are pretty awful recoveries which is why I’ve been highly resistant to getting my meniscus removed despite the fact that it keeps locking. (if it’s removed I will get arthritis down the road and require a knee replacement.
Thank you!
Don't be hard on yourself about the ins / outs. If it’s in the name of you getting to a good place, it was needed.

I know you manage by space - how do you organize? I think you have a number of bags that don’t sit up on their own. Do you have dividers on your shelves? I have a few bags that also don’t sit up on their own and have been wondering if there is a better way to store them than on their sides.

The great thing about a hip replacement is that I can't get arthritis there. They often do hip replacements for arthritis. I had to use a cane for several weeks. It was difficult because I had to use the cane in my right hand as that was my only free hand. Normally they would have given me a walker but since I had the broken arm that wasn't an option. We thought the hip replacement was the major injury but it was nothing compared to the arm.

 

[ElainePG]

You didn't miss it. I never mentioned that I broke my hip too. That was a fairly easy fix. They did a hip replacement and I was walking the next day. The arm was worse because I broke it at the top, near the shoulder, and they can't set it when it is that high. So they just have to hope it heals in the right place. I found out later that they gave me the wrong kind of sling, so that might have made it heal worse than it could have.

Grrrrr… how frustrating!

 

[Annabel Lee]

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, peace on earth, and everything else that everyone celebrates… and thank you for the birthday wishes!

Sorry I've been missing in action the past week. I had a very bad fall a few days before Christmas, ended up with a deep laceration above my eyebrow that required 5 stitches, a major black eye, and… the most serious… a concussion.

They did a CT scan in the emergency room and I've been told that I won't have permanent effects from the concussion (huge relief!) but I can't drive for the foreseeable future, and I have to mostly stay very quiet. No loud sounds, no bright lights, no crowds, minimal screen time, and all that. Which is fine with me. Mostly I want to sleep.

But I'm feeling sorry for myself. So sometimes I want to shop.

My solution is to buy little consumable things, from sites that are having post-Xmas sales. Candles, body lotion, bubble bath, herbal tea, and more candles. The house is gonna smell really good in 2020!

See, and after my fall, I was thinking that I was so lucky I hadn't broken my arm and/or hip!

The accident didn't totally spoil my birthday. DH made a lovely dinner, and then…

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Oh goodness, that is a serious fall! I'm glad you were able to still get in a good birthday celebration, and I hope you're up and about again soon!

Dear Elaine, that is totally awful to hear about your fall and concussion. I hope you can allow yourself to rest and fully recover. Happy belated birthday, that’s a beautiful cake. Audio books ‘sound’ like a great idea. Where the Crawdads Sing was one of my favourite books this year, too! @Cookiefiend @Annabel Lee

Great recommendations Cookie, I have read Where the Crawdads Sing and Eleanor Oliphant. I would like to read News of the World. Thanks for the Kindle tip @Annabel Lee. Did you hear this book is being made into a movie starring Tom Hanks?
Wishing everyone a happy new year and good health/speedy recovery if you are healing.

Ooh, I didn't know that! I'll have to keep an eye out for it. That does make me feel I scored a good deal on the Kindle version--usually any kind of hype drives those prices right up.

Thank you! I am now in a gigantic shoulder-to-wrist cast, which is protecting myself from myself, IYKWIM.
The GP helped me scratch a green itch I've had for a while.
Also my SIL has taken to making tote bags from old silk ties. Normally i hate stuff like that, but she made me a very pretty one for Xmas, LOL, so technically I have another one in.

What a great DH you have! Seems like a combination of good instincts, basic training by you, and loving attentiveness to your style and taste. When i was married it took my husband six months to realize i had dyed my hair, LOL.
Here's my take on the GP. it is a Birkin without the bullsh*t. And I have a Birkin. Both are just totebags. The B has feet and hardware and a fairly useless flap that no one uses. Good thread here, and easy to read between the lines https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/here-goes-stupid-question-birkin-or-garden-party.1021702/
Re scarf buying: Your collex is gorgeous - glad you have no guilt. And hiding the sales goggles is a good idea but oh so difficult!!!

The silk tie tote sounds lovely--I'm glad her gift was a hit! And your comparison on the GP and the Birkin is interesting. I wouldn't have thought of it that way since they have such different looks, but I see what you mean about the functionality.

Yep. This is me. But i can't put my hair up with only one hand. Just try it!!

I literally just tried it. Oof.

 

[ElainePG]

Thank you, everyone, for all the concern & well wishes. I'm not replying individually because I'm still supposed to limit screen time, but your good thoughts are much appreciated.

I think I already posted my 2019 stats a couple of weeks ago, so I won't do it again. (Brain still very foggy). I'll post my 2020 goals over on the new thread in a few days.

See everyone there.

Happy New Year!

 

[Annabel Lee]

A little more end-of-year analysis:

Between heavy rain this year and annoying end-of-year colds/illnesses that caused DH and I to skip a lot of the social events we'd normally attend, I didn't have nearly the number of wears on all my bags I'd expect. While I do love my bad-weather bags, these were in much heavier rotation than usual, and my more delicate bags got neglected. And because we weren't too social, I didn't put too many wears on my evening/dressy bags.

I'm somewhat counting this year as an anomaly, but I'll keep paying attention in 2020 to see what I need.

My 2019 goals were:

• Any new bags I decide to add must be 1) real showstoppers and/or 2) fill an actual need.
  
  
• No settling. A couple of the bags I’m less thrilled with from 2018 were things I thought I could “make work” and ultimately couldn’t.

I did fairly well on this. I had two failures, and both went right back out again. Luckily neither was expensive. And I mentioned most of my ins/outs were direct upgrades, so I'm happy with that as well.

I'll post my 2020 goals in the 2020 thread.

My top 10 most worn bags in 2019 were:

Coach pewter hobo bag (31)
YSL College bag (25)
LV Dauphine (24)
MbMJ Natasha bag (19)
LV bandouliere trunk bag (17)
Givenchy Antigona (14)
LV Monceau (13)
LV black and white damier speedy with red handles (13)
Black Born crossbody (12)
LV Alma in hot pink (11)

 

[Sparkletastic]

The great thing about a hip replacement is that I can't get arthritis there. They often do hip replacements for arthritis. I had to use a cane for several weeks. It was difficult because I had to use the cane in my right hand as that was my only free hand. Normally they would have given me a walker but since I had the broken arm that wasn't an option. We thought the hip replacement was the major injury but it was nothing compared to the arm.

OMG in your arm. So sorry you’re dealing with all this.

Thank you, everyone, for all the concern & well wishes. I'm not replying individually because I'm still supposed to limit screen time, but your good thoughts are much appreciated.

I think I already posted my 2019 stats a couple of weeks ago, so I won't do it again. (Brain still very foggy). I'll post my 2020 goals over on the new thread in a few days.

See everyone there.

Happy New Year!

Hope you feel better soon!

A little more end-of-year analysis:

Between heavy rain this year and annoying end-of-year colds/illnesses that caused DH and I to skip a lot of the social events we'd normally attend, I didn't have nearly the number of wears on all my bags I'd expect. While I do love my bad-weather bags, these were in much heavier rotation than usual, and my more delicate bags got neglected. And because we weren't too social, I didn't put too many wears on my evening/dressy bags.

I'm somewhat counting this year as an anomaly, but I'll keep paying attention in 2020 to see what I need.

My 2019 goals were:

• Any new bags I decide to add must be 1) real showstoppers and/or 2) fill an actual need.
  
  
• No settling. A couple of the bags I’m less thrilled with from 2018 were things I thought I could “make work” and ultimately couldn’t.

I did fairly well on this. I had two failures, and both went right back out again. Luckily neither was expensive. And I mentioned most of my ins/outs were direct upgrades, so I'm happy with that as well.

I'll post my 2020 goals in the 2020 thread.

My top 10 most worn bags in 2019 were:

Coach pewter hobo bag (31)
YSL College bag (25)
LV Dauphine (24)
MbMJ Natasha bag (19)
LV bandouliere trunk bag (17)
Givenchy Antigona (14)
LV Monceau (13)
LV black and white damier speedy with red handles (13)
Black Born crossbody (12)
LV Alma in hot pink (11)

Hoping you and your DH are feeling better.

YAY! On no settling. That needs to be our #1 mantra on tPF. There are sooooo many regret posts on here due to all of us “making do”.

Any insights from your list of most (and least) worn?

 

[dcooney4]

We love collection theory posts and yours is both thoughtful and fun!

Isn’t the perfect travel tote hard to find? I have tried premium, contemporary and sub contemporary brand options. Still don’t have the right one. I’m glad you’ve found a solution that works for you!

I’m not a H buyer. What charms do people put on Birkins? Other than the horse charm, I don’t think I’ve seen a Birkin with a charm. Do thy also tend to put charms on K’s and others?
Really?! I would have thought a hip replacement would have been an onerous recovery. Knee replacements are pretty awful recoveries which is why I’ve been highly resistant to getting my meniscus removed despite the fact that it keeps locking. (if it’s removed I will get arthritis down the road and require a knee replacement.
Thank you!
Don't be hard on yourself about the ins / outs. If it’s in the name of you getting to a good place, it was needed.

I know you manage by space - how do you organize? I think you have a number of bags that don’t sit up on their own. Do you have dividers on your shelves? I have a few bags that also don’t sit up on their own and have been wondering if there is a better way to store them than on their sides.

Most of my bags stand on there own, the few I have that don’t fit in to one of those fabric handbag holders that hang in the closet. I also stick clutches and other small bags in it. I also have three that are a bit bigger and won’t fit in it and they are in dust bags and stacked . The are in an easy to grab place so they still get used often.

 

[Sparkletastic]

Most of my bags stand on there own, the few I have that don’t fit in to one of those fabric handbag holders that hang in the closet. I also stick clutches and other small bags in it. I also have three that are a bit bigger and won’t fit in it and they are in dust bags and stacked . The are in an easy to grab place so they still get used often.

Right now I have my 3 unstructured bags on a hanger by their handles which I know is awful. And, I have my other unstructured bags in a pancake on a shelf. But this isn’t optimal. I may try the handbag holders in the area where I hang my full length gowns. Thx!

 

[eggtartapproved]

See all of you in the new year, on the new thread! Wishing you and yours a safe and wonderful happy new year!!!

 

[dcooney4]

Right now I have my 3 unstructured bags on a hanger by their handles which I know is awful. And, I have my other unstructured bags in a pancake on a shelf. But this isn’t optimal. I may try the handbag holders in the area where I hang my full length gowns. Thx!

That is where mine is .lol

 

[msd_bags]

My goal for 2019 was a bit general - to have a more manageable collection. I think I did well in that most of the “main” bags I added are being used fairly often. “Main” meaning daily bags instead of weekend/special use/crossbody bags. Additionally, I bought Tumis and Longchamps, but these are not “main” bags. However, I know that getting these bags are itch scratchers, so I better beware lest I fall into a dangerous trap.

And just as 2019 is ending, I ordered another Massaccesi earlier today. More of an SLG actually, but it’s a metallic leather (Africa in Lead) that might not be offered in the future. So I caved.

Overall I’m satisfied with my 2019, but I will have to do something about the “itch scratchers”. There are bags I wanted to re-home but have not done so, some because of sheer laziness and some for lack of market or I’m just not ready to let go. Maybe this should be my goal in 2020!