2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

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Your welcome, I should have also said the Reissue is one of my favourite bags. I can't resist a chain strap, combine that with red and a Reissue



That's a brilliant idea, where do I sign up? It may be the incentive I need.

I guess I know they don't work for me really but I still love them and remember what they cost

I had better success last year when I decided to keep my collection at the same value and shop within that. When I lusted after a new bag I knew I had to move something on, albeit about 4 for the price of one. I've got two on my wishlist right now. If I sell the 8 I may be able to get them if I buy Pre-loved.........it feels a daunting task to move on 8 though and is putting me off

Thank you! The Reissue is one of my favourite handbag styles, too!

 

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I am happy to report I sold another bag. I just need the momentum to keep going so I stay on track!

Congratulations on your sale!

 

[Mulberrygal]

Funny how we are all different in our obsessions! I do not believe I own sweatpants...
As for underwear, I kondo’ed it to the extreme once and my lingerie drawer has stayed minimal since. For example I only own two pairs of plain black tights (and one has been stolen by my teenage daughter over Xmas). I reckon if they break I just go and get another pair.

Oh I've done the same with my lingerie drawer but I have to admit I do have two. It definitely helps keep things minimal and I've stuck to putting everything back very neatly, it's so easy to find things.
I've only recently come across KonMari and it's becoming very addictive in our household. We even have our suitcases packed KonMari style, neatly in cubes

I'm planning to be more brutal with getting rid of anything I don't wear tomorrow and empty the contents of my wardrobes onto the bed for sorting
it helps to say I'm gonna do it...........now I have to, right?

Sincere question for a person who is failing to be a proper minimalist.

When you do the one in one out rule, do you do the out first and then the in, or vice versa?

PS as people keep adding and updating more goals, it is giving me motivation to stay strong!

I can't call myself a minimal but I'm working hard to become one

If anything new comes in then I find something that goes out, I'll get it ready to be sold, donated or just thrown. That applies to everything other than bags in my house.......in first then out.

Bags I'm totally different with, I try to shop within my collection. If I'm thinking of getting one in, one needs to go first or I'd probably find a reason to keep them both I have a bag fund where the proceeds of anything I've sold goes to, usually this is in credit and I've had money sitting there for a couple of years. That all changed at the end of last year when I stopped being sensible and had a splurge and bought 3 bags. My bag fund took a bashing and is overdrawn and I now need to sell something before I can get back on track let alone buy anymore

 

[Mulberrygal]

Great Goals for 2020! I hope to emulate some of your goals for 2020:

• Edit my belongings to what I love, use and find beautiful
• Use and enjoy what I choose to keep, shop my closet
• Reduce my possessions, I have enough
• Be selective, thoughtful and mindful for things I purchase
• Continue to put perceived wants on a 30 Day Delayed Gratification List
• Continue practicing a 1 in 1 or more out policy.

I have began doing capsule wardrobes in 2014 to hone in on my personal style. Now that I figured out what my personal style is, I find that I buy a lot less. I tend to buy what suits me. I add very few items in my closet, and when I do buy items it's mostly to replenish basics such as T-shirts etc..I'm the same way with my jewelry, i have a small, well curated collection although i have 2 new pieces i'd like to add in the future.
Bags: since getting into Hermes back in 2016, I sold off all of my bags with the exception of 2 LV GM Neverfulls that i use for travel only. I have a 10 handbag rule that i need for my lifestyle. I currently have and use frequently
32cm Kelly black GHW
30cm Black Birkin PHW
45cm Double sens gold/orange
38cm rouge vif trim 1
for 2020 I would like to add 1-2 bags
I want to add a bolide 35cm in a dark neutral colour. i will be going the pre-loved route as i did with all of my Hermes bags, as this size in the Bolide is harder to find new and the savings is great pre-loved. I rented an evelyne PM black PHW from bag borrow and steal as an experiment. I wanted to make sure the bag worked with my lifestyle before i bought it, and I loved it! this bag will be perfect for weekends running errands while i need my hands free. I will probably get this new as the savings in Paris is significantly cheaper! I plan to add a clutch at some point, but at this stage in my life i don't have a clutch life. I wish everyone success in their 2020 goals!

This is amazing, awesome post I can relate to everything you've said here. I particularly love "Continue to put perceived wants on a 30 Day Delayed Gratification List" I've never come across this before. Can you tell me more? It sounds just what I need.

I admire you so much for deciding on 10 bags and sticking to it. I'd really like to do the same, I've thought for some time 10 would be an ideal workable collection for me. I'm down to 20 at the moment but there's 8 that I don't use and I know have to go. Like you I've reduced my collection down considerably, more for less works much better.............I still need to make that last leap and move a few more on. Sometimes I just think I'll bundle them up and off to consignment. I'm so fed up with the whole selling malarkey, at least it's ensuring I only buy keepers now.

 

[lynne_ross]

You crack me up. Another member here turned me on to the 32 degrees shirts from Costco so can’t wait to try your sweatpants next haha!

I have a Stutterheim raincoat and I find it cute and effective.

Lol! Thanks for the rec, I will look up.

 

[ohmisseevee]

I feel like I'm so new into admiring/loving handbags that everything is beautiful, and shiny, and new - and I can conceive of a possible use case for everything I'm looking at and admiring!

I'm currently at 22 handbags total according to my spreadsdheet (though one of those I'm trying to sell, and the other is a laptop bag, which I wouldn't typically count), and every bag has small enough differences with the others in my collection that I'd have a hard time letting go of anything else for right now. I'm also tracking which bags I'm using, which colors they are, and whether I pulled them out for a specific occasion.

I'm hoping that over time I can develop a sense for what I need / use the most. Of course certain bags will have very limited usage (specifically any bags that are more in the "wedding/evening bag/clutch" categories) but ideally everything else should see at least some use during the next 355 days.

 

[piperdog]

Great Goals for 2020! I hope to emulate some of your goals for 2020:

• Edit my belongings to what I love, use and find beautiful
• Use and enjoy what I choose to keep, shop my closet
• Reduce my possessions, I have enough
• Be selective, thoughtful and mindful for things I purchase
• Continue to put perceived wants on a 30 Day Delayed Gratification List
• Continue practicing a 1 in 1 or more out policy.

I have began doing capsule wardrobes in 2014 to hone in on my personal style. Now that I figured out what my personal style is, I find that I buy a lot less. I tend to buy what suits me. I add very few items in my closet, and when I do buy items it's mostly to replenish basics such as T-shirts etc..I'm the same way with my jewelry, i have a small, well curated collection although i have 2 new pieces i'd like to add in the future.
Bags: since getting into Hermes back in 2016, I sold off all of my bags with the exception of 2 LV GM Neverfulls that i use for travel only. I have a 10 handbag rule that i need for my lifestyle. I currently have and use frequently
32cm Kelly black GHW
30cm Black Birkin PHW
45cm Double sens gold/orange
38cm rouge vif trim 1
for 2020 I would like to add 1-2 bags
I want to add a bolide 35cm in a dark neutral colour. i will be going the pre-loved route as i did with all of my Hermes bags, as this size in the Bolide is harder to find new and the savings is great pre-loved. I rented an evelyne PM black PHW from bag borrow and steal as an experiment. I wanted to make sure the bag worked with my lifestyle before i bought it, and I loved it! this bag will be perfect for weekends running errands while i need my hands free. I will probably get this new as the savings in Paris is significantly cheaper! I plan to add a clutch at some point, but at this stage in my life i don't have a clutch life. I wish everyone success in their 2020 goals!

I love so much about your post and goals. FWIW, my two Hermes bags are a 38cm Trim (Indigo box) and a 35cm Bolide (black, leather unknown but very rigid). Because of those two, I've talked myself out of buying many other bags because I know that I'd keep coming back to the Hermes.

 

[whateve]

Being from the northeast part of the US, I still wear black, gray, and navy pretty much exclusively. I have some color, but I find wearing neutrals allows me to get more colorful bags that go with a lot in my wardrobe!

Since buying more colorful bags, my wardrobe has gotten more drab.

 

[whateve]

Sincere question for a person who is failing to be a proper minimalist.

When you do the one in one out rule, do you do the out first and then the in, or vice versa?

PS as people keep adding and updating more goals, it is giving me motivation to stay strong!

I don't think I'll ever be a minimalist. I don't feel I have to stay at a certain number, but it is important that things are getting used.

Outstanding analysis Mulberrygal! I am sorry to hear about your job loss, however, congratulations now on moving on to a life of leisure. I am also working on depleting the freezer this month, so I can support you on the shop the larder/freezer challenge. Good wishes to you on achieving your goals!

I need to join in the freezer/larder challenge. I cleaned out my refrigerator and pantry, getting rid of a bunch of things I'll never use. Now that I don't cook much, there is a lot of stuff in the freezer I need to either use or throw away. It hurts me to throw things away. It's like throwing money away.

 

[keodi]

Thanks keodi! That’s awesome! I am impressed with the clarity of your vision for your handbag collection and that you’ve been doing capsule wardrobes successfully for so long!
I love my Bolide (31) and Evelyne PM, they are both beautiful and practical bags. Best wishes on your acquisition plans and on your wardrobe goals!

Thank you!

 

[keodi]

What color are you thinking of for the evelyne? There are so many possibilities!

neutrals right now i'm considering black, etain, etoupe, bleu nuit. My wardrobe consists of black, grey, navy, white/cream and some outliers "pop" colours which jewel toned teal, red(summer)/burgundy, plum/eggplant, magenta.

 

[keodi]

Those tailor dummies are quite good, they don't have arms, but they are really cheap, not the most stable items (my cat shredded most of them) they are just a torso on a stand with a covering, they work quite well if you don't have a mannequin, not just for displaying clothes but also for sorting out the wardrobe. You know the jacket or top you always keep because you bought it because it might go together with.... Put it on it, makes parting with them so much easier if you see it. The trick is, you see it, you take the pictures, you put them up for sale or into a box marked for "Pictures and sales" - if you plan to sell it later, you never ever get around to it.

Good idea!

 

[keodi]

Outstanding analysis Mulberrygal! I am sorry to hear about your job loss, however, congratulations now on moving on to a life of leisure. I am also working on depleting the freezer this month, so I can support you on the shop the larder/freezer challenge. Good wishes to you on achieving your goals!

same here! I'm in, I've been going good on this so far!

 

[dcooney4]

Very pretty color - do you find it heavy though?

Using it hand held is fine. I think if I used the strap with my sensitive shoulder it would not work. This is not the large or small one . It is just called the dreamer. I love the feet on it and the feel of the bag to the touch if that makes sense.

 

[Rhl2987]

neutrals right now i'm considering black, etain, etoupe, bleu nuit. My wardrobe consists of black, grey, navy, white/cream and some outliers "pop" colours which jewel toned teal, red(summer)/burgundy, plum/eggplant, magenta.

I can’t wait to see what you pick! This bag has been on my radar forever but never made its way into my collection. Are you thinking gold hardware? I know I’d wear this everyday if I got it.