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

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How was everyone's weekend? We actually got some things done around the house like cleaning up leaves outside, I changed our sheets, did a lot of laundry, sorted through all of my daughter's clothes and moved things through (I have to do this quite often because she grows so quickly, but I rearranged and updated everything in her closet and room and it took hours), tidied up the guest room and guest bathroom, cleaned both bathrooms, went for a lot of walks, cleaned up the closet/laundry room, vacuumed, and decided that I want to pay for someone to help with bedroom design. Havenly is the service I paid for, if anyone is interested to check it out! I'm incredibly excited for this. We won't replace any of the furniture but may need to get a few new pieces, but I'm mostly interested in help with the decor and adding artwork to the walls. We also got dinner carry out on Friday night and it was delicious!

Saturday we cleaned and did laundry; I ran some soup and a scarf to my mother… stood 6 feet away the whole time (which was HARD! She's my mom!) because they are just home from FL and I am less than a week out from being in the hospital. I'm terrified of making her sick and terrified I'm sick and don't know it yet. UGH. Dinner was at home, just leftovers from the week (and wine because wine) - which I never mind because it makes me feel like I'm being frugal.
I FaceTimed with my granddaughter and we had a huge storm right in the middle of it - thunder, lightening, and Hail! That was wild! But it was so nice to see her (and my son and the cat ), and she is doing well.
Sunday we made pasta sauce - which took most of the afternoon - an early dinner (and wine because wine), then watched Ozark.

 

[Sparkletastic]

I'm very delighted not seeing much discussion of front page news here. No new bag purchases after staying away from this forum and after finally getting GP in Gold. Here's just too many beautiful triggers.

However, now I can't stop thinking of Polene Un nano since there's free shipping promo including a small surprise gift...

Recent trends are quite rip off like card $300 card case but once a chain it added price jumps to $500. Same seems to happen to vanity cases. I've added long strand from my old necklace to my card case and love being fashionable.

Not much is happening here either. Maybe now I've no more excuses putting off my wardrobe declutterin project.

Good to hear from you! I’d like to see your jewelry enhanced card case!

I think I’ve been on tPF long enough that I don’t find it a temptation. I’ve seen most frequent poster’s collections and have gone through the purchase lust they inspire. Lol! And, I’m rarely interested in reveal threads. I got burned out from those on the Chanel thread seeing black or beige flap after black or beige flap.

What I have severely limited is my interaction with the PurseBlog. By design, they are always covering what is new, hot and beautiful. I just went on a couple days ago and they were showcasing a line of LV products in some water brushed pastels. I fell in love knowing full well those bags aren’t me and they would sit ignored in my closet once the buying haze dissolved.

Plus tPB makes me feel like I need to add something “new” to my collection to stay current. I’m not in the fashion industry. I never “need” anything new. LOL! So, no tPB for me. I’m not mature enough to handle the peer pressure. [/QUOTE]

 

[dcooney4]

Just spent the morning cleaning and polishing winter boots and shoes and then cleaned their shelves . After that brought up huge box of summer shoes and switched them out. I kept two pairs of booties and my girlie leather sneakers up just in case. Since we did have a quick snow shower last week.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I just heard social distancing / shelter in place will be extended in the US to April 30.

As long as the dreaded virus is not under control we´ll have to face lots of restrictions, I fear. Let´s hope they will help and we all will come out of this awful time fairly unharmed.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

My grey bags,
2017

• Longchamp Gun Metal Le Pliage Large Shoulder Tote
• Chanel 14P Silver Metallic Reissue Camera Case
• Hermes Etoupe Evelyne III PM

2020

• Hermes Etain Evergrain Massai Cut 40
• Hermes Etain Bolide 31 Taurillon Clemence GHW
• Hermes Etoupe Evelyne III PM (29) Clemence PHW
• Longchamp Gun Metal Le Pliage Large Shoulder Tote
  
• Chanel 14P Silver Metallic Reissue Camera Case

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I love the photo of your Evelyne with the glorious scarf and matching pen.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Plus tPB makes me feel like I need to add something “new” to my collection to stay current. I’m not in the fashion industry. I never “need” anything new. LOL! So, no tPB for me. I’m not mature enough to handle the peer pressure.

[/QUOTE]
To my huge amazement no pear pressure built up when having a look at the latest watercoulured LV´s on tPB. I looked at them as I would have looked at some beautiful exotic butterflies, but this it was.
Same about all the other high gloss posts.
Same about looking at all the beautiful pictures on here. I love to see everyone´s stunning handbags, really enjoy feeling the happy vibes being transmitted by the photos, but my "want" feature seems to have put itself to bed.
Staying current and me doesn´t really match. To quote my darling older son: "you are you, Mum and never ever fashionable!"

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Just spent the morning cleaning and polishing winter boots and shoes and then cleaned their shelves . After that brought up huge box of summer shoes and switched them out. I kept two pairs of booties and my girlie leather sneakers up just in case. Since we did have a quick snow shower last week.

We had snow this morning. This world is going crazy!

 

[More bags]

A happy shout out to @cowgirlsboots
You got highlighted on The Purse Forum Roundup for your Dior Gaucho bag
https://www.purseblog.com/purseforum/purseforum-roundup-march-27-2/

 

[Sparkletastic]

As long as the dreaded virus is not under control we´ll have to face lots of restrictions, I fear. Let´s hope they will help and we all will come out of this awful time fairly unharmed.

I’m weary of the restrictions. Bone tired of being in the house. Desperately needing social interaction.

The shelter in place / quarantine restrictions are much like the medical boot I just shed - very necessary but still extremely limiting and therefore frustrating. Intellectually I understand it all. Emotionally, it remains extremely difficult.

 

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Good to hear from you! I’d like to see your jewelry enhanced card case!

I think I’ve been on tPF long enough that I don’t find it a temptation. I’ve seen most frequent poster’s collections and have gone through the purchase lust they inspire. Lol! And, I’m rarely interested in reveal threads. I got burned out from those on the Chanel thread seeing black or beige flap after black or beige flap.

What I have severely limited is my interaction with the PurseBlog. By design, they are always covering what is new, hot and beautiful. I just went on a couple days ago and they were showcasing a line of LV products in some water brushed pastels. I fell in love knowing full well those bags aren’t me and they would sit ignored in my closet once the buying haze dissolved.

Plus tPB makes me feel like I need to add something “new” to my collection to stay current. I’m not in the fashion industry. I never “need” anything new. LOL! So, no tPB for me. I’m not mature enough to handle the peer pressure.

When I reflect the past, I should definitely just have waited patiently my HGs to appear. After buying them I just felt very content. No more FOMOs like "what if this is as good as my HG" while my HG is not available yet...

I love the pastel coloured notebook from LV current collection but I find it hard to pay over $100 just for a notebook and you don't even know how many pages it includes! I'm sucker of positive hype, though. For example, I hate the look of vanity case bags and find they look absolutely ridiculous but after reading countless postive reviews of this novelty invention I'm starting to think maybe it's not a bad idea after all. Oh well, at least I've a vanity case already and a chain (=my long necklace) too if I ever change my mind.

Here's my card case "WOC". I love this combination. It's nighttime here so lightning is not the best. The white box in the background is a gift with my Chanel cosmetics purchase along with a cosmetic pouch so I don't need to buy a new make up bag anytime soon either.

 

[Sparkletastic]

When I reflect the past, I should definitely just have waited patiently my HGs to appear. After buying them I just felt very content. No more FOMOs like "what if this is as good as my HG" while my HG is not available yet...

I love the pastel coloured notebook from LV current collection but I find it hard to pay over $100 just for a notebook and you don't even know how many pages it includes! I'm sucker of positive hype, though. For example, I hate the look of vanity case bags and find they look absolutely ridiculous but after reading countless postive reviews of this novelty invention I'm starting to think maybe it's not a bad idea after all. Oh well, at least I've a vanity case already and a chain (=my long necklace) too if I ever change my mind.

Here's my card case "WOC". I love this combination. It's nighttime here so lightning is not the best. The white box in the background is a gift with my Chanel cosmetics purchase along with a cosmetic pouch so I don't need to buy a new make up bag anytime soon either.

Yes! +1 on wishing I had always waited for my HG’s and/or bags I knew met the required trio of handbag success factors: functional + beautiful + fit a gap in my collection. None of those purchases were mistakes and only one was eventually sold (it was heavier than I thought.)

I love what you’ve done with your card holder! How big is it? I’m trying to visualize. How this looks on. Also, I assume you have just run this under the flap since there are no hooks inside? Any concerns about the chain denting the leather?

 

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When I reflect the past, I should definitely just have waited patiently my HGs to appear. After buying them I just felt very content. No more FOMOs like "what if this is as good as my HG" while my HG is not available yet...

I love the pastel coloured notebook from LV current collection but I find it hard to pay over $100 just for a notebook and you don't even know how many pages it includes! I'm sucker of positive hype, though. For example, I hate the look of vanity case bags and find they look absolutely ridiculous but after reading countless postive reviews of this novelty invention I'm starting to think maybe it's not a bad idea after all. Oh well, at least I've a vanity case already and a chain (=my long necklace) too if I ever change my mind.

Here's my card case "WOC". I love this combination. It's nighttime here so lightning is not the best. The white box in the background is a gift with my Chanel cosmetics purchase along with a cosmetic pouch so I don't need to buy a new make up bag anytime soon either.

Your chain is so pretty! Great idea.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

A happy shout out to @cowgirlsboots
You got highlighted on The Purse Forum Roundup for your Dior Gaucho bag
https://www.purseblog.com/purseforum/purseforum-roundup-march-27-2/

Aww, thank-you for showing me!
This makes me happy!
I love this bag so much. This Gaucho and exactly the same in black were the first premier designer bags I ever bought- summer 2015.
The Gaucho always was THE designer bag to me and when I finally had the means to look for one and worked up the courage to do so I couldn´t decide which colour to chose, so splurged awfully and bought both.
Looking at the prices today at least I know I did not overpay.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I love the pastel coloured notebook from LV current collection but I find it hard to pay over $100 just for a notebook and you don't even know how many pages it includes! I'm sucker of positive hype, though. For example, I hate the look of vanity case bags and find they look absolutely ridiculous but after reading countless postive reviews of this novelty invention I'm starting to think maybe it's not a bad idea after all. Oh well, at least I've a vanity case already and a chain (=my long necklace) too if I ever change my mind.

The notebook is really cute! (My DIY gene already made me wonder if I had a brochure of the collection.... but in the end it woud only be my usual makeshift, not the real thing, so leave me disappointed. )
What fascinated me was the travel container for perfume bottles... what a decadent item! But no temptation at all.

The vanity case handbags don´t speak to me. They might be perfect for many people, for me a bag like this wouldn´t work. They belong to the pretty butterflies I enjoy to look at.

 

[whateve]

The plants are in pots in the garage. As we generally have the same weather year round, these plants are there all the time. Except that I don't really know how to care for plants! My former house helper managed them, but she had to leave due to serious sickness. All I know is to water them, that's all!

Don't the plants need sunlight? Is there light in your garage?