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

[keodi]

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.

The Polene nano is a great bag! I considered it at one point in tan, i'm just not sure it'll fit my daily essentials

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.

I hear you on this, I feel the same way with my family. Sounds like you had a great weekend!

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 agree!

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/

Yay! congrats @cowgirlsboots!

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.

Beautiful Chanel piece!

 

[Sparkletastic]

Allow me to share my grumpy outrage.
There have been stories from credible news sources that the largest county near me may move to quarantine - meaning you can’t leave your house even to go to the grocery store - in the next couple of weeks. I pray this isn’t what will happen but, I wanted to be prepared.

So, today, I went out to get refills of meds for Mr. Sparkle and me and to get produce from the grocery store in case of quarantine. (No stocking up. Just what I think we’ll actually eat over the next month. Thank God for frozen veggies and root veggies.)

Anyway, I got our prescriptions via drive through so I (and the employees) to align with social distancing. My first frustration is that the pharmacy has said they will bring other products from the store to you via drive through. So, why were the majority of people going into the pharmacy???

From there, I went to the grocery store. At the entry they have a station for you to sanitize your hands and your cart. Yet people were going into the store without doing either. Ok, sure. Go in and fondle all the food with your Coronavirus suspect paws. In the store, there were clusters of women chatting about nothing. (Maybe men chat in clusters but, it was soccer mom Monday at the grocery store today.) C’mon ladies. Call or Skype your friends - the grocery store is NOT a social gathering place. Further, patrons had no qualms about grabbing around people to get items. Why? Take your time and wait your turn. Sheesh. Do you need your eggs in the next 30 seconds? No. Calm down.

Bottom line. I don’t understand people. I DESPISE being home this long with the heat of a thousand suns. No, one in my immediate family is in any high risk group and I “feel” completely healthy. But, I am following the rules because 1) I don’t feel I have a superior knowledge set 2) I don’t think my comfort and entertainment needs exceed the need of my community to be healthy and 3) I’m not a selfish jerk.

Why are people being so cavalier? Don’t we ALL want this to be over? What is the burden in keeping your hands and common surfaces sanitized, keeping your distance when you HAVE to go out and then staying your rumpus at home when you don’t!?!?!

Grrrrrr!

 

[keodi]

Allow me to share my grumpy outrage.
There have been stories from credible news sources that the largest county near me may move to quarantine - meaning you can’t leave your house even to go to the grocery store - in the next couple of weeks. I pray this isn’t what will happen but, I wanted to be prepared.

So, today, I went out to get refills of meds for Mr. Sparkle and me and to get produce from the grocery store in case of quarantine. (No stocking up. Just what I think we’ll actually eat over the next month. Thank God for frozen veggies and root veggies.)

Anyway, I got our prescriptions via drive through so I (and the employees) to align with social distancing. My first frustration is that the pharmacy has said they will bring other products from the store to you via drive through. So, why were the majority of people going into the pharmacy???

From there, I went to the grocery store. At the entry they have a station for you to sanitize your hands and your cart. Yet people were going into the store without doing either. Ok, sure. Go in and fondle all the food with your Coronavirus suspect paws. In the store, there were clusters of women chatting about nothing. (Maybe men chat in clusters but, it was soccer mom Monday at the grocery store today.) C’mon ladies. Call or Skype your friends - the grocery store is NOT a social gathering place. Further, patrons had no qualms about grabbing around people to get items. Why? Take your time and wait your turn. Sheesh. Do you need your eggs in the next 30 seconds? No. Calm down.

Bottom line. I don’t understand people. I DESPISE being home this long with the heat of a thousand suns. No, one in my immediate family is in any high risk group and I “feel” completely healthy. But, I am following the rules because 1) I don’t feel I have a superior knowledge set 2) I don’t think my comfort and entertainment needs exceed the need of my community to be healthy and 3) I’m not a selfish jerk.

Why are people being so cavalier? Don’t we ALL want this to be over? What is the burden in keeping your hands and common surfaces sanitized, keeping your distance when you HAVE to go out and then staying your rumpus at home when you don’t!?!?!

Grrrrrr!

Thank you for saying this, this is how I feel and have expressed to people, and i'm being looked at like i'm a nut case.

 

[southernbelle43]

Allow me to share my grumpy outrage.
There have been stories from credible news sources that the largest county near me may move to quarantine - meaning you can’t leave your house even to go to the grocery store - in the next couple of weeks. I pray this isn’t what will happen but, I wanted to be prepared.

So, today, I went out to get refills of meds for Mr. Sparkle and me and to get produce from the grocery store in case of quarantine. (No stocking up. Just what I think we’ll actually eat over the next month. Thank God for frozen veggies and root veggies.)

Anyway, I got our prescriptions via drive through so I (and the employees) to align with social distancing. My first frustration is that the pharmacy has said they will bring other products from the store to you via drive through. So, why were the majority of people going into the pharmacy???

From there, I went to the grocery store. At the entry they have a station for you to sanitize your hands and your cart. Yet people were going into the store without doing either. Ok, sure. Go in and fondle all the food with your Coronavirus suspect paws. In the store, there were clusters of women chatting about nothing. (Maybe men chat in clusters but, it was soccer mom Monday at the grocery store today.) C’mon ladies. Call or Skype your friends - the grocery store is NOT a social gathering place. Further, patrons had no qualms about grabbing around people to get items. Why? Take your time and wait your turn. Sheesh. Do you need your eggs in the next 30 seconds? No. Calm down.

Bottom line. I don’t understand people. I DESPISE being home this long with the heat of a thousand suns. No, one in my immediate family is in any high risk group and I “feel” completely healthy. But, I am following the rules because 1) I don’t feel I have a superior knowledge set 2) I don’t think my comfort and entertainment needs exceed the need of my community to be healthy and 3) I’m not a selfish jerk.

Why are people being so cavalier? Don’t we ALL want this to be over? What is the burden in keeping your hands and common surfaces sanitized, keeping your distance when you HAVE to go out and then staying your rumpus at home when you don’t!?!?!

Grrrrrr!

Many of us share your feelings. I have to struggle not to get furious when I see this.

 

[ElainePG]

Summer has started in my country and a little movement here and there makes you sweat. Heat index (humidity factored in; real feel temp) has reached 38 degreesC (100 F). This dissuades me from doing a lot of chores despite having a lot of time in my hands due to the lockdown. I try not to turn on the (bedroom) air conditioner all the time. I change my shirt a lot to avoid perspiration drying out on it while on my skin. They say that's bad for the respiratory system. I'm trying to be very careful since if my respiratory allergy kicks in, I will get sore throat which then could lead to other conditions. The key during this time is to boost the immune system.

I've not gone out in almost 2 weeks though I have received some meat and fruits delivery. But I go out in the garage daily to water the plants.

One thing good though is I have been able to exercise every other day. 32 minutes in the elliptical machine then 30 more minutes of aerobics (I follow Shaun T's Hip Hop abs).

Gosh, that amount of heat plus humidity sounds just miserable. You're smart to do everything you can to boost your immune system. I'm glad you can have food delivered. And great that you're able to exercise. An hour every other day… wow!

 

[ElainePG]

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.

So now you're all ready for summer… and then it SNOWED?????

Still, I'll bet your shoe closet looks terrific.

 

[ElainePG]

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.

Are you able to get outside for a neighborhood walk? Or are you still too uncomfortable from your surgery to do any walking? For me, I've found that even just a 30-minute walk where DH and I pass a few people on bikes or walking their dogs, and we all wave to each other (from opposite sides of the street), has a psychological boost.

 

[ElainePG]

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.

I love your idea to use your necklace as a chain for your WOC… and I'll bet it's beautiful as a necklace, too!

 

[msd_bags]

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

I forgot to put context to my statement. Here, when you say garage, it is normally “outdoors”. Yeah, there may or may not be a roof over it (but still some natural light coming in). The gate for the garage is the gate to your house, so there is ventilation. We normally have gates for our houses, even small houses with frontage of say 4-5 meters - to keep bad elements away and for privacy as well.

 

[ElainePG]

Allow me to share my grumpy outrage.
There have been stories from credible news sources that the largest county near me may move to quarantine - meaning you can’t leave your house even to go to the grocery store - in the next couple of weeks. I pray this isn’t what will happen but, I wanted to be prepared.

So, today, I went out to get refills of meds for Mr. Sparkle and me and to get produce from the grocery store in case of quarantine. (No stocking up. Just what I think we’ll actually eat over the next month. Thank God for frozen veggies and root veggies.)

Anyway, I got our prescriptions via drive through so I (and the employees) to align with social distancing. My first frustration is that the pharmacy has said they will bring other products from the store to you via drive through. So, why were the majority of people going into the pharmacy???

From there, I went to the grocery store. At the entry they have a station for you to sanitize your hands and your cart. Yet people were going into the store without doing either. Ok, sure. Go in and fondle all the food with your Coronavirus suspect paws. In the store, there were clusters of women chatting about nothing. (Maybe men chat in clusters but, it was soccer mom Monday at the grocery store today.) C’mon ladies. Call or Skype your friends - the grocery store is NOT a social gathering place. Further, patrons had no qualms about grabbing around people to get items. Why? Take your time and wait your turn. Sheesh. Do you need your eggs in the next 30 seconds? No. Calm down.

Bottom line. I don’t understand people. I DESPISE being home this long with the heat of a thousand suns. No, one in my immediate family is in any high risk group and I “feel” completely healthy. But, I am following the rules because 1) I don’t feel I have a superior knowledge set 2) I don’t think my comfort and entertainment needs exceed the need of my community to be healthy and 3) I’m not a selfish jerk.

Why are people being so cavalier? Don’t we ALL want this to be over? What is the burden in keeping your hands and common surfaces sanitized, keeping your distance when you HAVE to go out and then staying your rumpus at home when you don’t!?!?!

Grrrrrr!

You are ABSOLUTELY correct, and I don't at all blame you for being furious. We're all in this together, whether we're we're known to be high risk or not. Initially COVID-19 was thought to only affect the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions. Now the scientists realize that it can affect younger/healthier people, as well. The only way to get this under control is for everyone to follow the rules.

I guess I hadn't realized how fortunate I was, living in a (tiny little) town where everyone I've seen is respecting the boundaries. Even in the grocery store. Plus, we're all being very polite to each other. At least so far. We all wave at the UPS driver when he walks up the driveway with a rescue package from Amazon. And thank him for his service. And he smiles, and waves back.

 

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Summer has started in my country and a little movement here and there makes you sweat. Heat index (humidity factored in; real feel temp) has reached 38 degreesC (100 F). This dissuades me from doing a lot of chores despite having a lot of time in my hands due to the lockdown. I try not to turn on the (bedroom) air conditioner all the time. I change my shirt a lot to avoid perspiration drying out on it while on my skin. They say that's bad for the respiratory system. I'm trying to be very careful since if my respiratory allergy kicks in, I will get sore throat which then could lead to other conditions. The key during this time is to boost the immune system.

I've not gone out in almost 2 weeks though I have received some meat and fruits delivery. But I go out in the garage daily to water the plants.

One thing good though is I have been able to exercise every other day. 32 minutes in the elliptical machine then 30 more minutes of aerobics (I follow Shaun T's Hip Hop abs).

I’m glad to hear you’re looking after yourself as the temperature rises and with your respiratory allergy. Wow, congratulations on your consistency with working out! Stay cool and be well.
We have the opposite climate, -5C/23 F and snow. I wore my heavy winter coat for our afternoon walk today.

 

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Beautiful!

Thanks keodi!

Beautiful bags! Love that Evelyne .

Thank you for your kind words dc and for the Evelyne love. It was my most frequently carried bag in 2019.

Beautiful!
Evergrain is a smooth leather?

Thanks momasaurus! Yes, I find evergrain to be smooth and supple on the Massai Cut. I looked up the leather description on the Hermes site, here you go,

In the same family as Evercalf calfskin, it has a similar softness but a discreet printed grain that is extremely regular, as its name suggests.
First appeared in the collections: 2004
Appearance: A fine grain which is regular and light; satiny
Feel: Grain almost undetectable
Hand: Supple and yielding
Change over time: Becomes shinier and softer​

 

[Sparkletastic]

Summer has started in my country and a little movement here and there makes you sweat. Heat index (humidity factored in; real feel temp) has reached 38 degreesC (100 F). This dissuades me from doing a lot of chores despite having a lot of time in my hands due to the lockdown. I try not to turn on the (bedroom) air conditioner all the time. I change my shirt a lot to avoid perspiration drying out on it while on my skin. They say that's bad for the respiratory system. I'm trying to be very careful since if my respiratory allergy kicks in, I will get sore throat which then could lead to other conditions. The key during this time is to boost the immune system.

I've not gone out in almost 2 weeks though I have received some meat and fruits delivery. But I go out in the garage daily to water the plants.

One thing good though is I have been able to exercise every other day. 32 minutes in the elliptical machine then 30 more minutes of aerobics (I follow Shaun T's Hip Hop abs).

You win the award for endurance. I would have my bedroom AC going 24/7.

Keep it going. You are doing a great job!

Are you able to get outside for a neighborhood walk? Or are you still too uncomfortable from your surgery to do any walking? For me, I've found that even just a 30-minute walk where DH and I pass a few people on bikes or walking their dogs, and we all wave to each other (from opposite sides of the street), has a psychological boost.

Mr. Sparkle and I go for a 45 min - hour walk every day that it isn’t raining. But, while I wave at people from a 6 ft. plus distance, it’s not the same as “real” interaction with people. And, by the time I’m done with the walk, I’m hurting. So I can’t do much else physically just yet.

I’m just used to moving and doing more. I travel quite a bit for business. Since my children went to college I felt comfortable traveling more. (Mr. S works remotely and goes with me most of the time.) Not just domestic but also international. So, I’m not used to being in one place this long. This change is pretty drastic.

And...I’m trying really hard not to whine or even think about it. But, I really miss my babies. I can’t travel to them or they to me. We’ve always find reasons excuses and opportunities to see each other frequently since I left my hometown (where they still live). So I miss them terribly.
The only good thing from this is DS thinks his job will go permanent remote. If so, he will move here!! If so, I’m going to try to convince him to stay with us for a while.

You are ABSOLUTELY correct, and I don't at all blame you for being furious. We're all in this together, whether we're we're known to be high risk or not. Initially COVID-19 was thought to only affect the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions. Now the scientists realize that it can affect younger/healthier people, as well. The only way to get this under control is for everyone to follow the rules.

I guess I hadn't realized how fortunate I was, living in a (tiny little) town where everyone I've seen is respecting the boundaries. Even in the grocery store. Plus, we're all being very polite to each other. At least so far. We all wave at the UPS driver when he walks up the driveway with a rescue package from Amazon. And thank him for his service. And he smiles, and waves back.

Thanks for allowing me to vent. I just don’t get the selfishness and cluelessness. I’m asymptotic. But, I could carry the virus. Don’t others get the same could be true for them. We’ve been inundated with information about this. People are just ridiculously selfish.

 

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"Just beautiful - Etain seems like such a versatile color, and your Chanel Camera Case is lovely.
I had forgotten that you have a Bolide - some people love them… what are your thoughts?

Hi Cookie , thanks for your kind words, Etain is one of my favourite H colours. It goes well with my black, grey, white and navy wardrobe. Thanks for the Camera Case love. It has good capacity and is one of my smaller grey bags. It doesn’t have the continuous chain strap the older versions have which allows you to wear it crossbody. I recall @catsinthebag got her Reissue Camera Case chain modified or extended. I wonder if she wears it more often now?

I admired @papertiger ‘s and @Pessie ’s Bolides for a long time before finding the one for me. I love my Bolide. It is a great day bag that works for my lifestyle and fits what I carry with extra room. It has two handles, a long strap and a zipper. It was in my top 4 most carried bags of 2019. The colour, leather (Clemence with Swift interior), shape/style and capacity work for me. I can wear it with dressy and more casual outfits. The bag style has been around for a long time, the original design in 1923 was the first bag with a zipper. My Bolide is a size 31 and it comes in smaller and larger sizes. I like the under the radar style of the Bolide. The Bolide is one of my favourite bags in my collection. Here’s a little more eye candy.

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

Thank you cowgirlsboots! I did an earlier series of pics of bag/scarf/pen combos when I was trying to rotate my pens, like the extra pic of my Bolide I included above. When I am appreciating what I already have it makes it hard for any potential new additions, they have to be really special.

 

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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.