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

[Rhl2987]

Thanks everyone for the swimsuit love - very reasonable price too.

Couldn't wait, already cut my hair myself this morning. I don't think it's too hard if it's all one length, long and wavy.

Worked inside for most of the day, lunch hour spent playing Bach (badly as usual). Late afternoon spent putting in raspberry bushes and watering. Onions in now, potatoes in, spinach and strawberries doing OK as are sage and rosemary put in last year. Apple tree is a dwarf variety but fingers crossed we get something. Not sure if the beans will ever take. DH did most but I am good at tilling and fetching water (our hose won't stretch that far)

H Evie and DH's MJ messenger used to keep our essentials like lip balm, sunglasses, phones etc. I think I just take a bag out to pretend I'm going somewhere. Wore one of my SS20 Plume en Fete too, felt very regal.

Just stunning. I love your outdoor space! Can't wait to see it when things are planted and once it's in full "bloom!"

 

[Rhl2987]

I “do” my hair everyday. But I wear it short and it is growing out and it is flat. I seriously need a perm. So I have a very attractive ***** comb over that is driving me batty. I am thinking about dyeing it orange.
I wear make up every day no matter what, rain or shine, work or not, sick or not...foundation, mascara, blush and when dressing up I add a little eyeliner
I have no loungewear other than a comfy shirt and a pair of cotton pajama bottoms.
I am basically dull

Lol about the ***** combover!!

 

[papertiger]

I don't like whites or creams only because they're so easily stained. I love grays, like all of the H grays. I used to lust after Gris Mouette, but now I feel that is too cold for me. I think etoupe is lovely, but I must not truly love it because it's never been on my wishlist. I just enjoy looking at other etoupe bags, like in chevre. I like etain, but have also never requested it, though I may see a bag in etain this year. My favorite is Gris Asphalt. I like that it is warm and I think it's beautiful in Togo and Ostrich. A sellier K25 GA in one of those colors would have been next up for my SO. If I ever get to place another one...

I adore Etoupe on others too.

Gris T and Asphalt are lighter and both chameleon colours. Fingers crossed you get to place an SO for GA.

 

[Rhl2987]

Amen to that!


1) Do you “do” your hair everyday?
Yes, I have shoulder length hair, I use my curling wand to create beachy waves

2) Do you “do” your makeup everyday?
Yes, eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner. I'm not a big foundation person i use a tinted moisturizer. exactly the way I would if I was commuting in.

3) What is your cutest in home / lounge wear?
Working from home I still dress to be presentable just a bit casual so a tube pencil skirt, blouse/ t shirt with a cardigan and sometimes slacks but the pull on pants from eileen fisher so that i'm comfortable when i sit at my desk in my home office.
I started reading more, and I started back up with my French lessons

I do love how put together you sound!! It seems as if you're doing almost the same things as you would to get ready for work!

 

[papertiger]

Just stunning. I love your outdoor space! Can't wait to see it when things are planted and once it's in full "bloom!"

Me neither. If I could only grow toilet pater and wholemeal spaghetti I'd be sorted

 

[Rhl2987]

Just some observation (mild rant?) from me regarding video calling for work here. To put this in context, this is the first time for our company to be on a work from home arrangement. In fact in my country, this is a first for most people.

So our management committee held a Zoom meeting last week for the first time. I was a bit surprised that there were some people in the group who looked a bit unkept (they didn't normally look this way in the office). We are a small company so we are not strictly formal. But even then, couldn't you at least look presentable? Like maybe comb your hair and not look like you had just gotten out of bed? This is still a management meeting after all, just done on an online platform. One guy was on his bed, with a pillow. Sometimes I'd see him get up, do some house stuff. I don't know. Maybe I was expecting a bit more (as I actually shampooed and blow dried my hair and put on very light makeup for that meeting). But maybe there should be a WFH video calling decorum that our company should adopt. Well, this caught us by surprise, I suppose later on, we will be able to set up something.

End of rant.

Wow. Some people just don't understand professionalism from home, I suppose. I work with all young people and they all look put together, even if that sometimes means a sporty jacket rather than a blouse. My hair is so long (for me) that I don't feel like professional right now, but I don't like to wear it up for work either.

 

[Rhl2987]

My company is having us do weekly online meetings. We are all annoyed by the camera and microphone thing. Often, when the camera is on, it's focused on a pet. Max is very annoyed by this trend, he'll be napping and wake up to find out that he's a zoom-star.
I've met a lot of my coworker's pets this past week and a half.



1) my hair is very fine and very straight - if I wash it too frequently, it becomes brittle, but if I wait too long, it becomes oily. So, I've been keeping my usual washing and conditioning schedule, then twisting it up in a french twist.

2) If I'm going to the grocery store, I'll put on lipstick. Otherwise? Heck no.

3) I have very little loungewear and it's sad. Most days I wear a plain t-shirt and a full skirt with pockets.

Haha so true about the pets!! They're often the first several minutes of each meeting..

 

[dramaprincess713]

I have failed to keep up with this thread lately, but I will be going back to read what I've missed. In the meantime, I'm in danger of purchasing a Deadly Ponies bag on major sale. I probably shouldn't because it is small for me (although, this current period is showing my that my love for big bags is entirely dependent on my commuting lifestyle...). It's also at top handle - not usually a style I would go for - but does have a shoulder strap. However, I can't tell how long the strap drop is, and I worry it might be too long for my tastes. By all accounts and purposes, I probably really shouldn't buy it. BUT, it's blue and I love blue bags. It's similar in dimensions and style to the Speedy 25, which I've always kind of thought about getting, maybe, someday, so maybe this would be a good substitute. It also seems to be similar in dimensions to the Alexander Wang Rockie, which actually did work for me as far as capacity goest. And the leather is amazing, and the price is so so good. I doubt I'll ever find it at this price again. So, I don't know, but I need to decide soon as I don't think it'll last long!

 

[southernbelle43]

I have failed to keep up with this thread lately, but I will be going back to read what I've missed. In the meantime, I'm in danger of purchasing a Deadly Ponies bag on major sale. I probably shouldn't because it is small for me (although, this current period is showing my that my love for big bags is entirely dependent on my commuting lifestyle...). It's also at top handle - not usually a style I would go for - but does have a shoulder strap. However, I can't tell how long the strap drop is, and I worry it might be too long for my tastes. By all accounts and purposes, I probably really shouldn't buy it. BUT, it's blue and I love blue bags. It's similar in dimensions and style to the Speedy 25, which I've always kind of thought about getting, maybe, someday, so maybe this would be a good substitute. It also seems to be similar in dimensions to the Alexander Wang Rockie, which actually did work for me as far as capacity goest. And the leather is amazing, and the price is so so good. I doubt I'll ever find it at this price again. So, I don't know, but I need to decide soon as I don't think it'll last long!

You listed all the reasons why you should not buy it. Love of leather, not style. There will always be another sale. I probably sound like your mother ,lol. But believe me I have been where you are and ended up wasting money. Save it for the bag that you see and your heart says, Oh my gosh that is perfect in every way!!!!

 

[More bags]

I am interested how everyone here feels the quarantine and lockdown will affect their behavior after things open back up. I still have bags on my wishlist but I'm not as excited about them anymore. I'm not excited about starting my same shopping habits again. I will be very happy to visit my local H store and see everyone, but I just can't see continuing on the same way I was before all of this happened. Perhaps, eventually, things will return back to normal for me and my mental state. We'll see. I'm very curious about that.

I was nervous that my work would take a hard pause for 1.5-2.5 months, which would mean I would stop getting paid, but it seems that we're continuing on with at least half the work that was expected. We just started paying half of our daycare costs this week, and I'm trying to figure out how to directly give gift cards or monies to the teachers. I need to call today. I'm not interested in going to the daycare physically to drop off Visa gift cards. I'd rather do something virtually. We are picking up food two or three times a week but, with the new guidance of not even going to grocery stores for the next two weeks (recommendation rather than a mandate), we will likely switch to delivery of restaurant food. I bought one pair of Golden Goose sneakers on sale because I love mine and have been wearing them out on walks.

I've dressed up a couple times, both over the weekend, for walks or FaceTimes. It's just for fun and breaks up the monotony. I do wear jeans most everyday during the week though. It's nice to get out of my PJs. I don't wear makeup except for your odd day here and there for a specific customer video chat.

I think being home with children has made us a little more accident prone. My daughter got a splinter a few days ago that I had to try to dig out of her toe. I couldn't get it all so part of it is still in there and we're washing and using Neosporin. Yesterday she fell and seriously scraped up her face on a rock outside, so I washed that and put Neosporin but I bet it's going to be painful today. Poor baby. The other day I was on my laptop for a second and, before I knew it, she was 2/3 of the way up the stairs. Precocious little 11.5 month old... We had to move the gate at the bottom of the stairs because she just moves it out of her way. She's figured out how to get around it...

You look fabulous and your DD is adorable.

 

[Rhl2987]

Me neither. If I could only grow toilet pater and wholemeal spaghetti I'd be sorted

I love how wholemeal spaghetti is the second thing on your list haha! I mean, it's a staple so I completely understand you. I would perhaps grow bananas, eggs, and donuts We eat so many bananas. My daughter has one per day and my husband and I have 1-2 per day. I could eat eggs everyday so we go through probably more than a dozen each week. And donuts...well, they're donuts!

 

[Rhl2987]

I adore Etoupe on others too.

Gris T and Asphalt are lighter and both chameleon colours. Fingers crossed you get to place an SO for GA.

Thank you! I have 3 outstanding at this point, so I'd love for those to show up! Not holding my breath.

 

[Rhl2987]

You look fabulous and your DD is adorable.

Thank you! Maybe I will continue to dress up once or twice per weekend, just for fun! I dress my daughter up everyday because it makes me, my Mom, and sister happy

 

[More bags]

Thanks everyone for the swimsuit love - very reasonable price too.

Couldn't wait, already cut my hair myself this morning. I don't think it's too hard if it's all one length, long and wavy.

Worked inside for most of the day, lunch hour spent playing Bach (badly as usual). Late afternoon spent putting in raspberry bushes and watering. Onions in now, potatoes in, spinach and strawberries doing OK as are sage and rosemary put in last year. Apple tree is a dwarf variety but fingers crossed we get something. Not sure if the beans will ever take. DH did most but I am good at tilling and fetching water (our hose won't stretch that far)

H Evie and DH's MJ messenger used to keep our essentials like lip balm, sunglasses, phones etc. I think I just take a bag out to pretend I'm going somewhere. Wore one of my SS20 Plume en Fete too, felt very regal.

Amazing garden! Congratulations on all of the progress. I love Plume en Fete - just beautiful! Which colourway did you wear?

 

[papertiger]

I have failed to keep up with this thread lately, but I will be going back to read what I've missed. In the meantime, I'm in danger of purchasing a Deadly Ponies bag on major sale. I probably shouldn't because it is small for me (although, this current period is showing my that my love for big bags is entirely dependent on my commuting lifestyle...). It's also at top handle - not usually a style I would go for - but does have a shoulder strap. However, I can't tell how long the strap drop is, and I worry it might be too long for my tastes. By all accounts and purposes, I probably really shouldn't buy it. BUT, it's blue and I love blue bags. It's similar in dimensions and style to the Speedy 25, which I've always kind of thought about getting, maybe, someday, so maybe this would be a good substitute. It also seems to be similar in dimensions to the Alexander Wang Rockie, which actually did work for me as far as capacity goest. And the leather is amazing, and the price is so so good. I doubt I'll ever find it at this price again. So, I don't know, but I need to decide soon as I don't think it'll last long!

There is another thread in this forum where they on total ban island but this thread is more about careful consideration to new purchases (as well as wearing already bought bags). You seemed to have carefully considered it and I have a feeling you will know quickly if it won't work. I bought some makeup 50% off (Pat_McGrath) about 10 days ago because I'd planned on getting the product anyway and missed out on the last promotion. It's not like I really need makeup right now but then why not?