Those sound beautiful! @whateve I look forward to seeing which one you find. The red is gorgeous, but I want to see the pink...and turquoise!
2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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Thank you for this. I got so behind last year, I stopped coming to the thread much, since I wasn't able to participate enough. It's good to know I can pop in without needing to keep up.
I wasn't looking then! I don't want to buy one on the reseller market because I'm not confident about authenticity, but maybe I should look on Fashionphile.
I also have trouble keeping up with the tread but find it easy to jump in here and there. I try to read/skim most posts when I am catching up. Ladies her are so welcoming.
For 2020, I want to
A) keep to my 1 in 1 out (of similar value) rule. I did not fully accomplished this in 2019 since I bought 2 Hermes bags but only sold 1 Hermes bag so far (2nd in at consignment), but that is more because H bags take awhile to sell. I also sold a bal bag, ands ton of jewelry. So feel good about that. I am finding it harder and harder to pick a bag to sell before purchasing a new, which I think is good and means I love my current bags!
B) track my bag usuage so I can see what I am not using and then decide if I neeeed certain bags or time to sell.
A) keep to my 1 in 1 out (of similar value) rule. I did not fully accomplished this in 2019 since I bought 2 Hermes bags but only sold 1 Hermes bag so far (2nd in at consignment), but that is more because H bags take awhile to sell. I also sold a bal bag, ands ton of jewelry. So feel good about that. I am finding it harder and harder to pick a bag to sell before purchasing a new, which I think is good and means I love my current bags!
B) track my bag usuage so I can see what I am not using and then decide if I neeeed certain bags or time to sell.
I found a preloved Hermès Silk'In Compact Wallet at a great price, and ALMOST made it all the way through checkout... But the color wasn't one that I loved, and I reminded myself that I would rather wait to own something that I absolutely adore and will love using (spark joy, as it were, for those folks who ascribe to that) than get something now and then blow up my budget later because I lacked the willpower to stand fast to my resolution to not settle for something less than perfect (for me).
Phew! 2020 off to a challenging start but I'm glad I stuck to my goals.
Phew! 2020 off to a challenging start but I'm glad I stuck to my goals.
That is will power! That is my most used wallet - but definitely get a colour you love. Day 1 complete?!?
I prefer 'don't settle' to 'sparks joy' personally.
Sparking joy sounds so transient to me. Who knows what mood I'm in or why it sparks joy? Could be because it's become the latest status symbol. Reminds me of all those poor ladies that bought a Birkin or a K even when it wasn't a great colour or size for them just for the privilege of buying a sought after bag at H and not wanting to upset their SA etc. I think they caught up in the sparking joy too much LOL. Not settling appeals to the inner core me and longterm satisfaction. Better to think about what you really want and then find it than let our emotions be dictated to by a 'thing'.
I also think that's where this whole 'I don't reach for it therefore it's bad' thing comes from. If something 'made us buy it' we need to honour that too or look at our own neg patterns and not just blame the thing itself.
Sparking joy sounds so transient to me. Who knows what mood I'm in or why it sparks joy? Could be because it's become the latest status symbol. Reminds me of all those poor ladies that bought a Birkin or a K even when it wasn't a great colour or size for them just for the privilege of buying a sought after bag at H and not wanting to upset their SA etc. I think they caught up in the sparking joy too much LOL. Not settling appeals to the inner core me and longterm satisfaction. Better to think about what you really want and then find it than let our emotions be dictated to by a 'thing'.
I also think that's where this whole 'I don't reach for it therefore it's bad' thing comes from. If something 'made us buy it' we need to honour that too or look at our own neg patterns and not just blame the thing itself.
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Awesome goals to fit your truly enviable lifestyle! Welcome!I haven’t followed this thread in previous years, but am going to this year! Since my DH and I retired 5 years ago and have started a travelling lifestyle, I’ve really honed down my wardrobe and thought carefully about each purchase, and enforced a strict budget. In 2019, I stuck to this pretty well and was happy with “most” of my purchases. Especially with using the majority of my budget on one designer bag I LOVE.
Now that I have that, in 2020 my goals are:
- no more bags
- one premium SLG...I need a compact wallet
- sticking to just replacing wardrobe basics with good quality classics that coordinate with my capsule
- one pair of good quality ballet flats
- it’s our 10th anni this year, so getting an anniversary band to complement my wedding set
- I now have a collection of wear 24/7 rings and earrings I like, so will allow myself a few fun dress-up not-fine bracelets and necklaces - maybe a H Kelly Double Tour or Rivale, or something silver
- some Lululemon workout gear - keeps me motivated to exercise when it works well and fits!
- ENJOY WHAT I HAVE
Glad so many agree, I thought maybe I'd upset lots people by saying it.
In the beginning of the year this thread always moves fast so people should just jump in wherever they can.
I took one of my favorite but least used bags out yesterday. I don't wear the mulberry small bayswater satchel enough because the strap is to short going crossbody, so I was only wearing it hand held. I thought about what Elaine said in last years thread and went in search of a longer more comfortable strap for it. I went to the Marc Jacobs outlet but they were very low on straps . Ended up getting a comfy temporary long strap at the lululemon outlet and wore it out of the store. The metals don't match but for now it makes the bag wearable. The mulberry has gold hardware and lulu has dark gunmetal so not as noticeable as silver would have been. Trying to make what I already own work better for me.
I took one of my favorite but least used bags out yesterday. I don't wear the mulberry small bayswater satchel enough because the strap is to short going crossbody, so I was only wearing it hand held. I thought about what Elaine said in last years thread and went in search of a longer more comfortable strap for it. I went to the Marc Jacobs outlet but they were very low on straps . Ended up getting a comfy temporary long strap at the lululemon outlet and wore it out of the store. The metals don't match but for now it makes the bag wearable. The mulberry has gold hardware and lulu has dark gunmetal so not as noticeable as silver would have been. Trying to make what I already own work better for me.
You know that I love this Mulberry bag of yours! I’m glad that you are trying to make it work better for you!
I think there is a GREAT insight in this...many times we like and enjoy things but there is just one little detail that needs adjusting. And it’s so much better to be creative and find that way to make something work rather than ditching it altogether and buying something new.