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

[Cookiefiend]

I’ve been much busier at work since middle of last year. I didn’t share it then, but I got promoted! So more responsibility. And a little less time for bags and tpf. But still managed some purchases.

Cute bag!

Wishing you and your family good health!

I like A Day in My Purse!

Oh no, sad to hear you’re not in love with this Fendi!! You had a great review for it in the past.

Congratulations!!

 

[ElainePG]

Finally got around to switching out bags!

These are both stunning!

 

[ElainePG]

Ha ha, I know just what you mean. It's very healthy for us to get some sea air but that seaspray doesn't do our bags any good. DH complains that he'd prefer me to use my bags rather than leave them in the cupboard..........so I'm trying to be more carefree with them. I've several older Mulbs and they cope well but I'll still worry If I took something more costly when it's blowing a hooley

Does your seafront suffer from high winds? Even in summer our can be so different than 1/4 mile inland.

Yes, we can get high winds and also very big waves. Especially in the wintertime. Fun to photograph! But as you say, not good for a high-end handbag. That's when I pull out my MbMJ Natasha. It's a nice bag, but I've had it for so many years that it's getting a bit long in the tooth and I've relegated it to "carefree" status. It's a good bag for long walks, because it weighs very little and I carry it cross body.

btw, this photo is deceptive; I took it a few years ago, when I had just reconditioned the bag. It looks a lot schloompier now!

 

[ElainePG]

I am similiar and after allowing for all essentials I try to budget for what I think are all eventualities for clothes, shoes, toiletries, cosmetics, holidays, going out, birthdays, Xmas and set reasonable limits on each category using a spreadsheet to analysis. I sometimes move the balances around but if there is money left in any accounts it just gets carried over. I'll also adjust yearly according to what I've spent in previous years.
This year after losing my job three years ago (loving the life of leisure/NEVER going back ) I am doing a "no spend year" I've enlisted the help of friends and family and joined several FB groups to keep me on the straight and narrow.

So this year my plan is to spend zilch on luxuries and non essentials other than holidays these are our treats and also gifts to each other for birthdays and Xmas. I still love my bags but I'll shop within my current bags collection, so until I sell a bag I am not allowed another. I have three bags that I've sent to consignment. I have more than enough clothes, last year I successfully "shopped my wardrobe" all year (not shoes) and this year I will continue but no shoes allowed.........so far so good. I haven't slipped up as yet although I was so tempted to update my iPhone and I also wanted some AirPods .......but I don't need them and I'm going to resist temptation.I can't falter in the first month
I also started the year with shop my own freezer and cupboards, which has been great fun using everything up, making up some very different meals and finally clearing all of it out before I went on holiday.

When I get home I'd like to commit more to doing some housework though and selling of a few more unwanted family treasures. I still need to downsize and move things on.........minimalism is in sight

These are such impressive goals. Best of luck to you!

 

[ElainePG]

Color weeks are fun!

Ditto.

 

[Sparkletastic]

Love your vintage treasure and your whole look!



The first year of your first's daycare is a constant discovery of illnesses you never thought you'd catch... Brace yourself and pray for Summer.

I am very good at delaying online purchases. I put something in the wish list, and if I am not thinking about it a few weeks down the road that's it. It does work, but you have to accept things being sold out. Occasionally, if I think something is going to go soon I would buy it, you can always send it back although I rather save the hassle.

In shops, the other day the SA in one of my usual multibrand boutiques was laughing to a friend that she never expects me to buy something the day I try it, that I always have to sleep over it. So I guess I also do the same thing.

My weakness is shopping while travelling, if I get into a shop, and the SA is good, I can fall for impulse buying.



Nice bag and I love the suculents in the background!

When I travel, three rules go out of the window: 1) I never exercise 2) I always eat foods I wouldn’t in “regular life” (like pastas and sugary sweets), and 3) I will buy pretty things that have (IMO) highway robbery pricing. We call it vacation brain and have stopped trying to fight it. We just plan for it by 1) making sure we are solid on our workouts before and after the trip 2) eating super healthfully before and after the trip and both of those are a pain to get back to after ugh and 3) budget for the buying foolishness that invariably will happen. that eliminates the pain of a facing a ruined budget after and allows us to enjoy what with bought without guilt. I don’t know why vacation brain happens. But, it’s real. So, don’t feel too bad.

So I feel very ashamed. January is not over, and I have yet to fix a budget starting February, and I have already bought a bag...
I seem to have spent the last year or so reassessing my handbag needs, and really, it is about time this exercise stops.

I was considering purchasing an Hermes maxi Double Sens in sikkim from a PF member. This bag (which is quite rare) has been in my radar for a while. The standard 45 DS didn't work for me: too heavy and kept slipping off my shoulder. I feel I am constantly on the lookout for a simple and capacious tote that has the functionality of the LV Neverfull but is very much not the LV Neverfull. I have tried so many to no avail. So this seemed to make sense.
So as I was thinking of this I visited Loewe's flagship in Madrid to look at some shoes but ended up trying the new all leather Cushion Tote and buying it on the spot, which is very unlike me. I do think it has the potential of being the Neverfull-substitute I am seeking. We'll see.

Now I have to consider which bag needs to go, because one definitely will...

It’s sooooo hard to find the perfect tote. I’m still hunting after several unsuccessful purchases. Good Luck with your new tote!

I’ve been much busier at work since middle of last year. I didn’t share it then, but I got promoted! So more responsibility. And a little less time for bags and tpf. But still managed some purchases.

Cute bag!

Wishing you and your family good health!

I like A Day in My Purse!

Oh no, sad to hear you’re not in love with this Fendi!! You had a great review for it in the past.

Congratulations on your promotion!!! Whoop!!!

I still am a huge fan of the Fendi. It is definitely my most functional bag, it’s under the radar and it just... works! I just think the bit of schlumping at the bottom corners is just driving me crazy. And, as I’ve admitted to on the past, I can get bored with bags pretty easily. (which I hate about me) So, add to this not being an “exciting” design and I’m lusting for something else.

That being said, I’m not actively looking. I really need to continue rebuilding my wardrobe. I just hate going to the mall. I would even happily try on everything if it appeared in my house. It’s weird. I love to entertain and I like socializing. But, all those people aimlessly wandering plus the treasure hunt that is shopping makes me want to scream. :scream:

Aww, that´s a beautiful bag! Congratulations! I fully understand you are still nervous about using it. I´d be the same. Always scared to ruin a handbag.

My closet (or endless boxes, suitcases and other storing places) almost always manage to surprise me and I always -and this should be spelled with a capital A- should go wardrobe shopping before buying anything new. Feeling nervous about wrecking items I far too often put them away "for an occasion" and forget about them.

You are right: patience is the key to great bargains. I´ll keep sitting in the (inter)net like a giant bag-loving spider and wait for my bargains to turn up.

I looooove the image of a well dressed spider crawling on the “interwebs“ carrying a designer purse. I imagine her with long eyelashes, killer shoes on each of her 8 “feet” and an Hermes scarf tied jauntily around her ”neck”


Yes I can definitely relate to this. My bag collection has changed so much over the years. I've Lusted after bags so often and then when I get them they sit on the shelf for all sorts of different reasons,

My last big change came a couple of years ago when I gave up work (or work gave up me ) and it seemed more than half of my bags became redundant. The collection that I felt I had finally got right. It's a funny thing that we prepare for retirement but don't consider winding down our bags at the same time.

I seem to have tried to change my collection too quickly and most of my bags don't feeel quite right. There are also some I got rid off and I shouldn't have............this has left a bad taste and I'm now hanging onto some bags just because I may have sellers regret

I know I want less bags, a small manageable collection, the majority of which I'd like to carry regularly but I'm left with a muddled little lot that doesn't feel right I need to have fun with it.



I'm looking forward to this but how does it fit with the February challenge. We can still start that at the beginning of February?[/QUOTE]We do them concurrently. The color showcase is just about showing pictures of your bags. The challenges are about us playing with out bags so we continue to appreciate what we have and are less likely to buy new ones.

You can participate in any one, all or none of the activities. As you can see, we have fun here just talking about anything.

 

[ElainePG]

My daughter started daycare last September or October, and we've been sick on and off since then. Seriously, it feels like she hasn't had a few days of being healthy in a row this entire time! Sometimes it's just a runny nose and sometimes it's a fever on and off, and one ear infection. The way that it is with me being around her almost all the time, I end up getting whatever she's sick with although not as bad. And my husband does too, but worse, and he's working full time. We're having a rough time over here! But whenever we're mostly well we try to get out of the house. Has anyone else had issues staying healthy this winter?

Also wondering, what are your best tips for staying on track with your purchases? I spend a lot of timing surfing around on instagram for bags, TheRealReal, Vestiaire Collective, etc. And a decent amount of time on TPF too. I know people mentioned the wishlist ideas and keeping things on there for a month before making a purchase. Do you mostly try to avoid shopping websites to not get sidetracked?

So sorry your family has been sick with one thing or another. It's hard when your little one keeps bringing ugh bugs home from daycare.

As for staying on track with purchases, I've been doing two things this year. The first is staying away from shopping sites. That helps a LOT! I only go to a shopping site if there is something in particular that I really, really, really am interested in. (Like, my full-sized clothes steamer died after six years of almost-daily use. So yesterday I spent a number of hours on line, researching garmet steamers. But I don't think of that as surfing: a garment steamer is pretty much a necessity for me.)

Also, I started a spreadsheet to track all my non-consumable purchases for the year. (Except books. I mean, let's not go overboard here!!!) Anything I buy that doesn't get used up, I'm forcing myself to post on the spreadsheet. Just knowing that if I buy it, I have to take the extra step of posting it, psychologicallyis helping to keep me on the straight and narrow. January is nearly over, and although I've made some purchases, I'm quite sure I would have made more if I hadn't needed to face them on the spreadsheet!

 

[whateve]

I'm thinking of doing something different this year, starting in February. Instead of choosing which bag I want to carry that day, I think I'm going to pick 7 or 8 for the month, and then daily choose which one of those I'll carry. I think it will ensure that my collection gets used more evenly. I don't know if I'll want to stick to it.

 

[ElainePG]

I’ve been much busier at work since middle of last year. I didn’t share it then, but I got promoted! So more responsibility. And a little less time for bags and tpf. But still managed some purchases.

Congratulations on your promotion, @msd_bags !

And I'm glad to hear that you've managed to squeeze in some purchases, in addition to the extra time you're spending on work.

 

[whateve]

@msd_bags Congratulations on your promotion!

 

[Cookiefiend]

Today’s bag is my LV Lock Me Bucket Noir - I’ve carried it 4 times this month
Here we’re heading out for the day:

And what’s inside:

We took an Uber to the office today because we have a Krug dinner to attend tonight and didn’t want both cars downtown (I hate parking at this particular restaurant - stresses me out), now she’s sitting prettily on my desk. Later she will hopefully avoid getting Champagne spilled on her!
I also noticed a front corner has a bit of wear, before I put her away I’ll polish that up a bit!

 

[dcooney4]

I’ve been much busier at work since middle of last year. I didn’t share it then, but I got promoted! So more responsibility. And a little less time for bags and tpf. But still managed some purchases.

Cute bag!

Wishing you and your family good health!

I like A Day in My Purse!

Oh no, sad to hear you’re not in love with this Fendi!! You had a great review for it in the past.

Congrats on the promotion!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I looooove the image of a well dressed spider crawling on the “interwebs“ carrying a designer purse. I imagine her with long eyelashes, killer shoes on each of her 8 “feet” and an Hermes scarf tied jauntily around her ”neck”

I´d suggest these shoes and purse for my spider alter ego :

 

[dcooney4]

Yes I can definitely relate to this. My bag collection has changed so much over the years. I've Lusted after bags so often and then when I get them they sit on the shelf for all sorts of different reasons,

My last big change came a couple of years ago when I gave up work (or work gave up me ) and it seemed more than half of my bags became redundant. The collection that I felt I had finally got right. It's a funny thing that we prepare for retirement but don't consider winding down our bags at the same time.

I seem to have tried to change my collection too quickly and most of my bags don't feeel quite right. There are also some I got rid off and I shouldn't have............this has left a bad taste and I'm now hanging onto some bags just because I may have sellers regret

I know I want less bags, a small manageable collection, the majority of which I'd like to carry regularly but I'm left with a muddled little lot that doesn't feel right I need to have fun with it.



I'm looking forward to this but how does it fit with the February challenge. We can still start that at the beginning of February?[/QUOTE]


The color challenge is so you take new pictures of your bags but you do not have to wear them then. I keep my pictures in an album on my phone so that before I buy something I take a look at my photos to make sure I am not duplicating something. Sometimes I find what I already have is nicer than what I want to buy.

 

[whateve]

Yes I can definitely relate to this. My bag collection has changed so much over the years. I've Lusted after bags so often and then when I get them they sit on the shelf for all sorts of different reasons,

My last big change came a couple of years ago when I gave up work (or work gave up me ) and it seemed more than half of my bags became redundant. The collection that I felt I had finally got right. It's a funny thing that we prepare for retirement but don't consider winding down our bags at the same time.

I seem to have tried to change my collection too quickly and most of my bags don't feeel quite right. There are also some I got rid off and I shouldn't have............this has left a bad taste and I'm now hanging onto some bags just because I may have sellers regret

I know I want less bags, a small manageable collection, the majority of which I'd like to carry regularly but I'm left with a muddled little lot that doesn't feel right I need to have fun with it.



I'm looking forward to this but how does it fit with the February challenge. We can still start that at the beginning of February?

The color challenge is so you take new pictures of your bags but you do not have to wear them then. I keep my pictures in an album on my phone so that before I buy something I take a look at my photos to make sure I am not duplicating something. Sometimes I find what I already have is nicer than what I want to buy.[/QUOTE]
I don't do this but probably should. I find myself drawn to the same colors over and over.