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

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msd_bags said:
Though I’m working from home most of the time, it still really takes a lot of time. And energy!! And the free time I would have, I spend on my new rekindled hobby - baking! Baking is cheaper than bags, right! And I already have the tools and gadgets, so I basically spend for ingredients.
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Lucky you @msd_bags for knowing how to bake- I´m hopeless at cooking and baking and only do it with gritted teeth when I have to to feed the family. Seeing other people bake or cook as if it were a meditation is great, though.
 
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doni said:
Oh poor thing. I hope it all goes well and please keep us updated.
My best friend is getting a dog and they are calling her Coco too. So sweet.



No we don‘t. Well, maybe we need two, one every day, one we can wear to events.
I remember Elin Kling, on of the first (of the few really) influencers who caught my eye. She used to carry one bag. And then the following year decide on another one, and it was fun to see her thought process.
I have more handbags that I need, but it is not an obscene amount. I like dressing up. It makes me happy, I am not going to apologize for it.
I mean, do we need to drink wine? Or eat cake? Or watch football matches?

Post pics of the wallet when it arrives!



I continue to rotate my bags. Yes, I don‘t go to an office, or to meetings, or traveling, and social life is somewhat diminished. But I still leave the house. And you bet I am going to carry a bag each time that I do! Whether it is for the supermarket, lunch with a friend, or just a walk.

Because I will never go back to my office plus I now have a dog, I am adjusting my handbag wardrobe. And for example I got my Chanel backpack (lambskin) thinking I could wear it for walks in the park. Too extra? Maybe, but it is confortable and it makes me happy, so I am going to wear the hell out of it.
As a friend of mine says, in doubt, always go overdressed :P
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You are a girl after my own heart @doni! Dressing up is such fun and even when I do not go out and just dress up for a moment to have a look into the mirror it´s bliss and makes me happy!
I tend to style the clothes and bags I have in my head and dream about being this pretty girl with a social life who wears this kind of items every day...

For every day life I usually slop around just because when I sew, paint, make hats, clean up prams or do housework dressing up doesn´t make the slightest sense- I´d simply ruin my clothes. For the school run a fancy (to me!) coat is my quick and easy approach. A nice coat, some boots and a pair of sunglasses glam up any sloppy homewear underneath....

We certainly do not need drinking wine, eating cake, buying yet another handbag and still all these treats add to our mental well being. A friend used to say: a session with a therapist will cost you at least 300 Euros and you´ll have to wait for months to get the appointment. When you go on ebay and buy some items you love you´ll instantly feel better and most likely spend a lot less.

Sure I´ll post pictures once the wallet turns up. The Karenina collection is one of my favourites and I have high expectations. My fingertips are already imagining the deep folds in the soft calfskin...
 
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cowgirlsboots said:
Lucky you @msd_bags for knowing how to bake- I´m hopeless at cooking and baking and only do it with gritted teeth when I have to to feed the family. Seeing other people bake or cook as if it were a meditation is great, though.
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I used to find cooking really boring, but I've been enjoying it lately. In the past, it's always just me to feed (and I can subsist on dry packaged ramen if need be) unless I'm having guests over, in which case it's an occasion and therefore fun. Lately I've been spending way too much time and money playing with food and learning techniques.

Back in the day when I was getting mani/pedis, the shop had this YT channel on, and she's aMAZingly soothing. (Content warning: Unexpected mold on fermenting tofu, lots of raw meat.)
 
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More bags said:
Both of these bags are lovely - the sheen of the leather looks amazing! :heart:
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Thank you! It's one of the reasons I love smooth leather so much -- the lovely sheen on the leather.
momasaurus said:
These are so beautiful! And you have hardware choices.
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Thank you! I did wonder if I should have bought the Boxyz in a different color, but I love brown and use my brown handbags quite a bit, and since the hardware was also different, I decided to go ahead and keep it and not exchange it for a different color.
 
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