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

[Cookiefiend]

I'm interested in your moisturizing regimen. I try to do this but fail pretty hard. I put lotion on my body everyday after a shower. Sometimes I will including putting lotion on my feet, but then it feels like all the dirt and dust from the floor get stuck on them. I also got a pumice board, which has been nice for certain trouble spots, and I'll use that a few times a month. Do you lotion your feet and slip right into bed? Do you lotion and then use slippers? Curious so I can learn more for my own routine!

I also use lotion every day after a shower, but only put it on the tops of my feet and toes - because like you (and everyone else too!) if you put it on the bottom of your feet EVERYthing (and I have a long haired German Shepherd - she's very fuzzy) ends up stuck on them! So I use coconut oil all over my feet in the evening (extra on the heels), then put on these slipper sock thingys (I have several pairs, so they get put in the laundry each night too) and let the oil soak in while I'm reading or poking around on the iPad. In the winter (sometimes in the summer too), I do a home pedicure - which is everything you'd get if you went out for one - but just put a schmear of coconut oil on the nails to moisturize them instead of polish. I tell myself I'm letting them 'breathe'.

 

[Cookiefiend]

This month has been a bit crazy. I have been trying to down size further. While at the same time dealing with some errors. Last month I ordered a light weight backpack that when it came would not open, so I exchanged it for a crossbody but that is part of last month even though it took so long that I received the exchange this month. I did get rid of two sport crossbody bags and attempted to get one preloved. It came and went back out yesterday. It had a black line of dirt on the inside lining towards the top that was not in the photos and came complete with sanitary supplies loose in one section. So I just decided to bite the bullet and get a new cute Mz Wallace instead. Fingers crossed it is love when it arrives.
We are going shopping today but I have no intention of buying a bag. If I see something I love anyway it would be for Vday and wouldn't get it till then from dh. So here are this months stats.
Bags in 1--Just ordered
Bags out 3
Slgs in 0
Slgs Out 0
Sport/Travel bags in 0
Sports/Travel bags out 2
Things have not been moving at the consignment shop this month.

3 bags out is awesome! Good for you!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Hi Everyone, it's finally the last day in Jan and I hope you all stuck to your NY resolutions.

This month I had a slight wobble with a bag purchase, but the guilt and mixture of timing and being honest with myself if I was gonna use it made me realize it wasn't right for me.

Hoping this thread and your support will help me get through the year of not buying for the sake of buying and just to enjoy and feel grateful for what we do have in our wardrobes.

Happy weekend Everyone [emoji8]

The urge to buy bags for the sake of buying them can be bad, can´t it? Like you I´ve already been struggling this month. Actually I started the month with a strange urge to own a Chanel Boy... I got over it eventually, especially because it´s in a price range I´d consider expensive for a second car. There´ve been other much cheaper bags I´ve been looking at, too and then had the same feeling like you had: they are not meant to be mine! This forum has helped me very much to realise what´s important and to be grateful for the treasures I already have.

To calm my desire for a Boy I did what my mother used to tell me when I wanted silly things as a little girl: "then go and paint it for yourself!" Well, here´s my very nerve calming version of a Boy desing on a cheap vintage handbag.

 

[Cookiefiend]

January stats -
2 Bag in, 0 out. I only have one listed (Danse Lente), I'll keep it listed until the end of March. If it doesn't sell by then, I'm donating it.
One of the bags in was the Nancy Gonzalez Erica mini tote - so cute and I needed it because I've worn it 4 times already! The other is an Hermes Dalvy that I found in late December, but I was so sick and then so busy with end of the year stuff, that I didn't post it. I'll post the deets later today.
2 Scarves in - the Plumes en Fete, and Alphapois moussie losange - 0 out. I've got 4 listed, I might list more because - zomg - I have too many!
Books read ytd - 1. I'm behind!
I carried 12 bags in January, the LV Pallas was carried 8 times - which is great!

February's challenge of carrying all my red or pink bags (3 bags - bwahaha - should be easy enough!) at least one time starts tomorrow!

 

[essiedub]

Here you go, a day in the life, my new tote ready for boarding on a one-night trip. This is all I am taking.


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What’s inside. In the green pouch an iPad and a couple magazines. There is still space on top for the FT and the scarf when not wearing.

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Oooooh! This bag is awesome! Looks heavy with the top hardware (is it?)..but oh it’s so polished! Does it fit over shoulder? I will admire from afar I do not need another bag. Do.not.need. (Do they come in other colors? Don’t tell me anything)

Your SLGs are so organized! And look at that clear pouch! My clear travel pouch is just 1 step up from a ziplock..not stylish at all.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Thank-you! To my surprise they are quite comfortable for shoes as pointed and spindly heeled like these. They run big, so a 38.5 is fine for my 39 feet. I might just have got lucky, though, because I bought them preloved and the former owner already had broken them in.
I hear you about giving shoes a test period. My feet are rather delicate and most shoes need to be broken in with leather stretch spray and padding for a while. some do respond, others don´t...

I should add these shoes (and the matching bag) are not only shoes to me. They are storytime, pure John Galliano, they are my 16-year old self yearning for leopard print (it was the 80ies, so not that outragous a wish...), they are feeling young and glamorous while I´m old and boring... Some of the designs Galliano did for Dior do this to me, speak, inspire- that´s why I am so in love with his work.

 

[essiedub]

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Funny, I just use ordinary gel pens. I have a colleague who uses fountain pen. He is a lot younger than me. I just can't relate.

I like gel pens! All those neat colors! But I’m committed to using my fountain pens for now. supposedly your penmanship is improved when using a fountain pen because your strokes must be more deliberate. So I’m trying to refind my script..it got to the point where it was so illegible that I couldn’t read my own notes. .suffice it say that I’m “taking the time” ..plus studies have shown that writing something down improves retention many-fold.

 

[ElainePG]

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:
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And what’s inside:
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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! View attachment 4653329
I also noticed a front corner has a bit of wear, before I put her away I’ll polish that up a bit!

That pop of pink inside the bag makes me happy. I'll bet it's even fun to take your wallet out!
Enjoy the dinner… especially the champagne!

 

[ElainePG]

My trainer has told me to get rid of all my shoes not shaped like my foot. Wut?
And to eliminate all sugar. Uh?
Ok so I have reluctantly gotten rid of beautiful pairs that don’t feel good before I even take a stepActually, I keep trying them for about 2 weeks, hoping that they suddenly become comfortable..so far no dice.

Of course, this is entirely between you and your trainer, but I've personally found that what works better for me is to avoid words like "never" or "always" when it comes to food, except for the things that I absolutely cannot have (like alcohol, which doesn't play well with a bunch of my meds. Sigh.).For example, I've found that I feel and look much better when I "limit" my sugar intake. But sometimes, chocolate is the only thing that will do. Only a little chocolate, though. And it's good chocolate. Ditto for ice cream.

 

[ElainePG]

What a great idea to start a spreadsheet like that. I’m going to do that right now. I’m not one to religiously go through my cc statements and it’s so easy to forget some of the less than necessary things that I’ve purchased. Thank you for sharing!

I download all my cc charges into a program called Quicken, which I've used for years. But so many of our expenses are either consumables (groceries, gasoline, event tickets and so on) or recurring necessary charges (utilities, property tax), or things that can't be helped but at least are tax deductions (medical bills) that I was finding it hard to truly force myself to look at what I was spending on what I suppose you could call discretionary charges. Like a knife sharpener. Or (gulp) a handbag.

 

[ElainePG]

Wellllll - okay!
I’m carrying my Longchamp Gatsby, French wallet - it has such a fun lining, and my checkbook has a beautiful leather cover - handmade by an artisan in Virginia.
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And - yes! Tous Les Bateaux du Monde - the most amazing border!
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(I know, I know - not the scarf thread Cookie - but it’s so pretty!!)

That checkbook cover is so pretty! I just treated myself to a new checkbook cover, too, made by a lady in California. Mine is fabric. The fabric is from Japan, and it makes a happy pop of color inside my handbag. It's the little things that count!

 

[Cookiefiend]

That pop of pink inside the bag makes me happy. I'll bet it's even fun to take your wallet out!
Enjoy the dinner… especially the champagne!

That pop of pink was what caught my attention!
Dinner was fantastic - but my noggin is a bit foggy this morning...

 

[ElainePG]

It’s always fun to see your purple Natasha, such a fun colour! I am bag cousins with you on your Natasha, mine is a slightly different style. Attaching an archive picture.
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Love that bright cobalt!

 

[ElainePG]

One time my child was invited to a sleepover. When we got to the house, the mom said we just had lice, I hope you don't mind!

OMG!!!! What did you do????

 

[ohmisseevee]

That checkbook cover is so pretty! I just treated myself to a new checkbook cover, too, made by a lady in California. Mine is fabric. The fabric is from Japan, and it makes a happy pop of color inside my handbag. It's the little things that count!

I feel like I can't justify getting a pretty checkbook cover. I don't carry around my checks and use them on a very irregular basis and I haven't felt the need to get anything more than the stock cover from my bank. I have splurged on personalized checks and check designs, though - I believe my last order was for some classic Mickey designs.

I did, however, just treat myself to some lovely portable tissue packet covers made with traditional Japanese patterned fabric. It's a nice camouflage for the tissue packets I'm always carrying around with me.

I also used to have a cell phone holder made with old kimono fabric back when I was in college, for my flip phone (!) that I loved and used to pieces.