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

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#92
ohmisseevee said:
(Also I hope you don't mind me asking, but I'd love to see a picture of your jewelry! I just got my second lobe piercing in my left ear and eventually hope to get a third. I am always excited to see how creative others are with their piercings!)
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This is my left ear, and my right has just the two bottom rose gold hoops. All bought at body jewelry shops in implant grade titanium and cz’s.

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momasaurus said:
I just don't get "sparks joy" anyway. Lots of things spark joy in me, including artwork in museums. It doesn't mean I need to own this object.
If i already own the object, it might spark joy with memories or associations, but I still might need to get rid of it, if it's not useful any more.
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Yes, exactly.

I've been doing a 10-session course (part of an app I've been using) that is about finding balance in one's life. In the session I listened to yesterday, the instructor suggested looking for things in our lives that bring us joy. But the examples she gave were teensy little things, like our first cup of coffee in the morning! And when I created my list, I looked back over it and realized that "buying this" and "owning that" where NOWHERE on the list!
 
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ElainePG said:
Yes, exactly.

I've been doing a 10-session course (part of an app I've been using) that is about finding balance in one's life. In the session I listened to yesterday, the instructor suggested looking for things in our lives that bring us joy. But the examples she gave were teensy little things, like our first cup of coffee in the morning! And when I created my list, I looked back over it and realized that "buying this" and "owning that" where NOWHERE on the list!
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Mind sharing the app?
 
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Not sure if this will be helpful to you, but my solution for jewelry has actually been to find staple pieces that I don't mind wearing all the time. (This specifically applies to earrings.) I am super lazy and always forgot to wear my earrings, even when I had a huge collection, and especially as my metal allergy got worse, I stopped finding it "worth it" to wear jewelry that would leave my ears feeling tender and uncomfortable.

For my birthday in 2018 I purchased a pair of beautiful amethyst/diamond earrings that have threaded posts and flat backs, so they don't dig or bite into my skin, and made with implant-grade materials. They are simple and beautiful and very 'me' (my favorite color is purple). I've been wearing these in my original/first lobe piercings and have felt 0 desire to change them out to something else, because they fit me so well and go with all outfits, whether casual or professional/formal.

Luckily for me, I don't wear much other jewelry due to my movement/fitness of choice (aerial yoga, aerial silks/lyra, and occasionally pole), since I would normally have to remove all of it and, again, being lazy, I've opted to wear nothing instead. The only piece of jewelry that I wear regularly is a thin gold band on my left wrist that is low-profile enough that it doesn't catch in anything, and my fitness tracker, which I wear as a necklace and doesn't look like a fitness tracker at all (it's actually quite pretty). I can easily re-clip it onto my sports bra if I'm doing something where having it as a necklace is inconvenient or not preferable.
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Your earrings sound simply beautiful. And I love that you've made a choice that works well for you, especially with your serious movement/fitness routines.

I don't own any expensive jewelry… I do have one pair of diamond studs, which belonged to DH's grandmother, and they are my only precious gems. They are still in their original setting, which I'm pretty sure is white gold, and I find that I wear them often since they are small, pretty, and comfortable. My other jewelry (earrings, necklaces, bracelets) tend to be one-of-a-kind artist pieces or vintage.

Last year I cleared out a bunch of trivial, unimportant things in my jewelry box that simply weren't worth wearing. Not exactly "junk jewelry," but not exciting. So now I'm down to just the jewelry that I really like, that makes me smile when I put it on because it reminds me of trips that DH and I have taken (like a special silver pendant made by an Inuit artist, from a trip we took to Alaska). All of which is a roundabout way of saying that with 2019 being the year of reducing my jewelry collection, 2020 will be the year of appreciating what I have! :smile:
 
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momasaurus said:
These are great, Elaine, and so well tailored to your personality. I especially like #1. As for #5, if a new eyeshadow will scratch a temporary itch, that seems like a better fix than buying something actually expensive. We are supposed to replenish eye makeup anyway, aren't we, to minimize contamination?
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Yes, indeed. There are rules for this all over the Internet. But I have six (SIX!!!) eyeshadow palettes… with backups for two of them, since they have discontinued those colors. So I think I'm set for a while! :blush:
 
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@ohmisseevee and @foxgal we really should form a catch and release club. Hahaha. But seriously. Even now, looking at Rogue photos, I'm like man, these bags are beautiful. And then I also remind myself, man, these bags are effing heavy. Which is the main reason for the release. It made the straps dig into my shoulders. Now I'm evaluating another simple coach bag cause I am part way through my sell 2 bags goal!
 
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sexycombover said:
@ohmisseevee and @foxgal we really should form a catch and release club. Hahaha. But seriously. Even now, looking at Rogue photos, I'm like man, these bags are beautiful. And then I also remind myself, man, these bags are effing heavy. Which is the main reason for the release. It made the straps dig into my shoulders. Now I'm evaluating another simple coach bag cause I am part way through my sell 2 bags goal!
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Which one?
 
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sexycombover said:
@ohmisseevee and @foxgal we really should form a catch and release club. Hahaha. But seriously. Even now, looking at Rogue photos, I'm like man, these bags are beautiful. And then I also remind myself, man, these bags are effing heavy. Which is the main reason for the release. It made the straps dig into my shoulders. Now I'm evaluating another simple coach bag cause I am part way through my sell 2 bags goal!
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Absolutely agree! The Rogue is a beautiful bag and such good quality for the price. But like you, I found putting the two straps together for crossbody made it way too long and the clips dug into my shoulder. A deal-breaker.
 
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ElainePG said:
All of which is a roundabout way of saying that with 2019 being the year of reducing my jewelry collection, 2020 will be the year of appreciating what I have! :smile:
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THIS!!! :tup: :yes: Reduce and appreciate. It sounds like you’ve got some great unique vintage pieces. Which are great to bring out and enjoy, especially in these days of Insta-influencers. I want to try to not get hyped up on what everyone’s wearing but go counter and do something unique. Or use what I have in new ways to emulate the look without buying new.

Same goes for bags. So many hit styles these days are remakes of heritage pieces. So why not embrace all the older models we have in the closet!?!
 
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