2021 Resolution: Shopping my own bag and SLG collection. Any one else?

[Sparkletastic]

NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES

1. Bags by Brand Showcase!

Each week, share photos of your bags from the specified brands. Choose a posed “beauty” shot or get your bags out and about in action shots!

We highlight 3 brands per week: 2 premier and 1 contemporary in alphabetical order as listed on tPF. Any brands not listed are showcased in our last week. Brands change to the next set each Sunday.

Our first brand week starts now - Sunday, Oct 31. Please share photos of bags from these brands:

• Bottega Venetta
• Burberry
• Alexander Wang

Tip: Grab your photos from last year in the 2020 resolution thread. Search your user name and the brand to find your photos.

2. Special Stories
Thanks @Claudia Herzog for the suggestion

Wear a bag that has a backstory involving a person, place, or opportunity for which you feel grateful.

 

[Cookiefiend]

There's... a Sandman Audible?

I probably don’t need the initial single issues PLUS the trade paperbacks PLUS the hardcover reissue... but they spark joy. Ironically, I haven't even taken the plastic wrap off the hardcover. It's been so hard for me to read anything serious the past few years, and the story is so full of heartbreaks.

YASSS! It’s available on Audible, and about 10 1/2 hours of listening.

I love my Kindle(s, plus the app on every other device) BUT...

The one thing you can't do is organize your books. Or you can, but only for the specific device you do it on - it doesn't transfer to any other device or online. Aaaaargh!

I have a Nook, and the app on my ipad.
I didnt want a bazillion gadjets, which is why I put the Nook on the ipad... but there is a glare, and I’m trying to reduce the amount of time I spend on electronic devices because my eyes have been bothering me. So I may just go back to actual books after all.
I am trying to reduce the number of books I have, but I find it VERY difficult to part with many of them. Last week I spent some time in our - I hesitate to call it A Library - but it is my library, dusting and putting a few books away. I have so many favorites, I just can’t get rid of them yet.
I do really like Audible though!

 

[ElainePG]

I’m sitting here, enjoying your white bags thinking that I have none... but that is a lie. I can participate!!

Louis Vuitton White MC Sarah Wallet.

I love this!!!

 

[ElainePG]

March & YTD Update, Stats and Challenges

• March Challenges
  • Happy Bag
    • Black Reissue - 3x
    • Burgundy Coco Handle - 2x
  • Digital Detox - deleted emails, unused apps and bookmarks, reviewed and deleted files in my downloads folder
• Carried 17 bags / 17
• Exited 18 items - household items, sports equipment and kids shoes
• I can empathize with Kermit’s journey, picture below

Mar 2021 Stats
Bags - 0 in, 0 out
SLGs - 0 in, 0 out

YTD Stats
Bags - 0 in, 0 out
SLGs - 0 in, 0 out

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I had to take a second look at Kermit before I got it… omg, that is sad & hysterical at the same time!!! Thank you for the giggle.

 

[ElainePG]

Books are giving birth on my kitchen bench. We don't have access to a library so I buy them ,but rarely read the same book twice. We have a resource center but they have been closed for a long time now.

HAH!
We usually donate to our library (rather than to thift shops, where they tend to gather dust) but the library hasn't been accepting donations for a year. Hopefully some time in 2021.
Neither of us buy fiction (we pretty much read fiction on our iPads) but our books are still somehow multiplying. For one thing, I definitely don't need all my cookbooks. Whenever I want to create a new recipe, I go online and research. And the few well-loved recipes in my cookbooks I could just photocopy & put in a folder. I also have a ton of knitting books that I haven't looked at in years. Mr. PG tells me he's also going to do a clear-out, but I'll believe it when I see it. Still, one could do worse than collecting books of poetry. Sports cars, f'rinstance. (Or handbags?)

 

[ElainePG]

I love that big honking bee.

Thank you!

 

[ElainePG]

Congrats on reaching that goal! I haven't actually counted my bags....

I know, right? When I first joing tPF and was buying bags like crazy, I had no idea how many I owned.

Have you counted your scarves?

 

[dcooney4]

Hi BowieFan1971! I feel like all of my bags get compliments so it's difficult to separate them. The most recent compliment I received on a purse was my perforated cles. I love my quirky pieces.

I also should update you guys on what is happening with my items. The groom cles has been shipped out to Fashionphile. We shall see what comes of this. I hope there's no issues! Thank goodness we can get insurance on packages. There are two pieces left from him ; however, I decided that I cannot sell the mini pochette. I have reclaimed it as my own and it still makes me happy in spite of what's happened. As for the cosmic blossom pochette, it has been two days since it arrived at the buyers home. The buyer has been online since the package arrived so I think there are no problems with it. When there's an issue, people will most likely immediately complain.

As for the monogram papillon, the seller has yet to answer the rest of my questions and upload more pictures. I will comment again at the end of today. I really hope I can get my hands on it!

The two times I have sold to fashionphile it went well. I would not stress to much.

 

[sherrylynn]

FYI- just finished this...it was great!View attachment 5041090

I'm late to the party, but had to chime in! I loved this book as well. One of the more original plots I've read lately.

Brilliant stats and great work on the challenges!

What a find!
I wonder if I'd enjoy e-readers. Would love to hear if you find you're missing the feel of paper once you've used the Kindle for a bit. Most people I know make the transition really easily, but there's just something about holding a real book...

I've had a Kindle for quite some time. I even spent the extra money for the Oasis model. It is one of my favorite things. Highly recommended.

 

[dcooney4]

HAH!
We usually donate to our library (rather than to thift shops, where they tend to gather dust) but the library hasn't been accepting donations for a year. Hopefully some time in 2021.
Neither of us buy fiction (we pretty much read fiction on our iPads) but our books are still somehow multiplying. For one thing, I definitely don't need all my cookbooks. Whenever I want to create a new recipe, I go online and research. And the few well-loved recipes in my cookbooks I could just photocopy & put in a folder. I also have a ton of knitting books that I haven't looked at in years. Mr. PG tells me he's also going to do a clear-out, but I'll believe it when I see it. Still, one could do worse than collecting books of poetry. Sports cars, f'rinstance. (Or handbags?)

I just donate the books to the resource center but they are not accepting any now. I buy hard cover or paper backs because my Mom won’t use a kindle and she likes the same stuff I do. So after I read it it I bring it to her , but doesn’t have anyone to give them to so they come back to me and the pile grows.

 

[SakuraSakura]

I love this!!!

Aww thank you ElainePG!

 

[880]

I kind of combined beige/etoupe, tan (H gold); ebene; and, white in one category.

three Taupe Ghurka bags (IRL ghurka taupe crossbody is more grey beige than brown beige H etoupe evelyne) ; Two BV style pouches from Etsy; One LV sprouse long alma; One toile H 35B; One gold H 30B; One H trim; Two 35 Victoria I (old etoupe is less brown, more grey beige); One matte alligator Suarez; One convertible clutch Suarez And CSGM Couvetures de Tenue. second pic: H 30B Togo craie (75th birthday gift to mom — a gift that I may borrow). I did add my Togo graffiti camo 35 B, brushed phw, by @docride, bc it started out as a pure white birkin. The graffiti camo is a personal collaboration, still evolving, and therefore not to every taste.

@doni, the pnk dead stock velvet pucci (I held onto it for years before I found a tailor who was a pattern cutter who could alter the too small jacket and ankle length skirt into an A line skirt with contrast waistline and vertical trim (so it looked like the original) The florals meet up and you cannot tell where it’s pieces together.

@jblended, @afroken, I agree that the list of physical books needs to be curated due to space constraints. On my list of must haves are books by Anthony Trollope; Master and commander series by Patrick obrian (not so much for the naval aspects as for the wisdom of friendships and relationships); and the henriad by shakespeare. Plus guilty pleasure reading by ilona Andrews. i confess that I’m not so much a fan of Oscar Wilde as I am of his discontinued fragrance, Malmaison by floris.

@Cookiefiend, @ElainePG, I’ve gotten rid of a lot of Cooks illustrated books. I used to swear by them, but I’m less patient as I get older. also, to my chagrin, I dislike the format of many of Americas Test Kitchen and CI. I tend to cook off the cuff, so to speak, including but not limited to baked goods. If you know the bakers percentage and have a scale and an iPad (to jog your memory) baking is easier. And, cooking, kind of by feel and with an instant read thermometer. So, donating them has cleared lots of shelf space.

 

[JenJBS]

Starting out the April challenge with my Orchid spring color bag from Behno. In low light, it's purple. In bright sunshine it's pink. A chameleon color. What bags do you have that are chameleon colors?

 

[BowieFan1971]

Not as elegant as the scarf I had to return, but full of Hermès symbolism without the stuffiness. “Puzzle”

 

[Jereni]

Catching up on others’ posts...

Excellent conversation starter @jblended!
What I like in a bag:

• Clean lines
• Great leather
• Semi structured bags
• Top handle with a long strap
• Multiple ways to carry the bag, versatility
• Easy access
• Back slip pocket
• Medium size

What I don't like in a bag:

• Anything heavy
• Too big
• Wide base
• Boxy shape
• Short straps

I like your list a lot - simple and makes perfect sense. Feel the same about many of your likes.

For bags, 30 will be my maximum (ideally I would like to keep it at 20 but I love handbags too much )

I feel like 30 is also my magic number. My husband had me do an exercise the other day for fun - if you all of a sudden had to start over from scratch, and money was no object, what bags would you own? Amazingly I only came up with 20.

The bags that get the most compliments are my MK with the contrast trimView attachment 5041044
And this Kate Spade, that I just got this month because of the color.View attachment 5041045

Love the multicolor trim on this! So fun.

 

[JenJBS]

Not as elegant as the scarf I had to return, but full of Hermès symbolism without the stuffiness. “Puzzle”View attachment 5042148View attachment 5042150

Beautiful!