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.

 

[880]

Oh, yuck. I've got pneumonia. Oxygen saturation 88, so breathing is an interesting proposition. Hah.

The good news, though… it's not Covid. I've had the rapid test and the PCR, and they both came back negative.

My pulmonologist has me on 10 days of a strong antibiotic plus 5 days of prednisone. My face is swelling up like a balloon, and I have dimples!

I'm trying to look on the positive side, though. So many people are so sick, and I have something treatable. Plus a husband who loves me, and a comfy house to recuperate in. And I was healthy on Christmas (my birthday ), so we were able to bring my 97-year-old Mom over from Assisted Living for a couple of hours. She enjoyed herself, and we enjoyed her.

I am so sorry! But glad you were healthy for your birthday! And that your mom could be with you too! Sending virtual hugs!

 

[SakuraSakura]

I fell off the wagon last year but I'm hopping back on... one foot dangling off said wagon. As always I've given myself permission to purchase thrifted handbags and ones that are a rarity online ; however, I want to stick to minimal consumption habits especially given that I'm graduating this year. I'm so excited to see where this year takes me even if I can't buy all of the handbags I desire.

I would like to purchase the larger version of my Soho Flap in Mini Signature in either black or red. I'm definitely leaning towards the black version. A bigger bag option is definitely needed in my collection.

Finding your signature style requires an element of risk-taking. If there's a style you've always wanted to try now is the best time to do so. I suggest looking at a multitude of fashion blogs from a lot of different countries, mixing those particular elements into your personal style. If you like certain materials, keep a list of them and prioritize them.

This is the year that I'm attempting to dress more femininely... skirts, dresses, the works. My femininity is a power, not a weakness. I want to reclaim being girly and loving fashion in this deeply misogynistic society. In fact, I have this gorgeous blush pink quilted lunchbox coming in the mail. It's exactly what i'm looking for.

 

[More bags]

@ElainePG Thanks for your kind words re: my son getting Covid. We adjusted our plans and missed seeing our relatives. The silver lining being that we found out in time to cancel a get together with elderly grandparents. I love your Marc Jacobs Tweed Girls Mae bag, so pretty! Happy belated birthday, so wonderful you could celebrate with your mom! Ugh, sorry to hear about the Pneumonia diagnosis. Take good care, I hope you feel better and recover quickly! Also wanted to add, from previous conversations about loving cashmere sweaters, I purchased two cashmere sweaters on sale tonight and I was thinking of you!

@880 thanks for your kind wishes re: my son.

@cowgirlsboots I am glad to hear you are recovering. I hope you can enjoy a Christmas feast and celebration when you’re able to. Congratulations on your new Dior - it was meant to be!

@Vintage Leather such a cool concept, the Clutch Library - love it!

@Sparkletastic congratulations on your new clutch- it’s beautiful! I’m sorry to hear your son got Covid again, and your plans changed at the last minute - so disappointing!

@Jereni great new By Far mini satchel in brick velvet and Burberry bag. I’m sorry to hear you tested positive for Covid. I hope you’re feeling better, and only have a mild case.

@Purses & Perfumes thank you for your good wishes for my son. Congratulations on your BV Gold Knot! May you have many opportunities to carry it!

@BowieFan1971 yay on your upcoming Paris trip! Wishing you safe travels!

@dcooney4 so sad to hear your Christmas Eve plans were canceled at the last minute, and that your other son has Covid - so frustrating!

@missie1 what an amazing rainbow sequined Chanel!

 

[lill_canele]

Mr. S and I have spent a lot of fun money recently on travel / purchases while traveling / my bday (pent up covid fun). I can afford the bag but sheesh. The idea of buying it now makes me feel a little hungover because fundamentally I’m a saver over a spender. But, I’ll forever regret not owning it if I don’t get it.

What would you do? Will we even have special occasions / galas / parties again to wear pretty little nothings in a post covid world?

There will be a day when we can go to parties/special occasions. All in good time.
Fortunately or unfortunately generally humans are relatively good at 2 things:
1) Resilience
2) “Forgetfulness”

Of course people will not forget easily or quickly but most will gradually come to terms in their own way and learn to move on. It will take time but it will slowly fade from the forefront of our minds as we continue with our lives.

This is a chapter in our lives, albeit a painful one, but just a chapter. It feels terrible now because we’re in the thick of it.
As we move on, things may never be the exactly the same as they were before but we will find a way. And life will go on.

 

[dcooney4]

Oh, yuck. I've got pneumonia. Oxygen saturation 88, so breathing is an interesting proposition. Hah.

The good news, though… it's not Covid. I've had the rapid test and the PCR, and they both came back negative.

My pulmonologist has me on 10 days of a strong antibiotic plus 5 days of prednisone. My face is swelling up like a balloon, and I have dimples!

I'm trying to look on the positive side, though. So many people are so sick, and I have something treatable. Plus a husband who loves me, and a comfy house to recuperate in. And I was healthy on Christmas (my birthday ), so we were able to bring my 97-year-old Mom over from Assisted Living for a couple of hours. She enjoyed herself, and we enjoyed her.

Oh no! I hope you get well soon. It is not fun, I had it many years ago and had to stop nursing cold turkey because the meds were dangerous for the baby. It turned the milk green. Rest and get well!

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

Oh, yuck. I've got pneumonia. Oxygen saturation 88, so breathing is an interesting proposition. Hah.

The good news, though… it's not Covid. I've had the rapid test and the PCR, and they both came back negative.

My pulmonologist has me on 10 days of a strong antibiotic plus 5 days of prednisone. My face is swelling up like a balloon, and I have dimples!

I'm trying to look on the positive side, though. So many people are so sick, and I have something treatable. Plus a husband who loves me, and a comfy house to recuperate in. And I was healthy on Christmas (my birthday ), so we were able to bring my 97-year-old Mom over from Assisted Living for a couple of hours. She enjoyed herself, and we enjoyed her.

So sorry to hear this. Take good care and feel better soon.

 

[papertiger]

Oh, yuck. I've got pneumonia. Oxygen saturation 88, so breathing is an interesting proposition. Hah.

The good news, though… it's not Covid. I've had the rapid test and the PCR, and they both came back negative.

My pulmonologist has me on 10 days of a strong antibiotic plus 5 days of prednisone. My face is swelling up like a balloon, and I have dimples!

I'm trying to look on the positive side, though. So many people are so sick, and I have something treatable. Plus a husband who loves me, and a comfy house to recuperate in. And I was healthy on Christmas (my birthday ), so we were able to bring my 97-year-old Mom over from Assisted Living for a couple of hours. She enjoyed herself, and we enjoyed her.

So sorry you're ill

It's wonderful that you can think of your blessings (it reminds me to be thankful for mine)

A very happy birthday to you (same day as my SIL) and many happy returns of the day

 

[JenJBS]

@More bags
Such great goals!
Thank you! Love that article you shared. Really helpful! I'd forgotten that conversation about iconic pieces!

@SakuraSakura
Congratulations on graduating this year! Wonderful goals!
Hadn't thought about risk taking with finding a signature style. Thanks!

@mariliz11
You're very welcome.
I'm impressed with your shopping habits. Well done! Congratulations on reaching the elusive purse peace!

 

[Jereni]

Oh, I love this! So classy, and great with your outfit. Also it looks as though it will be a very useful design. Phone in the outside pocket, right? And the handles are an unusual shape, which gives it visual interest.

Did Mr. J pick this out himself? Or did Santa whisper in his ear?

Thank you! Yes to the outside pocket for the phone - it is incredibly convenient.

Mr J picked it out himself yes! He did an excellent job

 

[Jereni]

Oh, yuck. I've got pneumonia. Oxygen saturation 88, so breathing is an interesting proposition. Hah.

The good news, though… it's not Covid. I've had the rapid test and the PCR, and they both came back negative.

My pulmonologist has me on 10 days of a strong antibiotic plus 5 days of prednisone. My face is swelling up like a balloon, and I have dimples!

I'm trying to look on the positive side, though. So many people are so sick, and I have something treatable. Plus a husband who loves me, and a comfy house to recuperate in. And I was healthy on Christmas (my birthday ), so we were able to bring my 97-year-old Mom over from Assisted Living for a couple of hours. She enjoyed herself, and we enjoyed her.

Awww, I’m so sorry to hear this. But at least it isn’t COVID with strict isolation rules? It’s at least nice that it’s after Christmas and you were able to see your mom! Hope you feel better soon!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Oh, yuck. I've got pneumonia. Oxygen saturation 88, so breathing is an interesting proposition. Hah.

The good news, though… it's not Covid. I've had the rapid test and the PCR, and they both came back negative.

My pulmonologist has me on 10 days of a strong antibiotic plus 5 days of prednisone. My face is swelling up like a balloon, and I have dimples!

I'm trying to look on the positive side, though. So many people are so sick, and I have something treatable. Plus a husband who loves me, and a comfy house to recuperate in. And I was healthy on Christmas (my birthday ), so we were able to bring my 97-year-old Mom over from Assisted Living for a couple of hours. She enjoyed herself, and we enjoyed her.

Belated Happy Birthday to you! I´m so sorry yu fell ill! May you feel much better soon!

 

[Sparkletastic]

We have a 2022 thread so, I’m going to jump in with my 2021 goals year end report.

• Extend 100% success rate metric to all meaningful wardrobe purchases - handbags, shoes, jewelry.
Score: A+

My intent was to not buy anything that I ultimately would not like because I didn’t think it through. I achieved that perfectly. I did buy two items I won’t keep but it was due to issues out of my control (undisclosed damage and a new work laptop that doesn’t fit)

• Purchase no more than 3 bags: black tote, gold WOC and serindipity bag.

Score: A-

I didn’t get the perfect black tote but I did finally replace my black Chanel (had to happen), bought a small gold bag (pics to come) and a got cute novelty bag. No serendipity bag yet but I’m not going to force it.

• Wear 5 least used bags at least 4 times this year (presuming quarantine lifts by June.)

Score: A

I now WFH, Covid is still a PITA and, well, … flipping brain surgery. So I don’t go as many places. I did very well when I could.

• Buy no more than 4 pieces of jewelry.

Score:

We shall not speak of this category. LOL!

I’ll share photos of my new 2 real + 2 “action figure” bags purchased this year when the last one comes in.

 

[whateve]

I don't see a link to the new thread so here it is: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...n-bag-and-slg-collection-anyone-else.1048698/

Apologies if it has already been posted and I missed it.

 

[Jereni]

I’m also going to grade my 2021 goals before heading over to the new thread:

- Rotate through my collection by wearing a different bag every day

Grade: A+
Didn’t change literally every day to the next but I did manage to cycle through pretty much all my bags every month.

- Sell the designer bags that I’m not using enough

Grade: A+
Sold some Proenza Schoulers where the love had dropped off, plus some other designer pieces.

- Take better care of my bags through conditioning and cleaning

Grade: C
I only did 1 round of conditioning this year and I need to do better.

- Come off Chanel Ban Island but for ONLY ONE bag.

Grade: F
Bought the bag I had been wanting, only to find that I didn’t like it as much as I thought. And bought other Chanels too. On an up note, given my HG burgundy coco handle, I might have largely reached Chanel purse peace.

- Use my Coach Borough more because it’s the bag that started it all

Grade: A-
I think I wore it every month, but only once a month. I don’t find I reach for it much, which is weird bc I still love it.

See you all on the 2022 thread!

 

[dcooney4]

End of year report
1. Remain in allotted shelf space, no squeezing bags.
A+ with many spots open and available.
2. Stay Firmly in my budget
A+
3. No Bags weighing over 2 pounds
A+ One or two are close but due to the design do not cause pain.
4. Rotate and use all my bags with the exception of specialty bags
A
5. Keep bag list and photos up to date and check them before hitting the buy button.
A+
6. Have fun with them .
A++