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.

 

[whateve]

I know! It's hard to choose between slightly better neighborhood and slightly better pool, for instance. I want both to be amazing!

One of my biggest regrets with our current house is that I had no idea our pool would be so cold! The neighbor's trees shade the pool all afternoon so it doesn't get very warm. I wish I could pick up the pool and move it to the center of the yard! (It's inground so obviously I can't.)

I would pick the better neighborhood. You can upgrade the pool easier than you can upgrade the neighborhood.

 

[whateve]

Thanks @More bags. Just got to wait for some results to come back in a month to rule out anything serious. The consultant was reassuring that all would be fine but needed to double check with a biopsy. It’s been hanging over me in one way or another since October so hopefully all will be fine and I can put it behind me.

Wow, a whole month! That's a long wait! I remember once I had a biopsy. They told me they would call me Friday with the results. I waited until Friday afternoon to call them, as I didn't want to be a nag, and was told the doctor went away for the weekend. I had to worry all weekend wondering about the results. I switched doctors after that.

 

[JenJBS]

This month's challenge to carry our least used bags inspired me to carry my Aspinal of London trunk, that sits on my vanity as a jewelry holder for my favorite pieces instead of being carried as the purse it is.

 

[missie1]

Total knockout, totally you, Missie.

Thanks. You ladies know my taste so well

 

[Bag peace]

Yikes! I have 20 pages to catch up on! You lot have been busy in here!

@ElainePG Rest up and take it easy on yourself. So happy you're safe and well!

@BowieFan1971 Happy belated birthday!

@doni I started on the paper clutter and then gave up halfway through! Too many medical records for me to sort through and all of them bringing back terrible memories. I've decluttered every other category though, so I can't complain. Hope you also met your goal of a 'fresh house on Monday'

@Katinahat Fingers crossed your biopsy results are fine. Waiting is awful but hopefully you'll be reassured soon that all is well and you can put it behind you.

Sorry if I've missed out any other big updates. I tried to catch up on all the posts but it's quite a challenge!
Hope everyone is well and in positive spirits.

 

[doni]

@doni I started on the paper clutter and then gave up halfway through! Too many medical records for me to sort through and all of them bringing back terrible memories. I've decluttered every other category though, so I can't complain. Hope you also met your goal of a 'fresh house on Monday'

Of course I haven't! But I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel

Leave those medical records for a better time and congratulations on your decluttering success!

 

[msd_bags]

Thanks @More bags. Just got to wait for some results to come back in a month to rule out anything serious. The consultant was reassuring that all would be fine but needed to double check with a biopsy. It’s been hanging over me in one way or another since October so hopefully all will be fine and I can put it behind me.

Hope nothing serious!!

 

[dcooney4]

Well, the end of this story - I tried my few things in the Ostrich, and it’s about the silliest thing I ever did see. I carry so little - no rewards cards, no receipts, no bits and bobs. So then - I thought - AHA! I’m meant to keep the Rose wallet - but no, one whole side of it is empty.

So both are going back. (Saks Off 5th in Eagan MN).

I should write a love note and hide it in the Ostrich, but - nobody will ever see it, I know nobody’s going to see these wallets up on that top shelf in that cabinet.

I’ll be rehoming the Atlantic 3/4 zip wristlet wallet, too! Same situation. Somewhere along the line I became a very OCD tiny wallet person. DAMMIT.

I think I need one of those zip-arounds with 3-card sections? I dunno.

Back to square one, and a happier CC balance.

Thanks for all the help, folks!

I have done the same thing. That is why I suggested putting your stuff in it. In my case I got a big beautiful wallet because I bought so much stuff from Mz last year. Purposely spent so much so I could get it. Then when it came it was heavy and looked ridiculous with my stuff in it. It was such pretty leather but useless for me.

 

[dcooney4]

Thanks @More bags. Just got to wait for some results to come back in a month to rule out anything serious. The consultant was reassuring that all would be fine but needed to double check with a biopsy. It’s been hanging over me in one way or another since October so hopefully all will be fine and I can put it behind me.

I hope you can relax soon and that you get good results.

 

[momasaurus]

I was looking at Espom but I do love the smooth leather. Does it show nicks and scratch very easily?
I got Rose Pourpre. Here she is with few twillys.
I’m thinking either
1. Cartier rg JUC so I can complete my Cartier stack.
2. WG VCA 5 motif Alhambra bracelet to wear with my diamond bangles
3. WG VCA Perlee to complete wg arm stack.
Good thing DH supports all jewelry purchases even though he hasn’t seen bangles yet lol. I spent so much last year on jewelry but I’m almost finished now.

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That's a beautiful B! I honestly think it would look amazing without twillies.

 

[momasaurus]

Oh??? This one must have slipped by me. Hmmm. I may just wander by the H site later on this morning…

And check out the new season thread.

 

[momasaurus]

Happy new week, everyone!

Update: For me, I've been working towards larger scale goals like being very selective and mindful about any items I bring into my space and have been tracking all my purchases for a few months now. It's so annoying to look back and things I bought a few months ago knowing that I don't use them now, or when I clean out my house I can see all these things that were a veritable waste of money. I've been holding back on Amazon and target purchases to try to curb this, so it's been good to be at home because I feel embarrassed having the mail man bring packages every day and have time to think about my target curbside pickup orders..

I've finally gotten into The Great British Bake Off! It's so calming but sometimes it's tough because I'm also intermittent fasting and it can make me want food.

I must be in a weird mood this morning, because at first I read "larger scale goals like being very seductive".......

 

[momasaurus]

My mom and stepfather made View attachment 4954400this for me for my birthday and she gave me one of her rings, with an emerald in it since it is my son’s birthstone.View attachment 4954401
My sister gave me a...you guessed it...Dooney and Bourke, but I like this one so I will be keeping it.
The duck is in the oven and I am already caked out with cake #3 yet to go. Thankfully it is a tiramisu, so not heavy. Bittersweet moments today...I made lunch instead of takeout and my mom asked if she could help. I asked her to set the table...it looked like a 4 year old did it. Then she said she needed to use the bathroom and asked where it was...she has been to my house many times before and it is a smaller ranch, so there is only one hallway. I told her and she started to walk into the laundry room that connects to the garage. It was upsetting to see that.

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That is a beautiful ring!

 

[momasaurus]

At the urging of @880, here's what I wore on Saturday for a zoom scarfie meetup - H tohu bohu (which features circles) with some other circular jewelry as a sort of inside joke. The earrings are supposedly made from piano strings. No purse, sorry!

 

[Cookiefiend]

At the urging of @880, here's what I wore on Saturday for a zoom scarfie meetup - H tohu bohu (which features circles) with some other circular jewelry as a sort of inside joke. The earrings are supposedly made from piano strings. No purse, sorry!View attachment 4954993

Fabulous!