2022 Resolution: Shopping my own bag and SLG collection. Anyone else?

[Katinahat]

2 Aug - brand showcase: A-F
4 Sept - brand showcase: G-L
11 Sept - brand showcase: M-R
18 Sept - brand showcase: S-Z
25 Sept - totes
2 Oct - satchels
9 Oct - crossbodies inc WOCS
16 Oct - shoulder bags
23 Oct - bucket bags
30 Oct - clutches
6 Nov - backpacks
13 Nov - bags that don’t count
20 Nov - pairing bags with shoes
27 Nov - pairing bags with other accessories
4 Dec - bag storage
11 Dec - SLGs
18 Dec - charms

Challenges:
Sept - bags in different locations
Oct - Halloween: wear orange or black bags
Nov - International Merlot Day: wear wine coloured bags or pair bags with wine.
Dec - use the bag.

 

[DME]

filipino breakfast is fabulous: garlic sautéed white rice; Chinese sausage or beef (tocino or tapa) or pork; fried eggs; crisp tiny fish (like potato chips); and platters of tropical fruit, peeled and sliced. Importantly, filipino breakfast is cooked to order. Coffee with cream and of course, if you want, dessert, pastries, croissants. No veggies in sight. There is a loaf bread that eats like a croissant called Japan bread. IDKW. There is also simple dish (not for breakfast, but similar in theme, called arroz cubano which is steamed rice covered in mounds of sautéed minced beef, seasoned with capers and raisins, and that topped with crisp melting fried bananas and fried eggs. Filipinos also make delicious fried eggplant.

All of this sounds mouthwateringly amazing, just not for breakfast! I need to eat in the morning, but anything too heavy, fried, etc., will give me a stomachache for the entire day. The only nontraditional food at breakfast that didn’t make me nauseated for the day was an egg salad sandwich at our hotel in London. I’m not sure what made me try it, but it worked for me. I can eat all those things at either lunch and dinner no problem, though!

 

[DME]

What about other members? Capsule wardrobe, general shopping habit or somewhere in between?

I would love to embrace a capsule wardrobe mindset, but I have a general shopping habit. That said, the majority of my wardrobe is made up of two brands (Lilly Pulitzer and lululemon), so I do have an aesthetic, if you will. Summer is mostly loose, printed dresses from Lilly for work, then shorts and tanks from lulu on weekends. Winter is mostly some form of athletic wear. I dress up when we travel (no matter the season), so there are exceptions, but those are my go-tos.

My niece’s wedding is in two weeks and I have a dress identified, but am struggling with shoes. I know what I want; I just don’t own them and online research hasn’t turned up anything, so off to the mall next weekend I go. I want light gold sandals with block heels. I’m all ears for those with suggestions!

 

[JenJBS]

All of this sounds mouthwateringly amazing, just not for breakfast! I need to eat in the morning, but anything too heavy, fried, etc., will give me a stomachache for the entire day. The only nontraditional food at breakfast that didn’t make me nauseated for the day was an egg salad sandwich at our hotel in London. I’m not sure what made me try it, but it worked for me. I can eat all those things at either lunch and dinner no problem, though!

I don't want much of anything except cereal for breakfast. Maybe a waffle, pancake, or French toast on the weekend. I love having 'breakfast' for dinner. My Daddy would cook that for us all the time. Eggs, biscuits and gravy, bacon, etc. I don't want to get up early enough in the morning to cook it before work, and I'm not awake enough to enjoy it then anyway - much better for dinner.

 

[BowieFan1971]

I was introduced to Ottolenghi during the pandemic when our paper (The Washington Post) ran his Cacio e Pepe recipe in their food section. I’m Italian, so love a basic Cacio e Pepe; his incorporated Za’atar, which takes it to a whole new level.

I recently discovered Za’atar and I love it. Perfect with olive oil as a bread dip or to mix with pasta and chicken or shrimp!

 

[880]

I was introduced to Ottolenghi during the pandemic when our paper (The Washington Post) ran his Cacio e Pepe recipe in their food section. I’m Italian, so love a basic Cacio e Pepe; his incorporated Za’atar, which takes it to a whole new level.

I love Ottolenghi; I love Wapo; I love cacio y Pepe; and I love za’atar. . . So I’m off to google thank you

valentino used to do light gold block heels. Somehow I think Manolo also has some. And perhaps chanel (A cross between mature and Audrey hepburn) And stuart weitzman . i also think Nordstroms might have a ton of other options.

@JenJBS , before DH and I revamped our lifestyle, diet, and exercise, we used to adore sourdough pancakes, waffles or biscuits for dinner. . .

 

[Jereni]

Thank you!

It's an industrial real estate company. My boss will actually be traveling - scouting a potential new property - so I'll spend the day with the IT guy getting my computer and access set up, and getting familiar with his calendar/emails/etc., and at least glancing though the list of the properties.

Black or grey pants. The color of shirt will be determined by which bag I carry.

I can usually get away with a small bag, since most of my 'extras' are in my desk (Excedrin, comb, allergy pills, compact, etc) but that won't be the case on my first day, so I need a bag big enough to carry those in.

Sorry the changes at your job are making you unhappy. It really is a job hunters market right now. Best one in decades. So if you need to find a new job, now is the time.

Purse options: (I'll let you gals vote and decide for me!)

MonaLisa Bottega Veneta Campana
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Purple Ferragamo W bag
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Black Ted Baker equestrian bucket bag (too... black - not showing my personality like a color could)
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Coral Rebecca Minkoff Nikki hobo (too bright?)
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Dark Cherry Rebecca Minkoff Bryn hobo
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Nice choices! I like the Ferragamo myself, something about it is very work-fabulous. Probably the handle.

Agreed that it is the job hunters market, I think I’d need some time to train myself up for something new tho. We’ll see. I like what I do now but I’m not sure I want to do it at a new company and in order to change things up I prob need to refresh my technical skills.

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

My niece’s wedding is in two weeks and I have a dress identified, but am struggling with shoes. I know what I want; I just don’t own them and online research hasn’t turned up anything, so off to the mall next weekend I go. I want light gold sandals with block heels. I’m all ears for those with suggestions!

I've seen some on the saks website -- they have a pair by Stuart Weitzman that seems to be in a light gold color. The Prada gold mules are pretty too. (I have been drawn to those Prada mules...perhaps in a different color though, since I don't need gold sandals.) Also, I get the Talbots magazine/catalogue and they had some gold block heels. If you go to their website and type in "gold sandals with block heels" in the search bar, you should see them. I am not sure if they are light enough though, and I have personally never tried their heels. Hope you find the right pair of heels before the wedding!

 

[JenJBS]

Nice choices! I like the Ferragamo myself, something about it is very work-fabulous. Probably the handle.

Agreed that it is the job hunters market, I think I’d need some time to train myself up for something new tho. We’ll see. I like what I do now but I’m not sure I want to do it at a new company and in order to change things up I prob need to refresh my technical skills.

Thank you! Love the phrase 'work
fabulous'!

Good luck!

 

[Bag peace]

@JenJBS What's the vibe in the new office like? If it's quite casual and colourful, pick one of the purples because it's most "you" and will have you feeling most confident. Otherwise, pick the black while you're getting settled in, and introduce colour as the week goes on. HTH

 

[Bag peace]

filipino breakfast is fabulous: garlic sautéed white rice; Chinese sausage or beef (tocino or tapa) or pork; fried eggs; crisp tiny fish (like potato chips); and platters of tropical fruit, peeled and sliced. Importantly, filipino breakfast is cooked to order. Coffee with cream and of course, if you want, dessert, pastries, croissants. No veggies in sight. There is a loaf bread that eats like a croissant called Japan bread. IDKW. There is also simple dish (not for breakfast, but similar in theme, called arroz cubano which is steamed rice covered in mounds of sautéed minced beef, seasoned with capers and raisins, and that topped with crisp melting fried bananas and fried eggs. Filipinos also make delicious fried eggplant.

Filipino food is divine! I recall being served white rice with green peas for breakfast when we were there in my childhood. I'm not sure what the dish was called, but I have distinct memories of being served it all the time for breakfast.
And @msd_bags kindly reminded me of the Sapin Sapin that was such a joy for me as a kid. Forget the leche cakes, I wanted the colours!
I still adore Ube and that love stems from Filipino cuisine, too.

Take screenshots of your fave Fendi Firsts, then take screenshots of your favouring pink minis. If they're not overlapping, don't ge the First in pink just because you think you're killing two bags with one buy. A colour can really change a bag

Love this idea!

I’d love to try this great Mexican food!

The one cuisine I'm dying to try is authentic Mexican.

Heston blumenthal (delicious, expense account expensive, but decadently rich food) was probably the best meal I was too full to eat. after the appetizer called meat and fruit served with fabulous grilled bread, I was too full to breathe lol.

Ooh! The Fat Duck? So cool that you've been!
I know someone who did a gazillion course tasting menu there and said he would have been happy to die in his seat during the best food experience of his life; it was that delicious.
His wife was not impressed and said she ordered a takeaway meal when she got home!

 

[880]

Filipino food is divine! I recall being served white rice with green peas for breakfast when we were there in my childhood. I'm not sure what the dish was called, but I have distinct memories of being served it all the time for breakfast.
And @msd_bags kindly reminded me of the Sapin Sapin that was such a joy for me as a kid. Forget the leche cakes, I wanted the colours!
I still adore Ube and that love stems from Filipino cuisine, too.


Love this idea!


The one cuisine I'm dying to try is authentic Mexican.


Ooh! The Fat Duck? So cool that you've been!
I know someone who did a gazillion course tasting menu there and said he would have been happy to die in his seat during the best food experience of his life; it was that delicious.
His wife was not impressed and said she ordered a takeaway meal when she got home!

you jogged my memory re this donut shop. One of the donuts looks like Sapin Sapin.

Filipinos add peas to many things esp fried rice lol

well it’s not the original Fat Duck. I couldn’t even last three dinner courses. And, I sadly had no room for the ice cream/liquid nitrogen trolley

ETA: it was truly magnificent, but way too much for me. The only michelin three star we love is Enrico Bertalini in Milan bc it’s just food (Albeit a 4.5 hour lunch) Enrico is not avant-garde, molecular, etc. and not too much foam either. Actually we find plenty of one star michelin restaurants exhausting too. (other people took us to HB).

 

[Bag peace]

And, I sadly had no room for the ice cream trolley

Amateur!

 

[Cordeliere]

Street art and self expression in Tel Aviv.

The first three pictures are a yarn store. Notice the knitted cozy on the public bench. It is hard to see, but there is mosaic wall art of a person made from buttons.


The yarn covered bicycle.


There is a small alley beside the shop. The used the alley wall to make this fabulous mural out of yarn. It rains so little there that the mural seems to be holding up well.



The above was obviously done by the shop owner. Other street art appears to be a mixture of opportunistic art and well planned murals.



Maybe this one was done by a TPF member?












A fair amount of the graffiti is in English letters.

 

[Cordeliere]

There is graffiti done on the second and third floors of buildings. It seems like a thing.







I am accustomed to people fighting graffiti and painting over it. People just accept it in Tel Aviv. This is the only attempt I saw at getting rid of it.



The next three pics are obviously not graffiti/street art, but they capture the free-wheeling sense of self expression in Tel Aviv.



While wild patterned dressing was not the norm, it was also not unusual. It was hard to capture because someone dressed this way appears and disappears so quickly.


This was not outside. I waited on the patio of a hamburger restaurant while DH was getting his portrait done. This was their restroom.


The next set of pictures were taken in Neve Tzedek, the oldest suburb of Tel Aviv, which is pretty far down the road of gentrification. Look how nice the building is in the first pic. That neighborhood is mostly this well manicured, but they still have some graffiti. They are more into clever signs.

You might notice that the signs are in English.




This one says "my bloodtype is cofffee."

This was my fav.

 

[Jereni]

I began the day thinking I would try to reduce my clothes shopping inspired by @jblended and try to sell some things inspired by @dcooney4. I had a good clear out and found three bags I don’t count plus some nearly new pairs of Russell & Bromley shoes (don’t fit) . I’ve put them aside along with a couple of summer jackets I never wear to take to a preloved shop nearby. I’ve not used it before but it gives sellers 50% and profits go to charity so I’m happy. I’ve plans to take some winter boots and coats there in autumn too.

I then moved summer trousers that are too small for me into my storage wardrobe. Fortunately, my NYDJ skinny jeans have so much Lycra in they just stretch and my top size hasn’t changed. I got out bigger sizes and found them too big (a relief).

This is when it went wrong. I decided trying to slim into the smaller things is too much pressure while on my meds so I ordered two capris trousers in the in-between size in a sale. Once looking, I saw other things I like. I fell into buying in several colours and ordered a white and black version of a lightly quilted Barbour spring coat I have had in navy for years and a white zip knitted top that I’ve been looking for recently. Plus I bought these DMs yesterday when out with my friends (and the Brioche).
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I have quite a bit of birthday money and vouchers so some of it was allowed and it’s quite possible some of it will go back when it arrives and I see it on!

Then I went for a run which is better for me than shopping!! Just proving that I’m awful at capsule wardrobes.

You know, sometimes one just needs some shopping therapy! It can be refreshing to get a few new things esp when a new season is starting up. Like you said, maybe not all of it will work out, but it sounds like you made some good choices such as things you’d been looking for for awhile.

it doesn’t have to be a designers idea of pencil skirt, gray pants and a jacket
it can be whatever you want

Love this, and agree!