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.

 

[whateve]

just saying hi with my usual...


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and showing off the first leather seats of my life...

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Still I´m really sad, my beloved Volvo 245 had to be retired and make room for our new - 26 years old aka barely used- Volvo 850.

Congratulations on the new car! We replaced ours a few years ago but really didn't want to.

 

[Cordeliere]

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LOVE this picture. I want this cat.

 

[880]

@coffee2go , hope you had. Fun time at the wedding. I picked outfit number one but forgot to chime in until now. While I think you looked great in all three, I thought the first was the most flattering. Also, i was thinking the nude sandals might make you look barefoot in full length pics.

bag that brings the most joy: usually my latest. In this case the micro stingray boy bag

bag that is most like spring: probably a light colored bag like my mini puzzle or mini Della cavalleria
I tried on the mini Lady dior in wicker in the boutique, but it looked ridiculous on me. And, DH hated it. He was like, this is antithetical to your bag goals lol.

i prefer bags that I can wear year round. Since I finally embraced an off white or craie colored bag, it’s like a revelation. It’s crisp and a nice neutral pop.

 

[Katinahat]

I'm happy to have a swimming pool in my backyard where I can swim in privacy. I just hope none of the neighbors are looking over the fence. Once when we first moved in I was in the pool when a neighbor came over to welcome us to the neighborhood. I didn't want to be rude but I didn't want to get out of the pool so they could see what I looked like in my swimsuit.

Sounds bliss! Having a pool that is not getting stuck in it due to a visit. Way too cold for an outdoor pool here.

Your lovely Mulberry pink makes me squeal with delight too, it’s fantastic.

Thanks!

Sending virtual hugs. Happy the joyful bags brought some distraction.

Thanks, most of today was better but in the evening I realised I was really wired and my thoughts are all over the place.

I can never get self tanner on evenly and without streaking! Kudos if you can! I wouldn’t mind giving my legs some color…I am super pale too.

Oh, and sorry about the double shot…didn’t catch that before I hit post.

Me too, I did it once - never again!

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My Ted Baker bag is the one that most says ‘spring’ to me.

This is gorgeous. I love TB clothes but don’t have any accessories.

I can’t think of five favorite’s at the moment. I used adore my speedy 30 but I wore it the other day and I am no longer a handheld only girl. It needs a Crossbody strap.

I’m in agreement. Over the shoulder really comfortably or crossbody now essential.

Wea re like a tiger club, I have mini-tiger too.

My Dini sunbathing a couple of days ago

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Oh so gorgeous! Mine lies like that too.

Love your nails!
Keeping my eyebrows waxed/groomed is my inexpensive luxury that helps me feel pulled together.

Eyebrows, yes, pre pandemic I had them done regularly but not since and my line is getting very shaky.

Mascara

Oh yes! Don’t go out without it.

My most spring bag is this Fossil. I think it is the color that makes me think of flowers.View attachment 5403751

Love the colour!

My five favorite bags are
1. Coach curb chain whiplash Dakotah in black. I've had it since 2015 and love it as much now as when I got it, and my first choice is never black.
2. Coach Cashin Carry tote 22 in cerise. I got this one last year and it was instant love.
Both of these bags have perfect organization and are just the right size.
3. Balenciaga Day in aquamarine. The color and the chevre leather are TDF. I've had it for about 2 years.
4. Bottega Veneta cervo tote in anemone. The cervo leather is fantastic and it is a great size when you need to carry a lot. I've had it for 3 years.
5. Henri Bendel No. 7 quilted camera bag. It's small so I don't use it much but it is the perfect going out bag and I love that it is unique.

There are other bags I own that I love. These are just the 5 that came to mind this time. I've done this exercise many times. My first choice on this list has made every list of top five since I got it.

All gorgeous bags! Loving the bright colour pops!

just saying hi with my usual...


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and showing off the first leather seats of my life...

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Still I´m really sad, my beloved Volvo 245 had to be retired and make room for our new - 26 years old aka barely used- Volvo 850.

Nice bag! And car! Brings back memories! I learned to drive in a Volvo estate car 30 years ago! Think it was a 740. Made me happy driving any sized car and I was popular with friends for giving lifts too. Not that I was allowed to drive it much as my parents only car.

 

[Katinahat]

Question for everybody- what’s a small or inexpensive thing that really makes you feel good or that you look pulled together?

For me, it is polished nails. I frequently have polished toes, but my fingernails chip so quickly and I had to keep them short and unpolished for work so I stopped bothering to do my hands. My friend let me use her gel polish set yesterday and my nails had grown, so I tried a new, trendy nail shape and painted them. Amazing how chic it makes me feel…I need to do this more often (though with regular polish…)

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For me it’s hair or make up.

Hair, I often tied back. I’m not good at blowing dry and usually blast it so to feel put together GHD straighteners, I can’t live without.

Even when I was in a bad place, I still put my face on if someone was coming round. Not much, just tinted moisturiser, light blush and mascara. Only my family see me without.

 

[Katinahat]

Another question for the group: which bag in your wardrobe is your most ‘quintessentially’ spring bag?

I’m not sure I have a spring bag. Spring does not necessarily mean good weather here. Although it was 16 degrees and sunny yesterday so DH had shorts on! Today is cold and overcast again. You’ve got to take it when you get it!

Spring/summer is a colour thing for me. I’m more likely to carry my pink bags. Dark colours are more practical for our cold and wet winters.

Probably I’d pick the quilted Coach Crosby as definitely spring/summer because it’s open top or the pastel pink of the Coach Western Nomad but the nylon KS or the Mulberry too. I can’t decide!!

And straw yes, but my Loewe basket is too big other than days out or holidays.

 

[Katinahat]

On the low energy thing and not wanting to go out that so many of us are feeling I think mine is caused by my own MH issues more than post pandemic. I sometimes think that ADs and PTSD, even when less triggered, make it harder to be emotionally present and experience the full extent of joy. I feel like I’m watching myself doing things a lot of the time which is odd. Does anyone else get that?

I felt a bit better yesterday during the day and met my line manager, who is also a great friend, for a run and to chat about the day before where I had to leave work. She is hugely supportive and knows my whole back story so gets where I’m coming from. It’s my next boss up who keeps triggering me by snapping at people. He isn’t normally so like that and normally I’m more feisty so I’m not sure what’s going on but since the PTSD set in, I can’t cope with men, especially well known to me, being confrontational. DH is mild mannered and gentle so I’m lucky there.

I thought I was doing better yesterday, I was cheery and present when I met her, but by the evening I was jumpy and distant again, very distracted by thoughts of the past and anxiety. It sucks! I’m meant to be meeting another friend this afternoon. We have a voucher for Prosecco and Cake for two at a cafe. Shame to waste it. I don’t want to let her down but I’m feeling really tired and quite anxious. Not so much about going out but about having lots to do at home and going to work tomorrow. I know I will enjoy it if I do go so I probably will but getting in the right zone is tiring let alone planning which bag to take.

 

[Cordeliere]

On the low energy thing and not wanting to go out that so many of us are feeling I think mine is caused by my own MH issues more than post pandemic. I sometimes think that ADs and PTSD, even when less triggered, make it harder to be emotionally present and experience the full extent of joy. I feel like I’m watching myself doing things a lot of the time which is odd. Does anyone else get that?

I felt a bit better yesterday during the day and met my line manager, who is also a great friend, for a run and to chat about the day before where I had to leave work. She is hugely supportive and knows my whole back story so gets where I’m coming from. It’s my next boss up who keeps triggering me by snapping at people. He isn’t normally so like that and normally I’m more feisty so I’m not sure what’s going on but since the PTSD set in, I can’t cope with men, especially well known to me, being confrontational. DH is mild mannered and gentle so I’m lucky there.

I thought I was doing better yesterday, I was cheery and present when I met her, but by the evening I was jumpy and distant again, very distracted by thoughts of the past and anxiety. It sucks! I’m meant to be meeting another friend this afternoon. We have a voucher for Prosecco and Cake for two at a cafe. Shame to waste it. I don’t want to let her down but I’m feeling really tired and quite anxious. Not so much about going out but about having lots to do at home and going to work tomorrow. I know I will enjoy it if I do go so I probably will but getting in the right zone is tiring let alone planning which bag to take.

It all sounds hard, especially the up down aspect.

 

[BowieFan1971]

I’m not sure I have a spring bag. Spring does not necessarily mean good weather here. Although it was 16 degrees and sunny yesterday so DH had shorts on! Today is cold and overcast again. You’ve got to take it when you get it!

Spring/summer is a colour thing for me. I’m more likely to carry my pink bags. Dark colours are more practical for our cold and wet winters.

Probably I’d pick the quilted Coach Crosby as definitely spring/summer because it’s open top or the pastel pink of the Coach Western Nomad but the nylon KS or the Mulberry too. I can’t decide!!
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And straw yes, but my Loewe basket is too big other than days out or holidays.
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I am not a quilted bag person but I love that Coach! Great color, shape and size!

I think everyone has— and is entitled to— bad moments and bad days. They are a normal part of life and often beyond our choice. It is up to is to decide if we are going to let them determine our lives and control our relationships with others. We can recognize how we feel and decide to live there for a minute or if we “fake it till we make it.” Which one will help us get to where and who we WANT to be.

 

[Cookiefiend]

Since spring has finally sprung where I am, thought I’d share this beauty.
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Ferragamo Travel tote. No interior pockets, but it has the removable pouch. And the print goes all around the bag including the bottom.

Happy Ferragamo Friday!

Gorgeous!

Honorable mention: my new Polene Huit!!!! This bag is like the epitome of spring to me.

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Another question for the group: which bag in your wardrobe is your most ‘quintessentially’ spring bag?

Adorable! Could you do a bag spill? I’d love to know how much it holds, if it’s easy to get into, and easy to carry!

 

[coffee2go]

Update on wedding outfit: I ended up bringing both blue dresses and wore a more formal option with a necklace, and then switched into the polka dot one right after the ceremony and all the photos taken Both dresses looked great paired with white accessories: kitten heel Sergio Rossi and Alaia bucket bag; but I must admit then I later switched heels for white Tod’s Gommino and they looked cute with polka dot dress, sadly I don’t have pictures of that outfit, as it was much later in the night… my feet thanked me for bringing Gommino with me Finally I had an opportunity to properly wear my Alaia bucket bag over the weekend and I must say it’s a perfect summer bag for me, i love bucket bags for summer) looking forward to rocking it in the upcoming months

 

[Cookiefiend]

5 favorites in no particular order:
Ferragamo Trifolio, yellow
Ferragamo Studio, red
Hermes BBK
Just Campagne Confort 1
Dior Lady

Most Spring-y bag(s):
Ferragamo Trifolio, yellow - it’s like my own personal ray of sunshine.
MZ Wallace Micro Sutton, punch - the most fun pink.
Hermes Vespa in toile
Lederer Kelly-style in toile

 

[BowieFan1971]

Update on wedding outfit: I ended up bringing both blue dresses and wore a more formal option with a necklace, and then switched into the polka dot one right after the ceremony and all the photos taken Both dresses looked great paired with white accessories: kitten heel Sergio Rossi and Alaia bucket bag; but I must admit then I later switched heels for white Tod’s Gommino and they looked cute with polka dot dress, sadly I don’t have pictures of that outfit, as it was much later in the night… my feet thanked me for bringing Gommino with me Finally I had an opportunity to properly wear my Alaia bucket bag over the weekend and I must say it’s a perfect summer bag for me, i love bucket bags for summer) looking forward to rocking it in the upcoming months

Looks like a lovely time! Good choices…you and the bride look great!

 

[Jereni]

Great question (and your nails look terrific, BTW).

My little luxury is cute socks. I've just found a brand called Mio Marino… they sell them at Nordstrom, and also at their own website. A box of 6 is $24, and free shipping, which seems reasonably-priced to me. This is the color selection I just bought.

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I love them! Definitely have to check them out!

Edit- I looked and saw these! Happy feet, indeed!

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Love these fun socks!!! Esp the orange collection. Orange and grey can be such a soothing color combo, weirdly enough.

Wea re like a tiger club, I have mini-tiger too.

My Dini sunbathing a couple of days ago

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OMG amazing. That is one happy cat.

 

[Purses & Perfumes]

Fun Friday Question: Which bag(s) in your collection are your favorites? Not necessarily the most functional, but the ones that bring the most joy? No more than 5 (& a possible honorable mention).

Fun question! Presently, it is the Lady Dior (so gorgeous), Trendy CC, and Delvaux Tempete.
Also, like @880, my latest bag in the collection is a favorite, which would be the classic flap because I love the lambskin. Additionally, adding it gave me a feeling of completeness in my collection. Of course, that doesn't mean I won't be adding another bag. In fact, I still have one or two on my radar, but it's not a big issue even if I don't get them, and I am certainly not in a hurry. Honorable mention to my D&B florentine leather bag in natural -- one of my earliest bags when I started collecting, and I love the color.

@Jereni, the bag that epitomizes spring for me would have to be a soft, blush pink, although many pastels like lilac would fit the bill too. So I am going with my Diorama in rose poudre.

@BowieFan1971, regarding one thing that makes me feel good: My answer would be perfume; it's something that can be engaging and enjoyable, and it elevates my day. However, last week I had some new allergies pop up, and I now need to see an allergy specialist. My doctor said it sounded like it might be food-related (I had some allergy symptoms after a meal), but I am nonetheless being careful and not switching my perfumes as much as I used to before. So if I had to pick something else that makes me feel good, it would be meditation. I have just started this over the last few weeks to cope with stress, and I wonder why it took me so long to get started on it.