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

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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.
 
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Vintage Leather said:
So, I have covid.

I’m spoilering a self-pitiying rant.
This is actually my fourth time around with it. This is already week two of symptoms, and I’ve gotten all the weird ones - vision problems, hearing loss, perpetual nausea. The fragile VintageMama and the Knight also caught covid, but they’re already symptom free. Doctors are “whelp, don’t have anything that will help you, but keep us informed!” And I am “recovering” at home.

Christmas is half done. I bought the food for a whole Christmas dinner, but don’t know if I have the energy to do something with it. And I find it really sad and disappointing that no one has tried to get anything done without me. Like, I have a nutcracker collection. I put out two of them in the first week of December. 6 are sitting in a drawer. We put a simple string of lights around the house. No lights or wreath.

If I didn’t do the work, would my family celebrate Christmas at all?

And this afternoon, the Knight asked me “what’s for dinner.”

My bag carries are off, as is any closet goals. I’ll need to see what I set as my goals for the year - I remember that they were vague and a lot of them. I suspect I will be better off this year, focusing on one goal, max two.


Best leather?

Chanel lambskin of the 90s
Balenciaga Chèvre pre ‘05
Mulberry of ‘08-‘15
Coach 1970s-90s (made in usa)
Hermes chèvre.

I have a weakness for soft and strong.
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Wishing you a speedy recovery.
 
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Jereni said:
@BowieFan1971 cute pics of Spencer! Looks like he had a good Christmas. I love your holiday mantle!!!

Went to the outlets yesterday just for fun. Not usually a fan of Coach’s outlet pieces but the sportiness of this is speaking to me for some reason. Also seems like a useful style. Thoughts?

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I like everything but the large COACH plaque on the front.
 
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Vintage Leather said:
So, I have covid.

I’m spoilering a self-pitiying rant.
This is actually my fourth time around with it. This is already week two of symptoms, and I’ve gotten all the weird ones - vision problems, hearing loss, perpetual nausea. The fragile VintageMama and the Knight also caught covid, but they’re already symptom free. Doctors are “whelp, don’t have anything that will help you, but keep us informed!” And I am “recovering” at home.

Christmas is half done. I bought the food for a whole Christmas dinner, but don’t know if I have the energy to do something with it. And I find it really sad and disappointing that no one has tried to get anything done without me. Like, I have a nutcracker collection. I put out two of them in the first week of December. 6 are sitting in a drawer. We put a simple string of lights around the house. No lights or wreath.

If I didn’t do the work, would my family celebrate Christmas at all?

And this afternoon, the Knight asked me “what’s for dinner.”

My bag carries are off, as is any closet goals. I’ll need to see what I set as my goals for the year - I remember that they were vague and a lot of them. I suspect I will be better off this year, focusing on one goal, max two.


Best leather?

Chanel lambskin of the 90s
Balenciaga Chèvre pre ‘05
Mulberry of ‘08-‘15
Coach 1970s-90s (made in usa)
Hermes chèvre.

I have a weakness for soft and strong.
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So sorry, really no fun at alll this time of the year. I wish you better :hugs:
 
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jblended said:
So sorry I'm not at all caught up on the thread! I was just conditioning my bags and took the opportunity to do a bag count, so I'm popping in to post my YTD stats.

2022 start: I think was 42 bags. :amazed:
2022 end: 32 bags! :yahoo:
Half of those I lost to pesky mould, which was a valuable lesson in itself.
I donated a handful more and I've just gifted 1 that was new, still wrapped up with tags. It was the DKNY quilted nappa Gansevoort. (pic from web. edit: that is a really tiny pic, lol. There's a pinstripe quilt on the tote but it doesn't show very well here).

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I bought it in 2019 to use for job interviews but my life took a totally different turn with the pandemic and my personal circumstances. It's unlikely that I will attempt to return to corporate life or attend any job interviews.
I love the leather and minimal logo, but it's massive (for me) and totally overwhelms my frame, so I couldn't find another way to use it and felt awful that it was just sitting on my shelf.
The person I gifted it to is an old friend of my mother's, and always carries bags this size. It's going to a good home. I made a snap decision to let it go and shipped it a few days ago and it should arrive on Christmas morning. I couldn't have planned this so perfectly if I tried. :biggrin:

Sending everyone my best wishes! :love:
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That's amazing!

Congratulations, I am very inspired, but I am afraid it won't have any practical impact on my own collection :girlsigh:
 
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880 said:
I’ve been carrying my felt picotin all month. It’s cosy, easy, and somewhat understated to the world outside the subforum.

And for Christmas Eve, I made dinner for a dear friend and his husband who is from Texas. I ordered a smoked dry rub texas brisket (not from Franklins, bc the next available one was available only for Feb 2023) but one from Terry Black via gold belly. I presliced it cold bc my knife skills wouldn’t be up to carving a rested brisket, and then slowly reheated it with drizzles of duck fat and a bit of stock. Delicious. I made Mac and cheese (johne Thorne recipe, plenty rich even doubling the noodles ); sautéed greens; roasted yellow peppers; Cooks Illustrated best dinner rolls; and slow simmered petite black beans, which I turned into homemade enchiladas (adapted from Gimme some Oven). And, in the interest of a sane diet, single, not double, crust (cream cheese crust) apple pie (reduce the extruded liquid into a syrup) and white chocolate ice cream (David Leibovitz recipe). I sent the leftovers home with them, so need to go out and forage this am. The pico is perfect for quick errands this week. I did manage to use my 30B etoupe too, for the first time in ages bc I rarely carry much anymore. Hope everyone is warm, healthy, and safe. Emphasizing Warm lol

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Next year, I'm having Christmas at your place! :biggrin:

Loving the Pico (and all hand-helds) with the cold weather dressing.

I've been using my new Gucci Aphrodite when going out. In Christmas Eve, over a slightly military-inspired black cashmere/mink collar together with a green beaver fur ushanka (trapper's) hat and yesterday over a traditional grey wool duffle coat. I am determined to make the Aphrodite my alternative everyday bag (whatever the rotation).

Otherwise it's been my Black Evie or Bambou GP.

I am feeling a little bit of colour goes a long way, but I am still liking colour for the moment if I can work it in.
 
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papertiger said:
I've been using my new Gucci Aphrodite when going out. In Christmas Eve, over a slightly military-inspired cashmere/mink collar together with a green beaver fur ushanka (trapper's) hat and yesterday over a traditional grey wool duffle coat. I am determined to make the Aphrodite my alternative everyday bag (whatever the rotation).
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you are more than welcome for the holidays :biggrin:
This outfit sounds fabulous! I keep meaning to ask you, what are your thoughts on your bamboo 32 plume. Am thinking of a plume, but probably a smaller size

@Jereni , +1 with @papertiger and @Sunshine mama re the coach plaque. But, if it speaks to you as a whole, one cannot argue with that! you look good!

@jblended, am sure your moms friend will adore your quilted gansvoort. What a thoughtful gift!
 
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880 said:
you are more than welcome for the holidays :biggrin:
This outfit sounds fabulous! I keep meaning to ask you, what are your thoughts on your bamboo 32 plume. Am thinking of a plume, but probably a smaller size

@Jereni , +1 with @papertiger and @Sunshine mama re the coach plaque. But, if it speaks to you as a whole, one cannot argue with that! you look good!

@jblended, am sure your moms friend will adore your quilted gansvoort. What a thoughtful gift!
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My Bambou Plume 32 is undoubtedly one of my favourite bags, and gets the most compliments (wherever I go). I know I bought it 8 years ago, have had good use out of it and Bambou (Paris/Toxic green) has become a sig colour for me (even my business cards are this colour) but it's has become quite a fashionable colour generally, so my advice is make sure you love the colour regardless of any trends before investing.
 
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papertiger said:
My Bambou Plume 32 is undoubtedly one of my favourite bags, and gets the most compliments (wherever I go). I know I bought it 8 years ago, have had good use out of it and Bambou (Paris/Toxic green) has become a sig colour for me (even my business cards are this colour) but it's has become quite a fashionable colour generally, so my advice is make sure you love the colour regardless of any trends before investing.
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Thank uou so much! :D
 
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