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.

 

[lill_canele]

I’ve spiralized zucchini forever. When I cook “pasta”, I make the sauce / topping and put it over pasta for family and over spiralized zucchini, or pasta made from hearts of palm or seaweed for me. Yum!
I really hate all rice and almost all grains regardless of texture - that’s not movable. They taste like eating nothing to me. I think I’ll lean into what I know - zucchini, lentis, peas, beans and try out the eggplant suggestions. @BowieFan1971, I’d love the eggplant lasagna recipe too! I just really prefer the taste of veggies.

Interestingly, since my neurosurgery, desserts taste horrendous. They’re cloying and “empty” tasting. Made me sad when I couldn’t enjoy my favorite lemon tarts. I’m trying to be glad that I still really love fruit but it’s frustrating.

Reminds me of my mentor when he got into a bicycle accident when he was in medical school. Had some trauma to his head and after that he could never taste chicken again. (his wife loves it though so he just gives it all to her haha) Fast forward 35 years later, he had a benign brain tumor, and after his surgery he lost taste for a lot of things. The one thing he could stomach was avocados (for some reason) which is great since they are calorie dense and packed with good fats and micronutrients. Over time, he started to get his taste back for the most part.

Surgery recovery and post-op side effects can be a long process and I'm sorry it is so frustrating; it is a lot to go through. Hope you're able to take in everything day by day. Take it easy!

 

[BowieFan1971]

So… I did a thing.

I’ve been hunting for the perfect mint green bag for FOREVER. Shortly after Christmas, I saw a green Celine belt bag on Fashionphile for a good price and was so excited as I’ve also always wanted the belt bag.

Well, I was already applying my handbag-buying waiting period and it sold. Sad Jereni! So I was excited to find it on Vestiaire Collective in like new condition! Negotiated with the seller, got for about the same as the FP listing, and VC authenticates in the middle.

It arrived today and I’m over the moon, it’s PERFECT!!!

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My 2022 resolutions included not getting another green top handle flap satchel but… who am I kidding. I LOVE a top handle flap satchel.

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My year-end bonus covered the cost and I will sell the Coach Dinky that I bought preloved last year, so it will be one in, one out.

Thanks for letting me share!!!

I love the Belt Bag and such a pretty color!

 

[B.the.attagirl]

Very cute

You gals are all so sweet! 58 days until my birthday. No way I'll make it that long - and I want to have it to carry on my birthday - but I'm going to try and wait until March. At least my birth month, if not my birthday. Maybe Feb 19, when my Pisces sign starts... And it will be just under a month until my birthday. That works. Is it Feb 19 yet? No... How about now? Still no...

 

[Jereni]

Gorgeous color! Congrats on adding this beauty to your collection! So happy it worked out for you.

Thanks so much. I think so. It’s quite a deep pink. Here’s another image under a brighter light.
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Thanks! We will have a good time sharing in pink week!

And I totally agree, that red is a really lovely shade.

Gorgeous colour! Very serene and calming. Looks great with your boots.

I love the Belt Bag and such a pretty color!

Thank you all! I’m so excited about it.

 

[msd_bags]

So… I did a thing.

I’ve been hunting for the perfect mint green bag for FOREVER. Shortly after Christmas, I saw a green Celine belt bag on Fashionphile for a good price and was so excited as I’ve also always wanted the belt bag.

Well, I was already applying my handbag-buying waiting period and it sold. Sad Jereni! So I was excited to find it on Vestiaire Collective in like new condition! Negotiated with the seller, got for about the same as the FP listing, and VC authenticates in the middle.

It arrived today and I’m over the moon, it’s PERFECT!!!

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My 2022 resolutions included not getting another green top handle flap satchel but… who am I kidding. I LOVE a top handle flap satchel.

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My year-end bonus covered the cost and I will sell the Coach Dinky that I bought preloved last year, so it will be one in, one out.

Thanks for letting me share!!!

Looks great on you!!

 

[Kimbashop]

So… I did a thing.

I’ve been hunting for the perfect mint green bag for FOREVER. Shortly after Christmas, I saw a green Celine belt bag on Fashionphile for a good price and was so excited as I’ve also always wanted the belt bag.

Well, I was already applying my handbag-buying waiting period and it sold. Sad Jereni! So I was excited to find it on Vestiaire Collective in like new condition! Negotiated with the seller, got for about the same as the FP listing, and VC authenticates in the middle.

It arrived today and I’m over the moon, it’s PERFECT!!!

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My 2022 resolutions included not getting another green top handle flap satchel but… who am I kidding. I LOVE a top handle flap satchel.

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My year-end bonus covered the cost and I will sell the Coach Dinky that I bought preloved last year, so it will be one in, one out.

Thanks for letting me share!!!

This is lovely! congrats on finding it again and negotiating the price. Looks like a great size, too. between you and @Katinahat 's mini-Alexa, I'm starting to make a new bag wishlist.

 

[Kimbashop]

You gals are all so sweet! 58 days until my birthday. No way I'll make it that long - and I want to have it to carry on my birthday - but I'm going to try and wait until March. At least my birth month, if not my birthday. Maybe Feb 19, when my Pisces sign starts... And it will be just under a month until my birthday. That works. Is it Feb 19 yet? No... How about now? Still no...


Thank you!


Thank you! I like how you think!


Thank you!


Nice! So true that you can't decide where the bunny, Santa, etc shop!


Have fun researching!


That is the part I have trouble with...


Happy early birthday! Have we seen the bag yet? What lucky bag, and sweater, get the honor of being your birthday gifts? Your friend has a fun idea!

A fellow Pisces! mine is Feb 24.

 

[Kimbashop]

I didn't know the Moosewood recipes were on line! I still have my original cookbook, from back in the (ahem, ahem) day. Lots of splotches on the cover and fave pages. The binding is cracked, the pages are foxxed, and I rarely open it because I'm afraid it will fall apart! But I've just bookmarked the site, and I plan to do a bunch of browsing tonight, especially the soup recipes. We aren't vegetarians, but I've found that lots of veggie soup recipes are very nice with the artful addition of roasted chicken or turkey!

I have many of the original cookbooks as well, including the one that is entirely handwritten and drawn. I love that one and still use recipes from it.

 

[JenJBS]

A fellow Pisces! mine is Feb 24.

 

[JenJBS]

Very cute

Thank you!

 

[ElainePG]

I passed on the LV bag in order to get the navy trench coat. Not sorry at all! I can leave France without regretting not buying the bag, but I knew I would regret not buying the coat. I wore it out of the store and felt SO GOOD walking around in it. So pulled together, long and slim. And it was as comfortable as if it was made for me. I was complimented on it by the SA at H George V, where I did get a scarf, and did not regret not getting an H bag at all. The jacket I wore to the store and twilly from LV were sent to my hotel, along with a thank you card from the SA (who was a very sweet young lady named Julia) and perfume samples for both DH and me. I felt luxe while at the store AND when I got back to our room, where the package was waiting. The whole experience was like a decadent dessert…absolutely perfect but once was enough. Even the SA who helped me with the scarf at H was so much warmer and relaxed than the ones in Atlanta. They gave me perfume too and a cute little postcard of the store tucked into the ribbon on the box. I am done shopping…heaven knows I have spent enough, but I had the experiences I could have hoped for so I don’t need more.

Taking a rest for now, but I will post a pic of me in the coat later. The H scarf is this one…but with a pink sky and blue buildings. I’ll take a pic later. It’s a great Paris scarf, which was exactly what I wanted!View attachment 5299767

Sounds like you had an amazing Parisian adventure! And I can just IMAGINE you strutting around Atlanta in that gorgeous trench coat (I mean that in a good way… strutting is an excellent thing!)

The scarf is a perfect Parisian theme, too. Plus, in chilly weather it will look great tucked into the neck of the trench.

Thrilled for you!

 

[ElainePG]

I put honey mustard on bratwurst. Honey mustard makes a lot of things taste good.

That's so true! I always keep some in my fridge. Mr. PG doesn't care for it (he likes plain old Dijon) but it's easy enough to put 2 jars on the table.

 

[ElainePG]

I find what I passed on and regretted is a much bigger list, than what I was happy to have passed on.

I'm the opposite. The bags I passed on & was happy about passing on is a very big list. Kinda like old boyfriends. My feeling about them (the bags AND the boyfriends!) is "Whew! That was a close call! Imagine being stuck with that for years & years!"

As for the ones I regret passing on, that's a very small list. But, honestly, I can barely remember those bags by this time. Which I guess means I made the right decision.

And I also can't think of many bags that I've sold/donated over the years that I wish I still owned. Once they're gone, they're gone. (Does that make me a coldhearted witch?)

 

[ElainePG]

Is anyone else really, really tired of the teeny bag trend? I like my mediumish / smallish bags but I’ve never been interested in truly small bags.

I miss larger statement bags. I hope things even out so both are considered just as stylish.

What do you think / like / enjoy size wise?

Great question!

After making many, many, MANY mistakes over the years, I've learned that for me, because of my height (uh, lack thereof) and my shoulder issues, the perfect everyday bag is anywhere from 9" to 13" across, 7" to 10" high, no more than 3" deep, and weighing in at a maximum of 2 pounds (less is better). It also needs to be a crossbody, because I can't have weight directly on my shoulder, and the strap can't be too thin. Hand-carry is out.

This isn't nearly as limiting as it sounds; as of right this minute I've curated my everyday bag collection down to twelve lovely bags that work perfectly for me.

 

[ElainePG]

Ok, ok….
Not the most glam shots…we are going to the Eiffel Tower today since the sun is finally out so I will get DH to take proper mod shots, but here it is. Wearing a black turtleneck so the collar detail is not as defined as it could be. Still…le sigh…I am in love!View attachment 5300591View attachment 5300592View attachment 5300593View attachment 5300594

You look amazing! Definitely the right decision to buy this instead of an H bag. Strut your stuff at the Eiffel Tower… all the other tourists will be pea green with envy!