Please help me DOWNSIZE my collection!

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#61
renza said:
Great selections! I think you will be very happy to be free of bags that you don't use and don't enjoy. And the color of your Rockie is stunning! What's it called?
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Thank you! I've decided to sell my Rockie... beautiful as she is (and she really is stunning!), I've only used her once. She is a special bag and I don't have enough "special occasions" in my lifestyle to justify keeping her and the Lily. Plus she's a little heavy for me :(

BTW her colour is "Dark Mosaic" (I thought it was called petrol green), a vibrant dark green, with silver studs.

I decided to part with the Falabella for the exact same reasons.
 
#62
Mayfly285 said:
Oops, I'm ashamed to say that my Alexas are about to be the second (after the Eustons) to be pruned, Copenhagen! I can't cope with the fiddly straps and don't like them flapping loose, either! I'll keep my oak Teddy Alexa (although she weighs a tonne with about 84 Teddy rivets on her!) and will let my unused OS oak girl go, possibly with the two silky snake girls (I'm far less sure about these two - they're so gorgeous!) This downsizing business is no joke, for sure; less impulse buying for me, in future!
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I know the straps can be such a hassle! But I find the practical cross body option to weigh up for it though :p Alexa would be perfect with an outer pocket like chanel and Balenciaga for a quick reach for phone and change actually!

Teddy lexi - the one with mini gold teddys all over? It's too cute! I can totally understand you want to keep her.

SS is gorgeous but I sold an SS Bays myself I felt it was a bit too delicate for me.

Good luck on deciding what to let go :tup: xx
 
#63
On my way to the post office with 11 bags all packed up and ready to go off to consigment to hopefully find new homes :D

For those who followed my downsizing journey (and difficult decisions), these are the bags I decided to let go:

1. Mulberry OS Tillie - Oak
2. Mulberry Alexa - Oak Leopard
3. Mulberry Phoebe - Salmon
4. Mulberry Roxanne - Light Pink

5. LV Neverful MM - AzurRebecca Minkoff Mini Mac - Pink with pink hardware
6. Stella MaCartney Fallabella - Champagne with Silver Hardware
7. Alexander Wang Rocco - Dark Mosaic (green) with Silver Studs
8. Givenchy large Pandora - Purple
9. Michael MK 3 Zip Crossbody - Tangerine
10. Michael MK Bedford Satchel - Tan.
11. Rebecca Minikoff Mini Mac - Pink with rose gold hardware

I'll update you on the bags I kept when I get home, with a family photo of my new downsized collection :smile1:

Proud of myself!
 
#64
mary79 said:
On my way to the post office with 11 bags all packed up and ready to go off to consigment to hopefully find new homes :D

For those who followed my downsizing journey (and difficult decisions), these are the bags I decided to let go:

1. Mulberry OS Tillie - Oak
2. Mulberry Alexa - Oak Leopard
3. Mulberry Phoebe - Salmon
4. Mulberry Roxanne - Light Pink

5. LV Neverful MM - AzurRebecca Minkoff Mini Mac - Pink with pink hardware
6. Stella MaCartney Fallabella - Champagne with Silver Hardware
7. Alexander Wang Rocco - Dark Mosaic (green) with Silver Studs
8. Givenchy large Pandora - Purple
9. Michael MK 3 Zip Crossbody - Tangerine
10. Michael MK Bedford Satchel - Tan.
11. Rebecca Minikoff Mini Mac - Pink with rose gold hardware

I'll update you on the bags I kept when I get home, with a family photo of my new downsized collection :smile1:

Proud of myself!
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And justifiably so, mary79. Well done! Speaking from my own experience, you'll be happier for it.

:hugs:
 
#65
mary79 said:
On my way to the post office with 11 bags all packed up and ready to go off to consigment to hopefully find new homes :D

For those who followed my downsizing journey (and difficult decisions), these are the bags I decided to let go:

1. Mulberry OS Tillie - Oak
2. Mulberry Alexa - Oak Leopard
3. Mulberry Phoebe - Salmon
4. Mulberry Roxanne - Light Pink

5. LV Neverful MM - AzurRebecca Minkoff Mini Mac - Pink with pink hardware
6. Stella MaCartney Fallabella - Champagne with Silver Hardware
7. Alexander Wang Rocco - Dark Mosaic (green) with Silver Studs
8. Givenchy large Pandora - Purple
9. Michael MK 3 Zip Crossbody - Tangerine
10. Michael MK Bedford Satchel - Tan.
11. Rebecca Minikoff Mini Mac - Pink with rose gold hardware

I'll update you on the bags I kept when I get home, with a family photo of my new downsized collection :smile1:

Proud of myself!
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Great job!!!

Have you taken a group pic of your keepers?
 
#68
Well done, now you have bags for every season and occasion, and they will all be used and well loved. And the other bags will be doing the same for some lucky lady!
 
#70
Mayfly285 said:
Fab set of keepers, mary; I admire your determination and decision-making! Are you happy with your final choices?
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I'm very happy... in fact I need to think hard to remember the 11 bags I moved on (which hopefully means I won't miss them).

I feel less cluttered, in my home and in my head. Plus I now want to do the same thing and downsize my clothes, shoes and books, moving on everything I don't love and use.

And since I now have a smaller pool of bags to chose from, I already find myself rotating my bags more. It's nice to get more space back too.
 
#71
mary79 said:
I'm very happy... in fact I need to think hard to remember the 11 bags I moved on (which hopefully means I won't miss them).

I feel less cluttered, in my home and in my head. Plus I now want to do the same thing and downsize my clothes, shoes and books, moving on everything I don't love and use.

And since I now have a smaller pool of bags to chose from, I already find myself rotating my bags more. It's nice to get more space back too.
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I'm so glad; I think that's such a positive outcome for you (and one to which I aspire!) Clutter is so poisonous and I think I'm a bit of a hoarder, tbh! I need to make that emotional break in my mind with things that I don't need, use or even want, if truth be told. There are only so many bags you can carry - downsizing will help me to use and rotate the ones I keep.

So far, I know that I use the following quite regularly (all Mulberry): oak Somerset Drawstring; oak small Anthony; oak printed Lily; aqua Georgie; petrol Mini Taylor (not good for shopping, I found - she was really fiddly to get in and out of!); black printed Lily and grey patent Mabel. Coming into Autumn/Winter, I'll also use grey patent Mabel, sycamore patent sbs, floral scribble Bayswater and snowball Bayswater.

That leaves a lot of bags!

Womble, oak and choc Bays will never leave. Nor, I suspect, will graphite Bays, although I haven't used her yet. Pheasant green heritage sbs will also stay, as will purple tumbled lambskin Mabel and oak Teddy rivets Alexa.

So what of my other girls? My remaining Bayswaters? My Mabels? My sbs girls? My Alexas? My Somerset Shoulder and Dispatch bags? I've just totted up 18 "keepers", which still leaves a number to be rehomed ...

Wish me luck - I need it, mary!
 
#72
Mayfly285 said:
I'm so glad; I think that's such a positive outcome for you (and one to which I aspire!) Clutter is so poisonous and I think I'm a bit of a hoarder, tbh! I need to make that emotional break in my mind with things that I don't need, use or even want, if truth be told. There are only so many bags you can carry - downsizing will help me to use and rotate the ones I keep.

So far, I know that I use the following quite regularly (all Mulberry): oak Somerset Drawstring; oak small Anthony; oak printed Lily; aqua Georgie; petrol Mini Taylor (not good for shopping, I found - she was really fiddly to get in and out of!); black printed Lily and grey patent Mabel. Coming into Autumn/Winter, I'll also use grey patent Mabel, sycamore patent sbs, floral scribble Bayswater and snowball Bayswater.

That leaves a lot of bags!

Womble, oak and choc Bays will never leave. Nor, I suspect, will graphite Bays, although I haven't used her yet. Pheasant green heritage sbs will also stay, as will purple tumbled lambskin Mabel and oak Teddy rivets Alexa.

So what of my other girls? My remaining Bayswaters? My Mabels? My sbs girls? My Alexas? My Somerset Shoulder and Dispatch bags? I've just totted up 18 "keepers", which still leaves a number to be rehomed ...

Wish me luck - I need it, mary!
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Wow, you have built up a fabulous Mulberry collection over the years :loveeyes:

Perhaps you are more of a collector than I am? That's ok too :) I didn't want to keep any bags I didn't use, much as I loved them (or the thought of them).

For me the process was a quick one. Usually I am rational and slow at making decisions, but I think it got to the point where once I decided I wanted fewer bags in my life, I just wanted to get on with it. At the end of it, I now feel liberated and lighter, and am enjoying the bags I kept. It's difficult to descibe how positive it was.

With the great advice on this thread, I ended up with a much better sense of what bags work for me and fit my style / lifestyle. So much so that I am eyeing 2 new bags in the next sales... ;) But I'm in no rush to buy, and I know these bags will be used, because they will fill a "hole" in my collection. (Plus I'm only using money I make from selling my other bags, so fingers crossed).

The best advice for me was::

- move on any bags that are too heavy
- move on any bags that annoyed me (too heavy, too fiddly, to tricky to get in and out of, hand carry only, etc.:

Which I suppose really boils down to getting rid of the bags I would descibe as: "I love her, BUT..."

Good luck in your decision making, and remember we are here to help :wave:
 
#73
Awesome choices! Looking at your final pared down collection, I think you've made the right decision because your aesthetic is clear - they all look like they belong to the same girl (to borrow from Project Runway). I think that is something a lot of us struggle with (myself included) - to buy and keep something that we like the look of / have a temporary obsession with that is not really our style. And kudos to you for having the decisiveness to let go of the bags once and for all!
 
#74
mary79 said:
Wow, you have built up a fabulous Mulberry collection over the years :loveeyes:

Perhaps you are more of a collector than I am? That's ok too :) I didn't want to keep any bags I didn't use, much as I loved them (or the thought of them).

For me the process was a quick one. Usually I am rational and slow at making decisions, but I think it got to the point where once I decided I wanted fewer bags in my life, I just wanted to get on with it. At the end of it, I now feel liberated and lighter, and am enjoying the bags I kept. It's difficult to descibe how positive it was.

With the great advice on this thread, I ended up with a much better sense of what bags work for me and fit my style / lifestyle. So much so that I am eyeing 2 new bags in the next sales... ;) But I'm in no rush to buy, and I know these bags will be used, because they will fill a "hole" in my collection. (Plus I'm only using money I make from selling my other bags, so fingers crossed).

The best advice for me was::

- move on any bags that are too heavy
- move on any bags that annoyed me (too heavy, too fiddly, to tricky to get in and out of, hand carry only, etc.:

Which I suppose really boils down to getting rid of the bags I would descibe as: "I love her, BUT..."

Good luck in your decision making, and remember we are here to help :wave:
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How happy are you with your decisions so far, after a bit of time has passed?
 
#75
bakeacookie said:
How happy are you with your decisions so far, after a bit of time has passed?
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I'm delighted - I don't miss the bags I let go at all, and would even have to stop and think hard if I wanted to list them all! Plus I find myself already rotating my remaining bags much more, since I am not overwhelmed with choice when picking one. I think my bags all work for my life and lifestyle, as Dingaling says :)

All in all, it was a great experience.
 
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