I so want to bring home the Birkin

Okay, I have gotten so engrossed with my "bible" a.k.a. "Bringing home the Birkin" that I forgot I DID said I was going to write a review!!!

I am only about 75 % through the book, the reason being I have two young sons (one 8 month old and 21 month old) and it is almost impossible to have peace and quiet let alone sit down and read for a couple of hours.... So as much as it hurts me to put down the book each time my son screams, I just have to sigh and leave it later on (at night when I read it through the computer screen light as my kids sleep in our room and the lights have to be off)... Too much drama.

Anyhow... From the 75% that I have read, I have to say I got hooked on Hermes. It's bad. Yes I have made the book my personal bible glancing at the photos of the Birkins every so often that I might have faded the pages all together. The book is brilliant and funnily insane that I reckon it is the best book I have read in my lifetime, (and believe me, with the 25 years of my life I have read a whole LOT of books). I love it so much that I reckon I will take the book in my grave and bring it with me to heaven (hopefully with a Birkin in my casket, too.)

I have started my little "Hermes collection", with knotting cards, some catalogues and a Kelly Perfume... And I am pleased. There will be some more in the years to come, anyway I have my entire lifetime to build on it (and of course I haven't forgotten my first love, LV)...

I have to go back reading with the little time I have while my kids are having their afternoon nap, be back for a full blown review in a couple of days!!!

Something New, Something Small...

I know this might sound ridiculously expensive but I am falling for Hermes.

I know.... I know... Hermes prices are not exactly attainable, BUT with hard work in a couple of years I might finally get that most-sought after Birkin Togo in Blue Jean or maybe just a Picotin GM in Raisin... But for now...

I am starting with an inspirational book called "Bringing home the Birkin", I have heard from fellow Bagistas that the book is brilliant (and so is Michael Tonello) so I finally took the plunge and purchased one that is signed by the genius himself... I will write a review after I read it.

My first step to a whole new world of Hermes... and maybe some knotting cards to start with...

The Dramatic Turn

Over the past few months, life has been difficult on us, you have to lose some to gain some, and that is exactly what I did to keep our family upfloat.

From a collection of about 6-7 Louis Vuitton bags, I'm down to 1. Yes, 1. It hurt to see my bags go but these can easily replaced in my opinion, because in reality they are just material things that can easily be bought when things start turning around. I wish I could just feel a tiny bit appreciated for giving up my most priced possessions, sometimes I feel condemned for having the passion I do for expensive bags. I do my best to save up or produce money from selling things that I do not use anymore to pay for these bags. But still I look like I'm the bad guy, and people just do not understand that losing these bags is like losing a friend and more....

I am just venting what I am feeling because nobody seems to understand me, to them it is just "bags" and I should not be upset for selling them. But they do not know how hard I have worked in building this collection.

Anyhow, I should start saving up money again so I can start from scratch adnd get up again... Adding a bit more and starting with something else....

Craving for a Balenciaga

Okay, I do not think I will be able to stick to my bag plan... But I will still try, so far I have only one coming which is a Damier Speedy 30 which is due at the end of February so basically I am still on track. But lately, I have been craving for something Balenciaga and I just bought one on eBay... No not a bag (yet), it's a coin purse in Framboise... It is such a gorgeous colour, I think I will have to buy a bag too... So... I have to forego one bag from my wishlist.

I have another bag scheduled to come in May... It's a Batignolles Vertical!!! I am so excited to get it on my birthday, I can not wait! Now I have to stop getting side tracked and save some moola so I can get a B bag in December in either Framboise, Bubblegum Pink, Amethyst or Magenta...

Ooooh I can smell that smooshy leather now... I heard it can be addictive, but I am too addictied to Louis Vuitton to worry about being addicted to Bals!!!