Approaching 30 | Birthday Ideas
These aren’t big bucket-list style things. That’s a whole other animal! I have dreams that stretch continents on that one.
And these aren’t the things I desperately wish I could do or give to those I love. That list is a mile long & I’m woefully inadequate to complete it.
This is just your typical birthday wish list. Like the kind you’d write at Christmas when you were a kid that was filled with mostly superficial, but happy, things.
I’m always one that when people ask what I want I say, “I don’t know” or “nothing”, (even if I do have ideas), so I’m going to be selfish and ‘me me me’ here and hope I won’t be hated for it. If nothing else it’ll be a nice reference to myself of things I’ve come across or would like for when I have the budget.
With that! I’d love to be surprised! I turn 30 this year and to me that’s a big deal. I think birthdays should be a big deal when they can be. And maybe it’s my own insecurities leaking out & not necessarily reality, but I always feel my birthday is an afterthought, (and I jinx myself by going into it with that negative thinking from the start).
The following are a few of my current wants, outside of my usual pick of new movies or tv shows:
The biggest thing on my list isn’t a material one. Just a personal one. More than anything I’d love to see all my college friends this year. I made a good dent in seeing many last year, (weddings helped), & it truly meant the world to me. A heart-healing thing. I hate when there are years and years between when we visit and there are a couple that I haven’t seen for 4 years that I hope to this year. Plus the ones I saw last year I didn’t get to spend near enough time with!
Another more experience related wish is a Painting-With-A-Twist class. At the end of last year I invited my Grandma & my cousin Betsy to come with me to paint for my first class. We painted snowmen under a beautiful night sky! I LOVED it! And I’d love to do this again.
Every since I was little I had a thing for office supplies. Ask my mom who typically could be missing pens and pencils and notebooks and index cards and every little thing. This past week I stumbled on MochiThings on Pinterest. After checking their site, which has so many cute things, I found a couple cute office items I’d love: Pieces of Moment Weekly Scheduler & 100 Stories Seize the Day Notebook.
Whether it’s enjoying a game with my brother, my grandma, my dad, my cousins, or friends, I’ve been loving playing more boardgames and card games lately. I have a wish list at Miniature Market & Cool Stuff Inc of ones I’d love that I also think some family members would enjoy. A couple specifics on the list are Steam Park, Seasons, & Dungeon Petz.
Big on my scrapbooking wants for Project Life are the Everyday Edition by Paislee Press & the Currently Edition by One Little Bird. I’m still crazy far behind in my albums, (I need to catch up from August 2015-Now), but I ADORE both of these designers, both their physical & digital products, & would LOVE to have both of these kits! Too bad Peppermint’s Currently kit has been sold out since it’s release.
Last on my list for today, and right up there with seeing friends and going to another painting class, is getting a custom pet painting done of my dog Charlie. The paintings I have pictured above are from Week Day Best & Sit Stay Painted respectively. I love the extremely colorful pet paintings and these artists seem worth every penny for the personality they capture. I would love one of these with my own puppy.
Well that’s it. A quick little wish list of things I’m currently wanting.
Currently NEEDING if you count a visit from friends, lol!
