My 30th birthday is May 30 – yes, my golden birthday – and I’ve had people ask me what I want already. I’m not that great at giving ideas offhand because there really isn’t much that I want or need…beyond anything and everything book related. However, it’s fun to put together wish lists when I sit down and really think about it, so here we go! Some things I would love for my birthday, or you know, whenever. It’s fun to dream, right?
Mookies from Dana’s Bakery
Let’s just go ahead and start with the food! When I was in NYC this past December, I got Mookies from Dana’s Bakery and I’m obsessed. It’s a macaron stuffed cookie – MOOKIE! And guess what? They’re gluten free! You can order them online, so they are going on the list!
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey: Behind the Scenes of the Award-Winning Stage Production– affiliate link for Bookshop.org
I’ve been lucky enough to see Cursed Child live in London and NYC, and I really love it, so having this behind the scenes book would be fantastic!! Plus, I’m happy with anything Harry Potter related.
A Book With Painted Edges
Some people are just super talented, and I’m loving this trend of painted book edges. Sometimes they are just colors, but some people even make actual illustrations, and OMG, how awesome is this edition of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell? I love this book, and this edition would be super cool to own. It’s being sold by Noodlecatdesign on Etsy!
Shades of Magic T-Shirt
I did say I love everything bookish! I’m a big fan of the Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab, and this t-shirt design is from that series (As Travars means To Travel in the books). It’s created by Blissfully Bookish on Etsy, and I’ll take an XL please!
iTunes and Albums
I’m actually someone who doesn’t mind getting gift cards. A good one for social distancing is iTunes, as I’ve been trying to buy more music. I love actual C.D’s too, and here are some on my wish list-
Heartbreak Weather – Niall Horan
Manic- Halsey
Rare- Selena Gomez
Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
DIY Mug Stand + 2 Mug Craft Kit
AdultsandCrafts have some amazing looking DIY kits, but I think this mug stand (with mugs) would be a fun one to make. I’m all about being crafty, and with quarantine, I’m trying to find ways to do that at home – as opposed to my library, etc.
Book Planner – Happy Planner
I love paper planners, and I always get a Happy Planner for the year. They just released this Bookish themed one, and I would LOVE this! I’m obsessed with all the Happy Planner stickers too, so any of those would automatically go on my wish list.
I’ve mentioned on the blog before that I want to start drinking more smoothies. Enter Blendjet! It’s a portable blender! How cool is that?
Minalima Illustrated Classics (with Interactive Elements) – links below are my Bookshop.org affiliate link!
These editions of some classic stories are really cool! Not only do they have awesome illustrations, but there are interactive elements – things that come out, etc. You really have to see them in person to get the full effect. I own The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, but I would LOVE any of the others. I’m trying to collect them all.
The Ones I Still Need:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
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There you go – just some random things that I would totally love to get for my Birthday! Hopefully I gave you some ideas for future presents for people you know too. Let me know in the comments!
Don’t forget to enter my Big Birthday Giveaway: you get $35 worth of books from Book Outlet. Giveaway ends May 31st, and it’s open to the U.S. and Canada!
I always love your lists because they’re so unique and cool. That DIY Mug Kit sounds like a goodie, and you already know I love that Planner! Hugs, RO
If you do start drinking smoothies and you have an Aldi near you I highly recommend them for produce. I drink a smoothie every morning and get all my fruit and veggies from them!
ooh good to know!! Thank you!
Ro is right — you do make the most unique lists — the books with the painted edges are WOW!
Love your lists I like the the idea of the blendjet. I have had my on something like that for a long time. Great post
Awesome wish list and I may just add some of these items to my list.
I love that planner too but I wish it was vertical!
LOVe that Shades of Magic shirt. Such a great series!
It is fun to dream of fun gifts like these to brighten up your birthday. I love the interactive classics idea and that is so cool about the painted page edges.
So I’ve been checking out that little blender myself when the ads pop up on Facebook! It’s funny because as I was cleaning out things from my storage spot over the weekend, not that I’m anywhere near done with that, one of the boxes was full of cards and things from my 30th birthday, which was too long ago to talk about! Hope you get some of these fun things for your birthday next week!
Loving what after all is such an eclectic wish list. I’m liking the sound of that Blendjet myself.
Happy birthday! I hope you have a fun day and get some of the things on your list. I never heard of Mookies before, but that does sound interesting. And I think gift cards are always handy as then you can decide what to buy yourself, I quite like getting gift cards too. That portable blender sure sounds handy. I like smoothies, but I dislike cleaning my kitchen machine after making them.
Love the painted copy of Fangirl. How cool! And those illustrated classics look beautiful. I’d love to flip through those while munching on a mookie. 🙂
GREAT list! Love those books! And the book planner! And the mug rack! Great gift ideas! Hope you get some of the things you’re wanting!!
The painted edge book looks so pretty! Love that mug rack too. Hope you get everything on your list!
Happy birthday on the 30th!! Hope you get some of the items on your list. 🙂
I love that Fangirl edition.
I have a mug stand and I just love it. Ok, those cookies LOOK SUPER GOOD! Ahhh!!! You will just love your thirties.
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
I saw books with the painted edges and they are SO cool! I’m a fan of unique book designs in general so those would be so fun on a shelf!
What a fun list! Yesterday was my birthday 🙂 Those Mookies look delicious and my daughter is on a strict gluten free diet, so thanks for sharing! I love that happy Planner book cover, and will be adding that to my wishlist. All the books look great, with the painted edges and with the classics! Thanks for sharing Lauren 🙂
Happy Early Birthday to you!
Aww yay, happy almost birthday!! The books with painted edges are GORGEOUS and the book planner sounds like a very useful tool! I actually bought myself one of those blenders and proceeded to never use it but one of these days, I will hahah. And that is awesome that you can order that mookie thing online! Now I really need something sugary hah!
All great things! I hope you are doing well and that you will have a wonderful birthday!!
30! Lauren, how are you even turning 30! You look incredible and I hope your birthday is magnificent as you are! Do you have an Amazon wishlist of eBooks you might be after as well?
Aw, thanks, Kelly! You’re too sweet. And I do! But seriously don’t feel like you have to get anything.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RU6R1Y0I9LYF?ref_=wl_share
Happy, Happy 30th Birthday, Lauren!! Great list and so many awesome picks. I think I may need the Book Planner from The Happy Planner now, too! My birthday is on June 10th and I’ll be 43. But still 😉
Happy 30th Birthday! I love your list from the Harry Potter collectable book to the coffee cup stand. Even that cookie looks good!
Happy early birthday! One of these days I’m going to try to pain my own book edges because I love it so much, but always seem to miss out on buying these special editions.
Happy birthday! Those Minalima illustrated classics are to die for…so gorgeous!
I hope you have a wonderful birthday Lauren and get at least a few of these things! Thankfully, we still have inline ordering lol
I love those painted books.
Karen @ For What It’s Worth
Those mookies sound amazing!!
Happy early birthday! I’m with you there–my birthday was last month and I honestly couldn’t really think of anything I reallyyy wanted/needed. I like gift cards too though because it lets me get something I know I’ll definitely like! 😛 The DIY mug stand is super cute! I like the sound of the Blendjet too! I have a ton of protein powder I’ve been meaning to use up in the form of smoothies…
Yes, you were right to start with the food! I want those cookies too! Yum! I hope you have a lovely birthday and a lot of fun celebrating (now that you feel a little better)!
Those Illustrated Classics are gorgeous!! Hope you get lots off your wishlist!
Awesome wishlist!! I really love the mug stand!
30 on the 30th, that’ll definitely be special 🙂
OMG, the mookie sounds delicious! Also, books with painted edges look so good, and I love the look of that bookish planner!
I already hope you’ll have a great birthday and get some of these 😉