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2024 Wishlist
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items Every year, I say I'm going to be better about budgeting for discretionary spend. I've tried to compile everything that I'd like to get here to make it easier for others to buy gifts for me and to help keep my spending on track.
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Shoes
Workout
Books
Shoes
I have cute work clothes, but I struggle with shoes and coats
I've had good luck with the Naturalizer brand in the past - one of my favorite “boss b!tch” heels come from this brand. They have great cushioning in the sole and arch support, plus come in wide width sizing.
Naturalizer Ginger Pump
This is a heeled version of a wide calf boot which I think works better for work settings. I'm also happy to find that it comes in a wide width for the sole and I had a pair of Unisa over the knee boots that I found to be quite comfortable in the pas...
Unisa Apryl Wide Calf Boot
I like the idea of a wedge for comfort when walking and the wide calf and wide foot bed will hopefully make this one that is extremely comfortable from the get go.
Impo Gavina Wide Calf Boot
Workout
My commitment to getting stronger needs some motivation right now
Black goes with everything, right? Too bad this doesn't come in pink yet.
Baby Crop Tee - Black
This is the viral Taylor skirt and I really should've bought it before it went viral as I'm pretty sure the price increased. But, it's super cute and I want to support an Asian female founder, so here we are.
Pirouette Skort - Bubblegum
I love the back and the romantic aspect, but I'm not sure I love the boobage it creates when I'm working out. Down to try though as it matches the skirt perfectly.
Corset Bra - Bubblegum
A longer line option to go with the skirt!
Daphne Corset Crop Top - Bubblegum
What I love about Popflex is that they hit the trifecta: no front seam, pockets, and multiple inseam lengths
Supersculpt™ Leggings with Pockets - Crimson
I've heard so many good things about the cross-over waistband and this also has the trifecta of no front seam, pockets, and inseam length options!
Crisscross Hourglass® Leggings with Pockets - English Ivy
Books
I read a lot of books, so I've made the rule that I'll only buy the books that I've read more than once or want to read more than once (or have stuck with me so long and that I turn to time and time again). Here's the next chunk of books that I fell ...
Contemporary romance | Non-white author | Non-white lead | Autism spectrum | #1 in series
I loved the way Helen was able to develop a character who was on the autism spectrum and was worthy of love, and found a great love. The female lead is based on the experiences Helen has faced herself and I love the authenticity that she is able to b...
I loved the way Helen was able to develop a character who was on the autism spectrum and was worthy of love, and found a great love. The female lead is based on the experiences Helen has faced herself and I love the authenticity that she is able to b...
The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang
Contemporary romance | Non-white author | Non-white lead | Autism spectrum |#2 in series
Brings the immigrant experience to life with a female lead straight from Vietnam. Her male lead is on the autism spectrum and has to learn to love himself to be able to love her. Made me cry, made me cheer for them, and overall a great follow up to t...
Brings the immigrant experience to life with a female lead straight from Vietnam. Her male lead is on the autism spectrum and has to learn to love himself to be able to love her. Made me cry, made me cheer for them, and overall a great follow up to t...
The Bride Test - Helen Hoang
Contemporary romance | Non-white author | Non-white lead | Autism spectrum | #3 in series
Maybe what you're looking for isn't what you need. A high powered, highly ambitious and strong female lead who is feeling the pressure of being perfect. A male lead who doesn't think he has much to offer and needs to learn to love what he has to brin...
Maybe what you're looking for isn't what you need. A high powered, highly ambitious and strong female lead who is feeling the pressure of being perfect. A male lead who doesn't think he has much to offer and needs to learn to love what he has to brin...
The Heart Principle - Helen Hoang
Contemporary romance | Inclusive leads | Bergman Brothers #1
I'm a big fan of romance novels that have well-developed characters that go beyond your stereotypical cookie cutter white young lovers. While this family is white American (Swedish), the author includes really well developed characters with chronic i...
I'm a big fan of romance novels that have well-developed characters that go beyond your stereotypical cookie cutter white young lovers. While this family is white American (Swedish), the author includes really well developed characters with chronic i...
Only When It's Us - Chloe Liese
Contemporary romance | Inclusive leads | Bergman Brothers #2
Loved this story of a man who was more open and ready for love than the woman, a nice flip of usual tropes. I also love a good hockey romance.
Loved this story of a man who was more open and ready for love than the woman, a nice flip of usual tropes. I also love a good hockey romance.
Always Only You by Chloe Liese
Contemporary romance | Inclusive leads | Bergman Brothers #3
I related to this book so much with a male lead with anxiety and a female lead who has to choose every day to be comfortable in her body and body shape.
I related to this book so much with a male lead with anxiety and a female lead who has to choose every day to be comfortable in her body and body shape.
Ever After Always by Chloe Liese
Contemporary romance | Inclusive leads | Bergman Brothers #4
The main female lead has a chronic condition that my partner also suffers from. While we've talked about it, it was nice to be able to read and understand more about the condition from a book so that I could get into the character's head more than I ...
The main female lead has a chronic condition that my partner also suffers from. While we've talked about it, it was nice to be able to read and understand more about the condition from a book so that I could get into the character's head more than I ...
With You Forever by Chloe Liese
Contemporary romance | Inclusive leads | Bergman Brothers #5
Here's where I admit I've never read a romance book featuring a queer male lead and I was a little nervous since there are spicy scenes in the other books. However Chloe wrote this book exactly as she wrote the others, drawing you firmly into the cha...
Here's where I admit I've never read a romance book featuring a queer male lead and I was a little nervous since there are spicy scenes in the other books. However Chloe wrote this book exactly as she wrote the others, drawing you firmly into the cha...
Everything for You by Chloe Liese
Contemporary romance | Inclusive leads | Bergman Brothers #6
Love a good bad boy with a golden heart trope and a hockey star, but I also loved that the female lead was just as much of a star in her own right.
Love a good bad boy with a golden heart trope and a hockey star, but I also loved that the female lead was just as much of a star in her own right.
If Only You by Chloe Liese
Contemporary romance | Inclusive leads | Bergman Brothers #7
Was I a little devastated that this series ended and I wouldn't be able to get a peek into the Bergman family's life anymore? Yes. But was I also thrilled that Viggo finally had his love and it was beautiful? Yes.
Was I a little devastated that this series ended and I wouldn't be able to get a peek into the Bergman family's life anymore? Yes. But was I also thrilled that Viggo finally had his love and it was beautiful? Yes.
Only and Forever by Chloe Liese
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Finishing School #1
This is a prequel series to the Parasol Protectorate and it's a really interesting view of the world and mechanicals. It introduces our plucky heroine and her band of friends and introduces us to a world where finishing school means finishing everyth...
This is a prequel series to the Parasol Protectorate and it's a really interesting view of the world and mechanicals. It introduces our plucky heroine and her band of friends and introduces us to a world where finishing school means finishing everyth...
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School Series #1) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Finishing School #2
What do you expect to happen when you run a school for spies? Sophronia begins to learn more about how her world at school impacts the broader world and the society they live in.
What do you expect to happen when you run a school for spies? Sophronia begins to learn more about how her world at school impacts the broader world and the society they live in.
Curtsies & Conspiracies (Finishing School Series #2) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Finishing School #3
Sophronia and friends are returning their classmate to the werewolf pack she grew up with, but instead stumble (characteristically) into a plot that will throw their society into chaos. While finishing school agents may enter service under a number o...
Sophronia and friends are returning their classmate to the werewolf pack she grew up with, but instead stumble (characteristically) into a plot that will throw their society into chaos. While finishing school agents may enter service under a number o...
Waistcoats & Weaponry (Finishing School Series #3) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Finishing School #4
The thrilling conclusion to Finishing School (besides the standalone novellas featuring some of the women in the school). Sophronia must use all of her talents to save her friends, her school, and London.
The thrilling conclusion to Finishing School (besides the standalone novellas featuring some of the women in the school). Sophronia must use all of her talents to save her friends, her school, and London.
Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School Series #4) - Barnes & Noble
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine
Parasol Protectorate #1
Loved the world that was built - it wove in supernaturals (werewolves and vampires) seamlessly into Victorian England and made it work. I loved the female lead's logical way of blundering into problems and solving them.
Parasol Protectorate #1
Loved the world that was built - it wove in supernaturals (werewolves and vampires) seamlessly into Victorian England and made it work. I loved the female lead's logical way of blundering into problems and solving them.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate Series #1) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine Parasol Protectorate #2
The world just keeps getting better! Getting to meet more of Conall's background is fascinating.
The world just keeps getting better! Getting to meet more of Conall's background is fascinating.
Changeless (Parasol Protectorate Series #2) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine Parasol Protectorate #3
Turning everything the scientific world knows on its head, Alexia flees to Italy after losing all of her existing protections.
Turning everything the scientific world knows on its head, Alexia flees to Italy after losing all of her existing protections.
Blameless (Parasol Protectorate Series #3) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine Parasol Protectorate #4
Alexia is back and restoring order to England, this time saving the queen from a conspiracy whispered by a mad ghost.
Alexia is back and restoring order to England, this time saving the queen from a conspiracy whispered by a mad ghost.
Heartless (Parasol Protectorate Series #4) by Gail Carriger, Paperback
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine Parasol Protectorate #5
Alexia and Conall go back to where it all started…Egypt. Here's where everything starts and here's where everything changes.
Alexia and Conall go back to where it all started…Egypt. Here's where everything starts and here's where everything changes.
Timeless (Parasol Protectorate Series #5) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine | Custard Protocol #1
The world of the Parasol Protectorate continues with the story of Alexia and Conall's daughter, who is one of the most interesting and unique individuals in the known world. In this series, Prudence receives an airship and so the reader is brought al...
The world of the Parasol Protectorate continues with the story of Alexia and Conall's daughter, who is one of the most interesting and unique individuals in the known world. In this series, Prudence receives an airship and so the reader is brought al...
Prudence (Custard Protocol Series #1) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine | Custard Protocol #2
The dirigible returns to Egypt, where it all started. I loved the callbacks to events and characters first raised in Timeless (the Parasol Protectorate). The Spotted Custard also gets to explore more of Africa towards the source of the Nile and the d...
The dirigible returns to Egypt, where it all started. I loved the callbacks to events and characters first raised in Timeless (the Parasol Protectorate). The Spotted Custard also gets to explore more of Africa towards the source of the Nile and the d...
Imprudence (Custard Protocol Series #2) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine | Custard Protocol #3
This book is the first that focuses on the Tunstell twins - telling the story of Primrose who has been dragged into every scrap and scrape by Rue. It is a queer love story and told so beautifully in the world building that was created in the previous...
This book is the first that focuses on the Tunstell twins - telling the story of Primrose who has been dragged into every scrap and scrape by Rue. It is a queer love story and told so beautifully in the world building that was created in the previous...
Competence (Custard Protocol Series #3) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Steampunk England + Supernaturals | Sassy Heroine | Custard Protocol #4
The Spotted Custard goes to Japan and we meet yet another shifter world. This book also ties back into the prequel series, Finishing School.
The Spotted Custard goes to Japan and we meet yet another shifter world. This book also ties back into the prequel series, Finishing School.
Reticence (Custard Protocol Series #4) by Gail Carriger
Fantasy | Asian Mythology | Alternative Viewpoints | The Shadow of the Fox series #1
Loved this book - the trilogy had fantastic character development and the ending made me sob (pulled out so much of my emotion)
Loved this book - the trilogy had fantastic character development and the ending made me sob (pulled out so much of my emotion)
Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox Series #1)
Second book in the Shadow of the Fox series
Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
I loved this series, but I can't reread the last book without absolutely sobbing and losing it.
Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa