Edge of glory

It's still a few weeks and I've got a lot to get through before my 21st birthday (June 25th, just for the record) but I keep getting asked by various people what I'd like. I'm never very good at picking presents, I usually just ask for make-up, perfume and toiletries but apparently people get bored of buying me those! Who'd have thought, ey! I guess my 21st is a little bit more special and I chose not to 'celebrate' my 18th, thus making my 21st the birthday where I get a proper keepsake present off my parents - I chose to get a ring made by a local jeweller and I cannot wait to get my hands on it; I went with my parents last week to pick it up and it's absolutely stunning.

Anyway, the point of this post is a kind of a wishful thinking list, because obviously I won't be getting everything. I'd been told how much I had to spend off my various family members and I came up with the following few ideas:

Now, for a couple of weeks I had my heart set on a lovely rose gold Michael Kors watch and then I remembered about these gorgeous Marc Jacob's purses. I asked the girls on Twitter which they thought I should ask for, watch or purse, and to be fair I don't think there was a definitive answer. A purse I would definitely get the use out of, I'd use it everyday and it would come everywhere with me; a watch I would probably wear for six months or so, get bored and forget about it and then another six months down the line I'd remember I'd got it and start to wear it again. In the long term, a watch would probably last longer but, it'd no doubt go out of fashion. DILEMMA. Oh, birthdays, why are you so hard?

Then, a few days ago, whilst I was in bed thinking and I suddenly realised that this would be a perfect opportunity to get my grubby paws on a big posh camera. I was never really bothered about getting one but since getting more and more into blogging I've noticed the difference in quality of images and it really is a good investment I think. I'd definitely want to learn how to use it properly and I genuinely believe it'd be nice to have one - it'd be so good to be able to capture images on birthdays and Christmases, get pictures printed for friends and family. I mean, mum and dad are forever taking photos with the intention of getting them printed but, although the quality is good, it can't be compared to that of a DSLR. I'm no expert but I'd definitely like to be. Plus, I could finally get some decent images on my blog ;)

If I do decide on a camera (I think I'm 80% sure I'd like one!) then comes the decision of which to get. The Nikon above has got good reviews for beginners, both The Gadget Show and Which? magazine both recommend them, but then on the other hand, do I want a Canon just so I can say I have a Canon?!

Thoughts? What did you all get for your 18th/21st or even 30th birthdays?