No questions this time, just thought I'd say this.
I learned what I'm actually saying from doing a little bit of research. It's times like this that I wish that it came with a written format.
What I'm doing is... saying n desu ga, which is apparently just a contracted form of no desu ga, and leaves it more open-ended or to not show as much excitement.
Like if you said you wanted to go shopping...
Kaimono ga ****ai n desu ga. Saying, "Kaimono ga ****ai desu," would sound more like an exclamation rather than a casual statement.