Every time the children ask me what I want for Christmas, I think...

[duchesse]

...God, please, no more clutter.

Same. I can't think of a single thing I want. We have a house full of STUFF. No more stuff!

I would quite like a deep tissue massage, but being knocked up means no go.

And why do kids always come up with a special request after you've finished all the shopping???

Get a pregnancy one then Morloth!

Nah barely feel normal massages. What I really want is the sort of workout that leaves you gasping on the floor for half an hour afterwards, a really really really hot shower/soak and then a deep tissue massage and then 12 hours uninterrupted sleep - with possibly a bloody steak somewhere between the massage and the sleep.

Roll on March.

I just want a pile of cash to spend in the January sales!! When I say 'pile', I mean anything from £20 upwards will do. I am a woman of simple needs!

My mother is too, so it seems. She's e-mailed me to say her shredder has just broken, so if I haven't bought her anything yet, she'll have a new one please. It's hardly awe-inspiring, is it!

Same here, too!

I also think "a day without petty arguments would be nice", but they wouldn't go for that I suspect.

i bought myself a pretty victorian ring this year, not very expensive, and told dc + dh that it is from all of them to me we have been penny pinching for several years and apart from the fact that ds and dh has terrible taste, no sense of smell, hate shopping and never keep receipts, i just wanted something that i really like for once. i know some people will say it's the thought that counts, but a cupboard full of token bobble removers, flowery talcum powder and lavender sachets says its not...