What do YOU want for Christmas?

[thereistheball]

I've been present-planning and was suddenly struck by the certain realisation that nobody is currently thinking about what I would like. And I realise that, actually, there's loads of stuff I'd like. For starters:

• a really nice big mug for my morning tea
• Molton Brown lip balm (found this when upgraded on a flight years ago and now can't use anything els, but also can't justify it as it's £10 for a tube
• both of Nigel Slater's recent books on veg and fruit. The veg one most though.
• some boots (tricky for anyone to give these - I need to find them really)
• some of this year's Uniqlo cashmere
• some Tweezerman tweezers to replace some I lost 18 months ago
• a microplane grater

Written down this doesn't sound quite as grabby as I thought it was in my head as I'm not expecting all if it by any means. I know I won't get the boots and have a back-up plan (hairdryer).

Please tell me that it's not me who has more idea what I want than what to get anyone else?!

24 hours without anyone shouting,

Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

5 bottles of chateauneuf du pape to fill the void...in a hotel with, my dh and a very large bed and bath, and room service!

A nice weekend away. A long weekend in a luxury cottage somewhere nice in Suffolk, the Lakes or Scotland etc. A cottage with a log fire. Or a lovely hotel in Paris via eurostar.

My DH home from Afghanistan

Failing that, Jamie Oliver book, all of the Sophie Kinsella 'Shopaholic' books, new boots.
Won't be as good though...

To have moved house
Failing that a car all to myself would be nice! (or a motorbike, but you can't really put small kids on those )

I'd like to take DS (7) to Amsterdam for a night. He is, for some reason, obsessed with Holland and I would dearly love some time on my own with him.

His little sister and DH would be most put out, so thats never going to happen either.

A Kindle and some Lakeland vouchers. But I'm not going to get one 'cos we're too skint . Might get some kindling if I'm lucky... :)

I want:

A book on how to crochet plus needles and yarn
New perfume (not sure which one)
A mirror for the hall (I have picked one...grrrr...how come dh, who is always reading over my shoulder isn't reading this)
A log basket

I would like the day off work

I would love this from DP but its not being made any more

Magimix potato masher attachment

A weekend away in a lush hotel with room service, a locked door, a huge roll top bath and DP

Gap gift vouchers

Book vouchers

KOL new album

So much my mind has gone blank!!

I will get:

some very random stuff from my mum (pink fluffy mitt for cleaning the windscreen of you car)
books (good)
Something from my brother that I have bought myself and he takes 6 months to pay me back for (if at all)
Bits and bobs from dh (also good)

A rice cooker.

A week in Gdansk ON MY OWN. Not going to happen. May manage a day in Brussels instead, but not really the same.

I lost a diamond out of my engagement ring a couple of years ago, and I'd like to get it repaired so that I can wear it again. We got engaged in 1971 and I still feel like something's missing. I got it estimated at the time, and it was going to be about £500, but I am hoping funds will stretch that far this year.

I can never usually think of anything when I'm asked so I end up with meaningless stuff

I would like and may well get-

a superlong dressing gown
books
one of those rolls for jigsaw storage
a voucher for any kind of pampering
a bottle of my favourite perfume
Joseph Joseph elevated kitchen utensils
vouchers to get clothes for myself for a change

I would love but am unlikely to get-

fashionable comfy boots that fit my skinny legs

a stress/drama free 2011

Can't have it all I guess.

A jml twister mop - my mil will get it for me.

Will be my best xmas EVER present wise

(excludind dd who turned up the weekbefure last year of course).

the week before xmas, last year

A cast iron frying pan. And a copper-bottomed saucepan!

A Rob Ryan papercut
Baccarat earrings
Champagne
Sleep

my roof and shower fixed

Blimey your lists are so grown up!

This is my actual list to my DH to choose from as we actually have spare cash this year:

Sega Mega Drive
New Guitar Hero game with guitar
Nintendo Gamecube Console
Demonia Wedge Sandals
DS Games -
Professor Layton & Pandora's Box
Professor Layton & The Lost Future
Zelda Spirit Tracks
Animal Crossing
Pokemon Soul Silver with Pokeball step thingy
Metroid Prime Hunters

Christmas comes along and my inner child comes out...albeit the geeky one

One of these. Still deciding colour.

I'd go with the oxblood one. Lovely!

i want a mulberry alexa handbag and am on a hint-dropping campaign to DP at the moment. :o

to be pregnant.

but apart from that i have no idea. Not very helpful for DP is it?

Thing is I have everything I want or need already.....I'm not really bothered about clothes or make-up, don't wear jewellery etc I'll probably give him a list of books and he'll get me some expensive chocolate.