Wish List

OK, my official holiday wish list is here.

For purposes of this post, here are the 10 things I want the very most:

1. I want my mother to quit smoking. If you’re not my mom, but you smoke too and want to give me a gift, you can quit too. The less cigarette smoke in the world, the better.

2. I want a new bread machine– a very specific model that makes just a little loaf in under an hour.

3. I want more time to spend with my husband and my dog and my writing.

4. I want The Time Traveler’s Wife, and will download it from Audible if I don’t get it for XMas.

5. I want a job in Santa Cruz County that pays enough to cover my current salary.

6. I want to feel appreciated at work.

7. I want everyone I made presents for to be overwhelmed by their gifts this year. I worked really hard on those, they took a lot of time and planning, and I started working on them in July.

8. I want to change the world. If you do, too, you can donate to the ACLU as a gift to me for the holidays.

9. I want my sister to get a day off. Actually, I want her to just get more support at home in general.

10. I want a kitten.