I really really want

new pajama pants.

8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

to write in a small café instead of jotting down ideas standing in the kitchen while waiting for the water to boil.

to send my prayers to this family, and this little girl. and light a candle for this man.

the mother, wife and writer to coincide.

to dream big and large.

to have permission to be moody without bearing the responsibility for the emotional well-being of the three other people in my house.

to get into the spirit of Christmas. and put up our tree.

to smile through my exhaustion and enjoy the little things again.

a personal chef.

Comments

[Chris]

A very good Christmas list. :)

[love squalor]

and you deserve it all! three cheers for uninterrupted sleep and personal chefs!

[jenny vorwaller]

irene, :) hope you got my note the other day? (take your time with replying, im praying for you...

hope santa brings you this list...:) i love the personal chef part..:)

[Aimee]

You deserve all of that, Irene!

[Vanessa]

I know.

[Waya]

I hope Will is better now! And my heart sank when I saw the news about James Kim's body found. It was so sad, he was so young and with such young children too.

I hope you'll get everything on your Christmas list Irene!

[shaz]

"to have permission to be moody without bearing the responsibility for the emotional well-being of the three other people in my house"

- is it really possible?

I am sad for James Kim and his family too.

take care.

[Melissa]

I hope you get everything on your wish list!

[Steph.]

Ahhh,do I get you on this, Irene. I'd like a maid added to that list too! And, a small waistline without the work to get it that way! HA!

[Nicole]

me too. all of it. plus a whole bunch of beautiful, frivolous objects that I covet even though I shouldn't. ;)

[meredith]

Here's wishing that most of your wish list comes true :)

[nel]

I hope your Christmas wishes come true...I will be praying for Carol. Nel

[Marilyn]

Bless you, Irene. Know what I want this holiday season? For more people in the world to be...just like YOU. xoxo

[kristen]

i always say when i win the lottery (assuming of course, i played), that my big extravagance would be a personal chef. dream large!! xo

[carol]

If you haven't already - get that tree up. It's such a hassle, but sooo worth it when it's finally up. One of my most favorite things to do is turn down the lights in the evening...turn on carols and sit near the tree in the dark with just the tree lights lighting the room.

[Rebecca]

My list is so similar, its scary. Luckily I don't have to deal with a Christmas Tree, but I do have to birth a baby...and that will probably hurt more. Here's to uninterrupted writing time and sleep- both of which are truly essential!

[la vie en rose]

sounds pretty good to me...i hope santa is good to you...

[gigi]

wow, a personal chef would change my life! Hope just by virtue of writing these wishes down that they manifest in some form in the coming weeks and months! ( I can't seem to stop using exclamation points this morning.)

[melanie]

what a great wishlist, Irene. I truly hope you get all your heart desires this holiday season and always! xo

[bella]

Those are beautiful things, and I hope you get all of them!!