Steam Mop
I have been wanting one of these for awhile now, once I realized E would soon be scooting around on our admittedly not-so-sanitary tile kitchen and bathroom floors. Now that she actually IS rolling around all over our dirty tile, I want one more than ever. My previous floor-cleaning routine involved vacuuming the tile and then Swiffering with Chlorox wipes, which is even more time-consuming than it sounds! (I have the old-school Swiffer with the "catch holes" that hold the cleaning cloth/pad in place, so you can easily substitute a paper towel/cloth rag/Chlrox wipe instead of the insanely expensive Swiffer brand cloths. I have been informed they no longer make 'em like this anymore, and with more recent models you can only use the Swiffer pads. Bummer.)
Anyway, I really, really like that you can use a steam mop to sanitize floors without using a bunch of nasty chemicals. That will let me cringe slightly less when E eats from the floor and sucks on her hands after rubbing them all over the tile. Ok, so I will still probably cringe a little. But yeah, a steam mop is my #1 must-have wish list item this year!
Slow Cooker
It is no secret in this house that I love me some crock pots. (Yes, I know "Crock Pot" is a trade name and they are technically "slow cookers", but I grew up calling them crock pots, so crock pot it is.) I seriously use them 3-4 nights per week most weeks! For the past few years I have kept two on heavy rotation at all times. Last year about this time, the crock pot S and I got as a wedding gift cracked and died. It was replaced by a crock pot my step-sister got me for Christmas, woot! Now, just a few weeks ago, the circa-1980s crock pot that S brought to our marriage (a hand-me-down from his mother) has also crapped out on us. Time for an upgrade!
[Santa, in case you are reading this, my hypothetical new crock pot needn't be this exact model, but should be at least 6 quarts, and would be amazing if it had those handy travel clamps on the lid. Thanks in advance! ;-)]
Herb Mill
This blog post is making me appear waaaay more domesticated than I actually am. Rest assured, I really am not as good of a home-maker as all of these wish list items would make me seem! lol But I do enjoy growing my own herbs, and this herb mill would come in SO handy for slicing them up to use in recipes. Chopping them on a cutting board can be a pain in the butt, and I have a really hard time dicing them as small as I would like sometimes. So, I think this would be a major time-and-sanity-saver!
DSLR Memory Cards
I take a LOT of photos, so this is a must. This two-pack is a fantastic deal, and Lexar is great because their cards come with a free photo-recovery program which can recover your photos should the memory card becomes corrupted. Amazing!
Memory Card Carrying Case
Because a girl's gotta keep her memory cards SOMEWHERE.
Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8G Zoom Lens
My fantasy lens. OH BABY.
Yes, it is extravagantly expensive, but a girl can dream, amirite?
[Note to S... Erm, I mean "Santa." If you spend this much on a Christmas gift for me at this stage in our lives, I will skin you alive! Unless you've won the lottery or something and neglected to tell me. Or, if Santa really is reading this, then carry on... I will leave you extra cookies if you bring me this! :-)]
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