1. An easy pregnancy has to be top of my list! After my daughter (who is now eight months old) was born by emergency caesarian at 32 weeks - 8 weeks premature, after no end of problems I think I deserve an easy pregnancy this time round... but no... I'm only 10 weeks gone and I am already on first name basis with the local hospital staff.

2. Sleep. As mentioned before, I have an 8 month old daughter and I'm pregnant. I also have a husband who sounds like an old train hurtling out of control down a rickety rail-line surrounded by road works. Two cats jumping around, play-fighting, and constantly telling me that I'm starving them doesn't help. Sleep is a luxury that I am not allowed.

3. A winning lottery ticket. Who doesn't?! These people who win millions and then moan "oh, I don't know what to do with it all!" GIVE IT TO ME YOU UNGRATEFUL BUNCH OF... well I won't swear. I could tell you exactly how I'd spend my millions without even thinking about it, but you'd be bored by the first line so I won't bother.

4. Sponge cake. Sad, I realise that, but it is what I am SERIOUSLY craving in this pregnancy. Even to the point that I am offering to make birthday cakes for people if they promise to give me a bit! I even sent my poor husband down to the 24 hour supermarket two nights ago just to buy me a muffin.

5. A new computer. How many times can one laptop freeze whilst I am trying to write this simple list, check my emails, talk to my friends, shop, play scrabble, search for a high-chair and work?! It's not like I'm doing too much at once is it?

6. A massage. My neck hurts, my back aches, my feet are sore... I'm a pregnant mess with no time on my hands.

7. A useful man I can keep in my pocket. Just a little one, who whenever I need him will pop out, finish the DIY jobs my husband won't, or can't, do the night feeds, and generally do what I tell him to do and not argue about it.

8. A packet of peanuts that doesn't say "Warning, this packet may contain nuts". WELL DUH! What kind of idiot needs to be warned that peanuts contain nuts?! I'm pretty sure the vital ingredient on a packet of KP Roasted and Salted is nuts!

9. A self-cleaning oven. And, by self-cleaning I mean actually scrubs the black crud off of itself and not "ooh it's so easy to clean it only takes four days!" self-cleaning. It's possibly the worst job around the house to do, after cleaning the toilet after a lad's night out.

10. Another list of ten things I want most. I could go on FOREVER! My life would be so much more simple if I could get my own way...

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