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THE BASICS: write a Christmas/Holiday wish list. It can be any 10 wishes you'd like to have granted, no matter what they are. Possible or seemingly impossible. People look and grant the wishes if they can. It's not about "OMFG PRESENTS", it's about making someone else's holiday a little brighter by giving. Personally, I get more out of giving than receiving sometimes. It's just a good feeling to give.

STEP ONE

** Make a post in your journal. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fun ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") <- to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.

** If you wish for real possible things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you. In this case, you can always just note someone on dA for the sake of privacy.

** Make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your journal, so that others can join in and participate to spread the holiday joy!


STEP TWO

** Surf this forum ( [link] ) and browse the lists. Here's the important part:

** If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

** You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.

There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

My Wishlist:

1. A baby with my husband. I know this is a wish no one is going to be able to grant, it's going to be about $10,000 for us to have a child together since we have to have In-vitro.

2. Some nice dressy work clothes in my size, it is so hard to find nice dress clothes in a size 18 that aren't expensive.

3. A 16GB memory stick pro duo for my hubby for his psp.

4. For my friend to get some commissions and to start making some money doing what he loves and what he's good at.

5. For all my family and friends to have wonderful lives filled with happiness.

6. A kitchen-aid stand mixer...of the things I could whip up with that

7. More cookbooks...I love to cook and I love looking for new ideas in cookbooks.

8. To be able to fulfill some of the wishes on other people's list.

9. For my husband to get the full time position he's bidding on.

10. For other people to do this wish list. I want other people to help where they can!