Christmas in September

September 27, 2013

It’s an excitement level I’m not sure any of us are going to be able to maintain without a complete meltdown.

If you look at it from a calendar perspective, starting the Christmas cheer during the last week of September gives us three full months of Christmas. That’s a quarter of the year! That’s 25% of our annual trip around the sun. I can’t see how focusing on Christmas that fully for that long wouldn’t burn a person out.

As for the kids, three months of waiting until Christmas is going to cause above said meltdowns. Not because they’re particularly whiny or have a “gimme” attitude. No. For kids, a week is a long time. Two weeks is forever. A month is eternity and three months is beyond conception of time. Especially when the ads are already telling them what they want from Santa and the Advent Calendars are for a measly fraction of the “Season”.

I’m about ready to do a television moratorium until mid-November. Maybe then I’ll be able to approach my favorite holiday with fresh eyes and a happy heart.

I might also have to avoid Pinterest.

And Facebook.

And Instagram.

How do you feel about the ever encroaching advent of Christmas?

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.