The Holiday Grind

I am usually one who loves the holidays, but it seems like every year the mood to get festive grows less for me. Have you noticed that when you walk into the stores, that the Halloween section is almost on clearance and the shelves are being stacked with Christmas items? I dunno about you, but I am not ready for the Holiday grind in many ways.

With finances being tight for everyone, the constant retail reminders can almost be down right depressing. I feel like I have little time to look forward to the holidays because they are here before my kids go trick or treating and I am so sick of them before the time they actually arrive. My kids have forgotten about Halloween and are already asking me about Santa.

You see it even with the clothing industry. I couldn’t find a Fall jacket for my kids because by the time they actually needed them and I had the extra cash, they had already clearanced them out or had none! The world might end if I can actually buy Fall clothing in Fall.

I fear that we are rushing through our lives at the speed of lightening and for what? I am not really sure. I wonder if the push to do it all before is hurting our kids and society and over satisfying the urge for instant gratification? Think about it….what would happen if we all just slowed down? I think that it would cause mass chaos because we are all so used to moving at the speed of light!