Ambatchdotcom Seocontest! Isn't Christmas Still 3 months away?
3 months and 1 day from today it will be Christmas Eve. My apologies in advance for those of you who are reading who could care less about this commercial Christian holiday but my guess my rant about the Christmas push would mirror the feelings of non Christians as well!
I had to change my clothes this morning. On the first day of fall I ventured out on my deck expecting the same chill in the air that has been present for the past week. I was pleasantly surprised to find it WARM outside.
Grasping for a few more coffee on the deck mornings, I quickly grabbed my mug and the newspaper and positioned myself on the deck for my morning wake up.
A while ago I headed out to pick up a few things at a local big box store. I expected the Halloween products adorning the store. It's only 5 weeks until the children get dressed up and beg treats from the neighbors after all, what I didn't expect was the Christmas cards, Christmas lights, Christmas decorations taking up 4 aisles of the store! THREE MONTHS! there are still 3 months until Christmas people... give it a bloody rest already!
If I was an organizer type I'd be trying to organize a boycott of these stores that start shoving the holiday season down our throats in September. There is nothing good about it... NOTHING.
My kids start santa talk way too soon, it takes up valuable store space, it enhances the whole commercialism of the season, and frankly, I just get way too tired of Christmas before it even arrives when I am forced to look at it every time I go into a store for months in advance of the season.
Don't get me wrong, I love the holiday. I enjoy all the family around, I love decorating and planning, I love buying for family and friends and trying to pick out the perfect gifts, I love the sentement of the holiday, the feeling of warmth and love seems to wash over even the most hardened of people and I would like it if it didn't take a holdiay to bring out the best in people but starting Christmas in September does not make people warm and fuzzy in September.
I have other things to think about. I have the Ambatchdotcom Seocontest to think about, I have work to think about, I have a host of birthdays in the fall season. My daughter, oldest son, husband, neice, nephew and my birthday all take place from September 15th to Novemeber 9th. Then there's ThanksGiving right in the middle of all that (yes, Canadian Thanksgiving is in October), and then Halloween. After that I'll think about Christmas.
