Hottest Holiday Toys . . . Already?
Mattel's new "hottest toy": a Stealth Ride (I'm thinking a take-off of Transformer, kind of?) |
Paper Jamz. |
I really think there's value in planning ahead/preparing for life.
But I also really think there's something nutty about our society's constant need to be somewhere OTHER than where we are at the present moment.
For example, this morning I woke up and was hoping to just read some good news and post a recipe on my blog.
But no . . .
it's not enough for me to be enjoying the final days of September, fall, the Indian Summer, etc.
You see, what I should be doing today--according to MSN, is be thinking about Christmas.
Because as of September 29, the Hottest Holiday Toy List is OUT!
For real.
I think this is part of the reason why many Americans are so unhappy (yes, I've done studies to confirm this hasty generalization)--we are constantly telling ourselves, "I can't be happy HERE and NOW--there's some other event, some other place, some other thing, I should be thinking about or doing. Maybe if I think about that, I will be even happier."
Why can't I worry about Christmas NEAR Christmas time?
And while I'm at it, I may as well ask this:
Will buying my kids the HOTTEST TOYS really bring them happiness/Christmas cheer?