Hottest Holiday Toys . . . Already?

Mattel's new "hottest toy": a Stealth Ride
(I'm thinking a take-off of Transformer, kind of?)

Paper Jamz.

Sing-a-ma-jigs.
(I'm sorry, but these are in the CLOWN category for me.
This would scare the crap out of me to see my toddler carrying this around with a binky and a ba-ba.
Hello
. . . Children of the Corn.)



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?









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