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Pull up a chair and don’t go anywhere. This is going to be short and sweet and I would hate for you to miss it. Short short – few words, lots of pictures. Well… three at least, maybe 4.
So now, today is August 26. We’re barely back in school, Labor Day is still 11 days away, Grandparents Day is the following Sunday, and then on October 11 we celebrate what we used to be content to call Columbus Day but now the name changes depending on who the Twitterati feel like honoring that year. The point is, there are three holidays between now and the annual fall excuse for pretend adults to get drunk while the kiddies OD on snack size chocolate bars, but those bars have been out along with décor, decorations, and orange and black barware.
You will notice the date on this actual screen shot is July 13 when there had already been enough ads released to do a comparison to find the best sales for this Halloween
Well, we’re used to Halloween candy hitting the grocery store shelves as soon as the Easter candy is put on clearance so that’s not so shocking. How about this one.
It happens every year, earlier and earlier, those dreaded three little words: Welcome back, pumpkin. Yes, it’s here and yes, that is the actual date and time it was on my scream, I mean screen.
Okay, I did say, it happens every year, so what’s to get excited about over a little pumpkin. How about a little turkey, as in Thanksgiving turkey as in…
… or should I have said as in Black Friday Eve turkey. Yes, Black Friday news is out. If you can’t read that posting date I’ll tell you it says
Thursday,19th August 2021 at 11:24am.
[Sigh]
So what else could there be on this the 26th of August, surely not, no, it can’t be. That’s four months! Is it possible?
Oh yeah, baby, it’s possible. How did I start? We’re barely back in school, Labor Day is still 11 days away.
That’s all I got. You can go now. But then, what’s your rush?
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And it makes me so anxious!! I want to tell them, “Hey! Stop and smell the roses before you spray your pumpkin spice air freshener all over the place!!”
I miss smelling the roses. We need more now and less tomorrow. Until tomorrow.
I agree with Susan–we miss out on so much because we rush to the next big thing, the next anything thing. We’ve lost the appreciation for being in the moment–maybe because so many really don’t like their moments, We need to pause before we forget why we’re looking forward to something. Anticipation is a gift; hurrying it along is anxiety on steroids.
Love the image – anxiety on steroids. Perfectly put!!
Twitterati. You’re a scream.
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It’s good to see you again. You’ve been missed.
Thank you! I’ve had writer’s block. I think writing down all the angst was cathartic. I hope to be back in full swing. Always good to hear from you.