Usually I don’t buy Halloween décor out of season. I HATE being rushed through the year and I don’t like that the commercialization of the holidays seem to start sooner and sooner. On the radio last week they were talking about Amazon Prime Day (and everyone who has jumped on the bandwagon because of it) being the new Black Friday. As if the original wasn’t bad enough. And don’t get me started on Christmas in July, it gives me rage monkeys. But I couldn’t help myself this year. 2020 has been a bit of a bumpy road and I needed a little early October joy in my life.
I wasn’t going to do it. I halfheartedly tried to fight it, but
I think I bought my first October item either in late July or early August from
a vintage shop. Once that premature holiday line had been crossed I galloped
the rest of the way with gusto. There was no need to hold back now….and I didn’t
;)
I got my first Pumpkin Spice Latte in August the day it came
out, and realized that I am kinda over it. I found an alternative last year
that became my new favorite and after tasting the PSL this year I don’t see
myself changing. The PSL seems cloyingly sweet in comparison and not as
enjoyable as it once did. Sigh, something else 2020 ruined for me. From there
it was a slippery October filled slope. I bought some discount Halloween crafts
for my residents and that opened the door to buying more stuff for me. Then it
was pumpkin pop tarts (which I swore I would NEVER buy again, but well….) Next
came Zombie skittles and what goes best with zombie skittles, why a neon green zombie hand pen with a feather
boa around it of course. I mean, how could I not? I found my monster cereals at
the start of September and may have done a little shuffle dance of joy right at
the end of the aisle while hugging them.
The avalanche of new things continued even though I already
have 18 boxes of decor. At final tally it was a whole folding table full of new
stuff, and then came the dueling banjo skeletons that I just HAD to have. I
named them Billy Bob and Earl. I also bought a spooky mansion October advent
calendar but I’m pretty sure it was a scam and I am never going to see it.
Maybe it will be a Valentine’s surprise?
Once I had my banjo playin’ fellas and a countdown calendar in route, I decided, why wait till October, I will start decorating now. I did get the boxes down in early September but unforeseen circumstances like smoke, family, and exhaustion kept me from decorating until the end of the month, but that didn’t hinder my purchasing power. I bought a Sleepy Hollow Bed and Breakfast sign from the coffee shop yesterday and am considering going back for another that is all about zombies. Also in the shopping cart was a new costume because the one I bought earlier in the year wasn’t cutting it anymore and that paved the way down the holiday rabbit hole that lead me to a pair of Scandinavian vampire trolls. I know, I know, I have a problem. The first step is admitting it. But I don’t want a cure. I’ll have you know I saw a Pegasus costume for bunnies and I neither bought a bunny nor the costume, so there is some hope for me yet…….but I really thought about it for a few minutes.
What
October purchases have you made thus far? Did I actually leave anything else
for others to buy?
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