So I woke up and had this feeling that it was Christmas. Exciting? No. You see, for quite sometime I would get sick every Christmas, so now when I get my yearly fall/winter cold, it feels like Christmas! How is that for an example, behavioral psychology! I had thought it was allergies for awhile, and yesterday when my 24 hr claritin didn't really work worth crap it dawned on me.
Being new to what I think are allergies, does it make sense that claritin wouldn't fix cold symptoms even if they are disguised as allergy symptoms (sneezing, running nose etc)? I think so. This morning in addition to the previously mentioned ick I have the sore throat, headache, body aches (which may be due to the 5k walk I did yesterday Fighting Hunger! Yay for me and Momma M!). Oh Joy! I'll know if my hypothesis is true based on the result of swapping Tylenol Cold for Claritin! Exciting stuff readers, be sure to check back!
It really should be Christmas though. Certainly the malls make me want to think that! I was at the mall this week trying to use a coupon and they had red bows EVERYWHERE and Christmas music and the sales people were just a little too cheery... I had to leave! Sorry Limited, I probably don't need your $15 anyway!
I'm sure there have been studies about how Christmas decorations and music in stores increase purchases but I just find it so annoying the first week in November! I walked into Macy's as Mr. Macy's guy was moving a cart of empty boxes (that probably had all sorts of Christmas decorations in it). It's like clockwork! Good bye Halloween, hello Christmas! One retail holiday to the next! It made me think that in reality if they don't get these gaudy decorations up stat they'll lose on sales? Maybe? I don't know. In my head it was like a competition of who can get their Christmas decorations up the fastest after Halloween.
I happen to like Thanksgiving, which may be a surprise to some who know that I actually don't care for most Thanksgiving foods, but it's a good fall holiday! Thanksgiving has the benefit of not being a retail holiday (however with Black Friday, perhaps not!) and allows the focus to be on family. Maybe I've been conditioned a little bit too, since husband's birthday is around Thanksgiving at the end of November, I know it frustrates him to no end with all the Christmas stuff up already! It's like wait! I have a birthday in there! It's not time for Christmas yet! I agree.
Speaking of his birthday, he has GOT to get me a list! I have a few ideas, but what does one buy for someone who is being deployed and has to fit their life into 3 boxes? Err.. not sure! If you are reading this husband... LIST, PLEASE!
Ok, I'm going to take my sniffling self back to bed to finish watching Juno!
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