1. Christmas decorations are appearing in stores.
Who cares if Thanksgiving has passed, or Halloween for that matter. The ornaments, wreaths and life-size Santa Clause statues have emerged in all their glory to let you know that sometime in the next few months they will become relevant. The minute September has passed, the elves are churning out the good stuff and artists are releasing their “Sounds of the Holidays” albums. It’s not about the money, it’s about prolonging happiness and love, obviously.
2. Uggs are worn with just about anything.
Sweatpants, jeans, leggings, dresses, shorts, swimsuits, party dresses. The time has arrived when the weather has made comfort more important than cute sandals. You might still be painting your nails, but now your perfect pedicure is swaddled in a luxurious cloud of Australian fur rather than exposed to the world.
3. You can’t wear your cutest dress without…
- Freezing.
- or leggings—but no one really does that anymore.
4. It rains spontaneously for ten minutes in the morning.
And you probably will not be wearing the right jacket for it.
5. Every type of food is now offered in pumpkin flavor.
Lattes, frozen yogurt, ice cream, smoothies, cookies, soups, and sauces on fancy dishes. These items are all now available in the rich flavor of fall. But this seasonal specialty is for a limited time only so enjoy it before it becomes peppermint!
6. Facebook newsfeeds are clogged with “I hate midterms” posts.
We’ve all posted one ourselves. No matter how annoying this universal statement may be to read a hundred times a day from people you may or may not care about, there comes a point when you crack and post the same phrase. Because at that breaking point, if you’re being honest, it’s what’s on your mind.
7. Your nose starts running at inconvenient times.
For example, when you flirtatiously ask the guy next to you in lecture for a piece of paper, you might feel something creeping from your nostril down onto your seductive smile. By this point it’s too late to sniff softly or grab a tissue—it’s happened, he saw, a decongestant is necessary.
8. Daylight savings gives you an extra hour to “study.”
Just think of how much you can get done on all that reading at 2AM!
9. You send your parents a text every time you think of another dish you’d like on Thanksgiving.
“Apple pie. Oh and cheesecake. And pumpkin cheesecake. Pumpkin pie. Mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes. Love you ttyl.”
10. You start inadvertently participating in No-Shave-November.
It’s just hard to get motivated in this kind of weather.