Dreading the Christmas Toy Catalogs

December 6, 2013

They come in the mail November 1 with their thick, glossy covers and their pages filled with every toy imaginable.

The Lego section alone is longer than the Declaration of Independence.

There are toys to educate, toys to excite. There are toys with music and lights. Every single movie, every single television show, and every single singer is…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.