A White Girl's Refection on the Growing Pumpkin Spice Trend

As we move away from the fall season of pumpkin spice and into the winter season of peppermint and hot chocolate, I'd like to take a few moments to reflect on pumpkin spice.  Being a white girl, I believe that I'm chemically wired to like pumpkin spice anything.  I'm all for Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte, and I have to have pumpkin bread at least once a year.

But, I think the pumpkin spice trend has gotten a little out of hand, and I have had to change my mind on liking anything pumpkin spice.  Just do a quick search on Google or Pinterest and you'll see what I mean.

Here are just a few (or too many) things that I have seen pumpkin spice flavored this year:

• pumpkin spice Oreo (husband loves)
• coffee (please)
• scones (I'll take two)
• caramel apple dip (I would pass on that next time)
• cheesecake (delicious)
• cake (I love the icing)
• cookies- snicker doodles, macaroons, white chocolate and more (meh)
• pumpkin pie (love the traditional one)
• pancakes (not for me)
• cake balls (not a fan of cake balls anyway)
• coffee creamer (yes, please)
• martinis and White Russians  (don't think I'd try)
• sugar scrub, soap and body wash (maybe...)
• doughnuts (I prefer chocolate)
• baked apples (doesn't that take away from the apple though?)
• play dough (seriously?)
• candles and wax warmers (I get one every year)
• popcorn (no thanks)
• Rice Krispie Treats (I prefer the original)
• nuts (nope)
• monkey bread (again, I like the original)
• granola (uh...)
• Jell-o (nope)
• cinnamon rolls (I could get on board)
• Chex-mix (eh...)
• cream cheese (ugh)
• marshmallows (no)

As you can tell by this extensive list (who would  make pumpkin spice play dough?) this pumpkin spice trend has gone a little overboard.  You could eat every meal with something pumpkin spice in it for days.  You would probably also gain 50 pounds.  Some of the pumpkin spice things aren't even edible, like candles and play dough. Okay, so my kid would probably eat the play dough, but she doesn't understand the pumpkin spice trend.

Have far will this trend go? What will kind of pumpkin spice things will they have next year?  Pumpkin spice motor oil for your car?  Pumpkin spice markers? Margaritas? Wines? Cooking oil? Chalk paint? Salad dressing?  It has to stop somewhere, right? Right?!  I think I'll be glad to see the trend fade, but just don't take away my lattes.  

I'd like to do more, but I have a 2 year old.

I'd like to blog more, read more, clean more, sleep more, exercise more, but I have a two year old.  Recently, she has really hit her stride in the Terrible Twos.  My son, who is 4, had worse threes than twos.  He had nothing on this two year old tornado I've got walking around.  My daughter screams, has these inconsolable tantrums, pushes, pulls hair, and gets into crazy things when I look away for a few seconds. I am sure I will get a lot more done after she is old enough that I'm not constantly cleaning her messes.

Here are just a few things my sweet daughter has gotten into while I wasn't looking:

• Emptied a wipes container, twice.
• Covered her legs in diaper cream.
• Tried to drink my water, but spilled it.
• Put toys in my water.
• Dumped out the dog's water and put the bowl on her head, more than once.
• Spit water on the table and the floor, multiple times.
• Painted her hands.
• Found a marker and put it on her lips like lip gloss.
• Pulls the chair up to the cabinet and opens the silverware drawer.
• Emptied the cabinet with Tupperware.
• Shut herself in the pantry, countless times.
• Grabbed handfuls of food from the pantry.