January -> Every Day is a Holiday...

This January everyday is a holiday starting on day one which is New Year's Day. This is the day where most people make their New year's resolutions and by the end of the month at least half those people have forgotten all about the resolutions.

We also have monthly celebrations which are the following:

• National Bath Safety Month
• National Blood Donor Month
• National Braille Literacy Month
• National Hobby Month
• Hot Tea Month
• National Oatmeal Month
• National Soup Month
  

Here is the list of Special and Wacky Days for January:
1   New Year's Day
2   Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone salutes day
3   Festival of Sleep Day
3   Fruitcake Toss Day
3   Humiliation Day
4   Trivia Day
5   National Bird Day
6   Cuddle Up Day
7   Old Rock Day
8   Bubble Bath Day
8   Male Watcher's Day
9   Play God Day
10 Houseplant Appreciation Day
10 Peculiar People Day
11 Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend day
12 Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
12 national Pharmacist Day
13 International Skeptics Day
13 Make your Dream Come True Day
14 Dress Up Your Pet Day
15 National Hat Day
16 Appreciate a Dragon Day
16 National Nothing Day
17 Ditch New Years Resolutions Day
18 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday (celebrated on the 3rd Monday)

18 Thesaurus Day
18 Winnie the Pooh Day (Birthday of author A. A. Milne)
19 National Popcorn Day
20 National Buttercrunch Day
20 Penguin Awareness Day

21 National Hugging Day
21 Squirrel Appreciation Day
22 national Blonde Brownie Day
23 National Pie Day
23 National Handwriting Day
23 Measure Your Feet Day
24 Beer Can Appreciation Day
24 Compliment Day
25 Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (on last monday of month)
25 Opposite Day
26 Spouse's Day
27 Chocolate Cake Day
27 Punch the Clock Day
28 Data Privacy Day
28 Fun at Work Day
28 National Kazoo Day
29 National Cornchip Day
30 National Inane Answering Message Day
31 Backward Day
31 Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

Art Stuff I like

I love finding great new art supplies to try out. If there is something you absolutely love to use let me know so that I too can try it out. Here are some items I like:

International Museum Day

Every May 18th we celebrate International Museum Day. In 1977 this day was established by the International Council of Museums.

It's a good day to visit and appreciate your local museum. And don't forget that they probably need your support too. On this day visit your local museum and interact with the museum staff and find out what challenges the museum faces on a day to day basis.

Every year they promote a different theme on this special day. Make sure to learn as much as possible  about your local museum and maybe you can even volunteer to help once in a while.

National Nurses Day

In 1953, Dorothy Sutherland of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare sent the proposal to President Eisenhower to proclaim a " Nurse Day". The proclamation of not made officially, however the day gained national recognition.

International Nurse Day is celebrated on Florence Nightingale's birthday on May 12 of each year.

Take some time to recognize the contributions and commitment to quality health care that nurses across the world provide to patients. Spread the word and bring awareness to the importance of nurses in the care and well being that they provide to us when we are ill.

Sidewalk Art by it's city residents...love it!

Check it out here and remember that even if you can't contribute you can always share on your Facebook, twitter etc.

National Puzzle day is January 29th

Happy National Puzzle Day!

Every January 29th we celebrate National Puzzle Day which is an unofficial holiday.

Libraries, museums and other venues around the country hold puzzle celebrations and events.Whether you enjoy jigsaw puzzles, word search puzzles, Sudoku or puzzle books today is the days to challenge your family and friends and have fun in celebrating this special day.

Here are some fun puzzle websites:

Jigsaw Planet offer online jigsaw puzzles, plus you can also create your own puzzles, send them to family and friends or even put them on your website or blog.

Brainbashers offers a wide range of puzzles and brain bashers.  Some of easy, hard and some are very hard. Visit them and try out a few.

Great items for you or a friends below:

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January 28th is Fun at Work Day!

Every January 28th is a special day, it's Fun at Work Day!

Don't you envy all the people that actually have fun jobs.

Today whether you play a game at lunch time or have an office pot luck, it's the perfect day to do a fun activity at work. (of course make sure to have the okay from your boss, it's always a good idea to get management involved.)

If you simply can't have a fun filled work day then maybe the best thing is to get together with your co-workers after work and go out for a fun filled evening.

Lucky are those who  have fun at work everyday.

Looking for the perfect gift card for your boss, friend, enemy or anyone else. Great glitterbombs available. Look no further just go to http://glitterwham.com

National Blonde Brownie Day

January 22 is National Blonde Brownie Day

Ohhh so so good...yummy.

One of my favorite things to add to the already delicious brownie is some warm caramel sauce.

Some people refer to the blonde brownie and a blondie or blondie bar. This dessert is a sweet and rich. Some may also contain walnuts or pecans or in some cases chocolate chips.

Blonde brownies look like chocolate brownies but instead of cocoa they are made with brown sugar.

Of course if you really want the ultimate sweet and rich dessert why not put together a sundae topped with a blondie and some wonderful caramel.

If you want to bake some here are some recipes:

Cheryl's Chocolate Chip Blonde Brownie Recipe

Nestle Blonde Brownies

Chunky Blond Brownies

Happy National Hug Day

January 21 is Happy National Hug Day!

So make sure to hug your loved ones today.

Studies have shown that human contact is good for you. Whether it's kissing, hugging or simply touching this is great for our emotional well being.

This special day was started by Reverend Kevin Zaborney in Caro, Michigan in 1986.

Why did he start this day you might ask?

He felt that Americans are less affectionate in public so he chose this day because he felt that especially in the dead of winter when most peoples spirits are already low this would be a perfect time to hug someone.

Hugging is not just a sign of love but it is also a sign of support and encouragement.

So don't be shy and make someone's day special by giving them a big hug.

What to get back at someone that's been mean or nasty? Why not ship them glitter!

Glitter is lovely to look at but you won't be able to get it off for a really long times and it gets into everything. They have the perfect handmade glitter bomb cards.

Shipyourenemiesglittershop.com can do that for you. But they can also send your loved ones a confetti filled card to brighten up their day and you can also send them a little bit of glitter.

Ship your Enemies Glitter Shop

In January 2015 as a joke a guy by the name of Mathew Carpenter (twitter @matcapenter) set up a website named Shipyourenemiesglitter.com and after a couple of posts on social media it went viral. He ended up with over 2000 orders at about $10 per envelope and ended up having to shut down the service after his website crashed. He also posted a comment stating that he had it with glitter and put the website for sale.

People that go to the website and try to order will get a notice stating that they aren't taking any orders currently.

However you can still send your enemies glitter bomb cards by visiting this website: www.glitterwham.com. They actually create a glitter bomb card to your specifications and you can actually choose between glitter, confetti or both.
These cards are not just for your enemies because there are people that would actually be thrilled to receive a confetti filled card to celebrate their special day.

So whether you want to piss off someone or brighten up their day head on over to www.glitterwham.com or www.shipyourenemiesglittershop.com

National Drinking Straw Day and National Chocolate Covered Cherry

January 3 is National Drinking Straw day, National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day and National Fruitcake Toss Day

National Drinking Straw Day is celebrated every year on January 3 which was the day that Marvin C. Stone received the patent for the paper drinking straw

NATIONAL DRINKING STRAW DAY

On January 3, 1888 Marvin C. Stone received the patent for the paper drinking straw. In acknowledgement of that invention, each year on January 3, people across the nation celebrate National Drinking Straw Day.

It is believed that the very first drinking straws were used by the Sumerians for drinking beer. It is speculated that they used the straws to avoid the solid byproducts of fermentation that would have sank to the bottom. The oldest drinking straw known to be in existence was found in a Sumerian tomb dated3,000 B.C.E. This found straw was a gold tube inlaid with a precious blue stone.

Neighbors to the Sumerians, the Argentines used a similar metallic device called a bombilla. Used for hundreds of years, the bombilla acted as both a straw and a sieve.

Recognized by the National Confectioners Association and celebrated by millions of people across the country, January 3rd is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day.

It is almost impossible to eat just one of these chocolate covered cherry candies that have combined two favorite flavors into one delicious treat. The candy often times is made with a sweet liquid center and in some cases has a liquor filling center.

Known to many as a "mid winter pick-me-up" chocolate covered cherries, also called chocolate cordials, can be either store-bought or homemade. There are also many recipes that mimic the flavor of the long known and well loved candy.

In the 1700′s in England, cherries were enclosed in chocolate with a little kirsch (cordial) liqueur. After finding their way to America, they were well accepted with the little bit of alcoholic cordial surrounding the fruit that had been dipped in chocolate. Although originally made with the liqueur, cordials/chocolate covered cherries are more commonly made with a sugar syrup flavored with cherries. The pitted cherries that are used have been cooked in sugar syrup and jarred.

Enjoy your day sharing some chocolate covered cherries with your friends and try one of the following "tried and true" recipes:

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY DAY HISTORY

Within our research, we were unable to find the creator and origin of National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day, an "unofficial" national holiday

NATIONAL FRUITCAKE TOSS DAY

National Fruitcake Toss Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in January. Many people receive fruitcakes as gifts sometime during the holiday season. Some people eat the fruitcakes, some re-gift them, some throw them away while other save them for January 3rd so they can celebrate National Fruitcake Toss Day.

The first Great Fruitcake Toss was held in Manitou Springs, Colorado on January 3, 1996. Each year the entrants compete to see who can hurl or toss their fruitcakes the farthest.

National Penguin Awareness day is on January 20th

Happy National Penguin Awareness Day

Who doesn't love these adorable creatures.

Did you know that penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere for the most part.

Although these considered birds they are flightless and feed on sea life caught while they swim underwater.

The largest penguin species is the emperor penguin and the smallest is the little blue penguin.

To find out more about these lovely flightless birds visit: 

Penguin Foundation

ThePenguinLady.com

National Champagne Day

How perfect that National Champagne day falls every December 31. A perfect day to celebrate both Champagne day and the end of the year and the beginning of the New Year.

For more on National champagne day head on over to food.com and they will have some delicious recipes too.

As December 31st is the last day of the year it's the perfect day to reflect on the past year and make resolutions and wishes for the New Year.

Funny U2 Moments - Had to share

Love this:

Funny U2 Moments. Video Rating: 5 / 5

Happy National Bicarbonate of Soda Day or Baking Soda Day!!!

Celebrated every December 30th, Baking Soda Day, celebrates the many uses of Bicarbonate of Soda.
Although most people only think of Bicarbonate of Soda as an ingredient when cooking it actually has many other uses.

Here are some of the more popular uses for Baking soda:

• Great for baking of course
• Removes odor in your cat litter box
• Removes odor in your fridge, vents, closets, etc
• Removed vomit odor from my car carpet (yuck it was disgusting!!!!) I washed the carpet, then dried it with a hair dryer, then packed on the baking soda, left it untouched for a day then vacuumed it...voila odor was totally gone.
• Can be used as a meat tenderizer
• Can also be used as a cleaning agent
• You can polish silverware with it
• Great to remove burned food from you pots
• It is used in fire extinguishers for grease and oil fires
• Relieves stomach indigestion and heartburn when mixed with water
• A paste of baking soda will remove red sauce stains from plastic
• Keep rubber gloves dry by sprinkling baking soda inside them (they'll smell good too)
• A thin paste of baking soda on a damp cloth will removes bugs and tar from cars without damaging the paint (make sure to rinse clean)
• Kills roaches when they eat the baking soda it dehydrates them and then die so place baking soda around your sink-pipe openings and along basement windows because it also will keep carpenter ants and silver fish away.
• Gasoline and oil order will disappear from clothes if you place the clothes in a garbage bag with baking soda for a few days before washing them.
• Clean the bristles of your toothbrush by placing them in baking soda and warm water overnight.
• Adding baking soda to your bath water will relieve sunburned and itchy skin.
• A paste of baking soda and water applied to a burn or insect bite will offer some relief.
• You can clean your fridge with one teaspoon of baking soda to one quart of warm water.
• Open up clogged drains by pouring a cup of baking soda into the opening and then add one cup of hot vinegar. After a few minutes flush the drain with boiling water.
• You can add a pinch o faking soda to boiled syrup to prevent it from crystallizing.
• Wash your fresh fruits and vegetable in a large bowl of cool water and 2 or 3 tablespoons of baking soda in order to remove pesticides, dirt and or wax.
• Make a thick paste of baking soda and water and rub paste into perspiration stains. Let stand for an hour and then launder as usual (should help get the stain out).

What other uses do you have for baking soda???? Share your tricks and tips in the comments below.

Love this website: LovelyIndeed.com
The blog belongs to Chelsea and was started in 2010. This California lady has some pretty neat DIY projects that I can't wait to try out. Head on over to her website to find out more about Chelsea and her wonderful projects.

National Pepper Pot Day

National Pepper Pot Day is on December 29th

What is Pepper Pot???

First created in December 29th, 1777, pepper pot is a thick spicy soup.

To celebrate this special day you can try to create your own pepper pot soup by following this recipe>

Spicy pepper pot soup recipe.

Making Sense of Cents

Michelle lives in St. Louis and she graduated in 2010 with a lot of student loans. Due to following some plans she was able to pay off her student loans in 7 months and you can too by following her special tricks and guidelines. Great way to improve your finances. She is self employed and debt free.

National Chocolate Candy Day!!!!

On December 28th of each year we celebrate National Chocolate Candy Day.

What better way to rest up between Christmas and New Years than to curl up on the couch with a new book and a wonderfully delicious box of chocolate. And it just so happens that today is the perfect day to enjoy my box of chocolate since it's National Chocolate Candy Day.

Perfect day to celebrate both this national holiday and Xmas.

Did you know that chocolate is not only delicious but it's also one of the most popular sweets in the world. You probably didn't know that in the Second World War, the United States Government commissioned Milton Hershey to create a candy bar that was to be included in the Soldiers' rations and that became the famous Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar. Chocolate can be combine with almost anything to recreate your favorite treat. Personally I'm addicted to chocolate covered raisins.

What's your sweet addiction??

Human Rights Day

Human rights day is celebrated every December 10th all over the world. This very special days highlights awareness of human rights issues. It also showcases the efforts of the United Nations to improve conditions for all humans on earth. To find out more about this special day visit the United Nations Page here.
On December 10, 2014 the United Nations declared that every day is Human Rights Day. Read their special article here.

The Washington Post has a great article titled: 7 Reasons why we shouldn't be celebrating Human Rights Day.

National Pastry Day is December 9th along with Christmas Card Day

Celebrate National Pastry Day by either creating or eating a delicious pastry. On this special day most pastry chef's put on a special display to celebrate this fabulous day. This day is celebrated every December 9th.

Also celebrated every December 9th is Christmas Card Day. This day honors Sir Henry Cole from England who lived from 1818 to 1874. Sir Cole created the first commercial Christmas card in 1843. Still today sending cards through the mail remains a popular tradition and we have now added to this tradition by sending e-cards and festive emails to wish our loved ones and friends Happy Holidays.

Still to this day I prefer receiving a traditional card sent via snail mail rather than an e-card. Something about opening an envelope and actually touching the paper makes me happy inside out.

So make sure to bring a smile to an old friend or family member by sending them a Christmas card this Holiday Season.

Do something nice for others this Holiday Season...

This holiday season do something nice for someone you don't know. Whether it's giving a little more the the homeless, helping in a shelter or you can make someone's Christmas better just by mailing a Christmas card.

Meet Addie and help her have a great Christmas by sending her a card.

courtesy of http://childrenandtheearth.com/recipients/little-addie/

Little Addie was once a healthy child by now her muscles no longer want to do what she wants them to do. She can no longer hold a crayon to draw or a spoon to feed herself and sometimes talks in gibberish. Doctors predict that this will be her last Christmas. More on the story here: Addie's Story

Addie's Family is asking everyone to send a Christmas card to Addie who has 2 sisters  Audree and Shayley (7 & 10 years old).

Mail your card to 

ADDIE LYNN AND SISTERS
BOX 162
Fountain Green , UTAH
84632

Also Children and the Earth is taking donations for Little Addie, to assist with medical bills. Please make a donation today via this website or you can mail a check written to Children and the Earth (in memo put Addie) to 252 W. Cottage Ave. Sandy, UTAH 84070

How wonderful to give without expecting to receive anything in return.

Happy Holidays!