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Everyday is a Holiday!

January 14th, 2008 by Natural

I heard about National Clean Off Your Desk Day on the news this morning. I keep a neat and almost absent work environment, not because I have OCD, but because I’m crazy, lol. So I did a search on the web and stumbled upon this list. It’s fun to read. I have my daughter celebrating Buy Nothing Day, so why not these.

There are some great holidays on this list. January 14, Organize Your Home Day, I would love to spend several days organizing things at home. I was just thinking about my next few days off and how I need to clean out my filing cabinet and shred some stuff.

May 4^th, Reading is Fun Week. This is all I want to do anyway, so okay.
May 11^th, Eat What You Want Day. No explanation of why needed here. Actually I think I’m already celebrating this one.
Aug. 13^th, National Underwear Day. I’m intrigued.
Aug. 15^th, probably my favorite National Relaxation Day.
Nov. 6 – National Men Make Dinner Day. Actually this should be Month, National Men Make Dinner Month.

Which ones might you celebrate?

January Jan. 1-7 Diet Resolution Week
Jan. 1-31 California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month
Jan. 1-31 Clean Up Your Computer Month
Jan. 1-31 Family Fit Lifestyle Month
Jan. 1-31 Financial Wellness Month
Jan. 1-31 Get Organized Month
Jan. 1-31 Int’l. Coffee Gourmet Month
Jan. 1-31 National Hot Tea Month
Jan. 1-31 National Skating Month
Jan. 1-31 Oatmeal Month
Jan. 1-31 Resolve to Eat Breakfast Month
Jan. 1 New Year’s Day
Jan. 4 Trivia Day
Jan. 7-11 National Thank-Your-Customers Week
Jan. 9 National Apricot Day
Jan. 10 National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
Jan. 14 National Clean-Off-Your-Desk Day
Jan. 14 Organize Your Home Day
Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 17 Get to Know Your Customer Day
Jan. 24-26 Women in Blue Jeans Days

FebruaryFeb. 1-7 Solo Diners Eat Out Week
Feb. 1-29 American Heart Month
Feb. 1-29 Bake For Family Fun Month
Feb. 1-29 Feb. is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
Feb. 1-29 National Bird Feeding Month
Feb. 1-29 National Cherry Month
Feb. 1-29 National Children’s Dental Health Month
Feb. 1-29 National Weddings Month
Feb. 1-29 Sweet Potato Month
Feb. 1-29 Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Feb. 1 Bubble Gum Day
Feb. 2 Groundhog Day
Feb. 3 Super Bowl XLII
Feb. 3-9 National Pancake Week
Feb. 5 Paczki Day
Feb. 6 Ash Wednesday
Feb. 6-Mar. 22 Lent
Feb. 10 Umbrella Day
Feb. 10-16 Jell-O Week
Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day
Feb. 14-21 National Condom Week
Feb. 18 President’s Day
Feb. 28 National Chili Day

MarchMar. 1-31 National Caffeine Awareness Month
Mar. 1-31 National Craft Month
Mar. 1-31 National Frozen Food Month
Mar. 1-31 National Nutrition Month
Mar. 1-31 National Umbrella Month
Mar. 1-31 Save Your Vision Month
Mar. 4 Int’l Scrapbooking Industry Day
Mar. 9 Check Your Batteries Day
Mar. 15 National Quilting Day
Mar. 17 St. Patrick’s Day
Mar. 20 Spring Begins
Mar. 21 Good Friday
Mar. 23 Easter
Mar. 24-30 Egg Salad Week
Mar. 25 Pecan Day
Mar. 23-29 National Cleaning Week
Mar. 29 National Mom & Pop Business Owners Day

April Apr. 1/Sept 30 Home Improvement Time
Apr. 1-30 Car Care Month
Apr. 1-30 Customer Loyalty Month
Apr. 1-30 Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Apr. 1-30 National Decorating Month
Apr. 1-30 National Kite Month
Apr. 1-30 National Lawn Care Month
Apr. 1-30 National Pecan Month
Apr. 1-30 Soy Foods Month
Apr. 1-30 Straw Hat Month
Apr.13-19 Women’s Nutrition Week
Apr. 10 National Siblings Day
Apr. 12 National Licorice Day
Apr. 15 Income Tax Pay-Day
Apr. 22 National Jelly Bean Day
Apr. 20-26 Administrative Professionals Week
Apr. 20-27 Passover

May May 1-31 Get Caught Reading Month
May 1-31 Gifts From the Garden Month
May 1-31 National Barbecue Month
May 1-31 National Bike Month
May 1-31 National Egg Month
May 1-31 National Good Car Keeping Month
May 1-31 National Hamburger Month
May 1-31 National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
May 1-31 National Photo Month
May 1-31 National Salad Month
May 1-31 National Salsa Month
May 1-31 National Sweet Vidalia Month
May 1-31 National Vinegar Month
May 1 May Day
May 4-10 National Pet Week
May 4-10 Reading Is Fun Week
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 5 Totally Chipotle Day
May 6 No Diet Day
May 11 Eat What You Want Day
May 11 Mother’s Day
May 12-18 Children’s Book Week
May 14 National Receptionist Day
May 15 Nylon Stockings Anniversary (1940)
May 16 National Pizza Party Day
May 19-26 National Backyard Games Week
May 26 Memorial Day

June Jun. 1 Donut Day
Jun. 1-7 National Business Etiquette Week
Jun. 1-30 June Dairy Month
Jun. 1-30 June is Perennial Gardening Month
Jun. 1-30 June is Turkey Lovers’ Month
Jun. 1-30 National Candy Month
Jun. 1-30 National Iced Tea Month
Jun. 1-30 National Rose Month
Jun. 1-30 National Safety Month
Jun. 1-30 National Soul Food Month
Jun. 1-30 National Steakhouse Month
Jun. 14 Flag Day
Jun. 15 Father’s Day
Jun. 20 Summer Begins
Jun. 21 Vinegar Day

JulyJuly 1-31 National Blueberries Month
July 1-31 Cell Phone Courtesy Month
July 1-31 National Ice Cream Month
July 1-31 National Grilling Month
July 1-31 National Hot Dog Month
July 1-31 National Horseradish Month
July 1 Halfway Point of 2008
July 3 Red, White & Boom, Columbus OH
July 3-Aug 15 Air Conditioning Appreciation Days
July 4 Independence Day
July 20 National Ice Cream Day
July 20-26 National Independent Retailers Week
July 21 National Junk Food Day
July 27 Parents Day
July 23 Gorgeous Grandma Day
July 24 National Drive-Thru Day
July 30 National Cheesecake Day

AugustAug. 1 Girlfriend’s Day
Aug. 2 National Mustard Day
Aug. 3 National Watermelon Day
Aug. 3 Sisters’ Day
Aug. 6 National Fresh Breath Day
Aug. 10 S’Mores Day
Aug. 13 National Underwear Day
Aug. 15 Best Friend’s Day
Aug. 15 National Relaxation Day
Aug. 15 National Men’s Grooming Day
Aug. 19 Root Beer Float Created 1893
Aug. 29 More Herbs, Less Salt Day
Aug. 31-Sept 6 National Waffle Week

SeptemberSep. 1-30 Backpack Safety America Month
Sep. 1-30 Better Breakfast Month
Sep. 1-30 Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month
Sep. 1-30 National Biscuit Month
Sep. 1-30 National Chicken Month
Sep. 1-30 National Coupon Month
Sep. 1-30 National Honey Month
Sep. 1-30 National Mushroom Month
Sep. 1-30 National Organic Harvest Month
Sep. 1-30 National Potato Month
Sep. 1-30 National Rice Month
Sep. 1-30 National Skin Care Awareness Month
Sep. 1-30 Fall Hat Month
Sep. 1-30 Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low Fat Pizza Bake Month
Sep. 1 Labor Day
Sep. 7 National Grandparents Day
Sep. 12 Video Games Day
Sep. 18 National Play-Doh Day
Sep. 20 Int’l. Eat An Apple Day
Sep. 20 Wife Appreciation Day
Sep. 21-27 National Clean Hands Week
Sep. 21-27 National Love Your Files Week
Sep. 22 Ice Cream Cone Birthday (1903)
Sep. 22 Autumn Begins
Sep. 21-27 National Keep Kids Creative Week
Sep. 22 Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with your Children

OctoberOct. 1-31 Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Oct. 1-31 Frozen Foods Festival Month
Oct. 1-31 Go Hog Wild – Eat Country Ham Month
Oct. 1-31 National Bake and Decorate Month
Oct. 1-31 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct. 1-31 National Chili Month
Oct. 1-31 National Dental Hygiene Month
Oct. 1-31 National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
Oct. 1-31 National Roller Skating Month
Oct. 1-31 National Seafood Month
Oct. 1-31 Spinach Lovers Month
Oct. 1-31 Talk About Prescriptions Month
Oct. 1-31 Vegetarian Month
Oct. 5-11 Fire Prevention Week
Oct. 6-10 Improve Your Home Office Week
Oct. 10 National Cake Decorating Day
Oct. 12-18 National Chestnut Week
Oct. 13 Columbus Day
Oct. 16 National Boss Day
Oct. 18 Sweetest Day
Oct. 22 National Nut Day
Oct. 25 National Denim Day
Oct. 26 Mother-in-Law Day
Oct. 31 Halloween

NovemberNov. 1-7 National Fig Week
Nov. 1-30 National Georgia Pecan Month
Nov. 1-30 National Pomegranate Month
Nov. 1-30 National Roasting Month
Nov. 1-30 Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month
Nov. 6 National Men Make Dinner Day
Nov. 3 Sandwich Day
Nov. 4 Election Day
Nov. 8 Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day
Nov. 15 National Bundt Day
Nov. 17 Homemade Bread Day
Nov. 23 Cashew Day
Nov. 23-29 National Game and Puzzle Week
Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 28 National Flossing Day

DecemberDec. 1 National Pie Day
Dec. 1-7 Cookie Cutter Week
Dec. 1-31 National Tie Month
Dec. 1-31 Safe Toys & Gifts Month
Dec. 4 National Cookie Day
Dec. 5 Bathtub Party Day
Dec. 6 National Pawnbrokers Day
Dec. 8 National Brownie Day
Dec. 12 Poinsettia Day
Dec. 13 National Cocoa Day
Dec. 21 Winter Begins
Dec. 22-29 Hanukkah
Dec. 25 Christmas
Dec. 28 National Chocolate Day
Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve

above list copied and pasted several times from here.

Holidays

Vegetate Day

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December 26th, 2007 by Natural

Once a month, for a several hours anyway, I push everything aside and I relax, physically and mentally. Never mind the pile of laundry that needs to be ironed. So what the dishes aren’t washed right after a meal. I’m a full time pajama lounger. My hair probably doesn’t see a comb until the next day.

Vegetate Day is when I ignore responsibility and I don’t feel bad about it. I lie in bed with no agenda and watch TV or catch up on movies that I have been meaning to watch. One of my favorite TV shows from the late 80’s was Beauty and the Beast starring Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton. I’m actually watching Season 1 right now as I type this post. The writing, the poetry, the classical music gave it a huge following among women as probably the most romantic show during its time. It’s a beautiful show and if you haven’t seen an episode, this series deserves a spot in your DVD collection. Watch it with a loved one and a bottle of Advil you will need from crying. The TV sound track consists of poetry read by Perlman himself as well as a selection of some of the best classical music.

Some of my other favorites include: Sisters, The Cosby Show, Murphy Brown and The Honeymooners. To me, this is when TV was good! What were some of your favorite, but not forgotten shows?

Holidays, Television

Buy Nothing Day

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November 23rd, 2007 by Natural

Today I just found out that I’m a supporter of a movement that protests spending on November 23rd, otherwise known as Black Friday.

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, when retailers open up their doors to consumers, as early as midnight, hoping to capitalize on holiday spending, or overspending, by offering deep discounts.

Of course, not everyone is pleased with the consumption of stuff. Adbusters Magazine editor, Kalle Lasn created an unofficial holiday called, Buy Nothing Day to be celebrated on November 23* or Black Friday. They hope to get consumers to stop their excessive spending habits and realize that everything we buy has an impact on the environment.

Adbusters website says that “Buy Nothing Day is not really about refusing to spend a dime over the holiday season. It’s about taking a deep breath and deciding to opt out of the hype‚ the overcrowded malls‚ and the stressful to–do lists. It’s about reminding ourselves to really think about what we are buying‚ why we are buying it‚ and whether we really need it at all.”

What’s funny is that I have a rule in my home that says: When we buy something, something else has to go. I do this more so to combat clutter than to save the environment.

I like the idea of Buy Nothing Day, but what I don’t like is the irregularity of it all. How come we can’t implement more Buy Nothing Days in our life. How come we can’t be nicer to people all year round, instead of just around the holiday season? How come we have to wait until Thanksgiving or Christmas to get the family together? These things should be a way of life and not something we put on and take off like a coat. What happens on November 24th, do we go back to consuming and buying stuff we don’t need?

I’m not much of a social or environmental activist, but I do what I can for the environment. I’m not against shopping, I love to shop when I have money and I actually need the item, but I do wonder how much of this stuff that we buy will be sitting in a landfill this time next year.

What do you think about this unofficial holiday and are you planning on being in the stores on Black Friday? I’ll pass.

*November 23 and runs through November 26 in some countries.