Everyday is A Celebration!

A new year and a new decade. What are you hoping and dreaming for, looking forward to? Each new day is a reason to be thankful and to celebrate. It is said that what we think about is what we bring about? What's on your mind today?

The Earth Calendar lists all the holidays from around the globe. Listed below are some for the US. The most notable one for me is January is the 8th, The King's birthday for more reasons than it's Elvis' birthday.

Also, check out the Wacky Holidays from WellCat and we have also added a list that was posted on the SOC corporate blog.

January-1	New Year's Day
January-4	Trivia Day
January-5	Twelfth Night
January-6	Epiphany
January-8	Jackson Day
January-8	The King's Birthday (ELVIS)
January-9	Balloon Ascension Day
January-12	National Pharmacist Day
January-12	Stephen Foster Memorial Day
January-14	Ratification Day
January-16	Prohibition Remembrance Day
January-16	Religious Freedom Day
January-18	Maintenance Day
January-20	Inauguration Day
January-27	National Activity Professionals Day

January Events
Unless otherwise stated, these are generally observed in the US only.

Month Observances
Occasion	Link
March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month	March of Dimes Birth Defects Council
National Glaucoma Awareness Month	Prevent Blindness America
Eye Care Month	Optic Foundation of America
Hot Tea Month	Tea Council of the USA
Human Resource Month	Personnel Journal of America
Oatmeal Month	Quaker Oats Company of America
Prune Breakfast Month	California Dried Plum Board
Retail Bakers Month	Retail Bakers of America
Soup Month	Campbell Soup Company of America
Thyroid Disease Awareness Month	American Assoc. of Clinical Endocrinologists
Volunteer Blood Donor Month	American Assoc. of Blood Banks
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month	Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
National Radon Action Month	Environmental Protection Agency
Adopt a Rescued Bird Month	American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Cervical Health Month	National Cervical Cancer Coalition
National Physiotherapy Month	Canadian Physiotherapy Association
National Birth Defects Prevention Month	March of Dimes

Third Week
Occasion	Link
International Printing Week	International Association of Printing House Craftsmen
World Kiwanis Week	Kiwanis International

Fourth Week
Occasion	Link
National Handwriting Analysis Week	American Handwriting Analysis Foundation

The Wacky Holidays from WellCat

Jan 2	Happy Mew Year For Cats Day -- Felines, ever above mere humans in the great chain of being, have a day unto themselves to celebrate the “mewness” of a new time.
Jan 3	Memento Mori -- "Memento, mori, Latin for "Remember, you die," is also the title of a novel by Muriel Spark. We suggest posting the words at home and at work, not to be morbid, but to remind us to cherish all that we have today, for tomorrow may never arrive.
Jan 4	Dimpled Chad Day --This is a day to commemorate all the dimpled chads of the world, left over from various and sundry contested elections. Chads, roasted in garlic, make an excellent sprinkle topping for salads.
Jan 8	Show & Tell Day at Work -- Since students have show and tell at school, adults should get to do the same.
Jan 17	Judgment Day -- Now you don't have to die to see how you measure up to your deity's standards. Just look in the mirror, wait for the answer, and go out and give it another shot.
Jan 22	Answer Your Cat’s Question Day -- If you will stop what you are doing and take a look at your cat, you will observe that the cat is looking at you with a serious question. Meditate upon it, then answer the question!
Jan 23	Snow Plow Mailbox Hockey Day -- It's wintertime, and time for Snow Plow Drivers everywhere to see how many rural mailboxes they can knock over. Twenty extra points for boosting one into the next township.
Jan 25	A Room of One’s Own Day -- For anyone who knows or longs for the sheer bliss or rightness of having a private place, no matter how humble, to call one’s own.
Jan 30	National Inane Answering Message Day -- Annually, the day set aside to change, shorten, replace or delete those ridiculous and/or annoying answering machine messages that waste the time of anyone who must listen to them.

From SOC - I do not know their source for these, but they are some good ones ;)

1- Bonza Bottler Day
6- Sherlock Holmes' Birthday
8- Bubble Bath Day, Clean Off Your Desk Day
16- Psychiatric Technician's Day
17- Golf Day
18- Martin Luther Jr.'s Birthday- (observed the third Monday in January, actually the fifteenth)
20- Penguin Awareness Day
21- National Hugging Day
23- Answer Your Cat's Questions Day, National Pie Day, Compliment Day
25- Fun at Work Day, Healthy Weight Day, Robert Burns Day, School Nurses Day
26- Australia Day, Spouse's Day
30- Inane Answering Machine Day

What ever day you choose to celebrate remember 'We Have a Card For That.'

Happy New Year!

Annette
Painted Lady Enterprises
"Helping You and Your Business Look Good"

Born on the Fourth of July

I can't believe we are approaching the fourth of July and the year is half over. As we watch the news everyday, even though things aren't great, we still have a lot for which to be thankful. Our freedom is the biggest one. To Celebrate Our Freedom, here is a special offer from me, send a soldier a Thank You card with my compliments. Log onto www.SendingCardsMadeEZ.com. If you don't know a soldier personally, check out this website, www.anysoldier.com, for list of names and addresses.

Here are some other occasions for celebration and to send greetings during July. (Dates and holidays from The Earth Calendar).

Also be sure and look at the end of the list for the Quirky Holidays!

Month Observances

Fireworks Safety Month - Prevent Blindness America
Light the Night for Sight Month - Prevent Blindness America
Anti Boredom Month - The Boring Institute
Baked Bean Month - Michigan Bean Commission
Hot Dog Month - National Live Stock and Meat Board
National Ice Cream Month - International Dairy Foods Association
July Belongs to Berries Month - North American Blueberry Council
Purposeful Parenting Month - Parenting Without Pressure
Recreation and Parks Month - National Recreation and Parks Association
Tennis Month - Tennis magazine
Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month - ASPCA
Skin Care Awareness Month - Women Health Concern

First Two Weeks

Dog Days of Summer

Second Week

Therapeutic Recreation Week - National Recreation and Parks Assoc.

Third Week

Coral Reef Awareness Week - The Coral Reef Alliance

July-2 - Salvation Army Founders Day

July-4 - Independence Day

July-12 - Parent's Day

July-20 - Moon Day

July-23 - National Hot Dog Day

July-24 - Pioneer Day (Utah)

July-27 - Cross Atlantic Communication Day

July-30 - Father-in-Law Day

July-31 - La Hae Hawai`i (Flag Day in Hawaii)

July-31 - System Administrator Appreciation Day

Quirky Holidays from WellCat

July 3 - Stay Out of the Sun Day -- For health's sake, give your skin a break today. No Joke - It really is Skin Care Awareness month. Remember to wear your sunscreen.

July 6 - Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day -- Show your appreciation to your webmaster by taking him out for some good food. That way, he/she/it will feel loved and have the energy to fix all of the typos on your site.

July 10 - Don't Step on a Bee Day -- Wellcat.com reminds kids and grownups that now is the time when going barefoot can mean getting stung by a bee. If you get stung, tell Mom.

July 13 - Embrace Your Geekness Day -- Into dungeon games, comic books and doing vampire dress-up? Spend endless hours going strange places on the internet? You're a geek, and this is the day to roar!

July 13 - Gruntled Workers Day -- There's so much news about disgruntled workers that today's the day for Gruntled Workers to Unite! Drive to a fast food restaurant and say, "Thanks, your service is fast. Have a nice day."

July 15 - Be a Dork Day --Wellcat.com says that this is the day to be a Dork and be proud. Wear goofy clothing, don't brush your teeth, eat yucky food, and fall off a swing set.

July 23 - Hot Enough For Ya Day -- Here’s the day when the tired old greeting actually gains acceptance. Go ahead, say it, if you don’t have anything else to add.

July 27 - Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day -- Walking your plants around the neighborhood enables them to know their environment, thereby providing them with a sense of knowing, bringing on wellness.

Hope you have a Great July!

In gratitude,
Annette
Painted Lady Enterprises
"Helping You and Your Business Look Good"

What’s Up in February -

The most noted holidays in February are Ground Hog Day, Valentine’s Day and President’s Day, but there are a few more. As I did my search on www.earthcalendar.net, there were a couple of events that I was quite surprised that were not listed on the calendar; International Networking Week, Feb. 2 – 6, and National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 6. If you search through my blogs you will find a blog on National Wear Red Day.

I like all the fun days like Bob Marley Day. I could use some sun, fun, and relaxation, which is what I think about when I hear reggae. In fact I turned on my CD player yesterday as I was cleaning the shelf it sits on and guess what. To my surprise and delight there were raggae CD in the player already. I finished my chores to the sounds of reggae. Let’s hope that General Beauregard Lee, our resident Groundhog for Georgia, doesn’t see his shadow tomorrow. I’m ready for some sunshine and warmer days.

Another fun one is Mardi Gras. I love New Orleans. Would love to visit again. Love the town, the food, the fun. I haven’t been back to New Orleans since Katrina. I’ll have to add that to my bucket list.

Oh and another one that’s not on the list, Race Week, for those that follow NASCAR. Race Week starts Feb. 8 with the running of the 51st Daytona 500 on February 15. I’ve been to a few of those. Need to add that to my bucket list also. I would like to go back again someday, but I think I like the July race there better. February’s weather is unpredictable and is usually to cold for me. I remember in all the years we went to Daytona, there was only one year that I actually got to wear shorts and a t-shirt. I had to go buy some because I had quite packing them.

So here is February’s list. Hope you enjoy and find something to celebrate and send a H.U.G., Heartfelt Unexpected Greeting, to someone.
February-2 Groundhog Day

February-2 National Change your Windshield Wipers Day

February-3
February-6 Patient Recognition Day
Bob Marley Day in Jamaica
February-7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

February-8 Boy Scout Day
February-12
February-12 Lincoln's Birthday
Darwin Day
February-14 St. Valentine`s Day

February-17 National Public Science Day
February-17
February-21 Random Acts of Kindness Day
International Mother Language Day
February-22
February-22 George Washington's Birthday
World Thinking Day

February-24 Carnival / Mardi Gras



Month Observances
Occasion Link
AMD \ Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America

African American History Month Associated Publishers Inc. of America
American Hearth Month American Heart Association

American History Month National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution

Canned Food Month Canned Food Info Council of America
National Cat Health Month American Veterinary Medical Association
National Cherry Month Cherry Marketing Institute of America
National Children's Dental Health Month American Dental Association

National Embroidery Month Stitches Magazine of America

National Pet Oral Health Care Month Pet Dental

National Snack Food Month Snack Food Association

National Weddings Month Assoc. of Bridal Consultants of America
Potato Lovers Month National Potato Board of America
Responsible Pet Owner Month A.S.P.C.A.

Prevent a Litter Month Humane Society of the United States

Pet Dental Month American Veterinary Medical Association

National Wild Bird-Feeding Month National Bird-Feeding Society


First Week
Occasion Link
National Patient Recognition Week n/a

First Full Week
Occasion Link
Pride in Food Services Week Dietary Managers Assoc.

National Consumer Protection Week Consumer Confidential


Second Week
Occasion Link
National Crime Prevention Week National Exchange Club of America
Cardiac Rehabilitation Week American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation


Third Week
Occasion Link
Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week National Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

Pay Your Bills Week American Collectors Assoc.

You'll probably be seeing a lot more blogs from me in the next couple of weeks as I recuperate from my surgery which is scheduled for Wednesday. I have a lot of musings to catch up on.

Celebrate Experience!

Celebrate Happiness!

Celebrate Life!

Celebrate You!

In gratitude,
Annette

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