Tag: Holiday

• January 6, 2016

  Happy New Year

  I hope this year brings happiness, good health, and cheer to everyone.  May you turn your dreams into goals; and your goals into manageable attainable feats and accomplishments. Thanks to everyone who has followed, read, and commented on the blog in 2015.  Here are a few statistics as they relate to New Year Resolutions: Types of Resolutions : […]
• December 10, 2015

  Holiday Gift Ideas

  The gift giving holiday season is upon us.  Gift shopping can be a bit overwhelming when you have a variety of people to shop for or are just looking for that great idea.  When it comes to giving gifts I tend to stick to the following tips: Don’t give them the same type of item […]
• November 13, 2015

  Friday The 13th

  Today is Friday the 13th.  Here are a few words to describe those with either a fear of the number 13 or of the day itself: Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13. Fear of Friday the 13 is either Paraskavedekatriaphobia or Friggatriskaidekaphobia Today marks the third occurrence of Friday the 13th for the year; the past […]
• September 30, 2015

  Ask A Stupid Question Day

  Today, in case you didn’t know, is Ask A Stupid Question Day.  Apparently the holiday was created in the US by teachers in the 1980’s to encourage students to ask more questions.  It happens either on September 28 or on the last school day in September. So, for my “stupid question” I want to know […]
• May 4, 2015

  May the Fourth Be With You

  May 4 among Star Wars fans is Star Wars Day.  It comes from how close it comes to “May the Force be with you”.  Apparently the phrase was first used by the U.K. Conservative Party when Margaret Thatcher took office on May 4, 1979.  They took out an ad in the London Evening News that said, […]
• January 19, 2015

  Martin Luther King Jr.

  Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  The day is an American Federal Holiday set aside to celebrate his birthday on January 15.  Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the civil rights movement and spoke for nonviolent activism.  Soon after he died a bill was introduced to Congress to make his birthday […]
• January 6, 2015

  Happy New Year

  Here are a few thoughts for the upcoming year: May we all focus more on the positive May we all show more cooperation, compassion, respect, acceptance, and tolerance May we all search for solutions and become part of the discussion May we all think before we speak and act Have a wonderful New Year and […]
• December 24, 2014

  Merry Christmas

  This holiday season has been busy with decorating, shopping, and of course baking.  The gifts are all wrapped and under the tree.  The Christmas Cards have all been sent.  I’ve checked the Santa Tracker and Santa has a while before he makes it to my part of the world.  I’ve gotten a plate of home […]