Today, Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day, is the day to honor the late great national treasure Fred Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a Presbyterian minister who didn’t see any good TV shows for children so he decided to make one. The set was simple because he didn’t want to overwhelm kids with too much movement or color. His gentle, reassuring… Read more »
Today is a day that means a lot to me. Today is Science Education Day. I don’t work in a scientific job, but I do have a BS in Biology with a concentration in Biochemistry. I’ve spent days reading articles from Harvard School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic. I’ve spent days researching information on my own medical conditions. I’m a… Read more »
Yesterday afternoon I had dinner with my parents. This is unusual only because they live 2 hours away and I wasn’t expecting to see them. But they were out driving around and wound up in Mason City. Because why not? I swear my parents are part gypsy! As I was driving home my husband (who is out of town)… Read more »
When it comes to hugs there are 2 distinct camps. Some families are huggers and some aren’t. I grew up in a non-hugging family. There are a lot of people who find that hard to process. We’ve all seen the Facebook posts that claim we need “X” number og hugs a day to simply survive. Well, I’m here to tell… Read more »
Today is the day that the National Popcorn board decided to make National Popcorn Day. I’m sure that you, like myself, had no idea there was such a thing as the National Popcorn Board until just now. But they are a real thing and you can go check them out yourself at popcorn.org if you are so inclined. Their stated… Read more »
In January many of us like to make resolutions. Maybe we want to lose weight, get more organized, spend more time with family, or one of any other goals. There isn’t anything inherently wrong with wanting to improve yourself. We all should want to be the best version of ourselves. The problem with resolutions is that we tend to set… Read more »
Today is Giving Tuesday. You may have heard about this one- local radio stations in my area have been promoting this fairly heavily. The idea sprung from a joint project of a New York City based YMCA and a United Nations group in 2012 as a way to highlight charitable giving and was promoted heavily on Mashable. It has mushroomed… Read more »
(Almost) every year I post a list of things I’m thankful for this time of year. After all, that is the point of Thanksgiving! I’m not going to do that this year, but I am going to write down a list of blessing and I recommend that everyone reading this do the same. And given all the strife, anger… Read more »
Today is Black Cat Day! Every day is Black Cat Day at my house because I share my house with two of them- Hershey (14) and Pumpkin (10 and the cover model for this post). But today everyone can participate! Black cats weren’t always considered unlucky. The ancient Egyptians worshiped all cats but held black cats in special regard. Ancient… Read more »
Depending on what calendar you look at, today is either Farmer’s Day or Old Farmer’s Day. Either way, as the proud daughter of many generations of farmers, this is definitely something worth celebrating!! Did you eat today? Thank a farmer. Do you have leather furniture or clothing? Thank a farmer. Do you have any cotton clothing or household items in… Read more »