Make Your Dream Come True Day – 1/13/24
What are your dreams? Mine are adventures in National Parks, National Monuments, and National Forests, not to take anything away from State Parks and State Forests, those are all good too.
Is It Really Quitters Day? 1/12/2024
Today is officially Quitters Day. I've been trying to select holidays that are relevant to me as a hiker, backpacker and outdoorsman. Some days that is easy, so there may be several competing topics that could be relevant. Some days the pickings are kind of slim...
Celebrate International Girl Hug Monster Day!!! 1/11/24
Monster stands alone, the last of his kind. He thinks today is his day: National International Girl Hug Monster Day. Are YOU going to be the one that's going to tell Monster it's NOT?
Bird is the Word – National Save the Eagles Day 1/10/24
When I saw the listing of today's holidays, one immediately spoke to me, National Save the Eagles Day. Eagle watching has become a favorite winter activity here...
It’s National Shop for Travel Day 1/9/24
National Shop for Travel Day, celebrated on the second Tuesday in January, isn't exactly what it sounds like, yet at the same time it is exactly what it sounds like. I'm told it was the brainchild of the Travel Technology Association, and it was created to celebrate all the apps and tools which enable travelers to book marvelous vacations.
Is it really National 4th Graders Day? 1/8/24
Today is National 4th Graders Day, in case you didn't know. Honestly, I didn't know. I never actually anticipated writing about National 4th Graders Day either. Why would I? This is a blog about adventure...
Good Grief Charlie Brown It’s Old Rock Day 1/7/2023
When I saw Old Rock Day on the calendar, I was reminded of the old Charlie Brown cartoon about Halloween where Chuck (as Peppermint Patti called him) kept getting rocks. Then I thought to myself, what if it was Old Rock Day like today?
Let’s talk about “nuggles” – It’s National Cuddle Day 1/6/2024
It's National Cuddle Day! Everyone needs love and human contact. Everybody (at the very least) deserves hugs and and a cuddle from time to time. Today celebrates those moments...
Today is National Bird Day 1/5/24
Today is National Bird Day where we celebrate our flying friends. "Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild bir
Welcome to Weigh-In Day 1/4/24
Today I'm going to write about Weigh-In Day. I'll have to admit, I'm certainly not going to show up anywhere are a poster child for "weigh-in day" or for weight loss in any manner, shape, or form.
It’s International Mind-Body Wellness Day 1/3/24
I face variety of significant physical and mental health hurdles on my way to mind-body wellness, just so we're clear. We all have work to do on ourselves...
Celebrate Motivation and Inspiration Today 1/2/24
When I get up today, I looked and saw it was Motivation and Inspiration Day on the calendar, and I instantly knew the topic for today's post. After all, someday I could find myself livin' in a van down by the river.
