I know, this is supposed to be Social Media Monday. But I'm out of town on short writing retreat and I can't answer questions because I won't have Internet access until Tuesday. So I'm postponing Social Media Monday until Tuesday. Hope you'll forgive me!
Now onto some really fun holidays in February!
It's that time
again—Calendar Days. I sure hope you all are enjoying this column as much as
me. It's funny, as I research these each month, I think of so many of you.
And I can't
help but giggle at the holidays that fall on or near the same date, like February 4—Thank a mailman day and Facebook's Birthday—hasn't FB pretty much replaced a lot of messages that used to be sent in an envelope with a stamp? Or what about International Sword Swallowers Day and International Tongue Twister Day on February 22.
Using the
calendar for blog post or even article ideas is a great way to jumpstart your
creativity. It's also a fun writing prompt idea.
Calendar days
are also great conversation starters for social media sites like Facebook and
Twitter.
February
Holidays, Special Days & Downright Crazy Days
February is:
Bake for Family Fun Month
National Black History Month
National Time Management Month
Library Lovers Month
International Boost Self-esteem month
Grapefruit Month
National Haiku Writing Month
Bird Feeding Month
Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall Month
Sweet Potato Month
Hot Breakfast Month
Cherry Month
American Heart Month
Weekly
Celebrations
Week 1:
Women’s Heart
Week
Children’s
Authors and Illustrators Week
Just Say No to
PowerPoint Week
International
Networking Week
International
Friendship Week
Week 2:
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Have a Heart for a Chained Dog Week
Risk Awareness Week
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps us From Getting Dizzy
Week
Jell-O Week
Week 3:
Brotherhood/Sisterhood
Week
Build a Better
Trade Show Image Week
National
Engineers Week
National Justice
for Animals Week
National
Entrepreneurship Week
Texas Cowboy
Poetry Week
Week 4:
National
Secondhand Wardrobe Week
Peace Corps Week
National Eating
Disorders Awareness Week
Daily
Celebrations
February 1
Car Insurance Day
Change Your
Password Day
G.I. Joe Day
International
Face & Body Art Day
Freedom Day
Robinson Crusoe
Day
Spunky Old Broads
Day
Decorating with
Candy Day
Ice Cream for
Breakfast Day
Take Your
Child to the Library Day
February 2
Groundhog Day
Popcorn Day
World Play Your
Ukulele Day
Ayn Rand Day
Candelmas
Hedgehog Day
February 3
Carrot Cake Day
Four Chaplains
Memorial Day
The Day the Music
Died
February 4
Homemade Soup Day
Facebook’s
Birthday
Liberace Day
Quacker Day
World Cancer Day
Thank a Mailman
Day
February 5
Nutella Day
Adlai Stevenson
Day
Pancake Day
Digital Learning
Day
Chocolate Fondue
Day
Weatherman’s Day
February 6
Lame Duck Day
Canadian Maple
Syrup Day
February 7
Send a Card to a
Friend Day
Bubble Gum Day
Wear Red Day
Girl Scout Cookie
Day
Wave All Your
Fingers at Your Neighbors Day
Ballet Day
February 8
Laugh and Get
Rich Day
Boy Scout
Anniversary Day
Opera Day
Kite Flying Day
February 9
Toothache Day
Autism Sunday
(Second Sunday in February)
Man Day
Read in the
Bathtub Day
Stop bullying Day
February 10
Umbrella Day
Clean Out Your Computer Day
Plimsoll Day
February 11
Don’t Cry Over
Spilled Milk Day
White Shirt Day
or White T-shirt Day
Get Out Your
Guitar Day
Pro Sports Wives
Day
Satisfied Staying
Single Day
Extraterrestrial
Culture Day
Make a Friend Day
February 12
Lincoln’s
Birthday
Oglethorpe Day
Paul Bunyan Day
Plum Pudding Day
February 13
World Radio Day
Madly in Love
with me Day
Get a Different
Name Day
Employee Legal
Awareness Day
February 14
Library Lovers Day
National Have a Heart Day
Frederick Douglass Day
Valentines Day
Donor Day
Ferris Wheel Day
February 15
Susan B. Anthony
Day
World Whale Day
Gumdrop Day
National Hippo
Day
February 16
National Almond
Day
Innovation Day
February 17
Presidents Day
On My Way Day
Champion Crab Races Day
National PTA Founders Day
Random Acts of Kindness Day
February 18
Pluto Day
Cow Milked While
Flying in an Airplane Day
Single Tasking
Day
Battery Day
February 19
Iwo Jima Day
International
Tug-of-War Day
Single Tasking
Day
Chocolate Mint
Day
February 20
Cherry Pie Day
World Day for Social Justice
Love Your Pet Day
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
February 21
Sticky Bun Day
International
Mother Language Day
February 22
George
Washington’s Birthday
International
Sword Swallowers Day
International
Tongue Twister Day
Open that Bottle
Night
Banana Bread Day
Walking the Dog
Day
Margarita Day
World Thinking
Day
February 23
National Dog
Biscuit Day
Curling is Cool
Day
Diesel Engine Day
Melba Toast Day
February 24
Tortilla Chip Day
National Cupcake
Day (Canada)
Museum Advocacy
Day
February 25
Clam Chowder Day
Spay Day USA
Chocolate-covered Peanuts Day
February 26
Inconvenience
Yourself Day
World Pistachio
Day
For Pete’s Sake
Day
National Personal
Chef Day
Levi Strauss Day
Tell a Fairy Tale
Day
February 27
National Chili
Day
International Polar
Bear Day
Strawberry Day
February 28
Chocolate Soufflé
Day
Read To Me Day
National Tooth
Fairy Day
Rare Disease Day
Floral Design Day
Now let's do a
little brainstorming for next month. What are some of your favorite days from
the list and how do you propose using them?
Don't forget to
join the conversation!
Blessings,
Edie, thanks for the great reminder. Years ago when my kids were much younger and I wanted to work from home I used Chase's Annual Events, know known as Chase's Calendar of Events for lists of ideas for each month, week, or day. It was helpful then and still is today. I finally broke down and bought one, but it is five years old now. When I get my tax return I think I'll invest in the newest one. You really got my brain back in gear. Many, many thanks. pat
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