Flying the Coop: Back to School Leaves Empty Nest Parents Feeling Blue Empty Nest Syndrome is characterized by an overwhelming feeling of depression and lack of purpose that is felt with each child’s departure from the family home. Off to college, newly married, or a job opportunity afar all trigger these emotions. However, it’s not … Read more
September 5th is National Be Late for Something Day, a holiday embraced by procrastination societies and people who believe in putting off today what they can do tomorrow. Some folks have trouble sticking to a schedule, remembering special occasions and dates, and showing up on time. This is the holiday for them! It should be … Read more
August 25 is National Kiss and Make Up Day, a day of forgiveness and reconciliation. “Forgiveness is the economy of the heart… forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.” —Hannah More National Kiss and Make Up Day is the time to end a spat, a tiff, an argument, … Read more
Left Handers Celebrate the Right to Their Own Day: August 12, 2012 is National Left Handers Awareness Day As a right handed person I don’t feel the pain of trying to function in a world optimized for righties. But for one day, August 12 – National Left Handers Awareness Day – I’d like to imagine … Read more
I head to Target at the drop of a hat, for just about anything and everything. If I don’t keep myself in check or leave a trail of breadcrumbs, I find myself in a random aisle that I had no intention of being in with a brilliant idea: “Let’s redecorate the XYZ room!” Target has … Read more
August is traditionally the month when summer vacation ends and students return to school (or begin a new stage of their lives with college, trade/vocational school, etc). “You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as … Read more
International Friendship Day occurs annually on the first Sunday in August (August 5 in 2012) and is celebrated around the globe, particularly since the advent of the Internet, social networking, and cell phones have made it much easier to celebrate this special holiday with friends no matter where they may be in the world. “A … Read more
In 2012, the religious observance of Ramadan begins Thursday evening, July 19, and ends with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the holiest period in the Islamic lunar calendar, a time of fasting, prayer, and spiritual reflection. For Muslims, Ramadan is the most important holy day of the year. With that in … Read more
Each year on July 14, the French and people of French origin celebrate Bastille Day – known as La Fête Nationale (the National Celebration) in France, and also called Le Quatorze Juillet (Fourteenth of July) and Fête de la Bastille. Bastille Day does not actually celebrate the storming of the Bastille (a fort and prison … Read more
Americans don’t have to look up the date for Independence Day – it’s also known as the Fourth of July, and is an annual federal holiday which commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This document declared the American colonies’ independence from Great Britain. “The United States is the only … Read more