Around these parts, we’re all about offbeat holidays and observances, and how they tie into self-care. Today is National Mario Day 2023, or Mar10. (lolz, i see what they did …
National Mario Day 2023

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Around these parts, we’re all about offbeat holidays and observances, and how they tie into self-care. Today is National Mario Day 2023, or Mar10. (lolz, i see what they did …
Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa! It’s National Iowa Day 2023. Up until today, I had no idea this was even a thing. I was on the last day of …
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Today is Election Day 2022, and depending on where you’re at, the day’s winding down. Today’s post is gonna be a short and sweet one, where I encourage you to …
Yesterday, June 19th 2022 was the official day of Juneteenth, but since it’s a national holiday, today is Juneteenth observed 2022. This means a bank holiday, and since I don’t …
[Content Notice: Today’s post contains mention of Aut1$m $peak$, an organization with a very troubling history on so many levels, and also views neurodiversity as something to be cured. I …
It’s Women’s History Month, and today is International Women’s Day 2022. It’s also known as International Working Women’s Day 2022, and even though it’s not always called this, I thought …
I rarely post more than once a day, but since today is Employee Appreciation Day 2022, I felt like I should break with tradition to come up with this in …
There’s nothing easy at all about serving as someone’s caregiver. I’m gonna make that clear right now. There’s nothing glamorous or fun about it, either. I’m dedicating today’s post to …
I had other plans for today’s post, but since today’s a unique day in the calendar year, I’ve decided to put my other plans on ice, and make today’s post …