But the first holiday listed was National Hangover Day on January 1. Hmmm, not only don't I like the idea of creating a holiday for hangovers, but if someone is hung over, I highly doubt that they are celebrating.
But then comes January 4 - National Trivia Day. If you're a follower of Teapot Musings, you know that I'm all over this one. I actually considered waiting until January 4 to post this -- but I didn't want you to lose out. And by the way, Jennifer Quail (an author with short stories in two Read on the Run anthologies --- A Kiss and a Promise, and Vampires, Zombies and Ghosts-volume 1) recently won Jeopardy 8 times! I'm pretty sure she's a big fan of National Trivia Day, and binge watching her on Jeopardy would be a great way to celebrate.But that's not all for January. I haven't peeked ahead (well, not very far), but it's pretty obvious that to get 100 holidays in 12 months you have to average 9 or 10 a month.
In two weeks, on January 14, is National Dress Up Your Pet Day. NO. NO. NO. Do NOT do this. Do not fall for the hype. Everyone who does this insists on posting the pics all over the place. You annoy your pet, you annoy your followers, and most of all... you annoy your pet. Yes, I said that twice, because your pet is extremely annoyed. Even if you have a pet who tolerates this, trust me, your pet is annoyed. And unless they've done things like wake you up early because they want their food, or knocked over your tea in their excitement to get close to you ... no, never mind, no matter what they've done, no pet deserves to be dressed up.
January 18 is National Thesaurus Day. No, I don't know what you're supposed to do on that day. Buy a thesaurus? No thanks, I have one. Use a thesaurus? Of course, all the time. Sit on a thesaurus? That's silly, just adjust your chair. Look up alternative words for meaningless? Well, I suppose there's that.
January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day. As far as I am aware, there are no penguins in Massachusetts, other than those in zoos, but I will watch out for them.
Nearing the end of the month is January 24, which is National Compliment Day. Hey, here's an idea -- compliment people on January 23rd, and they will be confused about what day it is! Or perhaps they won't be confused, and you can wait until the next day and then compliment them on how smart they were the day before.
And finishing up the month, on January 27th you can choose between Thomas Crapper Day, and Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. By the way, Thomas Crapper did NOT invent the toilet, but he was a plumber. I was hoping to find out that January 27th was his birthday, but in fact it is the date of his death. He was born on September 28th, so if you're going to celebrate his day, that's really when you should do it.
Which leaves Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day.
It's not always on the 27th, but it's always on the last Monday in January. I'm not sure why. I mean, we all have lots of bubble wrap around at the end of the year... between presents we've ordered, presents we've shipped, and presents we've received. So if you ask me, Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day should be January 1. But I guess that would interfere with the people celebrating National Hangover Day.Fortunately, in my calendar, every day is Have a Good Cup of Tea Day, so I shall.
