National Days in November
Before we get any further into the month, let’s look ahead and see what “National” days are coming up- because there’s nothing worse than realizing you’ve just missed, say, National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, RIGHT??? These are from this website, and as there are a lot of them, I’ll just list the highlights. November 5th- National Doughnut Day Oops! We missed it. (See how sad that is?) But there’s actually a second National Doughnut Day, which is the first Friday in June. Mark you calendars now! November 7th- International Merlot Day I think we can all get behind this one. November 12- National Pizza With the Works Except Anchovies Day Okay, this is getting way too specific. But I’ll eat pizza on this day! November 14th- National Spicy Guacamole Day Sign me up! November 15th- National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day Ha ha… I actually participated in this day last year! While I don’t enjoy cleaning out the fridge, it was nice to get it done before Thanksgiving. The problem is… right now, something smells really bad in our fridge. We keep pulling out different containers of moldy food, triumphantly saying “HERE’S the culprit!” but the smell lingers on. My husband thinks we should clean the whole thing out, but I keep telling him we have to wait until the 15th. Not sure we can make it. November 19th- World Toilet Day Ahem. According to the website: “Every year on November 19th, the world celebrates World Toilet Day. It’s not a day to use bathroom humor and is no laughing matter. The goal of this day is to tackle the global sanitation crisis and draw attention to those without sanitation.” Okay. It sounds like an important issue, but I’m going to say if they want people to take it seriously, they should change the name. Also, I’m not really sure exactly how I’m supposed to observe this day. I’ll have to think about this. November 21st- National Gingerbread Cookie Day I have mixed feelings about this. I don’t think gingerbread cookies are appropriate until AFTER Thanksgiving. This one is ill-timed. But I do like gingerbread cookies. Day Before Thanksgiving- National Tie One On Day I got excited about this one until I read the description; “The day celebrates the apron as well as the past generations of women who wore them and it was also created as a day to bring joy to the life of someone in need and celebrate the spirit of giving.” Oh… darn. November 26th- National Cake Day I don’t know… isn’t everyone still eating pie at this point? November 30th- Stay Home Because You’re Well Day I’m not sure this one was well-thought out. I mean, it’s a nice idea but what if everyone did this? This year November 30th falls on the Thursday after Thanksgiving- didn’t we all just stay home a week ago? How about this: I propose that anyone who DIDN’T get to stay home on Thanksgiving should stay home on November 30th. That seems fair! This list just scratches the surface! Check out the website if you want the full list. Sorry to any readers outside the U.S. But Merlot and Toilet Days are international! We can all enjoy those. Do you have any days to add to this list? Header photo by Maddi Bazzocco on Unsplash