October 31: Beggar's Night, Day of the Seven Billion, Halloween, National Caramel Apple Day, National Magic Day
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Happy partying! XO |
 October 16: Boss' Day, Department Store Day, Dictionary Day, National Feral Cat Day, World Food Day October 17: Black Poetry Day, Hagfish Day, Medical Assistants Recognition Day, National Fossil Day October 18: Get to Know Your Customers Day, Get Smart About Credit Day, International Credit Union Day, National Chocolate Cupcake Day, Evaluate Your Life Day October 19: Mammography Day
To evaluate my life, I'd like to share my My 26 before 26 List - UPDATE! green = accomplished! purple = in progress! red = maybe next year! 1. Climb three more Fourteeners. (Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Democrat, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Bross) 2. Go camping at least five times this summer. (Great Sand Dunes National Park, Eleven Mile Campground, Kite Lake Campground) 3. Go skiing at least once this winter. (Eldora) 4. Rent a house. (Plan = December!!) 5. Ride my bike to Denver. 6. Keep one plant alive for an entire year. 7. Lost 10 lbs OR two sizes. (4/10) 8. Read 10 books. (IT by Stephen King, 11/23/64 by Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King, Pandemic, Water for Elephants, We wish to inform you…, Salomon Effect, Babylonian Codex, Archangel Project, Pride & Prejudice & Sea Monsters, Hunger Games #1, The Killing Club) 9. Document my 25th year through pictures. 10. Continue on my path to becoming a Hygenius. (Genius Dental Hygienist!) 11. Run at least one more 10K (The plan = Redline Running Turkey Day 10K) 12. Try 25 new recipes. (30/25) GO HERE FOR ALL RECIPES (Soft pretzels, cheese sauce, homemade dulce de leche, chocolate cake (fail) x2, buffalo chicken dip, grilled Portobello sandwiches, Greek dill dip, grilled pizzas, macaroni salad, potato salad, spicy garlic herb nachos, fruit dip, fried egg on everything, gourmet breakfast burrito, garlic aioli, apple cider sangria, Jolly Rancher suckers, donut muffins, tuna & olive pasta salad, pumpkin & cheese spice bread, fruit pizzas, baked sweet potato fries, garlic cheese dip, peanut butter dip, English muffin bread, pasties, brown butter mashed potatoes, strawberry hand pies, grilled asparagus) 13. Build a bridge with my sister. 14. Re-vamp my wardrobe. 15. Complete 10 DIY projects. (11/10) GO HERE FOR ALL DIRECTIONS (Bowties, gold wineglasses, braille art, photo collage, Michigan string art, notecard journal, Riddle's Halloween costume, Odie's Halloween costume, my Halloween costume, Victoria's Halloween costume, recovering foot stool, recovering chair, "What I love most about my home" art, watermark tee, Valentine chapsticks) 16. Get a smart phone and not kill it. (So far, success!) 17. Go on a cruise. (Plan = Next February/March) 18. Go on a hot air balloon ride. (1/1) 19. Get all eight Harry Potter movies & audiobooks. (8/8) 20. Call one family member per week (not counting my mom or dad!) (10/52) 21. Volunteer for at least one dental event. (Colorado Mission of Mercy) 22. Have a dinner party. 23. Celebrate three years with the love of my life. (August 28, 2012 = 3 years!) 24. Take one vacation by myself. (Yoga Journal Conference Estes Park, Pueblo trip) 25. Buy (and use) one new attachment for my KitchenAid. 26. Turn 26!! October 20: Bridge Day, Fall Astronomy Day, Information Overload Day, National Call-In Day for Health Reform, Sweetest Day, Birth of the Bab October 21: Celebration of the Mind Day, National Sunday School Appreciation Day, Reptile Awareness Day, World Toy Camera Day October 22: CAPS LOCKS DAY October 23: iPod Day, National Mole Day October 24: Food Day, United Nations Day October 25: Sourest Day, World Pasta Day October 26: Frankenstein Friday, National Breadsticks Day, Mule Day October 27: Cranky Co-Workers Day, Make a Difference Day, National Forgiveness Day October 28: Mother-In-Law Day, National Chocolates Day, Reformation Sunday, St. Jude Day October 29: Internet Day, Lung Health Day, National Cat Day, Visit a Cemetery Day
October 30: Checklist Day, Create a Great Funeral Day, Devil's Night Haunted Refrigerator Night, National Candy Corn Day    The Sugar Turntables' Candy Corn Cupcakes - looks even tastier paired with chocolate! Happy haunting!
XO P.S. Wondering where Halloween went? Just you wait and see! 
October 1: CD Player Day, Child Health Day, Fire Pup Day, International Day of Older Persons, Model T Day, National Lace Day, World Day of Bullying Prevention / Blue Shirt Day, World Habitat Day, World Vegetarian Day October 2: Guardian Angels Day, International Day of Non-Violence, National Custodial Workers Day, Techie Day, World Farm Animals Day October 3: Balloons Around the World Day 
October 4: Blessing of the Animals Day, Improve Your Office Day, Cinnamon Roll Day, Ten-Four Day, World Animal Day October 5: Lee's National Denim Day, National Diversity Day, Walk to School in the USA Day, World Smile Day, World Teachers' Day October 6: Cephalopod Awareness Day, Ecological Debt Day, Inter-American Water Day, Mad Hatter Day, National German-American Day, World Card Making Day October 7: Change a Light Day, Intergeneration Day, World Communion Day, You Matter to Me Day Well, Happy Cinnamon Roll Day! And just when I was getting down on myself for spending so much time putting together this blog, here is a great quote from Dr. Seuss to help me through - Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" You Matter To Me - Have a happy day and thanks for sticking with me!
October 8: Columbus Day, Native American Day, National Depression Screening Day, National Kick Butt Day, National Pierogi Day October 9: Leif Erikson Day, National Chess Day, National Face Your Fears Day, World Post Day October 10: Emergency Nurses Day, Naval Academy Day, Stop Bullying Day World Mental Health Day, World Porridge Day October 11: National Coming Out Day, World Sight Day October 12: Free Thought Day, Day of Six Billion, International Moment of Frustration Scream Day, World Egg Day October 13: Universal Music Day Obviously, we will be indulging in pierogi until our stomachs burst for National Pierogi Day! I hope you get to have one, or at least see a picture of one! In case you need help relaxing if you can't get your hands on some delicious pierogi, or would like to celebrate Universal Music Day relaxing on your couch, here are the Top Ten Most Relaxing Songs Ever thanks to Apartment Therapy! 1. Marconi Union - Weightless 2. Airstream - Electra 3. DJ Shah - Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix) 4. Enya - Watermark 5. Coldplay - Strawberry Swing 6. Barcelona - Please Don't Go 7. All Saints - Pure Shores 8. Adele - Someone Like You 9. Mozart - Canzonetta Sull'aria 10. Cafe Del Mar - We Can Fly October 14: Alternative Fuel Day, Be Bald and Be Free Day, Clergy Appreciation Day October 15: International Day of Rural Women, I Love Lucy Day, National Cake Decorating Day, National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day, National Grouch Day CakeWrecks pretty much makes me cry of laughter every day with horrendous and embarrassing cake decorating fails. Every Sunday, however, they share cakes that wouldn't make you cry if they showed up at your wedding. It's nice to know that not every cake has to have words/names misspelled! Also, for National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day, here is a DIY Computer Maintenance Checklist from Apartment Therapy to keep your virtual desktop running smoothly for years to come. 
Happy grouching!
XO | 
AuthorHi! I'm Abby! I hope you take a second to celebrate the little things today. Thanks for stopping by! XO ArchivesSeptember 2012 CategoriesAll |
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