It’s National What Day?
By Debra DuPree @DDuPreeWilliamsWilliams
Here it is, January 3rd and I’m already behind for the year. Seriously. I was sitting here working on my WIP (work in progress) and it suddenly hit me that today is Wednesday and I have a blog due tomorrow. Yikes! What on earth am I going to write about?
Then it occurred to me that I could write about already being behind. After vowing that I’d stay on top of things this year and not let busyness keep me from the things I need to do, here I am. Already running behind. But that’s a pretty boring topic. It would only depress me and probably you, too.
Lucky for me, I’m a follower of Edie Melson’s blog, The Write Conversation, and as such, I got her list of blog ideas for the first half of 2018. I just pulled that out and printed it.
What Day is It?
In her list, today is National Drinking Straw Day. I think I can pass on that idea. I don’t have any in my home, but it’s so cold out, I’m not likely to go anywhere to use a straw. Think I’ll just stick to my little Tervis Tumbler and drink away at my iced tea or water. And yes, I do drink iced tea even on the coldest of days. I’m southern, y’all.
Also on the list is Festival of Sleep Day. Well, with me already behind, that isn’t happening. Not today. But my husband and my son must have gotten word as they are both snoozing away as I write this.
Next up is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day. Good news! I have two boxes in the house. Gifts to my hubby from son number three. Not just one kind, but two. I need to add here that I hate, hate, hate cherries. Always have, always will. So that won’t be happening. Strike three.
It Takes the Cake
But wait! There’s one more thing on this list─National Fruitcake Toss Day. Now, that is an idea I can get behind, big time. If only I had a fruitcake. It rates right up there with cherries. No, it far exceeds the yuk meter when compared to cherries alone. This disgusting thing, erroneously called cake, in my humble opinion, has within it, not just cherries, but a myriad of other candied fruits─and raisins. I cannot abide raisins. Who thought it would be a good idea to make candied fruits and put them inside something as delectable as cake? Trust me. The only reason anyone would ever, ever eat this is because of the alcohol content. Since I am an absolute teetotaler, even the alcohol holds no saving grace for me. Nope, toss that fruitcake right in the trash. Lucky for us, today was also trash day, but only in our neighborhood. Sorry if I gave you false hope.
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| My Peculiar Family |
Looking ahead to next week’s choices, I see January 10th is Peculiar People Day. Now, I’ve got that one covered. Where is my family? Guess I’d better go wake them up and get a few photos for next week’s blog . . . and can anyone say selfie?
A special thank you to my friend, Edie Melson for making this list available. If you haven’t signed up for her blog, The Write Conversation, http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/ you need to do so, especially if you are a writer, a blogger, or you just dabble in either, or if you want to learn more about social media. She’s got you covered in something far better than chocolate cherries.
Do you ever get behind? What do you do to remedy that? Tell us below.
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