If the boss can get a Bosses Day, then it’s only fair and appropriate that you, the employee, get a day in your honor. Employee Appreciation Day was created in March to honor all employees everywhere.

On this day, companies, businesses, and organizations across the country organize celebrations to recognize the hard and smart work of their employees. Recognitions vary widely and may include lunch, snacks, cakes, other munchies, and small recognition gifts. Don’t expect a day off. Chances are, it just won’t happen.

As we researched this day, we wondered if it was a coincidence that Employee’s Day and Bosses Day are six months apart…..hmmmmmm.

Earmuff Day is today. This March 13 holiday celebrates a warm invention…the earmuff! People in cold climates can really appreciate this day. And they are ever so thankful to the person who created them. If you live in Florida, you might not even know what an earmuff is.

Earmuffs keep your ears warm and protect you from ear infections and earaches resulting from icy cold wind and weather. Manufacturers have responded to their popularity with a variety of designs and colors, making one fit almost anyone’s personality.

The arrival of Dumbstruck Day leaves us dumbfounded. It’s no surprise that more and more people are dumbstruck on an increasingly frequent basis. The volumes of fake, false, and erroneous information being printed in the media, and especially in social media, makes it all but impossible to sort out the truth from the lies. Therefore, we all have the right to be hopelessly dumbstruck. And this March 15 holiday is the perfect time to feel this way.

Dumbstruck Day is a day to be totally dumbstruck and stupefied over the things you see, hear and read. You may easily be dumbstruck to read that someone created this special day. Some people are dumbstruck on a regular basis, day in and day out. The events in their lives and the world around them are overwhelming. Fortunately, that’s not you, at least we hope not.

However, everyone has the right to be dumbstruck once in a while. If you are normally embarrassed to be dumbstruck, then today is truly a special day. Today, you can be dumbstruck like the rest of us without guilt or embarrassment.

If you are dumbfounded and thunderstruck about the very existence of Dumbstruck Day, there are even more inane holidays to celebrate. I bet you can’t wait until National Ampersand Day arrives. And, you just missed Be Nasty Day, celebrated a few days ago.

National Doctors Day was created to show appreciation to your medical doctors. Doctors perform vital diagnosis, treatment, and care for yourself and your family. When you are well, your doctor keeps you well. When you are sick, there is no other person more important to you than your doctor. So, on this March 30 holiday, express your appreciation to all of your doctors. 

This day celebrates all medical doctors, from general physicians to specialists in every medical field. Surgeons are doctors, too. Don’t forget to express your appreciation to them, too.

Open your mouth and say “Aaaah”.. Dentist’s Day has arrived. This March 6 holiday is a great day to display a big, toothy grin. Your Dentist plays a role in that big, bright smile. He’s an important person in keeping your smile bright, and your teeth and mouth healthy. Therefore, it is only fitting that we have a day to celebrate this very special person in your life.

Celebrating our dentist is one thing. Going to see the dentist, is another thing entirely. If your Dentist is such an important person, then why are we so scared of the next dental visit? Is it perhaps the fear of discovering a cavity? Maybe, he will find the beginnings of gum disease?  The fear of the dentist ranks right up there with…. the fear of pulling teeth!

Today is Credit Card Reduction Day. The goal of this March 21 holiday is simple, take action today to reduce your credit card debt. While you’re at it, make and implement a plan to reduce and eliminate all other loans and debts. This debt comes with huge interest rates. It’s money we pay to the bank that reduces our ability to spend it on other things we need and enjoy.

Take a look at the interest payment on your monthly statement. It’s H-U-G-E. Credit card debt can have a crushing and devastating effect on our lives. It keeps us from buying the house of our dreams, or a new car. It restricts our ability to make other purchases. And, it adds stress to our lives. I don’t know about you, but I could use a little less stress in my life.  Credit card debt comes with high, usurious interest rates. As credit card balances go up, so do the minimum payments, which can put a real crimp on our limited discretionary spending.

Did you Know? If you only pay the minimum amount due each month, it will seemingly take forever to pay off the balance. That’s exactly what credit card companies are hoping you do.

So, increase your personal wealth, and improve your quality of life. Today is the day to begin doing something about reducing your credit card debt. You don’t need to pay off the balance today. Rather, today is a great day to begin whittling away at the balance.

Your Ultimate Goal: Zero credit card balance at thened of each month. 

By participating in this day, you are on your way to financial freedom!

If it is Saint Patrick’s Day, then it must certainly also be National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day. This is no coincidence. Here in America, you can’t have one without the other. So today, let’s celebrate both of these March 17 holidays.

It may surprise you to learn that Corned Beef and Cabbage is as American as Apple pie. A traditional recipe in Ireland was salt pork or a bacon joint with cabbage and/or potatoes. Irish stew and shepherd’s pie are more traditional meals in Ireland. Beef is not popular in cooking in Ireland. as the ancient Celtic culture considered cows sacred. Cows were most often used as work animals on farms. In the mid-1800s, Irish immigrants to America found their Jewish neighbors had corned beef, which was similar in taste, but much cheaper. So, the American version of this easy-to-make Irish dish became Corned Beef and Cabbage.

Recognizing that Corned Beef and Cabbage actually originated in America, you may wonder if you can truly call it “Irish”? Well, of course, it is! Irish people created it. They just happened to be immigrants to the U.S.

It is usually made from brisket or round roast, cured in seasoned brine. Corned beef and cabbage recipes are easy to make. It includes corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, slowly stewed in water. Find a recipe

You can add a variety of other herbs and spices. Feel free to experiment.

We hope you enjoy your dinner tonight… It’s corned beef and cabbage.

Irish Saying:  When Irish eyes are smiling…. they are probably up to something.

Today is Clam on the Half Shell Day, a March 31 holiday. Boy, the world really needs a day like today. You must be elated that someone was smart enough, and had the insight, to create this day for us to enjoy and savor.

Clams are bi-valve mollusks. This family also includes mussels, oysters, and scallops. Clams live in shallow water just below the surface of a sandy or muddy sea bottom. They live in fresh or salt water. They are eaten cooked in a wide variety of recipes or eaten raw. Now, the only important thing you need to know is that they are delicious when prepared in any way you like them.

Did You Know? Clams have a life cycle of from 1 year to 500 years!

We hope that you like clams because the objective of the day is to enjoy clams on the half shell. Eat them on the half-shell raw, broiled, or steamed, It’s your choice. Clams Casino is the best-known recipe for eating them on the half shell. If you don’t like clams, don’t be sad or disappointed.

See our Clams Casino recipe.

Don’t hide in your shell today. Don’t clam up. Get out and celebrate this special day!

National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day is today. This March 24 holiday is a day to enjoy this tasty combination of chocolate and fruit. Chocolate lovers who like raisins, find the combination simply irresistible. Kids find them irresistible, too. Giving them to your kids is one way to get them to eat healthy raisins. 

Are you watching your waistline? National Chocolate Raisin Day will not help you here. You’re on your own.

While you munch on a few chocolate-covered raisins today, browse through our Chocolate Trivia article.

Follow the Logic?: Chocolate is made from cocoa beans (a vegetable) and raisins are from grapes (a fruit). And, we all know that vegetables and fruit are good for you. Therefore, aren’t chocolate-covered raisins good for you?

National Chip and Dip Day is today. This March 23 holiday celebrates America’s favorite snack duet. If you’re holding a party, it is almost certain that chips and dip are on the snack list. The only possible exclusion would be for an Ice Cream party.

Important Note: National Potato Chip Day is on March 14th. For today’s celebration, the “chip” is more generic. It could be corn chips or tortilla chips. And, the dip is any kind that goes well with the chip of choice.

Today is best celebrated in the evening with a bag of chips and your favorite dip.

Fun Factoid: Women spend more time wondering what men are thinking than men spend thinking.