I hope that part of your goal-setting for this year includes taking time for you and your family. Add some of these January Random Holidays to your schedule and start creating moments you’ll cherish. Don’t forget to check the bottom of the post for the calendar link so you can easily add the holidays to your calendar.
Add Pockets of Joy
Creating pockets of joy, snippets of celebration regularly helps slow the rush of time and pauses the fast-forward effect we all encounter. Since time seems to be moving at an all-time high speed, I decided to create a calendar of all the Random Holidays I wanted to celebrate every day.
Some random holidays seem goofy or silly but it creates a bond for our family. For instance, we celebrated #SarcasmAwarenessMonth for October. Anytime we would say something silly or sarcastic, everyone would say ‘Sarcasm Awareness Month!’. For younger kids, it helped teach them the difference between seriousness and joking.
We celebrate my black cat, named Baghera on October 29th (Black Cat Day). She gets a special kitty treat that day, which my kids love to give her.
January Month-Long Random Holidays
Check out the history of some of these Month-long Random Holiday Celebrations. The story of the Black Diamond intrigued me, so of course, I had to include it in my list of celebrations. As an advocate for creativity and hobbies, it was only natural to include both holidays. What hobbies or creativity do you hope to focus on this year or month?
Fire up the Crock-Pot and let’s get going!
- National Black Diamond Month #BlackDiamondMonth
- National Hobby Month #NationalHobbyMonth
- Creativity Month #CreativityMonth
- National Slow Cooking Month #SlowCookingMonth
January Random Holidays – States
- 4th – Missouri Day
- 11th – Arkansas Day
- 18th – Michigan Day
- 25th – Florida Day
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January Random Holidays
- 5th – National Bird Day
- 8th – National Bubble Bath Day – if self-care is on your list of resolutions, then here is a perfect way to celebrate. If self-care is not on your list, it’s not too late to add it!
- 10th – National Houseplant Appreciation Day
- 12th – National Kiss a Ginger Day – I look forward to celebrating this day since my husband is a redhead. If you’re not married to a ginger, I give you permission to skip over this holiday.
- 13th – Clean Your Desk Day – Do you need some motivation for keeping a clean desk? Then read this post. My productivity has increased significantly as a result of these two tiny habits.
- 14th – Organize Your Home Day – After tackling your desk yesterday, did you find the motivation to follow up with your house? Read my post on organizing using the Kon Marie Method. Along with that method, here’s how I win my battle with stuff & daily decluttering.
- 15th – National Hat Day
- 16th – National Appreciate a Dragon Day
- 20th – National Penguin Day
- 24th – National Compliment Day – Since my anniversary falls on Compliment Day, I think it’s a grand day to celebrate. Even if your anniversary doesn’t fall on January 24th, it’s a great day to celebrate.
- 26th – National Spouses Day – if you have a spouse, then appreciate them. I hope they return that appreciation as well.
- 31st – National Backward Day
January Random Holidays – Hobbies/Creativity
I guess most of the random holidays could be considered a hobby or lead to creativity, but what I would love for you is to find a hobby you enjoy and work at developing it. Create a challenge for yourself, whether you set a goal for 365 days, a month, or a week, work to build your creativity. Here are 5 easy steps to develop a new skill.
I find that when I think creatively, it builds on itself and develops further. But if you find yourself in the middle of a creative slump, check out this post.
- 1st – Motivation and Inspiration Day – after all, what day could be better than to celebrate Motivation and Inspiration? Check out my list of quote blog posts for more motivation.
- 23rd – National Handwriting Day
- 28th – National Daisy Day – want to learn to draw flowers?
- 28th – National Lego Day – in the fashion of celebrating hobbies, I thought I’d celebrate my kid’s favorite pastime – scattering Legos all over the floor in hopes they will cause the ultimate pain for someone’s foot in the dark.
- 29th – National Puzzle Day
January Random Holidays – Food
- 1st – National Cream Puff Day – even if you’re starting a diet in January, you probably won’t start until the 2nd, right?
- 4th – National Spaghetti Day
- 5th – National Whipped Cream Day
- 15th – National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
- 19th – National Popcorn Day
- 22nd – National Blonde Brownie Day – by now you’ve made a valiant effort to stick to your diet, right?
- 24th – National Peanut Butter Day
- 27th – National Chocolate Cake Day
Random Holidays – Google Calendar
After celebrating different holidays for over a year, I decided to create a Google Calendar to see all the holidays I’d love to celebrate. It makes it easy to share creations, words, and ideas on social media and with friends and family. The best part about Google calendars is that you can toggle them on and off when you don’t want to see them.
If you click on the calendar item, it has a link to the source & relevant hashtags! I’m always evolving this calendar – and I will add calendar days or corrections all the time.
Tip: The calendar will show the current month, you can navigate to the month of your choice by using the arrows or dropdown.
If you want to add my calendar to your Google calendar:
- Go to your Google calendars and click the + next to other calendars
- Choose ‘add other calendars.’
- Then click Subscribe to Calendar
- After that, paste the text below in the “add calendar.”
- Toggle the schedule on and off when you want to access it – that’s what I do.
chocolatemusings.com_q316ucpnldal611fs2q2nnk7v0@group.calendar.google.com
I won’t list all the random holidays, but just the ones that work with ChocolateMusings.com – so, of course, you’ll see a lot of food, art, creativity & some miscellaneous holidays are thrown in as well.
Random Holiday Links:
Choose The Holidays Right for You
What if you don’t like the holidays I choose? Below are links to the other random holiday sites I found – pick your favorites and celebrate the ones that resonate with you! It’s about breaking out of the monotony and creating your happiness.
Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!
- Nationaldaycalendar.com
- Nationaltoday.com
- daysoftheyear.com
- checkiday.com
- heywhatday.com
- Timeanddate.com
- holidayinsights.com
- wildcalendar.com
- thereisadayforthat.com
![This month’s creative challenge is all about flower names! Use these everyday floral names to expand your creativity throughout this month. Check out the challenge list below, and if you’re having trouble with creative ideas, keep reading. I have lots of ideas to share. Handlettering these words is fun if that’s what you always do. […] The post Creative Challenge: Flower Names appeared first on Chocolate Musings.](https://i0.wp.com/i.pinimg.com/564x/12/65/81/1265815e2ef10a0fd4505524fb3f0eeb.jpg?ssl=1)
I love that peanut butter and chocolate cake are in the same month. I inherited seven house plants this year, so I am definitely celebrating houseplant appreciation day tomorrow!
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Can you celebrate my houseplants too? I have one and it’s very sad. We celebrated bubble bath day. I didn’t get to celebrate but my kids were sure excited about that day. This whole month, I’m celebrating #creativitymonth and think it should continue all year long. Why did you inherit houseplants?!