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September Random Holidays

August 24, 2023 Leave a Comment

September Random Holidays – Add a Few Fun, Creative, and Random Holidays to Your Calendar

September Random Holidays - add some fun, creative, & random holidays to your calendar | ChocolateMusings.com #septemberrandomholidays #randomholidays #celebrate

With fall right around the corner and school back in full swing, schedules start filling up quickly. Here’s a little reminder to add some fun and enjoyment to your calendar with a few of these September Random Holidays.

One of the fun things about random holidays is that you can add these mini-celebrations to your schedule. They don’t require an entire day to celebrate. Sometimes, these random holidays might help you plan dinner or plan your family outings. Whatever you’re doing during September, you can fit in a few random ways to celebrate and create memories.

When I take the chance to look back on the month or year, it’s amazing how busy life feels, and yet, there are few distinct memories. I find that using these random holidays slows the rush of time and allows my family to create memories. These are the moments I want my children to remember. These memories are the times I’ll cherish the most. This is why I celebrate random holidays – to break up the constant hyperactive schedule and create lasting memories.

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September Random Holidays – Categories

There are so many more random holidays for September, and I don’t intend to feature them all. In fact, I compile my list from several different sources. If you want to check out their list of holidays, I include a link to the websites below.

I also created a Google Calendar (below) featuring the holidays, which I share for free. I included instructions on how to add the calendar to your view. You can toggle it on and off so it doesn’t clutter your regular schedule.

In addition to the daily list of random holidays, I like to break the days into categories like food, outdoors, indoors, creativity and games, and then the catch-all category – “random holidays.” Let me know which Random Holidays are your favorites!

Daily List of September’s Holidays

  • 1st Friday of September – National Lazy Mom’s Day
  • 1st Saturday: World Beard Day
  • 1st Full Week in September: National Waffle Week
  • 3rd Week in September – National Indoor Plant Week
  • 3rd Full Week in September – National Keep Kids Creative Week
  • 4th Monday in September – Celebrate National Family Day
  1. World Letter Writing Day
    National Forgiveness Day
  2. Hummingbird Day
  3. Skyscraper Day
  4. Wildlife Day
  5. –
  6. Read a Book Day
  7. –
  8. International Literacy Day
    Ampersand Day
  9. Teddy Bear Day
  10. –
  11. Make Your Bed Day
    Swap Ideas Day
  12. Video Games Day
    Day of Encouragement
  13. Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
    Roald Dahl Day
    Positive Thinking Day
  14. Eat a Cream-Filled Donut Day
    Eat a Hoagie Day
    Live Creative Day
  15. International Dot Day
  1. Chocolate Milkshake Day
    Play-Doh Day
  2. –
  3. –
  4. Talk Like a Pirate Day
  5. Fried Rice Day
    Pecan Cookie Day
  6. Miniature Golf Day
  7. White Chocolate Day
    Ice Cream Cone Day
    Elephant Appreciation Day
    Hobbit Day
    Dear Diary Day
  8. Checkers Day
  9. Punctuation Day
  10. Comic Book Day
    World Dream Day
  11. Pancake Day
  12. Chocolate Milk Day
  13. –
  14. –
  15. Chewing Gum Day
  16. –

Did you know? There are a lot more holidays to celebrate. I chose these random holidays to feature but if you wanted more – check out the links to all the ‘official’ pages that list out even more ways to celebrate.

September Random Food Holidays

1st Full Week in September – National Waffle Week

12 – Chocolate Milkshake Day
13 – Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day – What would your kids make if they took over the kitchen?
14 – Eat a Cream-Filled Donut Day – You’re welcome for this holiday! Cream-filled donuts are my favorite. Who needs to follow a diet, anyway?
14 – Eat a Hoagie Day
20 – Fried Rice Day – I love it when the random holidays make my dinner plans for me.
20 – Pecan Cookie Day
22 – White Chocolate Day – How do you feel about white chocolate? I know there are strong opinions for and against it. I’d like to see where you stand. It’s only recently that I truly started enjoying white chocolate.
22 – Ice Cream Cone Day
26 – Pancake Day – Looks like it’s breakfast for dinner day at my house!
27 – Chocolate Milk Day
30 – Chewing Gum Day

Celebrate Donut Day! 1st Friday in June & November 5 + Celebrate Cream Filled Donut Day - September 14 | Find more fun, creative & random holidays to add to your calendar on ChocolateMusings.com #donutday #doughnutday #creamfilleddonutday

Outdoor-Related September Random Holidays

2 – Hummingbird Day
3 – Skyscraper Day
4 – Wildlife Day
21 – Miniature Golf Day
22 – Elephant Appreciation Day

4th Monday in September – Celebrate National Family Day

Whether you celebrate the outdoor holidays by playing miniature golf or at a zoo for Elephant Appreciation Day, or you stay inside and doodle skyscrapers and other wildlife, the significant part is that you make time to do something.

For me, it’s not necessarily the holiday; and it’s the fact that we take time as a family to pause our regular schedule and do something that will create a memory.

I created some animal wall prints to celebrate Wildlife Appreciation Day and Elephant Appreciation Day. What is your favorite animal, and does it have a random holiday?

  • Shark silhouette Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Shark Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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  • Tiger silhouette Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Tiger Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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  • Penguin silhouette Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Penguin Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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  • Fox silhouette in Color Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Fox Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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  • Elephant silhouette in Color Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Elephant Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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Indoor-Related September Random Holidays

1 – World Letter Writing Day
6 – Read a Book Day
8 – International Literacy Day
9 – Teddy Bear Day
11 – Make Your Bed Day
13 – Roald Dahl Day
22 – Dear Diary Day

3rd Week in September – Nation Indoor Plant Week – I can’t keep my succulents alive, but I sure do like to doodle them.

I think you could combine Read a Book Day, Roald Dahl Day, and Teddy Bear Day into one big celebration. It’s a perfect excuse for choosing a good novel and cuddling with your favorite teddy bear. Or I could skip reading altogether and see a movie in the theater to celebrate National Cinema Day.

For “make your bed day,” I hate to admit this, but I hated to make my bed for years (even as an adult). When I started bullet journaling a few years ago, I also began studying habits that lead to making and breaking behaviors. Every month, I include habit trackers. I’m happy to admit that making the bed every morning is now a habit. Check out my other posts on habits & habit tracking.

Randomly Celebrate World Book Day March 5 & April 23 #bookday, Book Lovers Day, August 9 #nationalbookloversday & Read a Book Day on September 6 - Find More Fun, Creative & Random Holiday Suggestions on ChocolateMusings.com #randomcelebrations #randomlycelebrate #randomholidays

Looking for More Inspiration on Habits?

Habit tracking is one of my favorite things about bullet journaling. Find more inspiration for habit tracking and creating habits from these posts.

Here are my Favorite Books on Habits:

Here are some books I’ve read on organizing, decluttering, and habits. I’d love a recommendation and add it to my list. Let me know if you have more to add in the comments below.  

 

Creativity/Games

8 – Ampersand Day
11 – Swap Ideas Day
12 – Video Games Day
14 – Live Creative Day
15 – International Dot Day – created to celebrate creativity. Check out the link in the calendar for more information! It sounds like a lot of fun. Take advantage to reignite your creativity.
16 – Play-Doh Day
23 – Checkers Day
24 – Punctuation Day
25 – Comic Book Day
25 – World Dream Day – What would that look like if you could change your dreams into reality?

3rd Full Week in September – National Keep Kids Creative Week

We seem to celebrate Video Game Day quite often. I’m pretty sure July also had a video game day. While researching random holidays, I found that anyone can submit a request to start their own holiday. Creating duplicate holidays is easy since there isn’t one registry for random holidays. Not that I mind, but I thought I’d share that fun fact.

My kids don’t mind celebrating Video Game Day more than once during the year. It’s certainly an excuse to goof around. Of course, you could list all the games you used to play or what you want to play. What an excellent idea for a bullet journal collection!

Random Holiday Celebration - Ampersand Day #ampersandday | Find More Fun, Creative & Random Holidays on ChocolateMusings.com #randomlycelebrate #randhomholidays

September Random Holidays (Holidays That Don’t Fit in My Other Categories)

These holidays don’t fit nicely into my other categories, but I do like these random holidays. I include links to the original sources below, so if you’re interested, you can always check out the origin of the holiday & find other ideas to enjoy the day.

1 – National Forgiveness Day
12 – Day of Encouragement
13 – Positive Thinking Day
19 – Talk Like a Pirate Day – Check out my Pirate-Themed Bullet Journal post for creative ideas in your planner.
22 – Hobbit Day

1st Friday of September – National Lazy Mom’s Day
1st Saturday of September – World Beard Day

Talk Like a Pirate Day is the holiday that started all the random holidays for our family. It’s been years since we started celebrating this random holiday every September 19th. That’s partially why I love random holidays. Add them to your calendar, celebrate them year after year, and let them become ingrained into your family’s memories. Before you know it, you have traditions all year long instead of just on the big holidays.

Random Holidays  - International Talk Like a Pirate Day - Find highlights of interesting, fun, creative & random holidays for your calendar on ChocolateMusings.com #randomholidays #celebraterandomly #talklikeapirateday

What do You Want to Celebrate?

What Random Holidays this September do you want to celebrate? Choose a few and add them to your calendar. Or subscribe to my Google calendar below (it’s free) and always have fresh ideas waiting for you.

Random Holiday Archives

*Balloons totally optional.

Do you need more reasons to celebrate? I know I do! Find my random holiday archives here, PLUS find more ideas & ways to celebrate random holidays. Browse through all of my hand-picked holidays grouped by month. Give your family a reason to #randomlycelebrate.

By the way, if you’d like to find out more about a holiday, check the links in the random holiday archive. You’ll find all the random holiday sources I used to compile my favorites list. Click on one of the entries in the Random Holidays Calendar for even more details!

By the way, you can add the Google Calendar to your calendar list and always have random holidays at your fingertips – each calendar entry has a direct link to the original source and the social media hashtag recommendation. (Tip: You can toggle on and off the calendar as needed!) Check out the random holiday archives here!

Skip Right to a Month to Start Celebrating:

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

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

Need Some Ideas for Creating Using Random Holidays as Your Inspiration?

That sounds fun. Here are some ways you can be creative!

  • Letter the name of the holiday (want to learn to hand letter? Here’s where to start handlettering.)
  • Write it in funky fonts (check out this post for ideas.)
  • Take a picture (I heard selfies are a thing 😜).
  • Doodle the holiday
  • Paint a picture of the holiday or you celebrating the holiday.
  • Write a blog post or journal entry.
  • Create a planner spread.
  • Create a color palette inspired by the holiday.
  • What imaginary character or Disney Princess would most likely celebrate this holiday?
  • What colors should we choose for this holiday?
  • Make a favorite dish or create a new recipe in honor of the day.
  • If the holiday had a mascot, what would it be?
  • Don’t let my ideas limit you. Find something that inspires you, and create!

If you don’t create anything – spend the time with your family or friends! It’s all about creating a better, more fulfilling life. I believe these silly, random holidays help add a little smile to your face and a bit more laughter to your days. Choose to add joy to your life.

September Random Holidays - We all need our day to sparkle every once in a while - add some fun, creative, & random holidays to your calendar | ChocolateMusings.com #randomholidays #celebrate #septemberrandomholidays

Originally Posted August 2021, Revised August 2023

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October Random Holidays

September 21, 2021 Leave a Comment

October Random Holidays -Here's your invitation to turn a regular day into a celebration - add some fun, creative, & random holidays to your calendar | ChocolateMusings.com #randomholidays #celebrate #octoberrandomholidays

Originally Published September 2019

Welcome to October! I’m looking forward to celebrating some fun random holidays in October. Check out the month-long holiday celebrations in addition to the fun individual days throughout the month. Choose your favorites & add them to your calendar. Then involve family & friends (or not) and celebrate each random holiday in your own style.

By the way, if you’d like to find some great October Header Ideas for your bullet journal, check out this post.


Table of Contents

  • What are Random Holidays?
  • What random holidays are you looking forward to the most in October?
  • Food Holidays in October
  • I’m Celebrating Homemade Cookie Day!
    • (Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe)
  • Creative Random Holidays in October
  • Positivity/Self Care Random Holidays in October
    • Monthly Holidays
  • Animal Celebrations
  • More Fun & Random Holidays in October
  • What Will You Celebrate?

What are Random Holidays?

Random holidays are not national holidays. Sometimes a company creates a holiday to promote their brand or product. (Like have a Coke day). Some holidays support a cause or charity. Most of the random holidays I chose for my Random Holiday Calendar are related to creativity, food, words, traveling (each state’s holiday is the day it became a state), and other fun holidays such as “International Talk Like a Pirate Day.”

At the bottom of this post, you’ll find a calendar with all of my curated Random Holidays. Don’t worry, I’ve included instructions so you can add this calendar to your Google calendar list so you won’t miss a chance to randomly celebrate! Toggle on/off the calendar as needed in your calendar list.

I hope you’ll join me in finding joy and good moments instead of focusing on worldly negativity. Choose a couple of random holidays to celebrate in the month with me and focus your attention on something that brings you joy.

Want ideas on how to celebrate? Check out this post.

Random Holiday Suggestions for Your Planner | ChocolateMusings.com

What random holidays are you looking forward to the most in October?

I know I’m looking forward to National Homemade Cookie Day, National Be Nice Day/Do Something Nice Day, No Bra Day, National Dessert Day, and of course, National Chocolate Day.

This month is also National Sarcasm Awareness Month. Since sarcasm is my native language, I look forward to celebrating that all month long for sure!

To celebrate national homemade cookie day, I thought I’d share my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe if you can keep yourself from eating all of them, save a few and savor them on the chocolate day at the end of the month. FYI, they freeze really well as uncooked dough or after baking them. 

I promise you’ll want to pin this one! Find the recipe below.

  • Celebrate Random Holidays with me! National Taco Day October 4 | ChocolateMusings.com #nationaltacoday #tacoday #randomholidays
  • Celebrate how you want! National Apple Day October 21 | ChocolateMusings.com #nationalappleday #appleday

Food Holidays in October

I love to celebrate with food. In addition to homemade cookie day here are some more food holidays in October:

1- National Homemade Cookies day – see below for my favorite homemade cookie recipe.
4 – Cinnamon Roll Day
4 – Taco Day
13 – M&M Day
14 – Dessert Day
17 – Pasta Day – seriously, I love when national days make my dinner plans for me. What kind of pasta would you eat on pasta day?
18 – Chocolate Cupcake Day
21 – Apple Day
24 – Food Day – this random holiday is more than it seems. Rather than stuffing our faces full of food, it focuses on eating healthy and cutting back on unhealthy foods.
26 – Pumpkin Day – I’m not particularly eager to eat pumpkins, but I sure do like to decorate them. October is a perfect month to celebrate this decorative fruit!
28 – Chocolate Day
30 – Candy Corn Day
31 – Caramel Apple Day

If you’d prefer to celebrate all month long, satisfy your sweet tooth with National Caramel Month. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, try celebrating National Pizza Month instead.

Whether it’s the chocolate day on the 28th, or a random holiday celebrating chocolate cupcakes on the 18th, I know I’ll indulge a little in this sweet treat. There’s a reason why I named my blog ChocolateMusings.com. Though I won’t participate in Candy Corn Day (my teeth hurt just thinking about this overly sweet candy) I had to add this special Random Holiday to the October calendar for my kids. What are your favorite treats?

Celebrate Randomly - Homemade Cookie Day - October 1 -| Random Holidays curated by Chocolatemusings.com #randomlycelebrate #randomholidays #homemadecookiesday

I’m Celebrating Homemade Cookie Day!

(Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe)

  • 1 cup each butter, sugar, and brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 t vanilla
  • 2 1/2 c flour
  • 2 c oatmeal, measured, then chopped in a food processor (not too fine)
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1 teaspoon each baking powder & baking soda
  • 1 (12 oz) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 large Hershey’s chocolate bars chopped in a blender (freeze for easier chopping)
  • 3 c chopped nuts
  1. Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla.
  2. Mix, in a separate bowl, the flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to the butter and egg mixture.
  3. Mix well. Stir in chocolate chips, chopped chocolate, and nuts.
  4. Make golf-ball-sized cookies. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375° for 11-12 minutes.

Creative Random Holidays in October

2 – Name your car day – what’s the name of your car?
6 – Mad Hatter Day
22 – National Color Day
25 – National Art Day / International Artists Day
28 – Animation Day

One idea to celebrate Name Your Car Day on the 2nd is to make a list of all the cars you’ve owned with their names in your bullet journal.

National Art Day/International Artists Day is on October 25th, and I’m excited to post some of my paintings on social media. Galaxy & moon landscapes are high on my love to paint list lately. There’s just something so relaxing about painting the night sky and watching the colors melt together.

Glittering Galaxy Watercolor Card Painting | ChocolateMusings.com
Full moon above the mountain and trees - watercolor painting | ChocolateMusings.com
Full moon above the trees watercolor painting | ChocolateMusings.com
9 Moons Card Painting - Full moon above trees & mountains | ChocolateMusings.com
Watercolor Moon & Forest Painting | ChocolateMusings.com
Watercolor Moon Painting with galaxy background | ChocolateMusings.com

Positivity/Self Care Random Holidays in October

5 – National Be Nice Day
5- National Do Something Nice day
7 – National Inner Beauty Day – don’t we all need a reminder to recognize our inner beauty?
13 – National No Bra Day – I’m not sure how many people would consider this day self-care, but I do! What’s your opinion about this day?
17 – Mulligan Day – seriously, look this one up. When I read what it meant, I knew I had to include it. Everyone deserves a second chance.
19 – Evaluate Your Life Day – enough said. Spend some time journaling or thinking about your goals. Then make your plans and live it out. Decide what you’d like to change. You could even celebrate Mulligan day a couple of days late and take a second chance!
29 – National Hermit Day – because sometimes you need a break from society to restore your mental health.

Monthly Holidays

All month long, you can celebrate “I’m Just Me Because…” and Emotional Wellness Month.

Every first Friday of October – celebrate World Smile Day
Every 4th Saturday of October – randomly celebrate Make a Difference Day

Get a handle on your finances during October’s Financial Planning Month. I don’t know about you, but when I have my finances under control, it’s always a reason to celebrate. I dedicate a lot of pages in my bullet journal to tracking finances but I also use an app called “You Need a Budget” (believe me, I’ve used many programs and have stuck with this one for several years). It helped save our finances during a year of unemployment. How do you track your finances?

Animal Celebrations

4 – World Animal Day
8 – World Octopus Day
20 – International Sloth Day – celebrate this day in two ways. The first by celebrating this slow-moving animal. The second way to celebrate is to slow yourself down and take a break from stress.
27 -Black Cat Day

All month long you can celebrate Bat Appreciation Month and Black Cat Appreciation month. I don’t know if there is a more perfect month than October for these Random holidays.

I love to doodle animals – to celebrate world animal day (and other various animal days), I created these fun animal outline pintables available in my shop!

  • Shark silhouette Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Shark Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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  • Tiger silhouette Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Tiger Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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  • Penguin silhouette Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Penguin Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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  • Fox silhouette in Color Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Fox Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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  • Elephant silhouette in Color Wall Art Printable | Chocolate Musings.com
    Elephant Silhouette Wall Art Printable {Various Colors}
    $12.50
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More Fun & Random Holidays in October

10 – Handbag Day – what’s in your bag?
12 – Savings Day (this month is also financial planning month – just in time to prepare for the upcoming holiday season)
16 – Dictionary Day
18 – No Beard Day – we just celebrated beard day in September, so I guess we need an opposite holiday?
21 – Back to the Future Day – I’d love to celebrate by watching this fun trilogy. In case you didn’t know, the Delorean was set to go back to October 21, so it only fits to celebrate today!
31 – Doorbell Day and Knock-knock jokes day (of course to celebrate Halloween).

Some other fun month-long random holidays to add to your October Calendar:

  • Go on a Field Trip Month
  • Roller Skating Month – my kids will be excited for this one!
  • Sarcasm Awareness Month – you’re welcome for this one.

Random Holiday Archives

*Balloons totally optional.

Do you need more reasons to celebrate? I know I do! Find my random holiday archives here, PLUS find more ideas & ways to celebrate random holidays. Browse through all of my hand-picked holidays grouped by month. Give your family a reason to #randomlycelebrate.

By the way, if you’d like to find out more about a holiday, check the links in the random holiday archive. You’ll find all the random holiday sources I used to compile my favorites list. Click on one of the entries in the Random Holidays Calendar for even more details!

By the way, you can add the Google Calendar to your calendar list and always have random holidays at your fingertips – each calendar entry has a direct link to the original source and the social media hashtag recommendation. (Tip: You can toggle on and off the calendar as needed!) Check out the random holiday archives here!

Skip Right to a Month to Start Celebrating:

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

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

What Will You Celebrate?

I hope you find something to celebrate that brings you joy this month. Do a little self-care or enjoy something new and break out of your regular schedule. I’d love to know what you’re going to celebrate randomly – leave me a comment below or tag me on Instagram @ChocolateMusingsCreates. And if you try my homemade cookie recipe, I’d love to know what you think.

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April Random Holidays: Add Joy to Your Everyday

March 26, 2020 2 Comments

April Random Holidays: Add Joy to Your Everyday

With the world on lock-down right now, I think it would do us all some good to include some random ways to celebrate this April. You’re invited to check out the April Random Holidays I’m featuring below. P.s. There are SO many more fun days out there! So if you want to find more holidays, I have links to all of the sources for April random holidays + all the other months. I’m sure you’ll find something you want to celebrate.

You can also check out the entire list of Random Holidays Archive for each month.

Random Holidays Challenge - Find Reasons to Add Joy to Your Life | ChocolateMusings.com #randomholidays #challenge #findjoy

Why do I Celebrate Random Holidays?

I know I spent a lot of time waiting for joy to come to me, why did it take me so long to realize that I had to go look for it? I had to be the one to add it to my days. So when I came across a few sites celebrating random holidays, I decided to celebrate a few here and there. After a while, I knew I had to share this joy with you.

Just like counting your blessings or writing in a gratitude log helps you see the good things in your life, sometimes it’s necessary to find ways to brighten your days.  I know I feel like I trudge my way through the week just waiting for the weekend. Then the weekend is over far too quickly, and I’m on to the next week, waiting for the following weekend then the next. I don’t want to live my life for the weekend I want to have joy every day!

Not long after we started celebrating random holidays, I noticed my kids started asking when a holiday came up. What’s more, is they started paying attention to the holidays mentioned at school and would be so excited to share how they celebrated with me.

April Random Holidays

There are so many days to choose from, and I collected a few which suit my family & life. You are welcome to select your own and celebrate – you don’t have to use my list! Many of the holidays repeat on the same day of the month every year so you could find yourself with a new yearly tradition.

Happiness Holidays

The pursuit of happiness is a big deal to me. So naturally I have to feature holidays which create snippets of joy. I hope you and your family find some snippets as well.

3rd – World Party Day #WorldPartyDay
6th – Pillow fight day  #PillowFightDay – Repeats on the 1st Saturday.
I’m not sure whether I should classify this as a genuinely random holiday or if I should list it under happiness. I guess it depends on who you fight!
9th – Name Yourself Day #NationalNameYourselfDay #NameYourselfDay
13 – National Scrabble Day #NationalScrabbleDay – in spite of how competitive I am, I love scrabble except when I have a time limit.
16th – High Five Day #HighFiveDay – Repeats the 3rd Thursday of April
16th – Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day #WearYourPajamastoWorkDay – what a great excuse to wear my pajamas all day.
23rd – World Book Day #Worldbookday – I think that books are a source of happiness. Do you think so, too?
30th – National Honesty Day #nationalhonestyday – I don’t know of much more that makes me feel happier than having a clear conscience.

Art/Creativity Days

7th – National Handmade Day #NationalHandmadeDay
15th – Rubber Eraser Day #nationalrubbereraserday – finally, the eraser gets some recognition for its contribution to our various art projects. Without an eraser within arm’s reach, I think I’d give up on creating.

Outdoor Holidays

3rd – Find a Rainbow Day #NationalFindARainbowDay – what a great way to look at the positive side.
5th – National Dandelion Day #dandelionday #nationaldandelionday
5th – Read a Road Map Day #NationalReadARoadMapDay – I suppose that you could read a road map inside. But wouldn’t it be better to read it in a convertible with the top down?
6th – California Poppy Day #californiapoppyday #fieldsofgold – I love poppies, but admittedly I’ve never seen a field of poppies.
22nd – Earth Day #EarthDay
23rd – National Picnic Day #nationalpicnicday – after cleaning up the earth for Earth day – celebrate with a picnic!

Indoor Related Holidays

4th – National Walk Around Things Day #WalkAroundThingsDay – despite my best efforts, I tend to celebrate this day every day.
7th – National No Housework Day #NationalNoHouseworkDay – would you agree with me that this is the best day ever? I’m in!
15th – National Laundry Day #nationallaundryday – I guess we are all making up for the no housework day from earlier in the month.

Animal-Related Random Holidays

8th – National Zoo Lover’s Day #nationalzooloversday Our best day at the zoo was on a day that rained so hard, not many people stayed after it started raining and the animals all came out to play.
9th – National Unicorn Day #NationalUnicornDay
10th – National Farm Animals Day #NationalFarmAnimalsDay – Check out this post for some fun farm animal doodle ideas.
11th – National Pet Day #NationalPetDay

Food Holidays

3rd – National Chocolate Mousse Day #ChocolateMousseDay
5th – National Caramel Day #NationalCaramelDay
6th – National Caramel Popcorn Day #caramelpopcornday – following caramel day, add some of that sticky goodness to coat your popcorn.
18th – National Animal Crackers Day #NationalAnimalCrackersDay – what about the pink and white ones? I’ve all but forgotten those tasty treats from my childhood. Now, I think I’ll have to find some for my kids.
22nd – National Jelly Bean Day #NationalJellyBeanDay
26th – National Pretzel Day #nationalpretzelday
30th – National Oatmeal Cookie Day #NationalOatmealCookieDay #OatmealCookieDay (start out by checking out my October’s Random Holiday for my Favorite Cookie Recipe)

April Random Holidays

1st – National One Cent Day – #NationalOneCentDay
6th – National Tartan Day #NationalTartanDay – I had to throw this one in here just for my husband since he has a Scottish line in his genealogy. Do you have anyone in your family with Scottish heritage?
15th – Take a Wild Guess Day #takeawildguessday – on account of this holiday and national laundry day sharing the same date, you should take a wild guess of how many loads of laundry I have stacked up. If you guessed between 4 to 10, you’re likely right.
20th – National Look Alike Day #nationallookalikeday
23rd – Talk like Shakespeare Day #TalkLikeShakespeareDay – Without a doubt, Shakespeare has some amazing one-liner quotes. Find some of my favorite Shakespeare quotes – perfect for your planner.
28th – National Superhero Day #NationalSuperheroDay #SuperheroDay Who is your favorite superhero? Superman tops my list mainly because he can fly.
29th – National Zipper Day #nationalzipperday

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State Holiday Celebrations

5th – Nebraska Day #NationalNebraskaDay – when we drove through Nebraska, I learned that it has a lot of cornfields, however, share if there is something more I need to know about this large, flat state.
12th – National Colorado Day #NationalColoradoDay
19th – North Dakota Day #NationalNorthDakotaDay
26th – National South Dakota Day #NationalSouthDakotaDay

State Holidays

In celebration of the state’s statehood birthday, each month, the honored state will be on sale! I created 8 variations for each state, and they make lovely wall displays. Print it out, and frame it, and show it off! They make great gifts! All the states are available in my shop!

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Need Some Ideas for Creating Using Random Holidays as Your Inspiration?

That sounds fun. Here are some ways you can be creative!

  • Letter the name of the holiday (want to learn to hand letter? Here’s where to start handlettering.)
  • Write it in funky fonts (check out this post for ideas.)
  • Take a picture (I heard selfies are a thing 😜).
  • Doodle the holiday
  • Paint a picture of the holiday or you celebrating the holiday.
  • Write a blog post or journal entry.
  • Create a planner spread.
  • Create a color palette inspired by the holiday.
  • What imaginary character or Disney Princess would most likely celebrate this holiday?
  • What colors should we choose for this holiday?
  • Make a favorite dish or create a new recipe in honor of the day.
  • If the holiday had a mascot, what would it be?
  • Don’t let my ideas limit you. Find something that inspires you, and create!

If you don’t create anything – spend the time with your family or friends! It’s all about creating a better, more fulfilling life. I believe these silly, random holidays help add a little smile to your face and a bit more laughter to your days. Choose to add joy to your life.

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.

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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

Random Holiday Archives

*Balloons totally optional.

Do you need more reasons to celebrate? I know I do! Find my random holiday archives here, PLUS find more ideas & ways to celebrate random holidays. Browse through all of my hand-picked holidays grouped by month. Give your family a reason to #randomlycelebrate.

By the way, if you’d like to find out more about a holiday, check the links in the random holiday archive. You’ll find all the random holiday sources I used to compile my favorites list. Click on one of the entries in the Random Holidays Calendar for even more details!

By the way, you can add the Google Calendar to your calendar list and always have random holidays at your fingertips – each calendar entry has a direct link to the original source and the social media hashtag recommendation. (Tip: You can toggle on and off the calendar as needed!) Check out the random holiday archives here!

Skip Right to a Month to Start Celebrating:

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  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

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January Random Holidays

January 9, 2020 2 Comments

Random Holidays: Create Pockets of Joy - January 2020 | ChocolateMusings.com #randomholidays

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

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December Random Holidays

December 5, 2019 2 Comments

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December Random Holidays – Create Memories & Traditions

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have that child-like wonder during December? That’s what I thought about when I chose December’s Random Holidays.

Here are some December Random Holidays to celebrate and create memories. I’m hoping that you’ll find some new traditions to share with those you love.

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Overcome the ‘Busy-ness’ of the Season – Create a Few Choice Moments by Randomly Celebrating

The end of the year gets very busy for most people. Christmas celebrations, end of the year parties, wrapping up the loose ends at work, goal planning, traveling all contribute to the hum of the season. I tried to choose Random Holidays for December that worked naturally with the month’s festivities.

If you’re like me, you find that December whips by without realizing it. I don’t want to add any additional stress to your busy month except for a reminder to slow down and enjoy the season. If you have kids or family nearby, sometimes the best moments are the ones where you simply enjoy each other.

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December Random Holidays

  • 3rd – Roof over your head day – think of someone who doesn’t have as much, share your gratitude for what you do have
  • 4th – National Dice Day – play some games while eating some cookies. It sounds like a great time to me!
  • 4th – National Sock Day – no better day than to celebrate those warm, fuzzy socks!
  • 5th – National Ninja Day
  • 7th – Letter writing Day – after all, don’t you need to get that letter written to Santa? Or maybe a soldier or a grandmother.
  • 7th – National Cotton Candy Day
  • 8th – National Brownie Day – even if you don’t eat your brownies, making them is celebrating enough.
  • 8th – Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day pause the jingling bells and jolly fellows – check out the link for a list of recommended books or movies then start a new tradition or take a well-deserved break for self-care.
  • 14th – Monkey Day
  • 15th – National Wear Your Pearls Day – Are you going to a party? Then wear your pearls. Even planners look lovely wearing pearls.
  • 16th – National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
  • 17th – Wright Brother’s Day – Check out my aviation monthly spread!
  • 21st – Crossword Puzzle Day
  • 25th – A’Phabet day or ‘no L’ day – I included this entry on the December Random Holidays for no other reason than it made me laugh.
  • 26th – National Thank-You Note Day – although this is not a tradition in my house right now, I would like to make it one.
  • 28th – National Card Playing Day
  • 31st – Make Up Your Mind Day – Since tomorrow starts a new year, take some time to finalize your goals and resolutions if you make them.

December Food Random Holidays

  • 1st – National Pie Day – If you’re making pie anyway, post a picture to social media #nationalpieday
  • 4th – National Cookie Day
  • 9th – National Pastry Day – what’s your favorite pastry? First on my list of favorite pastries are cinnamon rolls.
  • 12th – Gingerbread House Day
  • 13th – National Cocoa Day
  • 17th – National Maple Syrup Day
  • 24th – Eggnog Day – Do you love or hate this seasonal drink? No one in my family likes it, so I use this Random Holiday to get one gulp of the stuff per year. #Excuses
  • 26th – National Candy Cane Day
  • 28th – National Chocolate Candy Day – calories don’t count since it’s between Christmas and New Year’s Day – right?
  • 30th – National Bacon Day
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December State Holidays

  • 7th – Illinois Day
  • 14th – Alabama Day
  • 21st – Maine Day

State Holidays

In celebration of the state’s statehood birthday, each month, the honored state will be on sale! I created 8 variations for each state, and they make lovely wall displays. Print it out, and frame it, and show it off! They make great gifts! All the states are available in my shop!

  • State Outline - Maine
    State Outline – Maine
    $10.00
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  • State Outline - Illinois
    State Outline – Illinois
    $10.00
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  • Alabama Frame
    State Outline – Alabama
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Which of these December Random Holidays do you already celebrate without realizing it? I find that if I make a point of saying it out loud or reflecting on a tradition, it means more to me, and the memory stays clearer, longer.

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

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Hi! I'm Tricia, the creative behind ChocolateMusings.com, I know how it feels to lose your inner muse. After years of darkness (which I call the dark ages of my life), I found my inner muse hiding in the forgotten corners of my soul, I vowed never to lose sight of her again.

Bullet journaling helped reignite the passion for art and living life again while organizing my days. I also discovered modern calligraphy and watercolor. Since then, my use of the bullet journal system has evlolved and I call it 'creative planning'. Here on the blog, I show you how to use your planner to ignite your inner muse and explore creativity and art while staying beautifully organized and living a joyful life.

I invite you to grab some good chocolate and dive into my musings. Let’s ignite your inner muse.

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