Monthly Archives: March 2010

TODAY IS CRAYOLA CRAYON DAY

Binney & Smith, Inc. put Crayola Crayons on the market. On this day in 1903 the company began selling their Crayola Crayons to the public. They came up with the brand name Crayola when they put the French Words Craie … Continue reading

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Today is Jeopardy Day

In 1964, the “thinking person’s game show,” “Jeopardy,” aired for the first time. And it is now one of the longest-running TV game shows of all time. Jeopardy is defined as “hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, … Continue reading

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Today is Some Like it Hot Day

On March 29, 1959 in the movie Some Like it Hot, featuring Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon premiered. How can you capitalize on Some like it Hot Day?  Instead of a regular phone line, why not install a “hotline” maybe … Continue reading

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Today is Garden Seed Day

 If you would plant for days, Plant flowers. If you would plant for years, Plant trees. If you would plan for eternity, Plant ideas.   Have you ever thought of using seeds to GROW your business?  What a wonderful, environmentally friendly … Continue reading

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March 26th is Make up Your Own Holiday Day

And anyone can do it! Creating your own holiday can an excellent way to get recognition, locally, nationally and even internationally! Over the years My staff and I (EdenFlorist.com) have made up a few holidaysof our own. In addition to Virtual Woman’s Days™ … Continue reading

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Achieve Greater Success on National Letting Go of Stuff Day

Human beings are natural “holder onto’ers.” We tend to hold onto things and ideas and even people because we either don’t want to admit that we have outgrown something (and I am not necessarily talking size).  We no longer “need” … Continue reading

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Today March 24th is Ada Lovelace Day

Today has become celebrated as an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. Ada Lovelace was one of the world’s first computer programmers, and one of the first people to recognize and understand computers as more than … Continue reading

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Today is Roller Coaster Day

March 23rd is Roller Coaster Day Do you feel like running your business is sometimes like riding on a roller coaster? Lots of ups and downs and wild turns and your going so fast that at times it feels as though you … Continue reading

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March 22nd is International Goof-off Day

Now here’s a day that just about everybody can relax and enjoy. It’s a day to do anything and everything…..except what you’re supposed to do today.  A few years ago, Nintendo did a survey to identify the most popular activity … Continue reading

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Today March 21st is National Common Courtesy Day

 Common Courtesy… isn’t always so common. Why not start a common courtesy movement in your community to raise awareness of the damage caused by discourteous people and the success that comes to those who are always courteous.  Kindness and courtesy … Continue reading

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