Just in case you were curious, apparently September is:
- Food Allergy Awareness Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month (In case there’s anyone out there who isn’t already acutely aware of it)
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (So as not to be sexist)
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- Cholesterol Education Month (Let’s all pledge to learn a little more about cholesterol this month, shall we?)
- Childhood Cancer Month
- Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month (No clue)
- Sports and Home Eye Safety Month (Sports AND Home Eye Safety Month!)
- Fruit and Veggies—More Matters Month (You gotta love a month with an emdash in it)
- Whole Grains Month (Not to be outdone by the fruits and veggies!)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
- Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (What are you trying to say.)
- National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month (I made the mistake of Googling. Do yourself a favor and don’t.)
- Head Lice Prevention Month (Don’t share hats!)
- National Sickle Cell Month
It’s also, ahem, my birthday month.
There are two types of people in this world:
- People who don’t want anyone to acknowledge their birthday and would, if they could, be invisible for the day.
- People who want everyone to know it’s there birthday, acknowledge it—preferably with lavish gifts—and drop everything to spend time with the birthday girl.
Guess which one I am? That’s right, the latter. However, in order to avoid disappointment, I generally micro-manage the day into a full roster of self-indulgent activities like a massage, a manipedi, and various luncheons a deux. So, that’s what I’ll be up to tomorrow. I’m also giving myself a vacay from the Book of Face, as my friend Dave likes to call it. That’s right, a computer-free day! Gasp! Back on Thursday.
