by Uncustomary | May 15, 2015 | Celebration
May 14th is Chicken Dance Day, and I think it’s a fun one to celebrate. Last year, I put on my chicken nose and walked around downtown Baltimore with the song blasting on my phone, dancing up and down the stairs by the convention center, through crosswalks, and...
by Uncustomary | May 1, 2015 | Celebration
Well, the last minute of April has passed, and I made it through without shaving my head, crashing my car, or ruining a relationship. April has notoriously been a month where I make some sort of severely drastic change in my life, not always for the better. Something...
by Uncustomary | Apr 9, 2015 | Celebration
One of my favorite unusual holidays is Draw A Bird Day, and there’s a reason. It’s not because I’m good at drawing because I’m not, and it’s not because I like birds so much, even though I do. It’s because every year I send out...
by Uncustomary | Apr 1, 2015 | Celebration
Happy April, beautiful. It’s Stress Awareness Month and Card + Letter Writing Month. You can also celebrate Pillow Fight Day (4th) and Draw A Bird Day (8th). Later this month, get ready for High Five Day on the 16th and Earth Day on the 22nd. One of the best...
by Uncustomary | Mar 20, 2015 | Celebration
It’s Spring here in Baltimore, and weather it’s getting warmer or colder where you are I hope that today is marvelous for you. This is the first year in a long time that Charlotte and I won’t be able to complete our tradition of getting Rita’s...
by Uncustomary | Mar 10, 2015 | Celebration
Six months ago, I convinced a guy to go out with me on a Wednesday evening for a first date instead of waiting till the weekend. I had only been talking to him for three days, but I didn’t want to wait any longer. Patience isn’t one of my virtues. I took...