FYI: January is National Blood Donor Month
JANUARY IS NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH: January is National Blood Donor Month, the perfect time to resolve to be a regular blood donor and help save lives. The Red Cross must collect more than...
QUOTE: Make a New Start
QUOTE: “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” – Rainer Maria Rilke === TIME FOR A NEW START! Take care of yourself…and those around you. You should also...
CELEBRATE: New Year’s Day – Some History
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019 – HERE’S SOME HISTORY: In 45 B.C., New Year’s Day is celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history as the Julian calendar takes effect. Soon after becoming Roman...
FYI: DIY Home Inventory
For DIY home inventories, we recommend HomeZada, a complete online home management system. Set up a new account for free today. Uniquely Yours Digital Solutions also offers: Collection...
CELEBRATE: The History of Christmas
MERRY CHRISTMAS: Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions...
CELEBRATE: It’s National Eggnog Day
IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE – HAVE AN EGGNOG: While culinary historians debate its exact lineage, most agree eggnog originated from the early medieval Britain “posset,” a hot, milky...
AVOID FRAUD: Hang Up on Robocalls
HANG UP ON ROBOCALLS: Scams ramp up during the Christmas season. If you answer the phone and hear a recorded sales pitch, hang up and report it to the FTC. These calls are illegal, and often the...
Winter Solstice
WINTER SOLSTICE: Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North...
Learn How to Insure Expensive Jewelry & Gifts
Gift-giving is a part of the holiday season for many. It’s also when some people pop the question with an engagement ring. Insurance should factor when buying valuable gifts like jewelry and...
Bake Cookies Day
BAKE COOKIES DAY: People, young and old, celebrate this day by baking their favorite cookies. Make a party of it, and bake cookies in groups with family, friends, kids and grand kids. Don’t...
10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Fraud
10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Fraud: Crooks use clever schemes to defraud millions of people every year. They often combine new technology with old tricks to get people to send money or give out...
FYI: It’s Ice Cream Day!
ICE CREAM DAY: Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri is credited with inventing the ice cream cone. On July 23, 1904 at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, he filled a pastry cone with two...
