Forget About The Ides Of March...Just Be(A)ware Of March...

Can you remember a time when a month was just that -- a month? Sure you might of had your holidays and birthdays thrown in there on any given month. However, when it came down to it January was still just January and August was still just August.

Now everybody - and there mother - has an awareness month. Don't believe me? Here you go...

March is:

Arts Awareness Month
Asian American Awareness Month
Ethics Awareness Month
Hemophilia Awareness Month
International Listening Awareness Month
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National MS Education and Awareness Month
National Peanut Month
Nonpoint Source Pollution Awareness Month
Nutrition Awareness Month
Parenting Awareness Month
Poison Awareness Month
Seagrass Awareness Month
Sinus Pain Awareness Month -- apparently, it moved to February
Vulval Health Awareness Month
National Frozen Food Month
National Talk To Your Teen About Sex Month
Veggie Month
DVT Awareness Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
“Save Your Vision” Month
Fraud Awareness Month (Canada)
Age-Related Mascular Degeneration Awareness Month
American Red Cross Month
Adopt A Rescued Guinea Pig Month
Disabilities Awareness Month
Massachusetts Maple Month
National Women’s History Month
Rosacea Awareness Month
Sport Month (England)

Yep...I can just hear myself saying...."Uh...So you say your birthday is during National Hamburger Month, huh? Well, my birthday is during National Hotdog Month. Say, maybe we should have a cookout during National Cookout Month* and celebrate!"

Hey, you never know!

*National Cookout Month is not a real awareness month, but I'm sure it will be soon!