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National Themes For August 10: National Shapewear Day, National Connecticut Day, National Lazy Day, National S’mores Day, National Bowling Day, and National Garage Sale Day.

🌻National Shapewear Day! August 10th recognizes what has been a long-standing important, and at times, essential, article of clothing that has built confidence and poise for centuries. National Shapewear Day celebrates the history, current trends, and continued use and evolution of body shaping garments. The history of shapewear can be seen as paralleling the development of clothed civilization itself, as evidence exists from archaeological drawings depicting women in corset-like garments dating back to Greek and Roman time. It was during the 16th century, however, when corsets and shaping undergarments appeared to have ascended to the status of required fashion, typically worn by royalty that marked the current style of the era. Many changes and trends in clothing fashion were accompanied by the corset that was perhaps the most recognizable item in a woman’s ensemble. Fast forward to the 21st century, and shapewear has become barely recognizable from the constricting, cumbersome and impractical garments worn by our predecessors. Shapewear has evolved to meet the varied and sophisticated needs of today’s modern society and is created from some of the most advanced materials available. Constructed of breathable, flexible and durable fabrics, shapewear comes in almost any style and shape imaginable. Today’s shapewear is so versatile and practical, it smooths and supports even the most stubborn spots on the body. Men and women don business wear, formal attire or even casual clothes with shapewear beneath, and share a more polished look to the world. The resulting confidence they exude thanks to their modern supporting shapers does not go unnoticed.

🇺🇸National Connecticut Day recognizes the contributions of the fifth state to join the United States of America. Like other colonies of the region, the Dutch first explored and founded trading posts in Connecticut. In 1633, Puritans from Massachusetts established the first permanent settlement. From the outset, the industry established a means to prosperity in the colony. Production of brass buttons and munitions placed the colony in a position to later supply the Revolutionary Army. The colonial governor of Connecticut, Jonathan Trumbull, was the only governor who supported independence. All three Connecticut delegates to the first Continental Congress continued their representation of the colony at the Second Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. In fact, Roger Sherman is the only person to have signed the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. Silas Deane served as a spy during the war and was for a time branded a traitor along with another Connecticut native, Benedict Arnold. He died penniless, but decades later in 1840, his granddaughter would petition Congress to review his records. His name would be cleared. Connecticut’s small but full landscape holds countless revolutionary stories and adventures along New England’s National Scenic Trail. Through every season and every era, there’s something for every generation.

🛀National Lazy Day! Today there will not be much information regarding this annually celebrated holiday as I do not feel like doing any more on the subject.

🍫National S’mores Day! S’mores consists of a roasted marshmallow with a layer of chocolate bar sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker. The origin of this snack is credited to the Alec Barnum. However, the first recorded version of the recipe can be found in the 1927 publication of Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. Even though the Girl Scouts were not the first ones to make s’mores, Girl Scout groups describe them in their reports as early as 1925. Earlier recipes used the name “Some Mores”. It is unclear when the name was shortened to “S’mores”. Today there are many variations on the original s’more. Try spreading peanut butter on the graham crackers before adding the other ingredients. Substitute peanut butter cups in place of the chocolate bar. Replace the graham crackers with fudge-dipped cookies.

🎳National Bowling Day! While it is possible that bowling style games existed in ancient civilizations around the world, we likely owe the modern game of bowling to the land of Germany. Kegels were used much like batons for protection or sport. They would place them at the end of an alley and roll a stone, attempting to knock them down. It was believed that by knocking down the kegel, their sins would be forgiven. Other lawn games such as bocce and petanque may also be precursors to bowling. American literature’s first mention of ninepins is in Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle. Bowling, like many sports, was fodder for gambling and often came under scrutiny. In 1841, Connecticut passed a law prohibiting ninepin bowling alleys. Circumventing the law, alleys added one pin to the line-up. Very little about the game has changed since. In 1905, the first rubber compound bowling ball was introduced. Wooden balls made of “lignum vitae” were used up until then, but this modern ball launched a whole new era of bowling. Bowling was featured as a demonstration sport in 1988’s Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. However, it has never returned to the Olympics. The Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, Inc. sponsored the first National Bowling Day in association with the General Cigar Company and NBC-TV in 1956. It was the accumulation of hundreds of bowling tournaments in 48 states attracting millions of bowlers across the country raising money for the American Red Cross. The televised Final Bowl Off was held on National Bowling Day on October 14, 1956, in Macon County, Illinois and featured bowling stars Bill Lilian and Anita Cantaline of Detroit. The event was never repeated, but National Bowling Day traditions have started once more. Continuing in the same spirit as the 1956 event, the modern era National Bowling Day takes care of others while taking down those pins. One example is the Million Pin Challenge. Donations will help provide half a million meals to Feeding America to fight domestic hunger.

🛒National Garage Sale Day! Saturdays and Summertime are the perfect combinations for garage sales. On this day, you will see people finding great deals at these neighborhood sales. For those having the sales, this is a way for them to find new homes for items they no longer need. C. Daniel Rhodes of Alabama came up with the idea of having a National Garage Sale Day in 2001 after seeing neighbors having sales on different weekends. Rhodes thought it would be more convenient if they all had them on the same weekend. He is also the founder of Mulligan Day and Brother’s Day.

I can handle lazy day while munching on s’more's.

Warm hugs!🐶🐶💕