I am celebrating early, the department stores have there St. Patty's Day stuff out why shouldn't I.  Today was a fun day, I was drinking out of my promotinal stadium cup from the party last year.  I always have my lucky clover keychain with my keys on it for good luck, I got that as a party favor from the year before and someone had found a  clover stress reliever in the afternoon to add to my celebration.  I can't wait till this years party, I wonder what the promotional gift will be. 

The Winter Olympics are a great place to see some outragous fans.  Everyone supports there country by wearing some promotional apparel in there native countries colors;  the US wearing there red, white, and blue.  The Canadians with there red and white and who will ever forget the enthusiastic Dutch fans in there bright orange promotional apparel.  It must be awesome , to be that athlete representing the country and have droves of fans cheering you on so loud that it makes the building shake.  Whether they are ringing there cowbell, blowing there noisemakers, or holding up a sign

Last night I was in for a treat, my wife had let me know that she was going to make dinner.  I work late on Thursdays so this was great, but I had my suspicions, take out, sandwiches, cereal, what was it going to be?  Two steps into the door and I knew I was in for something good.  My wife scored a gourmet italian dinner kit that was branded with a company logo. It had pasta, sauce, breadsticks,  everything you needed except the vino!  It was from the Sportsman Channel (I had never heard of it before) promoting a new show they were doing.  What more could I ask for, a full stomach and some tv after a day of work.   Like I said I had never heard of the channel before but later that night I looked them up on the local cable network.  We have all kinds of Food Products you can use for your next promotion.

This week was a big cleaning and organizing week at my house.  We are getting ready!!!. Everything found a home, things got donated that were no longer used and space was made.  This weekend kicks off the accumulation of baby gear; bottles, sippy cups, bibs, diapers, highchairs, cribs etc.. your house never seems big enough and after reviewing our registry we have a lot of stuff coming.  There is a lot of gear needed for a newborn but there are also some fun stuff that comes as well.   We recently received a rattle that had places to put pictures of our extended family that lives out of state.  We also received a really cool  100% Organic Infant 1-Piece branded with a cool family crest representing my wifes irish heritage. 

If you have been to the maket lately you will see the highlight of the fruit department is oranges.  Tis the season for my favorite fruit and my favorite germ fighting vitamin C product.  My local market was handing out an orange peeler the other day with every 5 pound bag of oranges.  I went for it.  I have a drawfull of kitchen accesories, so what is one more.  After my wife used it for the first time, I was back at the store buying another 5lb bag of oranges to insure that she would have a second orange peeler for her office.

Winter storms are the best.  I could watch the snow fall for hours.. but you have to have the right accesories.  The most important is the cup of hot chocolate.  marshamellows or just straight up .. it all depends on the mug.  My favorite is a mug is one we received after we got married and it has a picture of me and my wife on it.. sounds corny but it makes me smile everytime I use it.  Give a gift this holiday season that will surely be a hit everytime they use it.  check out our Maxwell 11 oz. Ceramic Mug with C handle.  It is printed digitally so there is no limit to the number of colors or gradients we can even print high resolution photos on it.

If you are from the northeast, one of the best use of promotional items around the holiday is done by the HESS Corporation.  Every season there is a new truck, racecar, airplane or some other form of toy transportation vehicle that is branded in the HESS green and white and has the HESS logo displayed all over it.  This year marks the 45th anniversary of there promotion.  Sounds like a good promotion to me :)  If you want to start your own holiday tradition for your company try our 3-1/14 Inch Shatterproof Ornament.  These are a great piece with a large area to brand your company logo. 

December is one of my favorite months.  It is a compliation of another year, the beginning of a new year is around the corner to make a fresh start and  the snow starts falling.. so be safe. Deluxe Emergency Auto Kit comes with everything you need to change a flat safely and be seen.  This is a great item I haven't had to use it yet ( knock knock on wood) but I was given this by my insurance company when I renewed my policy last year.  It has the company name imprinted on the case and inside they include a pamphlet with the basics on how to change a tire and they included there 24 hour hotline just in case.

Turkey day is right around the corner and I am excited.  I am a self proclaimed foodie and I dig it.. traditional or non traditional it is all good.  I am heading to my inlaws this year,  we always volunteer to help out with the cooking.  This year we are bringing a butternut apple curry soup and a brussel sprout and bacon side and we will sure bring some containers for leftovers.  The day is great but I am partial to the day after turkey sandwich.  mmm  mmmm  goood.

It is the height of the flu season and everyone is rushing around panicking about flu shots and how places are out of them or they can't get them because some bigwig company paid to vaccinate all of their employees.  What about old fashion take care of yourself by eating healthy, exercising and get plenty of rest.  I know that doesn't always work but it is a great start.  My family recently put together a plan of attack and it includes taking some daily vitamins.  There are four of us so, the medicine cabinet is jammed.  There are kid’s vitamins, women specific, male specific and general good for everyone vitamins.  To insure that everyone is taking them and to streamline our morning routine we have been using a 7 day pill box made of recycled material.  It has made our morning routine so much easier.  It comes in 4 different colors so we all know who’s is who’s.   We load these guys up on Saturday night and replenish for the battle ahead.  Knock on wood things are going well and not one sign of a sniffle.