{"id":1127,"date":"2023-10-10T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2023-10-09T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T21:27:23","slug":"get-ready-for-spreadsheet-day-2023-oct-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/10\/get-ready-for-spreadsheet-day-2023-oct-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for Spreadsheet Day 2023 &ndash; Oct 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d942c2121bfbd137a3b44056a000f09c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9531091850463532\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6574318169\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s only <strong>one week until Spreadsheet Day 2023<\/strong> \u2013 we celebrate every year on October 17th.<\/p>\n<p>People love to put up holiday decorations in October, so let&#8217;s start a new tradition, and put up Spreadsheet Day lights, banners, and anything else we can think of!<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know of any stores that sell Spreadsheet Day decorations, but you&#8217;re creative, so I&#8217;m sure you can make your own!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not an interior decorator (obviously), so I asked the Microsoft Designer image creator to help me with some fun ideas.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Decorate Your Office<\/h3>\n<p>If your office has a colour printer, you can make a batch of colourful charts and worksheets, to hang on the office walls.<\/p>\n<p>Make a couple of banners too, and sign that says, &#8220;<strong>We <span style=\"color: #46d037;\">\u2665<\/span> Spreadsheets<\/strong>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And if there&#8217;s any money left in the office supply budget, get an area rug that has a grid pattern!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/spreadsheetdayofficedecorations05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"office decorated for Spreadsheet Day\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/spreadsheetdayofficedecorations05_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"office decorated for Spreadsheet Day\" width=\"504\" height=\"504\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>office decorated for Spreadsheet Day<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Spreadsheet Fun at Home<\/h3>\n<p>Remember to decorate your home too, because you&#8217;ll spend part of Spreadsheet Day there.<\/p>\n<p>Wall hangings with charts and worksheets would be perfect in your living room, along with a &#8220;Happy Spreadsheet Day!&#8221; banner.<\/p>\n<p>And how about a comfy pillow with &#8220;We \u2665 Spreadsheets&#8221; embroidered on it?<\/p>\n<p>Your family and friends will be delighted!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/spreadsheetdaydecorations02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Home decorations for Spreadsheet Day\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/spreadsheetdaydecorations02_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Home decorations for Spreadsheet Day\" width=\"504\" height=\"504\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Home decorations for Spreadsheet Day<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Outdoor Decorations<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re really ambitious, you could decorate the outside of your house too.<\/p>\n<p>Or, if your holiday lights are still up from last year, just turn those on for Spreadsheet Day!<\/p>\n<p>The neighbours might be inspired to join in the celebrations too, and compete to see who has the best light display!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/spreadsheetdaydecorationsoutdoor01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"outdoor decorations for Spreadsheet Day\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/spreadsheetdaydecorationsoutdoor01_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"outdoor decorations for Spreadsheet Day\" width=\"504\" height=\"504\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>outdoor decorations for Spreadsheet Day<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Spreadsheet Day Parade<\/h3>\n<p>And finally, if you like to go waaaay over the top with your holiday celebrations, ask your town if you can organize a Spreadsheet Day parade.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need a few floats, a marching band or two, a clown (but not a scary one), and the mayor can ride in a fancy car, waving to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>I recommend a mid-afternoon start time, so you avoid causing &#8220;grid lock&#8221; during rush hour. Yes, the Spreadsheet Day jokes are free, and you get what you pay for!<\/p>\n<p>And, if it&#8217;s too late to organize a parade for this year, maybe you can get the local river coloured green for the day, in honour of spreadsheets!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/spreadsheetdayparade01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\" float decorated for Spreadsheet Day parade\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/spreadsheetdayparade01_thumb.jpg\" alt=\" float decorated for Spreadsheet Day parade\" width=\"504\" height=\"504\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>float decorated for Spreadsheet Day parade<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>_________________<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s only one week until Spreadsheet Day 2023 \u2013 we celebrate every year on October 17th. 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