It’s not at all surprising that the origin of the idiom “bend over backwards” is in gymnastics. The term was used as early as 920 CE to compare the athletic act of back bending with an expenditure of effort to ensure that something went as planned. ( source ) Today the term has a slightly different meaning. It is usually used to describe accomplishing something difficult for someone and receiving no gratitude, recognition, or even in some cases acknowledgment for it.

Backward Day What if today we did as much as we could backwards? Start the day with dinner and end it with breakfast, do work tasks backward (still getting them all done), dress backward, what else?  Be creative!  Have fun! Inspire Your Heart with Art Day What kind of art inspires your heart?  Engage with it today!  Art is for you first.  Who cares what it looks like as long as it has inspired you...and your heart! Seed Swap Day This day is for the green thumbs.  I have a black thumb so I will not be participating in any swapping of seeds but I am happy to hand out packets of them! Gorilla Suit Day I have no words.  Zero. And if anyone slings poo at me today, fake or real, I'm going to have a real problem.