#SneakAwaySunday

How far away are you willing to drive for your #SneakAwaySunday? My radius extends to no more than an hour away or else I am spending my sneak away on the road instead of rejuvenating. You have to decide what's right for you.

Today I'm headed to a favorite outdoor spot. Yes, you heard me right - I have a favorite outdoor spot or two. This is a time of year where I don't mind being outdoors during the daylight hours. Now, let's not go crazy - I'm still finding shade to sit in. But today seems like a great day to hang outside for some fresh air and some soul renewal. Depending on how many other people might be around this outdoor space I go to I may or may not pop in my earbuds. If there aren't people around I'll keep them out to keep myself in tune to the nature noises that are around - especially if I go to the place that has running water. Running water is one of the best sounds, I find it incredibly soothing and peaceful.

When I get back in my car after a sneak away, especially one outdoors, I always feel a little assaulted by life right at first. But thanks to the sneak away I can carry a little peace and quiet away into life with me.

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

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