#WorkItWednesday

I heard this phrase (below) for the first time the other day and it made me think about #WorkItWednesday. I can't figure out who actually said the phrase first so I'm not going to give any credit. (There were at least three people who were getting credit so...)

To encourage thinking this #WorkItWednesday idea through try reading one of the following articles:
Thought Catalog How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything
Huff Post How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything

There's even this interactive workbook that addresses the topic, I'm thinking about getting a copy and going through it.

So the *it* to work is the method we are using right now to do anything which is how we do everything. I started really thinking about this, is it true? I'm thinking about how lazy I am when it comes to a bunch of things and I realize, "huh. this is probably true." And I'm thinking about the things I'm motivated by and do with enthusiasm and I realize, "yep, it's true." I approach exercising the same way I do cleaning. And I approach professional and personal projects the same way. So in some areas I'm good, in others I really need to reevaluate and get out of my freaking recliner. HA!

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.

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.

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