#FreshAirFridays

I'm not a big fan of the outdoors - specifically during the daylight hours. If I'm going to be outside I like to be when the light is low, the insects have tucked themselves away for the day (mosquitos don't seem to like the taste of my blood, they generally leave me alone), and I don't perspire (to use the polite term for sweating) as much.

Another reason I like the low light times of day better is because I feel like -whether it is true or not- the air is fresher. When it is cooler it seems better to me. In my opinion, there is nothing worse than hot air.

It seems that Laura Ingalls Wilder didn't need any research to back up what she already knew about sunshine and fresh air. But sometimes we do - in this tech crazy and slightly cynical world. So in case you need some convincing here's a great post from Livestrong about The Effects of Sunlight & Fresh Air on the Body.

Now, don't misunderstand me - I know the importance of the sun and its vitamin D benefits - I did a whole post on it back in January - so I do get outside in the sun from time to time, it's just not my preference, unless the temperatures don't match the intensity of the sun. *grin* So today I'm going to make sure I honor #FreshAirFridays and take advantage of some old-fashioned therapy. I hope you will too!

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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