Word of the Day Wednesday!

re·lax·a·tion

  [ree-lak-sey-shuhn]  

–noun

1.

abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort,application, etc.

2.

an activity or recreation that provides such relief; diversion;entertainment.

3.

a loosening or slackening.

4.

diminution or remission of strictness or severity.

5.

Mathematics . a numerical procedure for solving systems ofequations by successive approximations of the variables.

6.

Physics .

a.

the return of a system undergoing dissipation to aninitial state of equilibrium after being displaced from it.

b.

the approach to steady-state operation of a system thathas undergone dissipation and a change in state or hasbeen subjected to an abrupt periodic disturbance.

Origin: 
1375–1425;  late ME < L relaxātiōn-  (s. of relaxātiō ), equiv. torelaxāt ( us ) (ptp. of relaxāre  to relax; see -ate¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

—Related forms

non·re·lax·a·tion, noun

—Synonyms 
2.  fun, amusement, pleasure. 

Taken From Www.Dictionary.com

What have you been doing to relax lately?

I am about to go watch Giuliana and Bill and Kendra that I have DVRed... :)

Reality TV= Mindless Relaxation. 

Word of the Day Wednesday

Kangaroo-
–noun, plural -roos, ( especially collectively ) -roo.

any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for leaping, and a long, thick tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
 
My sister Jessyka, from Let's Talk About Beer,  is reading the book Blue Latitude by Tony Horwitz, writes about Captin Cook in his book, saying: '"It was of a light mouse color and the full size of the greyhound, and shaped in every respect like one. I would've taken it for a wild dog, but for its walking or running in which it jumped like a hare or a dear." Unsure of what to call this odd beast Cook refered to it as "the animal" later he inserted the native word which he rendered "kanguru"'
 
This is very interesting as are Kangaroos.

 
 

Listening to: My sister, Jessyka from Creative Fibers, reading her book to me.

Word of the Day Wednesday!

Word: Wonder

Definition: to think or speculate curiously; to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; to doubt.

I think this is a very curious word because it is used in so many different ways. It can be used to doubt someone, for example, "I wonder if they will come today" or it can be thinking that you are amazed about something. Or, it can be a way of being "to wonder." It is always an amazing thing to mean when words can mean so many different things at the same time. 

I wonder... 

Word of the Day Wednesday!

Today when I was logging on to write about "Win the Lottery Wednesday" I realized that I was having a really hard time thinking of something. Sure, there are lots of things we would do if Erik and I won the lottery, but its stuff like: pay off student loans, buy a house, pay off our parent's houses, buy Erik and my dad new cars. Its stuff that isn't very exciting and will run out very quickly. Therefore, I decided instead I will do a "Word of the Day Wednesday" which will be much more educational, fun, not money orientated, and will never run out of material (at least not as long as I have this blog realistically). So. To Start off a new wednesday tradition we'll start with....

Happiness

Webster's dictionary defines it as: "the quality or state of being happy: good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy"

I think that these are very good definitions because happiness can come from all different things, all different times, and can be either a flippant simple moment or a serious, earth shattering moment. I think everyone needs to lower their expectations about the earth shattering moments and just enjoy the simple little bouts of happiness that can happen throughout the day! I strive for happiness everyday and the days that I can't quite achieve it because I am in a bad or sad mood are the worst. I am trying to make those days be very few and far between. 

Good luck to everyone else striving for happiness!

Listening to "Holiday From Real" Jacks Mannequin