Slow Monday

It was hard to get going this morning so I thought I'd wake me up with a little vocab lesson. I do love me some words! By the by, I nerdily signed up for Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day emails...yes, I love them that much.

Eighty-six (not just a number anymore) - to get rid of

• I realize this is slang but it is totally worth keeping around. Origins put it as a possible rhyming word for nix beginning in 1959. What a gas!
• Today was one of those days I had to eighty-six several outfits before deciding on what to wear.

Insouciance - lighthearted unconcern, nonchalance

• Mondays make it very difficult to maintain an insouciant attitude when no outfits look good, the drivers on the freeway are lousy, and the line for coffee stretches a mile long.

Coalesce - to grow together

• After starting my new job, I have slowly coalesced with the other members of my team as I have gotten to know them better.

Auspicious - attended by a good sign, good omens

• Despite the fact that it was Monday, the weather was an auspicious sign that perhaps it wouldn't be so terrible.

Cheers and here's to the start of another week!