Chaos is amongst my list of ‘C’ words this week. Very, very fitting too given my life at the moment.
In no particular order:
Poor old sick mum, my very first book edits, my national conference registrar job gearing up on March 1 when registrations finally opened, RWA blog editor, e-Loop moderator…. I could go on.
Phew! No wonder I have that Linda Blair 360-degree head spin thing going on.
But I WILL NOT give up my Leap Year Word journey. Besides, I found some great words this week – both new and old favs, starting with…
caldron: n. a large kettle or boiler (perhaps ‘a caldron of emotions bubbling over’ might work for you.)
cavalier: adj. haughty, disdainful, offhand (he had a cavalier attitude)
celerity: n. speed; swiftness (used to compile this week’s blog post!)
censorious: adj. severely critical, fault-finding (pls don’t be! I should be in bed sleeping right now, not posting this!)
certitude: n. a sense of absolute conviction; certainty (that’s me!)
chafe: v. 1. to warm by rubbing 2. to irritate; annoy (also me! 🙂
chaos: n. utter confusion or disorder (me at the moment!)
chiffonier: n. a high chest of drawers (so much better than a tall boy and my new stand-up writing pod. I will post a pic soon.)
chimerical: adj. 1. unreal; imaginary 2. wildly fanciful (sleep!)
chivvy: v. to harass; worry; nag (what my conference team-mates probably think I do!)
And last but certainly not least, a long-time favourite of mine (well ever since I was going to be the next Danielle Steele or Nora Roberts. Yes… it has been a round a long time…)
chignon: n. a large rolled arrangement of hair worn at the back of a woman’s head (and a favourite in every second romance fiction novel back in the 70’s and 80’s, and always at the nape of the neck!)
Well, I’m outta here for this week.
‘C’ you next Sunday.
I cannot think of a cauldron without putting a ‘witches’ in front of it!
One of my all time favourite words is a “c” word – contiguous. I came across it at work when I was typing pathology reports for a lab. It means adjoining or beside a person or thing. I like to think of walking contiguously with my husband and my friends, not ahead or behind but contiguously, shoulder to shoulder.
Zoe Y
Oh, I like ‘celerity’. I must find a way to use it this week. One of my favourite c words is ‘circuitous’. I’ll never forget my father’s raised eyebrow when I used it aged about 14.
Loving your words, Jenn.
I do like people who post with such celerity, Lou and Zoe (and bring thier own words. Love it. Love it!!
Chaos could be my theme word this week 🙂 Love it, Jenn!
I love it Jenn. What a great list. I like clarity, it’s one of my favourite ‘c’ words. And I’ve done conference registrar so I’m hearing you about chaos. If you’d like a hand at all let me know, there were two of us when I did it and it made a huge difference for cross checking etc.. I’d have gone mad without Lisa by my side.
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