1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!

Hey guys!

It’s my 1 year blog anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I can't believe I made it this far! I wanted to take this time to extend a big thank you. I want to thank every person who has comment, talk to me, showed me any type of support, followed me or anything to do with this blog. At the beginning when I started this blog I didn’t have anyone following me or reading my blog. There were a few times I thought about not blogging any more. The only reason I keep going was because I saw the page views keep climbing and people started to comment. I am glad that I keep going. Because of this blog I have meet some wonderful, amazing people and have gotten opportunities I never would have gotten. Blogging is a huge passion of mine and I hope to have a whole another year of blogging. Thank you again to everyone that has ever been there in any way. Bye for now :)

P.S. I just looked and I posted my first post are 11:00pm

P.P.S The following 7 colleges are all pictures of the babies I used in the last year. That only includes babies and nothing else. 

Photo Credit: http://thevanillapop.blogspot.com/2012/04/1-year-blog-anniversary.html

Lots of Love,

My Naming Rules, Guide Lines, And Pet Peeves

Hey guys! So for today’s post I am going to talk about my name rules and pet peeves. I am even going to tell you the guide lines I have for naming my own future children! So let’s get started

My Naming Guide Lines

1. The name must not be in the top 200.
2. The name must have a nickname.
3. One of the names (first or middle) must have meaning behind it.
4. The name has to be easily spelt/have only one spelling. Example: no Katelynn/Catilin or Hayley/Haille
5. I will only honor someone if they have already passed away.
6. The middle names won’t be fillers. Example: Ann, May, Lynn, Grace, etc.

Naming Rules

If you use a unisex name, the middle name must be easily identified to a gender

   Example: Riley Elizabeth or Jordan Michael

Don’t use similar sounding names for siblings

   Example: Jada and Jayden, Brady and Grady, Mia and Leah, etc.

Don’t spell a name differently if it has a traditional spelling

   Example: Madyson instead of Madison, or Miah for Mia

Don’t reuse a name for another sibling

   Example: Elijah Makai and his brother Makai Angel

Pay attention to initials!

   Example: Sadie Alyssa Davidson, SAD

Don’t let someone change your mind about a name! If you like a name, use it!

Pet Peeves

1. Parents who reuse names!
2. Siblings that have the same middle name!
3. Parents who spell names uniquely!
4. Parents who pick names for siblings that are completely different! Example: Sarah and Jayden
5. Parents who don’t give their babies middle names!
6. Parents who pick a name theme that is very noticeable! Example: Rose, Lily, and Violet

I tried to remember all of my naming guide lines, rules and pet peeves but you know how it is when you have to think of something on the spot and you can never think of it. What are your naming guide lines, rules and pet peeves? Tell me below. I hope you liked this and don’t forget to comment. Bye for now :). 

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How Do I Blog!

Hey guys! Are you liking my week of Blog Anniversary Posts? I know I am! It has been so fun to do this post and I have been planning them for months. So today’s post maybe be a little boring but I always wonder how other people go about their blogging and what there technique is. So today I am going to tell you mine. Let’s get started.

I have a few things that I use to help me blog. One is my baby name copybook. I am on my second one and it is filling up fast! The next thing I have is a planner. I just started using this a couple months ago and so far it is really helping. The next thing is a little index holder with sticky notes in it. And the last thing is a small copy book type thing that I write to-do list for the day in it. All of these things have been so helpful.

In the baby name copybook I write out the names with the meanings, origins and any other information I need for it in the book. It makes typing up the blog so easy because all of the information is in one place. I rarely ever do a post without having it all written out.

In the planner I write what I am going to post for everyday in the week on the Sunday night before the week starts. I write the name of the post and the words planned, scheduled, and out underneath it. I check off the three words once to part is down.

The index card holder and sticky notes just have names write on them that I have heard and found interesting and I store them in that because it is easy to keep track of them.

The small copybook with the to-do lists in it helps me get things done during the days I am off. I also write the time I wrote the list up and the time I finish each item on the list.

The steps I use when writing a post start are the following.

• Step 1: I research for the names of that post and write them in the copybook.
• Step 2: I type the post up in Word and check for any mistakes in spelling or information.
• Step 3: I copy the writing from Word and put it into a blog post and then I add the picture and source for the picture.
• Step 4: I either post it right away or I schedule it to post.

Most of my blog posts are all scheduled a couple of days in advance and they all come out at 11:00 am. It is so much easier to blog that way because I don’t have to worry about my blog every day. If I’m not posting that day I am planning more post in my book. I try to spend between an hour and two hours doing blog work as I call it. Blogging is really a job but it’s a job I love!

So that is really how I blog. It’s nothing fancy or anything. I hope you liked this and don’t forget to comment. And if you blog, how you go about blogging? Let me know below or in a post. Bye for now :). 

My Top 10 Girl Names

Hey guys! So I have my top 10 girl names for you today. We are getting closer to the day I started this blog! Monday is the one year!!! Anyway for the girl list it was really hard for me to come up with names. The first 7 names are probably set in stone. The other 3 kind of change. I do love these names. So let’s get started.

1. Olivette- Olivette means olive tree in Latin. Olivette use to be my number 2 name and my number 2 name use to be my number 1 name but I changed them. I like the name Olivia but it is too popular for me so that’s where Olivette came in. I love the nickname Olive for it!
2. Athena- Athena means wise in Greek. I use to have this as my number one name but that changed because I started to like Olivette more. The meaning of Athena is great! That’s something that matters to me. The nickname I would use would be Thena. Also the combo I have for this name is Athena Love.
3. Reed- Reed means red-haired in English. I know this is a boy name but I love it on a girl. I do prefer it as a nickname but I haven’t found any names that I love to use it as a nickname for. I only like this spelling too.
4. Mack- Mack means son of in Gaelic. I know another boy name but I would only use this one as a nickname as with Reed I might use it on its own. I don’t like the names Mackenzie, Makenna, Makayla, or Mckinley so I couldn’t use Mack as a nickname. I do like Maclean, McKay, McKeltie, McClain, Maclynn, Macrae, Mckelina, and McCoy.
5. Philomena- Philomena means powerful love in Greek. I love the name Philomena with the nickname Mena or Pippa. It’s another name that I find grand and strong and very powerful. I heard this name on formspring and hated it at first but now I love it.
6. Holland- Holland means ridge land in English. Holland is the only place name I have in my top 20 or so. I like place names but not enough to put them on my list.  The only problem I have with this name is that I don’t like the nickname Holly.
7. Juniper- Juniper means juniper bush in Latin. I love the sound of this name. The p sounds so nice and strong in the name. Also, I love the nickname June for it or Junie. To me Juniper sounds so summery and girly.
8. Magnolia- Magnolia means Magnol’s flower in Latin. Magnolia is my favorite flower name. I love the sound of it and the spelling. There is actually a street in the place that I go on vacation to every year that is named Magnolia and there is another that is named Juniper! As for nicknames I like Maggie, Nola, and Nolie.
9. Anaxandra- Anaxandra is a Greek name but I don’t know the meaning. I love names with x in them. I first found this name while doing research on Greek name and was like I love this name! it is a great alternative to Alexandra and Anna. I would use the nicknames Anax or Xander (said like Zander).
10. Sailor- Sailor means boat man in American. I’m not sure how I feel in love with this name or where I first saw it but I love this name. It use to be on my guilty pleasure list but I moved it to my regular list because I love it so much. If I really think about it I don’t think I would use it only because I won’t have 10 girls. The nickname I would use would probably be Sail or Sally.

So that is my list I know must people won’t like them but I truly love them. they make me who I am and what I like. Let me know what you think in the comments below. I hope you liked this and bye for now :). 

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My Top 10 Boy Names

Hey guys! We are in the middle of my week of Blog Anniversary posts and today I have my top 10 boy names. I realized that I have never done a top ten list and that’s probably because I never had a top 10 until a couple of months ago. At this moment my top 10 is kind of under construction but I do have the list for you. it was easier to do the boy names because my favorite boy names hardly change. I’ll tell you the name, meaning, origin and a little about why I like it. So let’s get started.

1. Theodore- Theodore means divine gift in Greek. Theodore has been my top boy name for months now. I love the way it sounds and that it isn’t too popular or too unpopular. I also love the nickname Theo. I do have a few combos for the name Theodore and they are Theodore Landon, and Theodore Vincent.
2. Amadeus- Amadeus means God’s love in Latin. I’m not sure where I first here this name but some friends I have, have a friend named Amadeus and they always talked about him. I love the nickname Deus or even Day. It sounds so exotic and cool.
3. Thaddeus- Thaddeus means praise in Greek. Not sure where I here this name either but I really like it. It sounds exotic and manly. I can picture it on a baby or on an adult. For this name I have the nickname Thadd.
4. Atlas- Atlas means support, prop in Greek. I first here the name Atlas in the book The Atlas of Love by Laurie Frankel and I fell in love with it. Ever since I read that book I have loved the name. For Atlas I don’t have a nickname but if you have one let me know.
5. Vincenzo- Vincenzo means prevailing in Latin. I first heard the name Vincenzo on Tumblr. It was the boyfriend of a girl I followed on tumblr and she talked a lot about him. They are no getting married and have 2 kids. I also like the name Vincent but it is too popular, I have too many in my family, and I had a bad association with a Vincent to use it. As for nicknames I like Vince, Cenzo or Enzo.
6. Lorenzo- Lorenzo means man from Laurentum in Latin and Italian. I loved this name long before Snooki named her baby this. I even loved the nickname Enzo for it. The usable factor for me has gone down because of that but I still like the name and I still would use it.
7. Atticus- Atticus means from Athens in Latin. I never read To Kill a Mocking Bird so I never heard of the name Atticus and it didn’t make me think any differently about it. I’m not positive where I heard this name but I do know that when I first here it I feel in love. I don’t have a nickname for Atticus beside Atty but that’s too girly for me.
8. Ambrose- Ambrose means immortal in Greek. I first heard this name on Amelia’s videos. I fell in love and have loved it ever since. I think it is a very strong name and has a very nice ring to it. As for a nickname I kind of like Brose or Bro.
9. Ezra- Ezra means helper in Hebrew. I hated the name Ezra! So many people on formspring loved it and were always asking questions about it that I think I feel in love with it. No I like it but not enough for it to be in my top 5. I think Ezzy would be a cute nickname.
10. Francisco- Francisco means from France in Latin. Francesca use to be one of my favorite names but I don’t love it any more. I think that is why I liked Francisco. I don’t like the nicknames Fran or Frank but Cisco is kind of cute.

So that is all of my top 10 names. I seem to like a lot of Greek names and that goes for girl names as feel. I think in general Greek names are very strong and grand sounding names. If you want to see the girl list come back tomorrow. I hope you liked this and don’t forget to comment. Bye for now :)

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