She's here, my dearest dolly is here!

This is Luciana "Luca/Lucy" Grace. She's the doll that I've been waiting for. She's absolutely adorable isn't she? She wasn't on the list of dolls that I originally wanted, but she's by far the cutest doll that I've ever seen. I can't believe that she's here and that she's mine. 

Why I chose the name that I did

Much like any human baby, I take naming my dolls seriously. So as soon as I ordered Luca, I had to think about what I wanted to name her, a name that I felt I could call her and feel comfortable calling her. But her whole trip, I was stuck with names, she didn't feel much like a Sam, and she didn't feel much like a Heather (a name that was suggested by a friend), every name I came up with felt like it didn't fit.

I took a step back and thought about names that I wished I could have named a baby girl if I had one. The name Lucy kept playing around in my head. I love the name Lucy, it's classic. Lucy was a safe bet, for naming my doll, but at the same time, I wantedd something that was unique. I thought about names and thought and thought and thought! 

I've always been an entomology buff, names are one of those things I can look at for hours on end, and I can't help but make up new first and middle name combos. So what would be unique for Lucy? I don't even know how it feel out of my brain, "Luca" was a unique name as far as girls are concerned. All the Google searches suggested that Luca should be short for Luciana. That was it Luciana was the perfect name. Luca or Lucy (depending on my mood), would be a great name for my doll. 

The middle name was again one of those names I've always loved, Luciana Grace had a nice flow to it, and didn't seem as wordy as some of the other names. Do I think she likes her name?  It's not like I could find out, she's a doll, and Luciana just has to deal with what I named her. 

Some of my favorite things about Luca

There are many things that drew me toward her beauty when i saw her on eBay. The first thing that was obvious, even though there's still many of Luca's twins on eBay was how real she looked.You know it's an amazing doll when you imagine her crying and are expecting the worst when she's being shipped inside of a plastic bag, inside of a box. 

Her open mouth was another determining factor. Some people who Reborn, or own Reborns, have to modify a pacifier or a bottle to fit it in the dolls mouth. As for Luca's sake her mouth is open and cn take a bottle, isn't her bottle of 'formula'  adorable? It came with Luca.

Talking about things that came with her, she came with the cute owl onesie that she's wearing, a headband (that she's also wearing), two bottles, one of which that came with Luca, two diapers, a blanket, her hospital band and pacitifer. All of which were $110, including she shipping. For a realistic doll she was a great price!

Finally the last thing I love about her isn't about her exactly it's about the person who shipped her. They were quick, easy. The delivery was great. I'd have no issues ordering from them again. Infact if I do order another doll one day, if they have more dolls other than Luca in their shop, they'll be my first choice. The pictures were fantastic. 

What the future holds for Luca and I

As soon as things become more normal and as soon as I feel comfortable taking her out in public, I'm going to do so, I'd love to have some adventures with her. Adventures with Luca sounds like fun don't it? But until then she'll be my cuddle buddy. She'll be my go to when my migraines and panic attacks are at their worst. 

Yay to Luca for helping me chill. 

7 Things That I'm actually enjoying during this quarantine

Day 2: What are you enjoying most about the order to stay home during this quarantine?

I've seen this quarantine do some crazy things and I can't even start to explain all the crazy things that I've heard people have done. People starting fights in stores over toilet paper, the gluten-free sections of the store, looking like a baron wasteland, and people using women's undergarments as a facemask. That's enough to make me wonder what the history books years from now are going to say about what went on.

Just because times are tough and things are crazy, it doesn't mean that we can't find the good in somethings. Some days it may not seem like it for people, to wake up and stare at the same walls, missing human contact, and wishing they could go to the store, without wearing a mask and feeling claustrophobic. Having a list of 7 things I'm actually enjoying reminds me that even during a storm, there can be a beautiful rainbow.

1. Starting challenges and learning more about myself: As I do these challenges and have had time to reflect on things I like, and things I don't like, it makes me want to embrace the things I do like a little bit more. From the Disney movie challenge to seeing what other challenges I may want to do in the future, if not on here, but on social sites

2. Seeing people's true colors shine through: From friends to enemies and people in between. You learn a lot about people when times get hard. The people who actually check in on you to make sure you're doing fine, to the people who have been mean and callous to others when they really shouldn't have been. That's what I've enjoyed, well not the anger and hatred, but actually learning who's really on your side. 

3. The ability to try new foods: Because the quarantine has made the parts of the store I one enjoyed, empty, I've had to learn to improvise when it comes to food and snacks. It gave me the idea to start a new weekly meme, like the Tag Thursdays and Favorite 5 Fridays, and start, snack time Saturdays, when I talk about some cool new snack foods or recipes that I've tried during the week! It might even lead me to do another video in the future.

4. Being able to read more: It's not like I didn't read before, but now that the quarantine is happening, I've been reading more and have started reading a book written by an online friend, that I've put off reading for a while. 

5. Wanting to write more: This goes #4, a bit. Because I've read more, and enjoyed my friend's book. It inspires me to be creative. I don't know what I want to do with my as of yet. But if I keep getting inspired, I know I'll eventually find what I want to write about, and learn about what niches I feel comfortable with. 

6. The fresh air: Because I live in an apartment, and worry about COVID-19, spreading, in the hallways, and higher traffic areas, I've opened the windows more often. I'm able to enjoy the birds chirping since there's fewer people congregating outside. The fresh air reminds me of how beautiful the world really is and how wonderful the sounds of nature are.

Billie Joe Armstrong's Green Day's solo was pretty awesome!

7.Free concerts from home: I saved the best for last. I love seeing what musicians are kind enough to let us into their homes and sharing their music with the world, in a time like this. Music is healing, music is beautiful, and music keeps a lot of people sane. But what I find is cooler, a lot of people who wouldn't normally be able to go to a live show for whatever reason, distance, money, health, they can still enjoy it. 

  

7.

Time to talk about babies.

It’s finally happened, I’m expecting a baby. I was planning on it for a while now, and finally things are going the way I expected them to. I’ve decided on the name Sam, I’m not sure what I’m going to do for a middle name yet, but Sam is going to be the name that I’m choosing. I’m so excited yet nervous about the whole ordeal.

Before I continue I have a small confession to make. Sam isn’t a human baby, Sam’s a Reborn. And because I want to talk more about my life and make my blog more personal. I’m going to hopefully talk more about the whole ordeal about Sam and the whole process of adopting a reborn, and hopefully have some amazing photos when the time comes that he’s delivered.

4 Tips when shopping for your new baby:

1. Always check the reviews of the nursery: Even if you’re going with somewhere like Ashton Drake (which I urge not to adopt form). There’s nothing worse than getting a baby that you’re unhappy with and knowing you won’t bond with them like you should.


2. It’s okay to be choosy: This is your baby and you’re paying for it, if there’s something you don’t like about the doll, then don’t buy it.

3. Check for new baby freebies: If you’re looking for bottles, diapers, and stuff for your baby check out freebie sites, some have new baby freebies or free boxes of stuff.

4. It’s okay to ask for more pictures: Ask for more pictures if there’s something you’re curious about when you’re buying your baby.




The Baby I plan on having
It took a while to figure out what baby I’m having/adopting. I have a list of possible babies that I may actually choose when the time come to adopt my little love bug!
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Kaynana @ Ebay

KC Shop @ Ebay

KC Shop @ Ebay

Tibar @ Ebay

The origin of the name Sam
It may come as a surprise that I like horror movies. When I think of horror movies with dolls, one doll sticks out among the rest. I’m not talking about Annabelle, I’m talking about Chucky. Chucky’s full name was Charles Lee Ray before he became a doll and the name was an amalgamation of serial killers.

Instead of naming Sam off of serial killers, I’m giving him horror movie names. The character Sam from Trick ‘R Treat is my all time favorite horror movie characters, so I knew right away that I’d choose Sam as a name. Since I’m still not sure if I’m going to go with a boy doll or a girl doll, I don’t know what I’m using as a middle name yet!

Blog Post Challenge Day 1: A Poem by yours truly

Day 1 Blog Post Challenge: Write a blog post using the word help

It’s day one of my 30 day writing prompt challenge. I’m ready to push my self to the limits, and because I want to push myself to the limits during the writing workshop, while working on my other activities that I’ve wanted to do, I chose to start writing poems again. Writing poetry again, was out of my comfort zone, and it almost made me want to pull away from the challenge, but I actually went through with it. 

Calling

This isn’t a game

There’s no reset reset,

And there’s nobody to blame,

But there’s tons of regret

The rain keeps falling,

And there’s no end in site

Do you hear me calling?

Calling into the future that’s dark as night

I know it can’t rain all the time,

But the waters up to my knees

And I think I’m losing my mind

Who do I believe?

Empty streets and blank faces

We’re all looking for some help

in some of the strangest places

as we blindly hold our hands out

The rain keeps falling

I think I’m losing my mind

Do you hear me calling?

The poem I wrote was inspired by the photo above and my feelings about the Novel Corona Virus. It helped me relax my mind, just for a little while. When I was writing the poem and as it was relaxing me, I realized that maybe getting back into poetry is something that I need to do, we all need something to get us through tough times, and this is one of those times.