How I Named My Blog Day (a little late)

Last night I was visiting Relyn and Beth and they both had participated in How I Named My Blog Day. I thought it was such a neat idea, so I decided to play along. So here goes...Up until 3 summers ago I did not even know what a blog was until our friend John sent us a link to his family's one showing pictures and updates on the kids. I thought it was really cool, started one that summer and it never went anywhere. It is still out there...somewhere- I can't access it as I have no clue what the password and e-mail was. Oh well. Cut to the next summer (07) when I was looking for some vintage summer images for the card swap I was in and different blogs came up sporting those images. After falling into each of the blogs I clicked on, and re-emerging full of ideas and inspiration afterwards, I decided to retry my hand at blogging once again. I have always loved journaling (but did not keep up with it), loved photography, loved scrapbooking, and loved decorating...so voila...my blog was born since, with a blog, I got to do it all in one place! Now, what to name it?????

I chose Creative Cottage Dreamer for a couple of reasons... "Cottage" most definitely because I am IN LOVE with cottages- all types and sizes. I LOVE that quaint look of them; especially the smaller ones. You know the kind- the ones that have the cute front porch and ooze coziness- where you feel like you can relax the second you step across the threshold- filled with sentimental objects that exude memories. As I have mentioned before, we have a small cape cod, which was to be our starter house 23 years ago that we're still in. When we moved in, my dad dubbed our house "The Enchanted Cottage ." It does have a cottage feel, especially since Mike built a big front porch onto the front of it. I still don't have my cottage garden, but a girl can dream, can't she?

I chose "Dreamer" because anyone who knows me, really knows me, knows I tend to dream my time away. I'm always wishing, and hoping, and thinking, and dreaming (isn't that a song or something like one?...) sometimes too much and don't take advantage of the Moment (I'm working on that, though).

The "Creative" part was hard. It was a toss up between that and "Cozy" (I still really like Cozy). I ended up going with Creative because I do love all things creative. I adore creativity in any form and have had many people tell me that I am creative. After looking at and reading blogs I am not as creative as I would like to be- not even close! I would have to say that through the years, I have lost some of my creativity...or maybe it has changed and gone a different direction, but I think I was more creative when I was younger. Oh well...maybe it will return...

But- there you have it- how I came up with my blog name. Once I started blogging I was amazed that it was so rewarding. My first comment was my co-worker and friend Katie. The 2nd comment was from Angelica, who I ended up meeting this past October! I love the idea of the connections we make, treasure the friendships made, and look forward to each blog I visit and to seeing the comments left by those who visit me. I also love that I now have a visual journal depicting my life for the past 2 years. I WISH I had more time to visit more blogs and join more groups and do way more with my blog, but all in all The Creative Cottage Dreamer is happy where she's at; snuggled up in her cottage, creatively dreaming the time away... and this blog has far surpassed any expectations I ever had for it!

For a book of real cottage eye candy, check out Vintage Cottages by Molly Hyde English. I have been drooling over the images in this book ever since Laura passed this book of her mom's on to me Tues. night (thank you so much Laura and Laura's Mom!).

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This is a picture of our "cottage" taken in September