From Sara: After years of hearing my friend and her husband call one another ‘Baby Das’, I finally asked ‘What is that from?’ It went back over 20 years to their high school days. They were studying Spanish together and one of them kept pronouncing ‘bebidas’ (Spanish for drinks) as ‘baby-das’. It became an inside joke and a long term nickname for one another.

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From Lacey: I am realizing now that my family used to call me by nicknames but much less now, but I get so much delight when they do. To my dad I am, “Lacey the Face all over the Place,” my sister Brandye would call me Lacey Loo or just Loo, and my sister Amy called me Cheech (formally Cheech of the Cheechiest McGees). Here’s hoping one of them reads this and picks the habit back up again.

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Ask a friend to share their story behind a family nickname, or go to (insert hashtag prompt here) and share your story of how you got a funny nickname.

I love, love, love how pets have many names. The name you write down on their tag and at the vet. And then the many names you call them throughout the day. Spread some joy today by posting a current or previous pet and all of the many nicknames you call them.

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You can comment on our joyful prompt post, share it in The Village, or post it on your own social media with the hashtag #joyfulsupportmovement.

I am dying to know what nick names you’d call this good boy. Poofster is what comes to my mind… Full name being Poofy Poofster the Duke of the Poofdom. If you read this please reply with your silly name!

Home management can sometimes be a bit of a snooze fest. You could put a little laughter in the routine by giving areas in your home or routine tasks fun names.

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Sara calls the kitchen/eating area in her home the ‘Dining Hall’ just to be silly.

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You could call your daily chores- quests or missions.

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And remember, there are always steps you can take to make your home management missions a little easier. Check out our latest blog post to learn more.