Chasing Joy

Happy Birthday Joy Chasers

2012-01-31T00:00:00.003-05:00

Two years ago today I hit the publish button for the first time and started Chasing Joy. Now we are Chasing Joy together!!! Please sign the card. :-)

Bowl of Joy

2012-01-29T00:00:00.017-05:00

If you have been reading Chasing Joy for a while you know I’m all about happiness, positivity, and gratitude, my combination for Joy. This includes finding ways to turn every day experiences into something more joyful. So, when I heard the good people at Bertolli were looking for bloggers to write about how to turn the routine act of a weekday evening meal of soup into something special I jumped

Flashback Friday: Shower Sparked My JOy

2012-01-26T23:40:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Joy Chasers!!! TGIF!! This weeks flashback Shower Sparked My Joy is about finding Joy even during difficult situations. That is often harder than it sounds. However, finding some sort of positive out of a bad situation often makes it not seem so bad after all. Tell me about a time when you were able to see the joy in a bad situation. Now onto the Flashback. Flashback Friday it is

Joy 200

2012-01-24T22:23:00.001-05:00

I have read over 200 books. I have lost over 200 lbs. (That is if you count the 30-50 lbs I have repeatedly lost and regained over the last ten years). I have walked my dog over 200 times. I have driven over 200 miles in one weekend. I have spent over $200 on my hair. I have traveled over 200 miles away on vacation. I have spent more than $200 for life saving treatments for both my dog and cat. I

Weekend Guest: Ebony Delights

2012-01-21T09:00:00.003-05:00

A Joy Chasers answered the call to be my Weekend Guest. This weekend I am happy to welcome Ebony Delights. Ebony Delights is the author of the blog Ebony Delights. Ebony Delights is where you go to take part in her fun and expressive path to self improvement. Self Improvement the fun way is what Chasing Joy is all about! Let's find out how Ebony Delights is Casing Joy on her path to self

Flashback Friday: The Book of Joy

2012-01-19T22:58:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Joy Chasers!!! TGIF!! Yay! This weeks flashback is right on time. I just attended my book club this week and this weeks Flashback The Book of Joy is about the joy I get from reading and books. Have you read any good books lately???? And now about the Flashback. Flashback Friday it is where we Flashback to our older blog posts and linkup. You can also post a link to your

Wonderfully Made to Chase Joy

2012-01-18T12:22:00.000-05:00

I came across the word of the year concept on my bloggie friend signingcharity’s blog Our Giggles and Grimaces. Isn’t it a nice idea? One word setting the theme for your entire year. One word to fall back on for focus. One word to draw on for inspiration. If you have been reading this blog for a while you would have assumed my word of the year would be Joy, or Happiness. Or, maybe I’d get

Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

2012-01-15T21:23:00.000-05:00

As the two year blogaversary of Chasing Joy inches nearer, I am excited about all the new readers who are Chasing Joy with me. I have met some new people, reconnected with some old friends and made some possible future networking connections too. It is all so awesome. This blog has been and continues to be a true blessing for me. Because with every new blog post, Facebook and Twitter update

Flash Back Friday: Confession

2012-01-12T23:31:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Joy Chasers!!! I hope you had a good week. It was fast for me. It is Flashback Friday again, so I hope you are ready to link up! If you are new here Flashback Friday it is where we Flashback to our older blog posts and linkup. You can also post a link to your Flashback post on the Chasing Joy Facebook Page. Flashback Friday is a great way to rediscover our earlier works and

30 is The New 20 But Not For You!!!

2012-01-11T20:54:00.001-05:00

This is not the post you were suppose to get today. I wrote a really great post last night. Bloggers you know that feeling when you finish a post and you know it's great and you can't wait to hit the publish button? It was that kind of post. And just when I was about to hit publish I had a reality check. I thought about how public this blog is and how the subject of the post knows I have a

Flashback Friday: Walking Toward Joy...Again

2012-01-05T23:59:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday Joy Chasers!!! I hope 2012 is treating you well. This is the first Flashback Friday of the year, so I hope you are ready to link up! If you are new here Flashback Friday it is where we Flashback to our older blog posts and linkup. You can also post a link to your Flashback post on the Chasing Joy Facebook Page. Flashback Friday is a great way to rediscover our earlier works and

A Joyful Resolution!!!

2012-01-04T23:01:00.000-05:00

There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who make New Years Resolutions and those who do not make New Years Resolutions. I am a resolution person. I guess I kind of think of resolutions and goals as the same thing. I know resolutions tend to have a negative connotation of being unrealistic and or unattainable goals but I don't think of it that way. I just think this is a new year

Dear 2011

2012-01-01T16:13:00.000-05:00

Dear 2011, Oh what a year we had. Overall I think we were pretty good together. In a way I am sad to see you go. It feels as though our time together was so short. These past 12 months have flow by. But boy did we accomplish a lot. January - You helped me except the fact that while my life has not turned to be that perfect picture I envisioned I can start a Fresh Canvas for Joy. February -

Flashback Friday: Chased Joy All The Way to Bermuda

2011-12-30T00:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday Joy Chasers!!! It's time for Flashback Friday! Do you know what that is? Flashback Friday it is where we Flashback to our older blog posts and linkup here. You can also post a link to your Flashback post on the Chasing Joy Facebook Page. Flashback Friday is a great way to rediscover our earlier work and discover some new blogs. So pick your link and add it below. Use hashtags #FBF

Hunt for Joy & the Winner is!!!

2011-12-27T22:32:00.001-05:00

Happy Holidays Joy Chasers!!! Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa and all that good stuff. I hope your holidays are as pleasant as mine was. A little background for you. Growing up my dad liked to make the Holidays (Christmas in my house) a lot of fun. He'd start counting down to Christmas very early, Christmas music starting in October, going to see and letters to Santa, etc...

Flashback Friday: Letter to Dad

2011-12-23T00:01:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Joy Chasers!!! Today is Christmas Eve's Eve as my Dad would say. I hope you are ready for Chrismas? Christmas is a sentimental and nostalgic time of year. I often hear people talking about their best Cristmas ever or what their childhood Christmases were like. While this weeks Flashback is not about Christmas it is about a person who made sure it was never "the year of the bad

Wordful/Wordless Wednesday Blogalicious Photos and HBBBS Giveaway Winner

2011-12-20T23:01:00.000-05:00

So I am all done dropping Blogalicious knowledge on yall. So today I'm going to do a wordful/wordless Wednesday post and share my pictures from the conference. And of course I'll let you know who the winner of the HBBBS Giveaway. The Blogalicious Main Conference Room Podium Our Gracious Hostesses @JusticeNy and @JusticeFergie Me and My Blog Idol @Dumbparent A wild crowd

12 Things I Don't Need to Have a More Joyful 2012

2011-12-19T23:44:00.001-05:00

from google images A few weeks ago while reading some other blogs I kept coming across the theme Reverb. I also started seeing it as a hashtag on twitter, #Reverb. Finally I figured out what it is. Reverb is a way of reflecting on the end of the year and the year to come. I liked the idea so I signed up to get Reverb writing prompts via email. I have received a few Reverb emails but had

It's My Blog So I Can Do What I Want!

2011-12-18T22:58:00.001-05:00

image from Gertrude Hawk Ha Ha!!! I know you were expecting some eye rolling and attitude but you will find none of that here. It is the Holiday's (Christmas in my house) and I am in a giving mood. So another giveaway is coming your way! As the title of this post says, It's my blog so I can do what I want, so this is a surprise giveaway. I know what you are saying, "how can this be a

Flashback Friday: Vacation Time

2011-12-15T23:37:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday!!! Are you ready for the Flashback? Bloggie friends have you picked out you post for the linky? Joy Chasers are you to find some new blogs to checkout? Flashback Friday is where we Flashback to our older posts and linkup here. We also post a link to our Flashback post on the Chasing Joy Facebook Page. It is a great way to rediscover our earlier work and discover some new blogs. Be

HBBBS Part 4 and Giveaway

2011-12-11T21:45:00.002-05:00

Here it is part 4 and the final installment in the How to be a Better Blogger Blogalicious Style (HBBBS) series. I could go on and on talking about all the things I did and learned at Be Blogalicious 2011. But I won’t. So, for my last post in this series I will share every other bit of knowledge I gained at the conference. Also, one Joy Chaser who has been following the HBBBS series will get to

Flashback Friday: Good News

2011-12-09T00:04:00.000-05:00

Best of the Blogosphere November

2011-12-05T22:27:00.001-05:00

The month of November went by in a flash. It was an OK month. A few emotional ups and downs but overall a lot to be thankful for at Thanksgiving. But this post is not about my emotional peaks and valleys or an account of my many, many, blessings. This post is about the Best of the Blogosphere!!! I want to share with you my favorite posts that I have come across this month, my favorite post that I

Flashback Friday: Joy in the Universe

2011-12-01T23:55:00.001-05:00

Unhappy Holidays: Chasing Joy with Green Eyes

2011-11-28T23:36:00.000-05:00

So I've had Joy in my sights for sometime now. Chasing it at a steady pace slowly closing the gap. But then something happened. I took my eyes off of Joy for just a second and now I can barely see it up ahead. I have never been an athlete but I had the torture, I mean privilege of growing up with one. My brother ran track all the way through school up into college. My dad had been an