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10 Tips for A Joyful Eagles Superbowl Championship Parade & Ceremony Experience

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10 Tips for A Joyful Eagles Superbowl Championship Parade & Ceremony ExperienceE-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!

Yes, me along with everyone else in Philly are still extra hype about the historic Eagles Superbowl win.  My dad’s birthday is today and I keep thinking about how hype he would be.  He would definitely be going to the Eagles Superbowl Championship Parade & Ceremony tomorrow.

I would love to go to the Parade tomorrow but I’m now 7 months pregnant with Baby Joy Chaser. My first full week in the third trimester kicked my butt so I’ll be watching from home.  Lucky for you I was at the parade back in 2008 when the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series.

Here are my 10 best tips on how to have a Joyful time at the Eagles Superbowl Championship Parade & Ceremony.

  1. Expect a big crowd.  I know that sounds obvious however most of us have never been part of a crowd this big. About 1.5 million people attended the Phillies Parade. I’d never been in a crowd that big.  It was fun but definitely a little scary. The city is not sure how many people will turn out for the Eagles Superbowl Championship Parade & Ceremony. But, they are expecting more than the Phillies, probably 2 Million or more people.
  2. Go together and Stay together.  At the Phillies parade I made the mistake of trying to meet my then boyfriend there.  We were both working in center city within minutes of the parade route and thought there would be no problem meeting up.  We were wrong.  There were way to many people to even see each other let alone push through the crowd to get to the same spot.  So, if you want to enjoy the parade and ceremony with your  friends and family meet up first and stay together once you get to the parade route.
  3. Text may work faster and better than calling.  I know we live in a texting age where many of us have forgotten that our phones even make calls.  However if you are among the few who still prefer to actually talk on the phone be advised that they may not be your best, or even an option during the parade.  As mentioned above I never found my boyfriend during the Phillies parade.  We tried to call each other but most of the time the calls would not go through or they would drop immediately.  With so many people (millions remember) in one location the cell towers were overwhelmed and unable to keep up with the volume. Text will have a better chance of going through.
  4. Take a Pre-Event group selfie.  If you are coming to the Eagles Superbowl Champions Parade & Ceremony with children or adults who shouldn’t be on their own take a pre-event group selfie.  Should you get separated you’ll have a recent photo to show the authorities who’ll help to reunite you.
  5. Don’t wear green! I know you your like what! It’s the Eagles what do you mean don’t wear green? We bleed green!  I know it doesn’t sound right but this advice is for those of you who’ll be taking the group selfie mentioned above.  If you are coming with children or adults who should not be on their own dress them in something other than green.  I’d go with something bright like an Orange, White, or bright blue coat.  Should they get separated from you they will stand out int he crowd so they can be spotted quickly.
  6. Take public transportation. Parking in center city is tough on a regular day.  It may very well be impossible during the parade.  Both SEPTA and NJ Transit had special passes.  They may be sold out already so If you did not get one my advice is to leave for the parade very very early.
  7. Be prepared and patient for a long commute home. Back when I attended the Phillies Parade I was working in center city.  I had no problem getting to work on public transportation but getting home was another story.  Every train and bus was crowded.  Many bypassed me.   I had to walk blocks away from my usual stops to get a bus that I could squeeze onto.  My normal 35 to 45 minute commute took me about 3 hours.  Remember this parade is expected to be even bigger.  So be ready to make a day of it and make the best of the long commute home.
  8. Bring your own food and drinks.  While there are many restaurants along the parade route some may be closed allowing their employees to enjoy the parade and ceremony.  Other’s may be open but the crowd may overwhelm them.  So come with your own food and drinks just in case.
  9. Speaking of drinks remember Philadelphia has open container laws.  This means you cannot go outside with an open container of alcohol.  While the Eagles Superbowl Championship Parade & Ceremony are considered family events, there are some beer promotions going on.  If you indulge in libations and are lucky enough to get a promo beer you have to enjoy it inside.  If you drink outside you risk being ticketed and your good time being interrupted or cut short.
  10. Lastly, Have fun.  This is a historic moment and one of the best moments every for Philadelphia.  The world is watching.  Enjoy and rep us right!  Fly Eagles Fly!!!

The Eagles Superbowl Championship Parade & Ceremony starts 11 am in South Philly.  They players will make their way to center city and conclude with the ceremony at 1 pm on Art Museum steps. Will you be there or will you be watching from home like me???

Eagles Win the Superbowl & All of Philly is Chasing Joy

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Eagles Win the Superbowl & All of Philly is Chasing JoyToday’s post is supposed to be about the February challenge taking place in the Chasing Joy’s Joy Chasers Facebook group. The challenge is all about taking time each day to appreciate the things you like about yourself self to boost confidence, self-esteem, and self-love. Everything that is important for feeling good about yourself and Chasing Joy.

However, the Philadelphia Eagles a just won the Super Bowl and I am way too hype to write about anything else. LOL! This has never ever ever happened before. The city is crazy and everyone is so excited.

I keep thinking about my dad and how happy he would be right now. Sports was very important to him and an everyday aspect of our Lives when he was living. I can honestly say that this Superbowl game was the first game I’ve watched since he passed away several years ago. I feel so happy that they won just three days before his birthday.

I know it’s just a game but boy does it feel good when your team wins! Especially when they were the underdog.  The only thing left for me to say is E-a-g-l-e-s Eagles!!!

Now, tell me how hype you were when the Eagles won Superbowl 52.  The head over to the Chasing Joy’s Joy Chasers FB group and join the Febreaury challenge. There will be a prize at the end of the month.

Farewell 2017

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Farewell 2017Dear 2017,

It seems like only yesterday that I welcomed you into my life.  Yet here we are a year later and it is time to say farewell 2017.

Time has gone by so quickly yet we accomplished so much together.  Business wise we brought back the Chasing Joy Brunch & Learn #CJBL and launched the 4 Week Joy Makeover and the Joy Makeover 90 day boot camp.  Spiritually I have gotten to know a few more people at church.  This has been both pleasant and scary for me considering my initial anxieties about church. But starting to have some church friends helps me to be more focused on God.

Relationship wise, even though you did not bring me my Mr. Joy Chaser,  I am happy to have only grown my circle of friends and acquaintances.

Work wise, the day job that is, too by honest hasn’t been that great.  However, it has been serving its purpose of financing my dreams. To be honest 2017 the day to day during our time together 2017 has given me inspiration and courage to pursue change.

Experience wise you definitely didn’t disappoint, 2017. I mean after all you took me to Cuba! Financially things have been tighter than I liked but I cannot complain. The reason I cannot complain is because finances are tight because of fertility treatments.

Which brings me to Family. 2017 you showed off this year in the family area.  You did what 2015 an 2016 could not do.  As a matter of fact you did the opposite of 2016 which took away the person I loved the most, my mom.  You 2017 have brought new life into my family and allowed me to experience pregnancy and the Joy of telling my family that the newest Hartie family member is on the way.

2017 you will be gone in just a few hours.  The most important thing I have to say to you 2017 is thank you.  Thank you for allowing me to experience pregnancy, hearing my baby’s heart beat, and feeling my baby move inside of me. Thank you for giving me hope about the future.  Thank you for closing the previous period of loss in my life where I loss my dad, my relationship, my dog, and my mom and ushering in this period of receiving where I get to receive the blessing of motherhood and support from family and friends.  Thank you 2017 for being a good year.

Farewell 2017.  Here are a few memories of our time together.

2017 highlights top 9 posts from IG

My top 9 most liked Instagram posts. Follow me @ChasingJoy

2017 highlights my growing baby bump at Christmas

Showing off my growing baby bump during the holidays

2017 highlights the Joy of Giving recipient family

Giving the #JoyofGiving recipient family the $500 donation

2017 highlights pregnancy announcement

Announcing my pregnancy to the world!!!

2017 highlights Embryo Transfer

Embryo Transfer Day that would lead to my pregnancy!!!

2017 highlights serving At the North Philly Ronald McDonald House

Giving back by serving families at the North Philly Ronald McDonald House

2017 highlights The Chasing Joy Spa Day was an awesome afternoon. Here is m recap.

Hosting the #CJSpaDay

2017 highlights Chasing Joy in Cuba

I went to Cuba!!!!

Hosting the #CJBL, bringing it back after hiatus.

Happy New Year!!!!

What words of farewell do you have for 2017???

No Joy When Life Is So Hard You Can’t Get Out Of Bed

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No Joy When Life Is So Hard You Can’t Get out of Bed.

No Joy When Life Is So Hard You Can't Get Out of Bed

A few days ago I saw on post on Facebook that said something like, at some point every woman has the experience of when she does not want to or can’t get out of bed in the morning. With today being one day after the 8th year anniversary of my father’s passing away it felt like a good time to share my own experience with not wanting to get out of bed.

I have shared this story several times at Chasing Joy events but I don’t think I have ever actually written about it before today. I know this isn’t a joyful topic but it is very important to me that you all know that Chasing Joy is not about feeling happy-go-lucky everyday. Chasing Joy is about making the decision to live a happy life and working to build resilience even when life knocks you down. So, I’m going to tell you guys about when life really knocked me down and I did not want to get out of bed in the morning.

I can’t remember the exact date but I know it was either late fall or early winter of 2009. My dad had passed away on August 27th of that year and I had been having a really hard time with the grief. During this time I was also in a relationship with a man that I loved very very much. Unfortunately, things were not going well! I didn’t really know what was wrong but I knew that things between us we’re not good. We weren’t arguing or anything because I’m not a person that has a lot argument. However, we were not spending much time together anymore. Also the times that we were spending together were filled with tension. I was beginning to have some doubts about my important in his life and was beginning to doubt the longevity of the relationship.

This was a lot to go through! Either of those two things by themselves is enough to make a person who’s normally fairly content feel really sad. But the combination of missing my dad and doubting my relationship was becoming too much for me. Now, I’d always been very close to my mom and I talked to her a bit about my relationship stuff but I also didn’t want to burden her. I lost my dad. She had lost her husband and partner of over 40 years. Even as I was consumed with my own grief I was worried about her’s. So you see I didn’t really feel comfortable talking to her about how said and pained I really was.

I have always always loved sleeping in. Most of my long-term friends know not to even like call me before noon on the weekend. So my sleeping late was not unusual. However, what was unusual was my reason for sleeping increasingly later and later on days when I didn’t have to go to work. You see carrying on with this heavy burden of grief over my dad, worry for my mom, and the sadness over the inevitable end of my relationship was getting to be just way too much. It was becoming laborious and painful to just be awake.

So one late fall or early winter day I woke up on a Friday, when I did not have work, and I just turned over and went back to sleep. I woke up thirty minutes to an hour later and did the same thing. All morning I did this over and over and over again. This went on well past noon.  I remember thinking for the first time I wish I could just stay asleep. The pain that I was experiencing while I was awake was just becoming too much for me and I just wanted to stay asleep so that I could Escape it. I was experiencing my I can’t get out of bed moment.

The next thing I remember thinking after that very dark thought of wishing I could just stay asleep was s*** that’s the same thing as wishing I didn’t wake up. That’s almost suicidal. I better call someone.

I did get out of bed that day. Thank God for smart phones. I grabbed my cell phone and started Googling therapist I came across one with the website that was appealing to me and called the number. An answering service picked up and I began to leave a message explaining that I thought I needed to see a therapist. Before I could go into why, I was sobbing into this answering machine. The therapist called me back later that day and agreed to see me despite my not having the right insurance.

Honestly that was the beginning of my Chasing Joy. My relationship did end. A few months thereafter I started writing this blog. That was almost 8 years ago.

I consider myself very blessed and lucky to have had the wherewithal to call a therapist that day. That is the closest that I’ve come to ever being suicidal. I was lucky. Prior to losing my dad and these relationships troubles I was not experiencing any mental health issues. So I was able to recognize the shift that had taken place and knew that it was important to get help. Now let me be completely honest here. The absolute main reason that I called that therapist was because I imagined how much pain my mom would have been in if she lost me as well.

I’m sharing this today because I want you all to know that it is not uncommon to have really really low points in life. You may experience loss, grief, heartache, disappointments, etc. that leave you in so much pain that it’s hard to even function and be awake. You may say to yourself I can’t get out of bed. What I want you to know is that you are not alone. I have been there and I have gotten through it. Do you know what that means? That means you can get through it too. I am not special. I am an ordinary woman who’s experienced some pretty typical though difficult life events. But I got help and I made a decision that happiness was worth pursuing. I started Chasing Joy. You can do the same!

If you happen to be going through a time right now where being awake and functioning through your day is becoming unbearable or too difficult please reach out to someone. A good place to start if you have health insurance is with your doctor. You can also look on the back of your health insurance card to see if there is a phone number for mental health assistance. The suicide hotline is also available. The number is 1-800-273-8255. Please know that people love you and will be hurt by your absence just as my mom would have been hurt by mine. Get help! Remember that in time things change. Keep chasing Joy.

Have you had an I can’t get out of bed experience? How did you get through it? Did you seek therapy?

Dreaming Big with Disney Dreamers Academy

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Disney Dreamers AcademyDreaming Big with Disney Dreamers Academy!

You guys know that I am now on a mission to get to Disney. I’ve never been and I even gave you guys five reasons why I need to get there. The good news is I think I figured out one way I could possibly get there. Disney Dreamers Academy!

I know what you’re thinking. Disney dreamers Academy is for kids not for adults. I know this. Here’s the thing, I have six nieces and nephews.  Four of them are the perfect ages to go to the Disney Dreamers Academy. They will need an adult to go with them. Auntie will generously takes time off work to be their guardian on the trip. See? I’m in there! Disney here I come! LOL. Okay I’m just joking. I will get to Disney my own way. However I do think the Disney Dreamers Academy is a great program and I would love for any of my nieces or nephews to apply and be accepted.

Me with Some of my nieces and nephews after my baptism. Two are missing.

At the Disney dinner I attended a couple weeks ago they told us a lot about the Disney Dreamers Academy. They also brought a young man who was an alum of the program to  along to talk about his experience. This young man was so inspirational.  I was blown away by his story, the way he carried himself, and his public speaking abilities. He has so much going for him. It was wonderful to hear how Disney Dreamers had been a big part of his growth. I first heard about the Disney Dreamers Academy years ago from The Steve Harvey morning radio show. However, this was my first time hearing firsthand how the program had impacted a young person.

The Disney dreamers Academy is a wonderful program where 100 kids ages 13-19, from around the country, get to spend 4-day at Walt Disney World interacting with  inspiring people to they’d never get to meet in their everyday life.  The adults help these kids learn to dream big and get a jump-start on making those dreams come true! By dream I mean they help the kids to see opportunities and options that are beyond what they might experience within their communities, families, and everyday life. The Disney Dreamers Academy opens their eyes to how big the world is and how much opportunity there is for success. At the Academy the kids are taught to think big and that there are no not limits to what they can achieve in life.

Check out this video for more information.

It is for all the reasons above that I would be super super excited if any of my nieces and nephews decided to apply. If indeed they were selected I would definitely volunteer to be their guardian not just because I’d get to go to Disney. The Disney Dreamers Academy makes the effort to not just help the kids but to also help their parent or guardian to discover their own ability to dream. I have created a very nice life for myself and am much happier than I was in the past because I make an effort at Chasing Joy. However. I can’t help but to wonder what my life would look like had I been exposed to something like the Disney Dreamers Academy.

There have been many times in my adult years, by adult years I mean post-college, where I have been kind of amazed at the different jobs and career paths that some people have taken. There are so many opportunities out there that I just was not aware of. I grew up thinking you went to college and you became a doctor a lawyer a teacher or some kind of business person. I had no knowledge of the many many types of creative career options that are out there for people.

Now, don’t get me wrong,  I do not regret the decisions I’ve made. I made the best decisions that I could at the time. However, I know that there’s opportunity for me even now to learn how to dream even bigger. I’m going to make an effort to do that and challenge myself on my own. But if any of my nieces or nephews go to Disney Dreamers I’m hoping to go with them to gain insight on how I could dream bigger. Maybe there needs to be a Disney dreamers adult version???

I hope my nieces and nephews won’t be the only teens applying to the Disney Dreamers Academy. I hope all of you Joy Chasers will encourage the teens in your life to apply.  Apply for the 2018 Disney Dreamers Academy now through October 31, 2017. Maybe I’ll get to see some of you there! Click here to Apply  >> Apply to Disney Dreamer’s Academy<<

Do you dream big? Do you know how to dream? Are you teaching the young people and children in your life how to dream?  Lastly, let me know in the comments if your kid or the young people in your life apply so I can send prayers and good thoughts their way.

Chasing Joy at the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival

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Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival Chasing Joy at the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival

I do not have my days confused.  I know it is Sunday and I normally don’t post on Sundays.  However, yesterday I went to the Chinese Lantern Festival and it was awesome.  The bad news is it ends today.  The good news is you still have a chance to go if you can fit it in today.

I know it is  Father’s Day but this could be a great activity if, like me you are not feeling very festive.  I lost my dad almost 8 years ago.  Since then Father’s Day has been tough.  If you are blessed to still have your dad or perhaps a baby daddy that you want to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival would make a nice family event. I saw lots of families, plus there was a beer garden.

Here are a few pictures from my night at the Chinese Lantern Festival.  I took these photos with my cell phone and they certainly don’t do the exhibits justice.  You should really go see them yourself.

Visit the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival website for more information and to get tickets.  Don’t forget today is the last day!

Did you make it to the Lantern Festival this year or last year?  What was your favorite exhibit?

Make Your Home A Sacred Space. Keeping Joy Thieves OUT!

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Chase Joy By Making Your Home A Sacred Space and Keeping Joy Thieves OUT!

Recently I have seen some crazy things on Facebook.  I have seen a girl switch finances within just a few weeks.  Another girl posted saying she had a baby.  Then she posted updates drinking and hanging out with no further mention of the baby.  Crazy right!  But by far the craziest thing I saw was several posts from a girl ranting about some relatives who she let move into her house.  To say these house guests wore out their welcome is putting it mildly.  Things really went south for this girl and her guests and police even had to be involved and then came the FB live rants.

Now I don’t know the details of what happened with this girl and her house guests.  What I do know is that our homes should be our sacred spaces. Like with anything else that is sacred we need to safeguard it.  We need to have guidelines for the care and protection of our home.  The most important aspect of this care, protection, and safeguarding is who we allow into this sacred space.

As I watched this girl rant and rave on Facebook I thought to myself these people probably should not have been permitted to move in in the first place.  Growing up I had friends visit my house often enough but they always went home.  I did not really have sleep overs.  I notice my parents also did not have a lot of friends over.  When I talked with my dad about this he shared his point of view.  He explained that our home was for us.  That it was not good to have a lot of people in and out of your home. A visitor was fine but we should not have people outside of the family in our home on a regular.

Now that I have my own home I agree with my dad, though I do plan to allow my future child to have more sleepovers than I had growing up.  I am very protective of  my space.  I want to be 100% comfortable in my own home.  Any person or situation taking away from that has to go.

Like I mentioned before having a comfortable home environment is an important part of self-care.  So, protect your space, guard your home, and be cautious about who you allow in it especially if they are planning to stay for a while.  Chase Joy by safeguarding the sacred space that is your home by keeping Joy Thieves out.

Etiquette: Don’t Be A Joy Thief At Work

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Don't be a joy thief at workHappy Monday!!!  Back to the salt mines as my dad used to say.  Today we are back at work. I know you guys are kick ass in the office, setting goals and accomplishing major boss stuff.  However, I know we all have our off moments. So this week I want you to pay attention to your office etiquette and behavior and make sure you are not being a Joy Thief at work.

We all work or have worked with Joy Thieves.  I’m sure you are imagining one right now as your read this.  The thing is we want to make sure we don’t become the Joy Thieves.  I have come up with a quick list of things you should avoid doing or stop doing so that no one imagines you when they think of the office Joy Thief.

How did I come up with this list?  Unfortunately these are all behaviors that I have experienced or witnessed in the workplace in the last several weeks.  So, if you are dealing with any of these bad behaviors or office etiquette violations know that I sympathize.

Here goes.  Avoid these misdeeds and etiquette blunders so that you won’t become the office Joy Thief.

  • Do not make decisions that you will not have to take responsibility for without informing the person that will responsible.  This is pretty basic but it happens all the time.  Especially since so many of us work in team environments where we all have different responsibilities on the team.  Yet, one person will volunteer the team without actually speaking to the team member who will have to do the task.  Don’t do that!
  • Do not repeatedly ask for status on tasks that are not urgent.  Let me clarify.  When I say repeatedly I mean do not ask a person for status on the same tasks 4 or 5 different times with a single work. Especially if the task is not urgent but just something that you’d like to see done before you leave early or take personal time off.  When you do this I guarantee you make your co-worker want to move your request to the bottom of their to do list.  Also, when you do have something that is indeed urgent they will be less likely to act quickly.  You know that who l boy who cried wolf thing.
  • Do not, I repeat do not put someone on speaker phone without asking them first and briefing them on the issue.  There is no worse feeling than having a co-worker call you to their desk or stop you  when you are walking by and witness them hitting the speaker button to include you in the conversation when you have no clue who is on the line or what the issue is.  I thought this was basic office etiquette but it happened to me just a couple weeks ago.
  • Do not make passive aggressive statements to your co-worker in an attempt to get them to rank  your stuff higher on your priority list.  Here  is an example of  how this went down in my office.  A co-worker asked me did I do something for them yet.  I explained that I had a few other things then I’d get to it.  A short time later the same co-worker see’s me respond to a notification on my cell phone and asks me did I have a company cell phone when they know darn well that only upper management is issued company cell phones.  Needless to say the time it took for me to explain the way cell phones are distributed only further delayed me in getting to their task.
  • Last but certainly not least do not submit the same task in different formats at the same time in hopes of getting it approved quicker.  I don’t know about your office but at my office there are many ways to submit work to an approving official. Our system allows us to send work through one of our software applications.  We can send an email.  Some tasks allow us to print things out and place them in a in box or basket on a co-workers desk. We can write a note on a post-it and leave it on a co-worker’s computer.  Lastly, can even go up to them and have a conversation.  What you should not do is submit the same task in multiple formats at the same time.  This will make your co-worker feel harassed.  Here’s a tip harassment does not build trust and trust is super important when it comes to building great relationships at work and everywhere else. The best thing to do is ask how the approving official wants to receive work and submit it in that format.

As you get your work week keep these office misdeeds and etiquette tips in mind and Do Not Be The Office Joy Thief.

Have you been on the receiving end of any of these Joy Thieving tactics?  How did you respond?  Are there other misdeeds common at your office? What would you add to the list?

Life After Death: 1 Year Without My mom

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Life after death: 1 year without momLife after death. It has been 1 year since my mom passed away.  In some ways the year went super fast.  Yet, I remember some days and weeks dragging on and on.  Time is funny like that.  Honestly, if the calendar didn’t say so I would not even believe it has been a whole year. My memories of my mom are still so fresh.  I can still see her sitting on her corner of the couch or next to me in the passenger side of my car.

It has been a year and this is what I want you to know about life after death for those grieving the loss of a parent.

I am still grieving.  There is no time limit on grief and it is different for everyone.  I ache for my mom every day.  I probably still cry over missing her once a week.  But you know what it is ok.  There is nothing wrong with me and there is nothing wrong with you if you have had or are having a similar experience.  I know from losing my dad that in time it will get easier. The tears will be less even though the memories will remain. I can’t pinpoint exactly when I stopped grieving over my dad.  It may have taken three or four years.   I still miss my dad and think of him every day but the ache is not as painful and the pain of his absence is not as acute.

I now live in an alternative universe.  Ok, let me explain.  A weird thing happens when you lose someone so close to you like a mother or father.  Everything that you see, hear , or experience seems the same yet it all feels different.  Somehow the loss seeps into everything, even areas of your life that never included them, like work.  Everything is the same but it all feels different, like an alternative universe in a sci fi movie.

I am still Chasing Joy.  My mom had been sick with lung cancer for three years before she passed away.  She knew that she did  not have a lot of time left and gave me one of the greatests gifts.  My mom wrote me a letter and told me where to find it so that I could read it after she passed.  One of the things she said in the letter was she was happy that I was committed to Chasing Joy.

Having fun after you lose your mom or dad can be hard.  In some ways you feel like you should not experience happiness without them.  As if feeling happiness without them means you do not love or miss them.  This is not true.  Your loved one would want you to be happy and experience as much joy as you can.  My mom was smart to remind me of my commitment to happiness and a joyful life.  I own it to her to have a happy life.

Life after death or loss can be hard.  Give yourself permission to feel how you feel.  Try not to rush things.  Grief takes time.  You will never be the same.  But, you can still have a happy joyful life. You just have to give yourself permission to do so.

Single Mother By Choice Support System

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Single Mother By Choice Support SystemI am trying to conceive to become a single mother by choice.  Just because I am starting my family as a solo project that does not mean I am doing it alone.  No one accomplishes anything alone.  Relationships and support systems are essential to getting us where we need to be in life.  That is why relationships is a Pillar of Joy.

Becoming a mommy is no different.  That is why a while back  I shared how I was creating the support system that I needed.  Like most people I always imagined that my parents would be essential members of my support system when it came time for me to become a mommy.  However, life had other plans and my mom and dad have passed away.  When my mom had passed away last April a YouTube subscriber asked me who was my single mother by choice support system.  I am answering her question in today’s video.

Check it out below and don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube video so you don’t miss any cool giveaways.

If you have any questions about my Single Mother By Choice trying to conceive journey leave it in the comments.

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