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Get Check-ups & Heath Insurance To Be Happy and Healthy in 2015.

January 5, 2015 |

Happy Monday!

Today is the first #MakeitHappenMonday of 2015. I know we are all knee deep in our resolutions and and goals for the new year. Most of our goals in some way tie back to us being happier and healthier, they do go hand and hand. We want to be more drink more water, get more sleep, become more fit, lose weight, etc…Those are all great things but what I want to encourage you to add to your #MakeitHappenMonday goals this week are health goals that include making doctor’s appointments and looking into and signing up for health insurance if you don’t already have it.

Its only Jan 5th and I’ve already crossed off one unpleasant doctor’s appointment from my list. I went to the eye doctor on Friday, 20/20 baby!. If you follow me on Instagram you know I am relieved. I was terrified and now I don’t have to go back for a year. I already have an appointment scheduled to check out my lady parts later this month. Lastly, one of my #MakeitHappenMonday goals for this week is to make an appointment for the dentist. Luckily I can focus on my health and these appointments without much financial worry because I have health insurance.

If you don’t have health insurance, now is the time to look into getting coverage. Now I am in no way an expert on health coverage but what I am an expert on is making lists, yall know I love making lists. So below is a list of resources (including videos) from United Health Care all about health insurance.

Health Care Cost Estimator – Put in your age, zip code, and income and a list of health plans you may be eligible for will come up. For a 34 year old female, living in my zip code, who makes $30K, about 5 plans come up.
The History of Health Insurance – Video
What is Open Enrollment – Video. Important if you are getting insurance through your employer.
What is the Health Insurance Marketplace? – Video. Important if you are getting insurance on your own.
Qualifying Life Events – Video. Important if you are getting married or having a baby
Glossary – Video. Definitions of common health care terms.
How to choose the right insurance provider – Video

Our happiness and our health are deeply intertwined. It’s hard to feel Joyful when we are not feeling healthy. Now is the time to make our health a priority in 2015. Make those doctor’s appointments and get yourself health insurance if you don’t already have it. I hope these resourced are helpful. Visit United Health Care for even more valuable resources.

What are your goals for #MakeitHappenMonday? Have you added making important doctor’s appointments to the list? Do you need to get health insurance first? Did you add get health insurance to your goals for 2015 and start researching health insurance to your #MakeitHappenMonday list for this week? Which of the above videos did you like most or find the most helpful?

This is a sponsored Post. Zig Marketing has provided me with compensation for this post about Untied Health Care’s heath insurance information resources. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own.

Joyfully SMART Goals: A is for Actionable

September 10, 2014 |

Goals! Glorious Goals! If you have missed it or are new here you may not know that I have been working on some goals that I want to apply the law of attraction too. I have been working through the SMART goals process (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time Sensitive). Over the last weeks I have set goals, made them Specific, and made them Measurable. Today’s blog post is dedicated to making them Actionable.

This is the most challenging step of the SMART process. This is the part where I decide what actual steps will I take to accomplish my goals; what actions will I take. Here is my plan:

Goal: Lose 80 lbs and wear a size 14 regular. Action: Eat 3 servings of vegetables and 1 fruit on work days and 2 vegetables and 1 fruit on non work days. Work my way up to 1 gallon of water per day, with help of the water app. Limit my carbs. Work out at least 3 days a week. Be in bed before midnight on work nights and get at least 8 hours of sleep a night on non-work nights.
Goal: Go from single to in a happy committed relationship. Action: Be active at least once a week on free dating sites. Write out qualities that are important to me in a partner so that I can be clear on what I am looking for. Be more honest about my expectations when dating. Make sure all of my friends and family know that I am open to blind dates.
Goal: Have more fun. Action: Have at least 1 fun activity planned for the weekend by Wednesday of every week. Create a go to list of fun activities that I can do with or without friends.
Goal: Write 1st draft of my Chasing Joy book. Action: Write for at least 10 minuets every day, using the timer on my phone.

So there we have it, my action plan. The final action for all of the tips above would be to evaluate my progress and revise the described actions as necessary. I feel some anxiety about my actions. Some doubts about my ability to stick to the plan. None of the actions are too hard but they all do require me to make more effort than I have been.

Goals are an important part of feeling happier. Accomplishing something that you have worked towards can be a great source of joy. Creating this action plan and following the SMART Goals process in general should greatly increase the likelihood of me accomplishing my goals and feeling a bit more joyful.

So what do you think of my action plan? Do you have any suggestions for me? Are you working on your own goals right now? Please share some of your action plans.

#FlashbackFriday: BoB January And Giveaway Winner Is…

July 18, 2014 |

Happy Friday Joy Chasers.

I can’t believe we are only about two weeks away from the Chasing Joy Brunch & Learn. I am both nervous and excited. I always feel nervous before Chasing Joy events because I care so much about them. I want them to turn out really well with everyone having fun, meeting new people and learning new things. I want people to leave my events with a more positive and assertive outlook on life. I want Chasing Joy event attendees to leave after having decided that being happier is a realistic goal and possessing new tools to pursue that goal. I am super excited about the event because I know our speakers, Damaris and Yaritza, are going to teach us how to use the Law of Attraction as a tool to help us have more happiness and joy. I can’t wait!

I wanted to make sure as many of you as possible could come to the Brunch, so last week I opened a raffle to give away two free tickets. The raffle ended this week, and the winner is… Dai Reed!!! Unfortunately, there could be only one winner. But there is still time left to purchase your tickets. I guarantee the Brunch will be worth it. The speakers, networking, and full Brunch Buffet (yes a full meal not just fruit and muffins, check out the menu) are all going to be great. Register for your tickets today. For those of you not close enough to Philly to attend you can hang out with us online during the Brunch. We will be live tweeting, Facebooking, and Instagraming throughout. Just follow the hashtag #CJBL on your favorite social media site. As a matter of fact start following the hashtag on twitter on Monday the 21st at 8pm EST. We will be having our 3rd #CJBL chat talking about the Law of Attraction and the Brunch.

It’s a shame we have to wait two more weeks for the #CJBL fun. In the mean time I know what we can do, jump into the flashback! It is #FlashbackFriday after all. Here is how it works. FlashbackFriday is where we link up one of our older posts that needs a little love. It’s pretty simple. You can link up any post you like, but the idea is to link up an older one, and give it new life via the power of the linky. The only rule is to be sure to visit AT LEAST TWO other links. If you are first to link up be sure to come back and visit at least two of the links that come after yours. You can also share your post on the Chasing Joy Facebook page and tweet about the linky using the #FlashbackFriday Hashtag.

My favorite posts from last weeks link up are:

Sheila Hawkins’ post on creating Not-To-Do List

Homemade Applesauce– for your apples that are squishy. This post gives a super easy recipe.

Tina C. Hines’s post on not taking on other people’s pain if you are an empathetic person.

This week I’m linking up BoB January. This post lists my favorite blog posts back in January of 2012. I should start doing these posts again.

What post are you linking up? Find new blogs and new readers via the power of the linky!

Self-Care is Joyful Not Selfish

March 24, 2014 |

A few weeks ago I was talking with a girlfriend. I don’t remember what we were originally talking about. Somehow the conversation turned to the difference between self-care and selfishness. My friend mentioned feeling guilty for doing some basic things because she could be doing something for her parents instead. My view was that we have to do certain things to take care of ourselves first so that we can better take care of and help others. I shared this analogy that I’d heard (I’m sure many of you have heard also). Self-care is like the instructions for when there is an emergency on an airplane. The instruction is to place the oxygen mask on yourself first and then help others. If you don’t place the mask on yourself first, you may pass out and be unable to help those depending on you. It is the same with self-care. If you don’t take care of yourself, eventually you may find yourself, sick, burnt out, or in some other way, unable to care for those who are depending on you.

I think we all know logically that self-care is important, necessary, and not selfish. Yet so many of us have a hard time with it in reality. Many people in my age range are juggling multiple sets of responsibilities. We have jobs, side hustles (things like blogging, couponing, growing businesses), spouses, children, and parents. All of these people and responsibilities require our time and finances. This can lead to feelings of guilt, like my friend mentioned, when we spend time and money on ourselves.

So, how can we tell when it is OK to spend our time and money on ourselves instead of our responsibilities and loved ones? When is it self-care and when is it selfish? I don’t know if there is a one size fits all answer as all of our situations are different. I do think two basic questions can help us tell the difference.

Will spending the time or money in question make you healthier, happier, or less stressed?
Will my job, side hustle, spouse, children, or parents be negatively impacted 30days from now?

If the answer to question 1 is yes and question 2 is no then I’d say that qualifies as self-care. Maybe someone will be disappointed today or something at work won’t get done immediately, but if it won’t matter 30 days from now and it will make you happier, healthier, or less stressed than go for it.

Now if the answers to both questions 1 and 2 are yes, than proceed with caution. As your responsibilities and or loved ones will be negatively impacted you could be venturing into selfish territory.

Because the nerdy girl in me likes charts and graphs I made a quick reference chart (for your pinning pleasure 🙂 You will notice, I did not include a No option for if it makes you healthier, happier or less stressed. If it won’t do those things, than it’s really not worth considering.

I hope these two questions will help you evaluate some of the things you may be wanting to do but have been putting off because of all of the things you have going on. You may be surprised. Maybe that pedicure, night out with the girls, or planned day off from work aren’t selfish after all.

Do you have a hard time allowing yourself to spend time or money on self-care? How do you determine what is self-care and what is selfish? Do you like my chart? 🙂

Happy Birthday Chasing Joy! Let Them Eat Cake!

March 17, 2014 |

Today is my birthday. I am 34 years old. Or should I say 34 years young? I actually feel like I’m about….. hmmm, maybe 28. But 34 it is. To my dismay, I did not wake up any smarter or wiser this morning. Looks like I’ll still be learning as I go like I have for the last 33 years.

About 10 days ago I called my favorite bakery (and past Chasing Joy Charity Event sponsor) Bredenbecks and ordered a raspberry pound cake for my birthday. Since my birthday is also Saint Patrick’s Day, I had them decorate the cake in St. Patty’s Green icing with shamrocks.

Everyone Loved My Birthday Cake from Bredenbecks.
It was Raspberry Pound, Yummy!
If you are in the Philly area, definitely order your next cake from Bredenbecks.

The lady who answered the phone was kind and professional as she took my order. She asked what I wanted the cake to say and I told her Happy Birthday Arlett. We discussed other details of my order and just before ending the call she asked my name. I said Arlett. She immediately gasped and said something like, Oh My Gosh You Are Ordering Your Own Cake! That’s Terrible! She then really quickly said, in a less shocked and happier tone, Well, at least you are getting exactly what you want!

Prior to the call I did not think there was anything unusual or weird about ordering one’s own birthday cake. I love Birthdays. I love Cake. Of course they should go together. As a matter of fact, whenever I attend a birthday outing sans birthday cake I am profoundly disappointed. LOL I wouldn’t want to subject my friends to such disappointment so of course I’d order a cake. Only after hearing birthday cake salesgirl’s reaction to me ordering the cake for myself did I realize that most people don’t order their own cakes. Parents order cakes for their kids, adult kids order cakes for the parents and spouses and co-workers order cakes for each other.

For about 90 seconds I had a woe is me moment. Poor me, I don’t have a husband or boyfriend to order a cake for me. Poor me, I don’t have anyone to do special things for me or help me with tasks like shoveling, carrying heavy things or other “man’s work” type duties. Poor Me, blah, blah, blah….

Then I quickly snapped myself out of it. No, I thought, I’m not going to feel bad about ordering my own cake. I was in a good mood before the call and I’m going back to it. I’ve ordered my own cake now for a few years and it is no big deal. Birthday cake salesgirl is right!. I am getting exactly what I want. My cake will not have any gross Red Icing and I won’t have to hope I like it. I know I will like it and my birthday is after all about me and I should have what I want.

The way we treat ourselves teaches other people how to treat us. I treat myself very well for my birthday. I spend it with friends. I go out to eat with my mom. I go to the spa. I buy a special outfit. I buy myself fun Saint Patrick’s Day T-shirts, socks, and earrings to wear. I enjoy my birthday and I don’t really wait for anyone else to plan these things for me. When I meet Mr. Joy Chaser he will know exactly how to help me celebrate my birthday. He will not have to ask my mom or friends what to do for me to make it special. He will know exactly how to treat me because he will see how I treat me.

How do you treat yourself? Are there fun or special things you want to do, but you are waiting for someone else to plan it for you? Are you teaching people to treat you well because you treat yourself well or are you teaching others that you can make do with the bare minimum because that is all that you do for yourself?????

P.S. This is not a sponsored post. But I’d totally do one because Bredenbeck’s Cakes and Petit Fours are so yummy!!!

#LoveMe for Joy

February 3, 2014 |

It’s February! The month of Love. I am happy to participate in the #LoveMe Challenge with Pepper from the blog Pepper Scrapps. Each day for the month of February there is a different focus all designed to help you love yourself more. I will be posting daily for the #LoveMe Challenge either here on the blog or on the Chasing Joy Facebook Page.

On Saturday I posted on the Facebook Page explaining why I was joining the challenge. A challenge designed to make you love yourself more certainly will bring more Joy. Also, I like the timing of the challenge. This challenge is a great way for me to be in the Valentine’s Day spirit and show myself some love all month long

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Post by Chasing Joy.

Yesterday’s task was to post a photo of myself. I posted the following photo on the Facebook Page because I liked the color I was wearing and I was feeling happy and good about myself in the photo .

Post by Chasing Joy.

Today’s Post on the challenge is A Word That Describes You.

It is not easy choosing a single word that describes me. Several words come to mind. Joyful, sometimes, but not often enough, I am Chasing Joy after all. Confident, not as much as I’d like to be, that’s why its my word for this year. Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Blogger, Employee, Friend, yes, I am all of these things, but I like to think there is more to me than any one of those titles.

The word that I have decided on is Growing. I like learning new things. I like challenging myself to improve. I like finding better ways to handle situations and people. I enjoy conferences, seminars, and info sessions on wellness. I want to improve in all areas of my life. I want to keep growing. I think it it learning new things and having new experiences that keeps us young and engaged in life. There is a reason I am Chasing Joy. Not because I believe I’ll never catch it and will inevitable be Chasing it. I am Chasing Joy because I believe as I grow I will be able to capture better and better qualities of it. It is by growing into a better, healthier, and happier person that I embrace Chasing Joy.

The one word that describes me for the #LoveMe Challenge is Growing! What is one word that would describe you?

4 Years of Chasing Joy!!!

January 20, 2014 |

Guess who has a birthday coming up. Me!! That’s who. Ok. Not really me but my blog, this blog, Chasing Joy. Chasing Joy will turn four years old on January 31st!!!

Time really flys. I cannot believe it has been 4 years already. When I read over my very first post I can’t help but to reflect on what is the same and what is different.

Things that are the same:
“I’m starting this blog after reading the blogs of two women that I admire so very much and am lucky enough to call friend.” – I still very much admire Marcia and @Ms. Pillowz and am happy to call them friends. 🙂

“What this blog is, is a collection of my thoughts, happy, sad, deep, meaningful, shallow or trivial”. – Yup, still a collection of my thoughts.

“I hope that some of you will relate and others will gain some insight into the ups and downs of a single, 30 year old woman” – True except now I am 30ish lol. This is still my hope.

Things that are different:
” I’m putting my thoughts to paper as a form of self expression during a very difficult time in my life” – While there are certainly challenges in my life I would not say it is a very difficult time. By some standards I’m sure it could be described as a difficult time, but I am not claiming that. I am no longer grieving or heartbroken.

“I am on a mission to find out what joy is for me and escape the sense of boredom that has always plagued me.” – I am definitely no longer bored. Blogging has introduced so many new people, new social activities and new business opportunities into my life. Now I struggle to manage my time.

It’s funny how hard some bad habits are so difficult to break. Reflecting on 4 years of blogging almost immediately has me thinking, Wow 4 years and I only have X many followers and X many pageviews and other bloggers have way more who have been blogging for a shorter amount of time. It is sad how quickly the negative thoughts come even when you are actively working on being more positive.

I remind myself that when I started Chasing Joy I had no goals other than to write and feel happier. Those goals were achieved. In addition to achieving that goal I do have X followers and X many pageviews. I also have lots of new friends. I have made money blogging. I have supported two charities via Chasing Joy Joy of Giving events. Lastly, I have hosted 3 successful Chasing Joy Brunch & Learns. Despite my initial thoughts I have had a great 4 years Chasing Joy.

It would not be a true birthday or blogaversary without a celebration. Please join me on Jan 29th at 8pm for a #ChasingJoy Twitter party. We will be talking about blogging, happiness, and birthdays! It wouldn’t be a party without gifts! Only Chasing Joy will be giving them instead of receiving them (but you have to be following me on twitter @Chasing_Joy to win). So don’t miss out!

Do you have a blog? When is your blog birthday/Blogaversary? How long have you been blogging? How does where you are now in your blogging life compare to where you started?

13 Things To Leave in 2013

December 11, 2013 |

A couple of years ago, at the close of 2011, I wrote a blog post on the 12 things I needed to leave behind in 2011 to have a more 2012. So here we are almost 2 years later, 2 years further into this journey Chasing Joy, 2 years older, with 2 years more life experience under my belt, yet I am still carrying many of these things, things that I was supposed to leave behind in 2011, with me at the end of 2013.
My list of things to leave behind included the following:

1. Debt
2. Excess Weight
3. Clutter
4. Fear
5. Dehydration
6. Addiction
7. Loneliness
8. Control
9. Lateness
10. Ego
11. Guilt
12. Shame

Of these 12, I have made considerable progress with three of them, Ego, Guilt, and Fear. Rather than holding myself to some sort of higher standard as though I am somehow more capable than others, I focus on the fact that we all have way more in common that different so there is no reason to hold myself to a different set of standards. Getting my ego under control has also helped with the guilt. I don’t have to take on everything that happens in my life as though I am solely responsible. Some things just happen and other things result from other peoples actions. I don’t have to take on responsibility and associated guilt for those things.

Fear is the area in which I have made the most progress. This blog has truly pushed me out of my comfort zone. I have attended events by myself, traveled out of state by myself, learned to ask for help, pushed myself to do some public speaking, and learned to be more open about my feelings, fears, and desires. While I think It will be a while before I can do these things without giving myself a pep talk the important thing is I’ve learned to give the pep-talk and do things that help me have the life I want.

Then there are the other 9 things on the list. Things have improved but there Is still much to be desired.

1. Debt – This is getting better but I still slip up now and again and spend more than I should. Learning to live within my means is definitely a process.
2. Excess Weight – Oh my gosh. This has been a life long struggle. Some days I feel I’m making progress and others I don’t. But I have not given up. In fact I have joined a new diet bet. This one is longer term with a goal of 10% weight loss in 6 months. Click here >> Join Dietbet << if you have a few lbs to lose.
3. Clutter – This is getting better. Yay!
4. Dehydration – This is not good at all right now. Despite having downloaded a cool app that reminds me to drink water. I still don’t get anywhere near the amount I should.
5. Addiction – No not drugs but close. Sugar!!! I am losing this battle.
6. Loneliness – I still have not found my Mr. Joy Chaser yet. But I have gone on more dates lately. Actually I may have my eye on someone. Too early to say for sure 🙂
7. Control – Ugh!! This is a hard one. I just want things to be the way I want! Don’t you? I know I sound like a two year old but that is how I feel. I have much work to do in learning to stop trying to control things and trust people to do what they are supposed to do and trust God to take care of everything.
8. Lateness – This is improving somewhat, but not enough.
9. Shame – I still have much room to grow in this area. Logically I know I don’t have anything to feel shame about. However, I let thoughts of how other people view me and comparisons to other people’s lives creep in. That leads to the feeling of shame. I think the key here will be to not worry about what others think and not compare myself to others. Instead I should compare myself (my lifestyle, and my decisions) to my values.

While it might be unrealistic to think that by merely declaring that I won’t be taking these things with me into the next year I will solve the problems. However, acknowledgement is a start. So, as I start thinking positively about all that I want for myself in 2014 I acknowledge that the 12 things listed in this post are not included. As a matter of fact I will add one more.

Disorganization! Disorganization in my life is not welcomed in 2014. Being more organized will help me with so many of the things I have struggled with including clutter, lateness, debt and excess weight. Kicking disorganization to the curb would greatly improve my life. If I were more organized maybe I would be less distracted and able to see all the progress I am making in Chasing Joy

Including disorganization there are 13 things I want to leave behind in 2013. Part of having a more joyful life is being happier with ourselves. While that includes being happy with our flaws and all, there is a certain level of satisfaction and sense of accomplishment that comes from self-improvement. Are there areas of your life that you would like to improve on? What things do you want to leave behind in 2013?

The Chasing Joy Philosophy

September 2, 2013 |

This weekend I found myself in a double date type situation. It started off good but ended pretty shitty. I will spare you the details. My friend and I had just met these guys so they did not really know us. During the “tell me about yourself” segment of the evening I started talking about my blog.

I explained that on Chasing Joy I write about ways to have a happier life, specifically my pursuit of happiness and encouraging others to Chase Joy as well. One of the guys enjoyed being devils advocate and challenged me. He felt the problem with people was that they were quick to say “I’m happy” and use that as an excuse to not progress in life or achieve things. You would not think that a person could put a negative spin on Chasing Joy, but it’s possible.

I responded to the Challenge by explaining a little bit more of my philosophy on happiness and Chasing Joy. My approach to happiness has several components.

Optimism – For me, optimism comes from spiritual practice. Believing in something greater than myself, that has my best interest in mind allows me to approach situations that are not good with a sense of optimism and faith that this too shall pass. That things can and will get better. For me that “something greater than myself” is God / Jesus (I highly recommend 🙂
Gratitude – It is very difficult to be both angry or sad and grateful. I find counting my blessings to be a good stress reliever.
Trying New Things – I know I develop a lot of melancholy feelings or negative thoughts when I have too much time to think. When my mind is not occupied with positive things negative things find their way in. That is the true meaning of the saying “an idle mind is the devil’s workshop”. Trying new things, learning, and having positive experiences keeps you focused in a positive direction.
Setting Goals – There is a reason I do a Facebook and Twitter post each week, with the hashtag #MakeitHappenMonday, asking people what their goals are for the week. When we accomplish goals, big or small goals, there comes a sense of accomplishment and achievement. We feel good about ourselves and proud for making progress. These are all positive feelings that improve our satisfaction with life and increase our feelings of Joy.
Helping Others – There are two benefits to helping others. When you are focused on doing something for someone else it can be a great distraction and give you a little time out from worrying about your own problems. The second benefit, similar to achieving a goal, is the sense of accomplishment you feel when you help someone else solve a problem or make an accomplishment. The only caution is to make sure that you are helping for the sake of helping and not for some type of reward from the other person. While being thanked is a great bonus if you are helping someone only for the recognition you will not feel a sense of accomplishment or joy if that thank you does not come. You benefit when you help just for the sake of helping.

After I explained my approach to my companion he seemed satisfied that I was not encouraging others to simply declare themselves happy and be complacent. We moved on to other topics and the evening continued on, downhill unfortunately.

What is your philosophy or approach to being happier and Chasing Joy???

Body Image and Why I am Joining Team Dove

August 12, 2013 |

I have full length mirror in my bedroom. The way the room is set up, when I get out of bed in the morning, I am looking at a full length reflection of myself. The last two mornings I have really liked what I saw when I looked in the mirror. I wish I could say this is the norm but it isn’t. Most mornings during the week I am hurrying to shower with dove body wash or feed the animals and start my day and barely look at myself until I am brushing my teeth. Most of the time when I do take a moment to look at myself I guess I have a neutral feeling. I don’t usually feel good about what I see but I also don’t send time being critical or picking myself apart.

Unfortunately like most women I could use a boost in the self image category. We would all be a lot happier and more joyful if we liked ourselves a little more including our bodies. One reason so many of us struggle is that we have an unrealistic idea of what a healthy woman’s body should look like. We so rarely see a woman on tv, in print, or online that is not photoshopped. As a matter of fact we can even edit our own pictures with different filters and apps with slimming settings.

The lack of images of real woman in advertising and media why I was happy when one of my friends posted a video from Dove Canada on Facebook. Dove did the Real Beauty Campaign a few years ago where they use real women who are normal weight, have wrinkles, have gray hair, have freckles, etc… in their ads. In the video they are encouraging decision makers to use a real women sans photoshop in advertisements.

I have a few friends who only use Dove soap because they love the product. Now, I am not necessarily brand loyal unless you are talking about toilet paper, cat litter or girly hygiene products. However, I do believe in feeling good about where I spend my money. After watching the video and doing a quick google image search on a Dove Real Beauty campaign I couldn’t help but want to support Dove. So, knowing I was out of body wash, I decided to join team Dove and picked up some Dove Body Wash.

Why I am Choosing Team Dove and Dove Body Wash

What do you think of the video?

Here are a couple of the ads that I really liked that came up in my google image search.

Do seeing images of real people on tv and in ads make you feel better about your image?
P.S this is not a sponsored post. I just felt really good about my Dove body wash purchase the Dove Canada video and wanted to share it 🙂

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