Chasing Joy

Making Room For My Bundle of Joy

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No, I am not pregnant yet; and yes I will formally update you on where I am on the journey to becoming a mom on Friday.  However, I am making room for my future bundle of joy. I own my home (Yay for home ownership! Boo for home maintenance!).  It is a duplex that I share with my mom. I have the second floor apartment.  My apartment has a living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom.  So where is my bundle of joy going to sleep??? Here is the plan. Lucky for me my mom is … READ MORE

IUI #2: What’s The Plan For Conceiving My Bundle Of Joy

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Last week I told you about meeting with some Choice Moms from Philly.  These are women who, like me, decided to have a baby on their own.  I shared with them where I was in the process.  I told them that I am trying to conceive with donor sperm.  I told them that I was doing IUIs un-medicated (so far) but that it had not worked yet.  It was nice confiding in these women who had been exactly where I am not that long ago.  Knowing they knew how I felt made it even … READ MORE

Find Joy In Improving Leadership Skills

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Raise your had if you are a leader.  Every hand should be up. We all are or will be leaders in some aspect of our lives.  We lead in our roles as mother, father, aunt, big sister, etc in our families.  We take on leadership roles at our jobs, churches, sororities, and social groups.  If you write a blog you even take on a leadership role with respect to your readers.  I'll ask again, raise your had if you are a leader. Now keep it raised if you think improving leadership skills is … READ MORE

Chase Joy on Memorial Day

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Happy Memorial Day! Summer has unofficially started.  BBQ Grills have been pulled out and fired up.  Kiddie swimming pools have been christened.  I hope you have been having a good holiday weekend and are enjoying Memorial Day.  Hopefully you are like me and sleeping in today because, yay, no work today! In the midst of all of the celebration there will be parades and the laying of wreathes as the country honors our military men and women.  Now this post is not going … READ MORE

With The SMCs, Was The Place To Be!

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People like to fit in.  They join groups, tribes, cliques, and associations.  I am no different.  I like to fit in and feel like I belong. Last weekend that is exactly how I felt.  I met my tribe, well one of my tribes.  I finally got to meet, in person, some local women from Philadelphia who are Single Mothers By Choice (SMCs).  Check out my video to see how it went. There are many aspect to this journey to becoming a mom; saving money, making space in my … READ MORE

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