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My Life In Numbers

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I enjoy getting to know my blogger friends. I hope you will enjoy learning a little bit about me.  Here is my life in numbers.

1 is the number of pups that bring me Joy.  If you keep up with me on Facebook you know his name is Hurty!!

2 is the number of crazy cats that keep me entertained. Peanut and Pinto are there names.

3 is the number of brothers I have.  All older.

4 is the number of years I have been at my current position, aka the day job.

5 is the number of times I have been outside of the country.  I’ve visited Bermuda, Canada, Jamaica, and the Bahamas twice.

6 is the number of nieces and nephews I have.

7 is the number of hours of sleep I should get every night.  Sadly I get as little as 5 sometimes.  I know I must do better.

8 is the number of years I have been a homeowner.

9 is for 9th grade.  The year I transitioned back to public school from a Christian school.

10 is for 10 pound weights.  These are the heaviest weights that I have at home for at home workouts.

11 is the number of years it has been since I graduated college.  Time flies.

12 is for October 12 when I will be attending the Curvy Closets fashion show.  Philly fashion events are cool.

13 is for Friday the 13, the day when I’ll be making an announcement on the blog.

14 is a good approximate age for my dog. He is a senior 🙂

15 is the age I was when I had my 1st boyfriend.

16 is the age I was when I applied for my first job.  I did not get it.

17 is for my birthday!!!

18 is the age I was when I was the first black person to ever be awarded a scholarship from my dad’s Local Teamsters Union.

19  was how old I was when I started working retail at Strawbridges

20 was my age when I 1st fell in love.

21  was the year my dad threw me a birthday party at a bar.

22 is the age I was when I graduated from Temple University.  #IBleedCherryAndWhite #TempleMade

23 is the number of days until Blogalicious!!!  My favorite Blog Conference.

24 is for that TV show that everyone loved.  The one where the entire season was supposed to be on day or something.  Yeah, I never saw a single episode.

25 is the age I was when My parents got married.  I was the maid of honor, best woman, photographer, florist, and the witness.  It was pretty cool 🙂

26 is for 26 years ago when I got a banana seat bike that was pink and white with flowers on the seat and a basket.

27 is for 2700.  That is the room number of one of the offices I worked in where I had the most fun, learned the most, and made many friends.

28 is the age I was when I met the man I thought I would marry.  I thought wrong.  LOL

29 is the year I lost my dad and first felt like an adult. 29 is also the age  I was when I started Chasing Joy 🙂

30 is the age I was when I visited Bermuda.  I found the views beautiful but I was a little disappointed with the sand.  It was not a pink as I expected.  I guess I was expecting it to be magenta or something.

31 is for 3.1 miles.  That’s how far a 5k run is.  I have completed one (had to walk some of it) and am contemplating another.

32 is for 32 weeks early.  That’s right, I was a preemie.  I had things to do so I needed to get here early 🙂

33 is my current age and the year I wrote about my life in numbers.

What numbers have had significance in your life?  If you do a life in numbers post be sure to post a link in the comments so I can check it out. 

The Joy of Getting Powered Up!

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This weekend I had a great great (that’s right had to say it twice) experience at Power Up 2013.  Hopefully you were following my tweets and the hashtag #PowerUp2013 so that you could enjoy virtually.  If not check them out now.

I have never been to a conference like this before.  I did not have the opportunity to go to Power Up 2012 so I did not know what to expect.  I knew there would be other bloggers there but it was not a blog conference.  It was better than I could have imagined.

The purpose of Power Up is to uplift and empower women. There were a lot of speakers covering a variety of topics.  However there was one theme that crossed every  session.  That theme was MINDSET.  Whether the session was about letting go of past hurts, forgiveness, health, finances, networking, or making money in business having the right mindset for the outcome you want is key.  We all experience painful events in life and things that make us fearful.  These things alter our mindset and take us off track, and make us feel we cannot have the life we want.  Power Up was about encouraging us to get our minds right and getting back in the mindset that we can have the lives we want.

Based on the conversations I had with other attendees and some of the tweets using the hashtag most of us left the conference feeling very reflective of our current lives vs. the lives we want to have, the people we need to forgive, the things we need to let go of, the fast food we need to stop eating, the financial moves we need to make.  The great thing about the speakers is that they left us with some practical tips. It’s impossible for me to share all that I learned (which is why you should go next year)  but here are a few things that stood out to me.

  • Take time to discover what you really want. Not what you think you should want, but what you actually want.
  • There are two types of problems, surface problems and root problems.  Example: someone may have a surface problem of bad spending habits, the root problem may be a deep desire to please others and avoid rejection.  The desire to people please and avoid rejection may lead to buying things they can’t afford or making financial commitments in order to look good to others.  Take time to figure out if your problems are surface problems or root problems.  You want to work on the root problems.
  • The 5 Ps:
    • Passion – What do I want.
    • Purpose – Why do I want it.
    • Power – I can do anything
    • Persistence  – I won’t give up
    • Positivity – I will have a positive attitude
  • Make plans for your life based on your goals and priorities and hold yourself accountable to yourself.
  • When bad things happen use the 3 A’s to avoid keeping it in.
    • Awarness – Admit that the thing happened.  Don’t be in Denial
    • Acceptance – Accept what responsibility you had or did not have in the situation.  Sometimes painful things do happen to us that are not our fault. It is just as important to Accept that you were not at fault or to blame
    • Action  – Depends on the situation, but could include apologizing, forgiving yourself and others, counseling, changing behaviors, etc.  
  • Invest in yourself including professional development, education, appearance etc.
  • Know what your financial situation is including how much you owe and how much you have.
  • Before you get married know what your spouse owns and what he or she owes.
  • Make the decision to be wealthy (all about mindset)
    • What does wealth look like to you?
    • Don’t let the media dictate what wealth looks like to you.
    • What will wealth feel like for you?
  • Write a financial plan
  • Are you willing to pay the price to have more money?
  • 4 financial steps to follow:
    • Increase awareness of how much you have and what you do with it
    • Be dedicated and disciplined
    • Commit to the process but be willing to be flexible
    • Take inspired action with your financial decisions
  • Wealth is 80% mindset and 20% budgets and financial strategy
  • In your life understand the cost of staying the same and not moving forward
  • You become similar to the people you spend most of your time with.  Hang with Great People!
  • Lastly, spend quiet time with yourself, without TV, Music, or other distractions.  Listen to your thoughts and possibly even hear God giving you inspiration. 
This is just a small sampling of my takeaways from Power Up.   Here are a few of the things I tweeted.  

As you can see Power Up was an amazing and uplifting experience.  I feel inspired to work even harder for the things I want in my life; husband, children, growing the Chasing Joy community, losing weight, learning more at the day job, and becoming wealthy.

Were you at Power Up 2013 or 2012?  What were some of your takeaways?  If you could not be there do any of the above takeaways resonate with you? 

6 Tips To Keeping Your Dog Happy & Joyful

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Hello people.  My person was busy so I’m helping her out on the blog today.  I am the awesome Shih Tzu known as Hurt.  My person has mentioned me a time or two here on her blog.  No, I’m not telling you how I got my name.  It’s top secret so if I told you I’d have to kill you.

I’ve been taking care of my person for a few  years now and I love it.  I know you all think that the person is in charge and the animals are the pets but you are all so mistaken.  We let you think that because we know how fragile your egos are, but I digress.  I have been taking care of my person for a few years now and I finally have her fully trained on exactly what to do to keep me pleased.  So here are a few tips on how to have a happy dog.

  1. Crunchies!!! Lot’s of them.  The way to your dog’s heart is through his stomach.  Keep his stomach full and he will reciprocate with lots of doggy kisses.  Now often while you are eating your dog may gently remind you that eating is a social activity and they’d like to join you.  Don’t mistake this for begging.  This is simply part of your training and a reminder that you forgot to give us a little something when you fixed your plate.  Dropping a few morsels onto the floor for us will quickly rectify the oversight.  
  2. Walks! Exercise is so important.  If us dogs did not insist on daily walks our people would get really out of shape.  We can’t let that happen.  We have to keep our people healthy .  Notice the enthusiastic energy us dogs  have when doing our daily walk. Our people should follow suit.  The walks keep our muscles toned and our bodies slim.  We use the exercise time to explore our surroundings and get to know our neighbors and their people.  
  3. Naps! Now the length and number of naps required by dogs vary.  As part of your training to become an awesome pet parent you will learn what works best for your dog.  A Senior dog such as myself has learned the benefits of getting lots of beauty sleep.  You will know when your dog has reached the optimal level of sleep when they run and bark in their sleep without waking themselves up.   This level of sleep is also accompanied by a protruding tongue.  
  4. Rubs!!!!  This is a major major key to keeping your dog happy.  Rubs also known as petting your dog or scratching your dog, is a bonding activity.  We allow our people to give us rubs so that they can have a physical connection with use.  We know how smooth our fur feels on your paws, I mean hands.  We know the pleasure it gives you to see us wiggle about and do our version of laughing and smiling.  Rubs are relaxing to but us dogs and our people so don’t be stingy with them.
  5. Swag! That’s right we have swag too.  Don’t get lazy when it comes to keeping us groomed.  A comb, brush and pair of scissors go along way. Keep us neat and clean.  Some of us are more high maintenance than others.  Get to know your dog and what it takes to keep them so fresh and so clean.  If your dog is like me he will enjoy getting dressed.  And don’t be stingy when it comes to the bling a rhinestone collar is always a nice touch.
  6. Routine.  Now this does not sound so exciting but the routine is how all of the above work together to make your dog the happiest K9 ever.  Grooming to keep your dog’s Swag On will vary from pup to pup. However the Crunchies, walks, rubs, and naps will be similar for all of us.  It will go something like this.  Rubs, Walks, Crunchies, Rubs,  Nap and repeat!  Not hard at all.  Even a person should be able to get this routine down pact.
Just follow the tips above and you will make your dog as happy as my person has made me.  You will know you have it down when your dog starts doing the following for positive reinforcement: greeting you at the door,  jumping on you when you return home, following you around the house (even keeping you company in the bathroom), and giving you lots and lots of puppy kisses.  Don’t forget us dogs give you people lots of Joy so we should have Joyful lives too.  
Thanks for letting me fill in for my person.
Yours Truly Hurt!
What gives your pet the most Joy (rubs, toys, special treats)? 

Strut Your Stuff & Make Wearing Heels a Joyful Experience

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I think it’s finally OK for me to wear a skirt.  I know some of you have been waiting for spring to arrive and the weather to warm up before you pulled out the skirts and dresses.  That’s not what I’ve been waiting for.  I have been waiting for my knees to heal.  A few weeks ago while out with a couple girlfriends I took a tumble and scraped both of my knees.  The good thing was I fell while walking to the car and not inside of the crowded bowling alley we were headed too (for the record, the fall also took place before any alcohol was consumed). The bad thing was prior to going out I had spent at least 30 minutes deciding which shoes to wear.  I’d picked out a sensible boot with a very low heel to avoid taking such tumble.  Yet there I was on the ground with skinned knees.

Last summer I was in a wedding.  During the rehearsal all of the men were excited, dancing around and being playful.  All of us women were worried about our shoes.  The shoes were beautiful but much higher than what we’d normally wear. We worried about tripping down the isle and stumbling up or down the pulpit steps.  We all made it through the ceremony without any mishaps or skinned knees.

Just these two examples show you that high heels = stress, at least for me.  I have pairs and pairs of shoes that I hardly ever wear because I don’t feel comfortable in them.  Or I know they will hurt so bad that I wont make it through the day wearing them. I have purchased and then donated to the Salvation Army pair after pair of shoes.

So why not just give up completely and be an I only wear flats girl???  Because heels make you feel sexy.  They make your legs look leaner and longer.  They are the finishing touch that takes an OK outfit and kicks it up to an awesome outfit.  Lucky for me Erica, who blogs at Your Chic is Showing is having a high heel tutorial to teach you high heel challenged women like me how to Strut Your Stuff.  The event will address tackling the runway or the hallway in those hard to manage heels, figure out the best outfits for your favorite kicks, and learn about the hottest shoe trends for 2013.  I cant wait!!!  

Strut Your Stuff is free and taking place at Stilettos in the Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey from 2 to 4 pm  on Sunday April 28th (the day after the Chasing Joy Brunch & Learn).  I hope some of you will join me.  I know I cant be the only one who struggles with heels.  So who’s with me?  Register here before are all the tickets are gone!!!  Come to Strut Your Stuff and learn how to make wearing heel a Joyful experience.  

Do you ever struggle with heels?  Tell me your worst heel experience   If your a high heel pro what tip can you give me on how I can have a better experience?

#FlashbackFriday: I Survived!

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Happy Friday.  This is the first time in several weeks that I don’t have anywhere I have to be this weekend. I don’t do anything big for Easter so I’ll have plenty of time to read lots of blogs, including yours if you join the linky 🙂

Here are my favorite posts from last weeks Flashback Friday!

This week I am Flashing back to I Survived, a post celebrating my having made it through a particularly difficult week.  Do you ever give yourself credit for getting through difficult time without losing your mind or integrity?

Now it is time for you to share your Flashback Friday post.  Pick out your link for Flashback Friday and add it below.  Link to any post you like.  Now post a link to your Flashback post on the Chasing Joy Facebook Page so more Joy Chasers can read it.  Use the hashtag #FlashbackFriday or #FBF on Twitter to promote your Flashback posts. Then, make sure you check out AT LEAST TWO other flashback posts.  I suggest the two links before your post to make it easy.  If you link up early be sure to come back and checkout those who join the linky after you.   Please leave a comment below saying why you selected your Flashback post and what you thought about the other Flashback posts.

Now, give your old post new life via the power of the linky!!!

Once you’ve linked up head head over to the Chasing Joy Events Page and get your tickets to the Chasing Joy Brunch & Learn.  Then help spread the word about it by retweeting:

What Have I Done for Me Lately

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Today I had an emergency with my
dog Hurt.  For the last few months my mom
has been under the weather.  I was
talking about all of this today and was asked a good question.  The question was, with all that has been
going on what have I done for myself. 
At first I was kind of stumped by
the question.  Then I realized my answer
was blogging.  I blog because I want to.  While I do the occasional paid post, I do not
make enough money blogging to feel obligated to do it.  I know that I do have some loyal readers, and
I am so thankful for you,  do write for
me and only me.  Blogging is what I do
for myself. 
When I thought a bit further about
what I am doing to tend to myself I realized I do have a few opportunities for
some self love coming up thanks to my birthday. 
This weekend I will be indulging in some pampering at the spa, some
creative girlfriend time, meals with friends, and cake (everyone loves birthday
cake). 
Though things have been stressful
as the often are from time to time.  I
have been taking care of me.  
What about
you?  How do you take care of yourself
during times of stress? What have you done for yourself lately? 

$50 for Joy??

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$50 is a lot of money; at least it is for me.  $50 is just the price range where I pause and think just a little bit more about my purchase before handing over my card.  Never the less there are plenty of things that I have and will continue to purchase for $50.  Some I’m proud of and some, not so much.  Here are a few:

  • My Brooks Running Shoes.  These would fall in the category of proud of.  I get my first pair of Brooks when I was training to run my first 5k.  They were $100 and much more than I’d paid for any type of shoe, ever. As soon as I started working in them the my knee pain improved.  They were so worth the money.
  • Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Perfume.  This is my absolute favorite perfume.  Although now I do see it on sale at Target I have definitely paid over $50 for the entire set including body wash and lotion.  I feel so good all lathered, lotioned, and sprayed with Viva La Juicy.  So worth $50.
  • Concert tickets! If you are around my age, 30ish, you will remember the Jay-Z R-Kelly Best of Both Worlds debacle.  I purchased tickets and was so excited to see both of these artists at the same time. Hah,  by the time the concert got to Philly R- Kelly was out and it was Jay-Z and Friends.  I don’t remember the exact price I paid for my ticket.  But I know it was over $50 and so NOT worth it.
  • Cable!  My monthly bill is definitely over $50.  Every month I say to myself this is so not worth it.  Yet every month I pay the bill.  As much as I hate to pay for it I’m not ready to let go of on-demand, DVR, and my favorite HBO original series True Blood, and Boardwalk Empire.  At least I got them to give me Showtime for free for 6 months so that I can enjoy Dexter.  So while I’m not proud of it. I have to say my Cable is worth it 🙁
  • My hair.  I go to the salon every two weeks.  At a minimum it is $50 including tip.  Other times it is a bit more depending on the service.  I hate doing my hair. It takes longer and does not look as good as when the stylist at the sop does it.  Minimizing bad hair days is totally worth $50 to me.  
  • Clothes and costumes for my dog.  Now I have never spent more than $50 on a single purchase for my dog.  However when I add up the Dog Sweaters and  Raincoats that did not fit.  Not to mention the Dog Boots that he would not wear. The total is way more than $50.  This was so not worth the money.  Hurt would be just as happy with only his natural fur coat.  

There are also things that I’d just never spend $50 on:

  • Sunglasses.  I lose them, scratch the lenses, and break the arms.  It’d make more sense to burn the $50 with a lighter than to spend it on sunglasses. At least I would enjoy the drama.
  • A single bottle of wine and liquor.  These alcoholic beverages are supposed to improve in taste as time goes.  However, I just cannot phantom spending so much for something that will be going down the toilet a few hours later.  
  • A Hat.  I have nothing against hats. As a matter of fact I would like to wear them but they command a certain amount of attention that I am not comfortable with. Even if I did find a great hat that I felt comfortable in I just cannot imagine how a hat being so awesome that I would spend over $50 on it.
I know you are thinking so whats with all of the talk about $50?  I find it funny that there are so many things that we have spent and will spend $50 on yet when it comes to our personal development we hesitate.  I spend $50 regularly on things that don’t enhance my knowledge or skills like my hair and perfume.  As a matter of fact I’m sure the time I spend watching cable could be better spent.  Yet I write the check each month and have no real plans on stopping.  Yet just this week I hesitated to pay for a blog conference that was $75 deciding to think about it.  Now granted there are other things I’m considering such as my schedule but I’d be lying if the price was not a factor.  It’s funny we think we have our priorities all nicely figured out until we really think about our decisions and how we spend our money.
So my question to you is what will you spend $50 on?  When was the last time you spent $50 on your personal development?  If it’s been a while maybe it’s time to make that investment.  If so, I know just the place to start and it’s less than $50.  Come to the Chasing Joy Brunch and Learn with me. Listen to speakers motivate us on ways to have a more joyful life. Meet some other Joy Chasers in person. And do it all while enjoying a yummy breakfast at Maggiano’s.  Tickets starting at $38 are on sale now.  Find out about the speakers and the menu under Events.

“Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.” ~  Brian Tracy

Will you invest less than $50 on your personal development and join me at the Chasing Joy Brunch and Learn? 
Tell me what are the most joyful and least joyful things you have ever spent $50 or more on?

The Joy of Unconventional Resolutions

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Me and Hurty rang in 2013 chillin, no makeup, hair undone
#KeppingItReal!!! 

Happy New Year Joy Chasers!!!

Everyone, OK not everyone, but lots of us are setting resolutions for 2013.  Some of us are off to a great start while others of us have already had a cookie, cigarette, or spent money online shopping and will have to start over tomorrow.

I have a few things I want to focus on in 2013.  They are a little different from the typical resolution but they will be challenging nevertheless.  Here goes (of course it’s a list, you know I love lists):

  • Continue my resolution from 2012 to leave my house every day.  Sometimes I still have to push myself to get out there and have a life.
  • Continue with a resolution I’ve been making for almost a decade, to stop doing things I don’t want to do.  It is getting easier.  But this saying No thing is really something that constantly requires practice.
  • I will not go on any diet or new fitness/eating plan for at least the first quarter of the year. 
  • I will not step on a Scale.  Now this one and the no dieting go together.  I’m honestly scared to death of them.  They feel backwards because resolutions are often about dieting, exercising and giving up sweets.  These are things I’ve tried and focused on for years now and have only watched the scale go up.  Mental Note watching the scale does not prevent it from going up*  I want to learnt to trust myself, accept myself, and love myself outside of any sort of wellness plan and how well I’m sticking to it.  Now I still believe I should treat my body as my temple.  I just want to do it naturally and intuitively instead of being on some sort of plan.  I would like to have these be year long resolutions but I will focus on just the first quarter of the year and see if I want to stick to it or not.
What are your plans for 2013?  Do you make resolutions?  If so, are any of them unconventional?

The Joy of Gift Giving

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Our very own Santa.  All tuckered out from delivering all those presents. 

Well Christmas has come and gone. Like I said, after all that prep it goes so fast.  Which is why it is so important to cherish the day and take everything in.  This year was NOT the year of the Bad Christmas!!!  What’s the  year of the Bad Christmas?  The year of the Bad Christmas is the Christmas that my dad always eluded too, where there was no money for gift giving and Santa was too busy to visit our home.  I’m happy that the year of the Bad Christmas has never come.

This Christmas was pretty simple for me.  On Christmas Eve I  attended Service and had family over for dinner.  On Christmas Day I never changed out of my pajamas and relaxed at home with my mom after exchanging gifts.

Now I know Christmas is not about presents and Santa Clause.  Christmas is about the Birth of Jesus our Savior.  I get that.  I have enjoyed attending church on Christmas eve the last two years specifically for that reason to focus on the spiritual meaning for the holiday.  I liked this years message of how God is always with us and makes his presence known right on time.  The spiritual aspect is definitely important and acknowledged.   However, I love the gift giving part of Christmas.  I love getting gifts, but I love giving them even more.  I know some people who don’t exchange gifts with there family and it just seems so sad to me.

Gift giving is what made Christmas exciting for me growing up, especially once I was to old to make Santa’s list.  Gift giving involved getting into cahoots with my dad to plan my moms gift.  Finding out what really awesome thing he had for her and then planning the prank he’d play on her before giving the gift.  Gift giving meant going out with my mom to pick out things for my dad who never shopped for himself.  It meant wrapping things really pretty and putting them under the tree and knowing the gift recipient had no clue what was inside but know they would love it when they find out.  Gift giving meant being thoughtful and finding special things that would make my loved ones smile.  I feel so lucky that I grew up in a  house where there was thought behind gifts and there was no such thing as a bad gift when the thought behind it was evident.

Opening the presents!!!

All of those feelings have remained with me and gift giving is an important part of the day for me.  This year one of my highlights was being able to see my nieces and nephews open their gifts from me.   I’ve always given them gifts but I’ve usually had to mail them or give them early before Christmas, so I never got to see their reactions when opening them.  This year I was able to share in their excitement as they opened their gift bags.  Another highlight is giving my mom her gifts.  I got her her usual favorite gift, perfume.  But I also continued my dad’s tradition of playing  a little prank. My mom asked me to get her a new mattress for Christmas.  So I searched for a miniature mattress to wrap and give her for Christmas representing the mattress I’ll be buying in the next couple weeks.  I used an angled baby mattress, the kind the use for colicky babies.  She had no clue what was in the gift bag and laughed when she figured it out.

The prank/trick gifts! 

My mom gets in on the trickery too.  Her not being well meant I was with her in the store when she picked out items for me for Christmas.  So I kind of knew what I was getting.  But she packaged things cleverly and had me guessing as I opened my presents.  She placed my scarf in a cylindrical perfume container.  I had no clue what I was opening.  But she really had me guessing when I opened this really big box.  I had no clue what was in it because, like I said, I was with her when she was shopping.  In the big box was a crock-pot.  But not just any crock-pot.  It was the crock-post she got on Black Friday and told me was for herself.  It has been in her apartments for weeks now and I had no clue it was for me.  I even asked to use it once and she told me no.  LOL  now I know why.  She really got me.

Even the Cat’s got a gift!  They seemed to like it 🙂

I do feel sorry for people who don’t enjoy gift giving as much as I do.  It’s not even about the actual gifts.  No gifts exchanged in my house were particularly expensive.  There were no iPads , Kindles , or Wii U  gifts under the tree.  Everything was within budgets but everything was thoughtful and appreciated and given with the intent of making the other person smile and creating joyful memories.  What’s not to love about that?

What were the highlights of your Christmas?  Do you enjoy gift giving?  If not, I’d love to hear your perspective as well.

#ChasingJoy December Twitter Chat Recap

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Did you miss the #ChasingJoy twitter chat this past Sunday???  If so your in luck.  I’ve used Storify to bring you the highlights of the chat.  Enjoy the recap and feel free to keep the conversation going by answering the chat questions in the comments below.

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#ChasingJoy December Twitter Chat Recap

Storified by Chasing Joy · Wed, Dec 05 2012 01:15:18

Hurty wants in on the #ChasingJoy chat http://pic.twitter.com/wHQZfNEPChasing Joy
The purpose of this chat is to get to know each other better and bond over the themes of Optimism, Gratitude, and Happiness.#ChasingJoyChasing Joy
This month’s Chat is a little different because it comes with a giveaway from @LCCindee of Creekside Naturals. #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Q 1: Who are you and where are you from? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Q2: How happy are you at this time in your life? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
A2. I happy in my life even though there’s a few things I really want in life #ChasingJoySamantha Dube
Q3: What holidays are you celebrating in the next few weeks? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Q3 My family will be celebrating Kwanzaa and then my son’s tenth birthday. #ChasingJoyJaneane Davis
#chasingjoy we are celebrating ChristmasCindee Smith
#ChasingJoy I will be celebrating Christmas though I have no real plans yet.Samantha Dube
Q4: What emotions are you feeling this holiday season? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Q4 I am feeling rushed, excited and nervous #ChasingJoyJaneane Davis
Gratitude and peace. RT @Chasing_Joy: Q4: What emotions are you feeling this holiday season? #ChasingJoyMichelle
I’m a little melancholy same as every yr at this time RT @Chasing_Joy Q4: What emotions are you feeling this holiday season? #ChasingJoyMel
Q5: How are you managing the stress (gifting, work parties, entertaining) common to this time of year? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Q5 I am managing the stress by taking a deep breath, counting to five and chewing sugar free bubble gum #ChasingJoyJaneane Davis
#ChasingJoy I hope everyone can remember why we celebrate the season.Cindee Smith
A5: Delegating and focusing on the why of the holiday season and not so much what everyone will get. #ChasingJoyMichelle
Love it RT @Ms__Positivity: This year I have worked on my stress-free techniques. I refuse to worry about things I cant change! #ChasingJoyMichelle
#ChasingJoy A5. I love parties so no stress there . Gifts r a bit tough wen u don’t have $$. Haven’t had an opportunity to entertain yet.Samantha Dube
Q6 A: What are you most looking forward to this holiday season? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Q6 I am looking forward to achieving some professional successes and being able to make my son’s 10th birthday special #ChasingJoyJaneane Davis
A6. I’m looking forward to going to see the nutcracker with my mom and pulling the little prank on her with her gift on Xmas #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Christmas Dinner … well, dessert 🙂 RT @Chasing_Joy: Q6 A: What are you most looking forward to this holiday season? #ChasingJoyMichelle
Q7: What is your favorite tradition to pass on to your children? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
A7: Giving back, having a charitable cause and valuing people above everything else. #ChasingJoyCaroll Atkins
A7. When I have kids I hope to pass on my dad’s traditions and create some new ones with them #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Q8: if you are giving gifts are you shopping #USAmade, #smallbusiness, or doing homemade? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
Q8 I am doing homemade gifts to go along with the idea of Kwanaa. #ChasingJoyJaneane Davis
#ChasingJoy that is a Biggy to me. I try to buy all my product form USA great pointCindee Smith
Q9: Are you doing anything different this holiday season than previous years? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
A9: @Chasing_Joy Yes. We are staying home and enjoying each other without extended family. YAY! #chasingjoyuneeka jay
Q10: Do you have a Facebook page, blog, or other link that you’d like to share? #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
#ChasingJoy wow South Africa isn’t it amazing we can all talk togetherCindee Smith
I love that our chat is global, South Africa, USA, and UK. #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
RT @Ms__Positivity: RT @Chasing_Joy: The next #ChasingJoy chat will be Next year on Sunday January 6th. At 4:00pm EST #ChasingJoyChasing Joy
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