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• TMI Alert!!! This Journey to Becoming a Mom is Getting Real.

  Happy Friday! I hope you are visiting today for an update on what I expect will be my greatest source of joy, my journey to becoming a mom. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Currently

  

  .... Currently I am copying off of my blogger friend LaShawn of Everyday Eyecandy. A couple weeks ago I read her blog post Currently where she talked about all... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Feel Pretty, Do You? How Often?

  

  Last week I felt pretty twice. Two separate times I caught a gimps of myself in my rear view mirror in the car and though beautiful!!! The first time this was... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh Joy!!!! Baby Making Time

  

  I have wanted to be a mom my entire life. I started seriously thinking about parenting in my late 20s. In my early 30s I casually considered having a baby on... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Words Of Joy and Encouragement

  

  I spent the latter part of this weekend in Maryland for a funeral.  My uncle passed away on Easter and was laid to rest yesterday.  Many wonderful stories and... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Where's The Black Sperm! The Joy of Picking A Sperm Donor

  

  Over the years I have done a lot of online dating. One think I'd noticed was that unless I was on a website specifically for black people there would only be a... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Pinterest Project: What's in the Pan? A Pinterest Fail

  

  OK. Can you tell me what is in the pan? Go ahead, really look at it. Can you figure it out? Care to make a guess? Give up? Fine, I will tell you what that... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Joy Chasing Strategy For When You Feel Down

  

  Ugh.. I have been have been feeling stressed and down lately. Some of it is from real life, as real life can sometimes be stressful and disappointing, but a... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding Joy In Dreaming Of Motherhood and What All Childless Women In Their 30s...

  

  I have been a lot happier since I made the decision to become a Single Mom By Choice. This was not an easy choice and it is one that I thought about for quite... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Way To Go Wednesday!

  

  For today's post I decided to cover a topic where I have been slacking. Today I'm shouting out people who I am proud of and who inspire me for Way To Go... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• It May Be Hard, But Joy Will Make It Worth It

  

  Did you see Friday's blog post on my decision to use a sperm donor to get pregnant? It was scary for me to publish that post because I know that not everyone... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Can There Be Joy Without Dad?

  I have always wanted to be a wife and a mother. In that order.  Alas life is not playing out that way. I am flipping the script and becoming a mother before I... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Dig Or Not A Dig, That is the Question

  

  Raise your hand if you think you know when someone is getting in a dig at your expense? Well I thought I did but now I'm not so sure. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Joyful Vision Board

  

  I did it! I finally did (started) my vision board. This has been on my to do list for over a year. I think it was January 2014 when my blogger friend from Your... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flashback Friday , Babies, and Happiness

  

  Happy Friday and happy First Day of Spring. It is snowy in Philly today. Hopefully the last snow day of the year. If you were on the blog earlier today you migh... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Age 35 And It's Time For Plan B

  

  Yesterday was my 35th birthday. I cannot believe I am thirty-five years old. I feel more like 26 or 27. I do not feel like I am in my mid thirties. I have... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Chasing Joy at Be Beautiful Expo 2015, Recap

  

  Are you on Instagram? If you are I hope you saw my posts from the Be Beautiful Expo this weekend. The Expo was this past Saturday at the Philadelphia... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Increase Blog Traffic With #FlashbackFriday: Way To Go Hurt & The Pinterest...

  

  Happy Friday Joy Chasers. I hope you had a good week. Mine was a bit stressful so I will focus on the fact that I was still blessed through the stressful... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Chasing Joy at the Philadelphia Flower Show

  

  Hi everyone.  I am continuing this week's Philly Event's theme. Last Saturday my cousin and I hopped on the train and headed into Center City for the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Chasing Joy at Be Beautiful Expo 2015

  

  I don't typically have themed weeks on the blog but this week seems to be one. This week I'm writing about Philly Events. This past weekend I attended the... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION