Jewel

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Finding Joy In January

By Jewel ⋅ February 13, 2015 ⋅ 3 comments

If you’ve been hanging out with me on Facebook, we discussed ‘One Little Word’ early in January. I told you that my ‘one little word’ for 2015 is Joy. This is because, for me, in many ways am much happier this year than I have been in several years. After a pregnancy loss and two years of trying to get pregnant again, my mood was not at all good. When I did get pregnant I was sick every day the entire time, couldn’t look at my computer screen for more than 5 minutes without getting a migraine, and ended up with insulin dependent gestational diabetes. It was tough, because I wanted that pregnancy so badly but I was physically so miserable.

But that is all past, and now I have my beautiful baby boy. To say he has filled a hole in my heart is an understatement. I always yearned for another child and now he is here. And he is healthy and adorable and happy and wonderful. What’s more, having him here has changed my family dynamic in ways I could not have predicted, creating much more family unity and teamwork.

And I feel excited about the future again. I haven’t felt that in a long time.

Which isn’t to say I don’t get bogged down in minutia and tedium some days. Housework, homework fights, unpleasantness at my ‘real’ job, all of it can get me down. But I have made it my goal to remind myself that I have great joy.

So my Finding Joy collection was born. My plan is to release a mini collection each month of bright, whimsical, and fun digital goodies that reflect what makes me happy. It is my hope that they will make you feel happy too :) Here is the collection in its entirety, and don’t miss the free gift at the bottom!