Daily Joy

Starting a Revolution in Maximum Joy, One Day at a Time.

Rosie

My 4 month old female toy poodle Rosie entered my life on December 31, 2020. Today she was groomed for the first time and her groomer...

Floral notes

I adore flowers. Their vulnerability, short lived fragility, and fleeting beauty remind me of life itself. When my dear friend Fabian...

Clear Light

When I sat down to read this new book of poetry by Steve Taylor I immediately felt at peace as I absorbed his beautifully written words....

Mask chain

I recently purchased a mask chain and I love it. Now when I wear my mask with its new chain, I feel safe, respectful to those around me,...

Puzzles

I am obsessed with doing puzzles. From Disney themes, small towns, suffragettes, and artists original work (pictured above) they all warm...

Memoir

"Life is a complex series of events that lead to your truth." This quote from the opening of my just released memoir Fashioned: The...

Focus

I have spent much of my adult life searching for ways to be at peace with life as it presents itself. I've taken dance classes, traveled,...

Farms

I have a romantic notion about farms. Maybe it's because I love to observe nature in its purest form and am amazed by the way the natural...

Kindness

Thanksgiving weekend I went to the movies with my daughter Joy to see "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood." Tom Hanks' portrayal of Fred...

Earth

In recent travels to New Zealand and Australia with my daughter Joy (pictured above); flying over oceans and deserts; floating between...

{"items":["601c428779b3400017beb251","5fc1376be92c180017207a79","5f739de1deee5700179e0336","5f6e1ff1f08e060017e50cac","5f6e1ff1f08e060017e50cad","5f6e1ff1f08e060017e50cae","5f6e1ff1f08e060017e50caf","5f6e1ff1f08e060017e50cb0","5f6e1ff1f08e060017e50cb1","5f6e1ff1f08e060017e50cb2"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"max","cubeRatio":1.7777777777777777,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_BELOW","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":209,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":0,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":1000,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_15","value":"rgba(0,0,0,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","textsVerticalPadding":-15,"targetItemSize":1000,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|max|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":209,"externalInfoWidth":0},"container":{"width":980,"galleryWidth":1012,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

2 3