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Tips to Get Happy and Win Four Tickets to Play Fair NY

October 26, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 32 Comments

Congrats to our winner Michele! This post is written in partnership with Play Fair NY Happiness. The word itself seems both elusive and familiar. I see happiness as an incredibly subjective state of being; depending on your life stage, the fulfillment of your personal happiness will likely be different. I remember as an 8-year-old desperately pining for a Cabbage Patch doll, and when my dad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Kid Gear Tagged With: Family fun, Play Fair NY, the definition of happiness

My happiness is found in the mundane and everyday ordinary

April 4, 2014 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Before I got married I had all these ideas swirling around in my head- there were so many exotic locations I wanted to visit, I was determined to strap on a backpack and peruse European hostels, model string bikinis on the French Riviera, uncover all the hidden gems I knew awaited me in Italy and oh I had so many more items to check off my bucket list. Traveling, or more pointedly, breaking free … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Family, life experiences, Melissa Chapman, the definition of happiness, the definition of home, the Staten Island Family, traveling

More than ever I’m finding that my happiness is found in the mundane and everyday ordinary

December 16, 2012 by Melissa Chapman 1 Comment

Before I got married I had all these ideas swirling around in my head- there were so many exotic locations I wanted to visit, I was determined to strap on a backpack and peruse European hostels, model string bikinis on the French Riviera, uncover all the hidden gems I knew awaited me in Italy and oh I had so many more items to check off my bucket list. Breaking free of my strict religious … [Read more...]

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