🌈 Create Your Own Joy: A Single Mum’s Guide to Finding Magic in the Mess

Let’s be real.

Sometimes joy doesn’t show up wrapped in glitter and good news.
Sometimes, it’s buried under a pile of laundry, overdue bills, court dates, and tears you cried silently in the bathroom while your kids watched cartoons in the next room.

I’ve been there.
And I want you to know this: you don’t wait for joy… you craft it.

💛 The Myth of “One Day”

For a long time, I told myself I’d be happy once everything calmed down.

Once the custody battle ended.
Once I wasn’t so broke.
Once I had time to heal.
Once I felt like myself again.

But “once” is a thief.
And waiting for the perfect moment kept me stuck in survival mode.

What changed everything?
Choosing to create tiny, intentional moments of joy every damn day.

🐝 Joy Doesn’t Have to Be Big

It can be as small as:

• Adding a smiley charm to your keys.

• Drinking coffee from your favourite mug (not the chipped one).

• Wearing your pastel earrings even if you're just going to the grocery store.

• Saying “thank you” for one thing, even if it’s just making it through the day.

This isn’t toxic positivity. This is warrior-level alchemy.
This is choosing joy in spite of the chaos, not because you’re ignoring it.

✨ My Joy Ritual (That Started Everything)

Here’s the thing: I didn’t have money for therapy or spa days.
But I had beads. I had colour. I had ten quiet minutes after bedtime.

So I started crafting—one keychain at a time.

Each one became a ritual:

• Yellow for joy.

• Pink for love.

• Smiley faces for defiance in the face of depression.

• Stars for hope.

I turned my pain into play. My grief into gratitude.
And before I knew it, I had created a whole brand out of the thing that saved me.

That’s what Happy Hive Life is. A pastel revolution. A grateful rebellion. A handmade reminder that you can create your own joy.

🌸 How You Can Start Today

No beads? No worries. Joy doesn’t need a shopping cart.

Try this:

1. Light a candle. Doesn’t matter if it’s from Kmart or your kid’s birthday stash.

2. Write down one thing that brought you peace today. Even if it was a moment of silence in the car.

3. Add something cute or colourful to your everyday. A charm, a quote, a ring that makes you smile.

4. Say this out loud:

   “I don’t wait for joy. I create it.”

You’ll be surprised how much lighter you’ll feel—even if life hasn’t changed yet.

Because you’re changing. And that’s where the real magic lives.

🐝 Final Buzz

To all the single mums, healing women, and soul survivors reading this:
You are allowed to feel joy even while healing.
You’re allowed to choose colour even in grief.
You’re allowed to sparkle—even when you’re tired.

So go ahead. Craft your own joy. One charm, one breath, one smile at a time.

You’re not just surviving anymore.
You’re creating your Happy Hive Life.