Welcome to the Joyage of Discovery!
Welcome to the Joyage of Discovery!
Hi there! We are Polly & Dude and we are about to embark on a whopping joy-seeking adventure throughout the UK! But we need YOU to hop aboard the fun bus and get involved! Wether it is by sharing a location of the most joyful place or project in your area or by joining our merry band of Joy Scouts for monthly online events, fun challenges & special surprises. We hope to make the most playful of content & communities as we travel about in our van, Nova.
With your help we will make a whopping database of joyful inspiration so anyone feeling a little blue can access it when they need to.
We just hope to make the world a little bit brighter!
We cannot wait to get started! And hope you will join us on our riotous roadshow in 2024!
Follow @thehappymap on instagram for the latest updates and keep your eyes peeled for more!
"Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it."
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"Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it." 〰️
The Joy Scouts: How you can get involved!
Community is at the heart of all I wish to do with the Happy Map. I have been exceptionally lucky to have had my little shop and subsequently was ingratiated in a strong community in Margate but I am acutely aware of how hard that can be for some to find. We have, as a nation, become very insular in recent years for various reasons, finding it harder than ever to find our kindred spirits and connect. I hope to be able to ease this process for us all.
Whilst in the planning phases for the Joyage I wish to galvanise local communities into sharing their top hits for happy places to visit but also unite such joy seekers by hosting in person and online events. Having suffered myself with severe social anxiety for a few years (it is something we manage and never conquer, I feel) I wish to make these events active and playful, with games or inspiring speakers, creating a safe space for us to flourish, rather than awkwardly shuffling about feeling shy!
I will be opening up a subscription group called the ‘Joy Scouts’ in the November 2024 ~ a veritable troop of merry souls who wish to spread a little happiness throughout their community and connect with others. As I travel around the U.K. I will be hosting in person ‘Buddy Clubs’ where we will gather and make new acquaintances in a fun and friendly environment. If you would like to be informed of these events (including online meet-ups) and indeed be the first to know about the opening of the subscription group, then please sign up to the mailing list below. It would be a privilege to have you on board this journey with me.
And if you wish to support this crazy journey I am about to embark on by buying me a ko-fi then I will be forever greatful! I have a lot of equipment to buy and renovations to do to the van as well as pay my dear pal back for Nova van over the next 12 months! So all donations are dearly appreciated from the bottom of my heart! They will be rewarded I assure you!
Or, alternatively, if you wish to support in another way, why not book a night to stay in Big Bit Margate my super silly and playful BnB!
Links for all below.
Fun for all and all for fun!
“Happiness is a direction not a place”
— Sydney J. Harris
Come have fun with us over on Instagram!
#100littlehappys
Fancy a daily dose of dopamine?!
With the world spinning all wonkydonk the one thing we can try to help is our happiness levels.
I have set myself a joyful challenge to find & share a little happy moment and share it with you for 100 days.
I hope it will inspire others to seek out the silly & find the fun in every day.
#100littlehappys
Get in touch!
If you fancy getting in touch you have a lot of ways to do it!
DM us on Instagram @thehappymap Or why not send us an email to polly@thehappymap.co.uk