Gift Focus inc Attire Accessories - July/August 2020

91 UP AND COMING Happy place With an interest in mindfulness and children’s mental health, Kirsty Bell founded the inspiring My Happy Journal, a beautiful product to keep kids engaged and happy When and how did My Happy Journal start? The idea for My Happy Journal started ages ago in about 2015, but the first edition was printed in Autumn 2017. I work full time and I used to spend a lot of time travelling for work, this meant I was often away from home. I felt I was missing out on the daily joys of my children. I constantly felt guilty and sad that there were so many little things that they were experiencing or doing that I simply didn’t see or hear about. When I was home in the evening we started talking about the favourite parts of their day at bedtime, this was always my absolute favourite part of the day. I was keen to create a way of recording their daily triumphs and things that were important to them in their day. That way I could experience them through their eyes when I was at home. I wanted something more than a diary, as my children would have seen it as homework or a chore to be completed rather than an experience in itself. The idea was to make something that celebrated their magical ‘normal’ everyday moments, aided their 