• Our story

    Hi!

    So glad you’ve landed here! Welcome to giraffe joy! The place where I seek to delight your day by sharing words, products, experiences that bring joyous smiles. I’m Ashley, a full time leader, a mom of two amazing children ( 4 & 1), a wife, and an ever curious girl who loves giraffes. I started this adventure to discover the positive uplifting and joyous things that make me as happy as giraffes do, then share them and hopefully delight your day! Joy is more exciting & contagious than comparison or negativity, so if you find something that brings you joy here, share it!

  • Our story

    What is Giraffe Joy?

    Definition: Giraffe Joy —A blissful good feeling that makes a person so happy that they have to share it with others so that they too may be overjoyed! A.k.a. Joy sharing In April of 2012, at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield Missouri, I hand fed a magnificent giraffe! It filled my heart with utter joy to see this long tongued massive creature eating from my hand. My love of giraffes began that very moment! Giraffes are a symbol of many things. First, they symbolize this pure joy that I speak of. Second, I’ve always been a strange lanky tall girl. Giraffes remind me to stand tall and be proud…