Over the next few weeks, I am going to be sharing how I began changing some of our family habits, particularly around food, many years ago when the kids were little. As the kids have gotten older and as I have learned more about nutrition, some of my thoughts and practices have changed a bit. The biggest thing that I…
I’ve read many blog posts and articles about mindset for running, for pursuing goals, for gratitude, for everyday life. Most are really good and provide some good information about how to push through and stay on the path toward your goals. For some people, however, getting into a positive, collaborative, growth, or conquering mindset is not that easy. It’s great…
At the beginning of each month, you will find me at my kitchen breakfast bar with my planner and goals sheets reviewing how things went the last month and revising my goals for the next month. I look back at my quarterly goals to see if I am on track and check in on my yearly goals as well. Sometimes…
Nutrition information is everywhere we look. Someone always has a new diet, supplements, or theory on what we should and should not be eating. Parents start to feel guilty if their child isn’t eating organic everything or if they have any sugar at all. Kids can be selective about what they eat causing the dilemma of what to feed them…
You are all reading this post so you all know that the name of my blog and business is Julia on the Edge. Why did I chose that name? What does it mean? How could this help you? I think that there are some of us out there who are not comfortable with where they are in life. There is…
You’ve got this! Keep going! I know you can do it! Today is the National Day of Encouragement! While there are all types of encouragement for all different things, today we are going to focus on encouragement to make changes with regard to getting active and making changes to your health habits. When you think about making changes in your…
A couple of years ago when I first got the idea to start a blog, I had stumbled across Ruth Soukup’s book “Do It Scared.” The book is about finding out what is holding you back from doing the things you want to do and pursuing your dreams. Usually what is holding us back is fear. Fear comes in many…
I resigned from my job on February 28, 2022. I gave three months notice and my last full day there was May 26, 2022. It was hard to leave. Really hard. I cried several times—the day I gave my supervisor my letter of resignation, many times thinking about what I was leaving, the last week, and especially the last day. …
If you have ever tried to change a habit or accomplish a task, you probably know that having a plan for how to do it yields better results that just winging it. Even if that plan is generally in your head, you have a better chance of making the progress that you want by thinking through how you are going…
Join me on Sundays at 7pm to learn new recipes for dinners and snacks, prep our own meals for the week, and learn more about meal planning. Cost is $40 for 5 weeks and you will walk away with 5 dinner recipes and 5 snack recipes and hopefully a habit of meal prep to lessen the stress during your week.…
