Check out our new monthly calendar! We’ve got some fun activities and yummy snacks this month. There is also a great scavenger hunt sheet from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that you can use for your Sunday Scavenger Hunts!
While I’m not going to make you do handstands in the snow (unless you really want to), I do want to give you a few ideas for outdoor and indoor workouts as well as some yummy recipes and plenty of other fun things to do. Enjoy! Be sure to post pictures of your activities and tag Julia on the Edge…
If you would have told me at the beginning of the month that the first three weeks would be as weird as they have been, I would never have believed you. If you had told me that my theme for the year, You Got This, would become a mantra I would repeat at least daily, I would have thought that…
The past year was one of change, growth, and adjustment. I went from going to an office at a hospital 4 days a week to working from home 7 days a week. During that time at home, I also got laundry done, dishes done, meals made, strength training, running, walks with my dog, going to see my daughter at college…
I don’t know about you, but these years keep going by faster and faster! How is it 2023 already?? As I have been preparing for this new year with new goals, I looked back at my yearly and monthly themes from 2022. I chose each monthly theme based on where I was mentally, emotionally, and physically and focused on what…
Welcome to the New Year! I am so happy you have joined me in getting active and making healthy food choices. Our Family Activity Calendar features all kinds of ideas to get your family moving indoors and out. Watch the Julia on the Edge social media for videos and recipes!
On May 26, 2022, I walked out of the hospital that I worked at as a full-time employee for 19 years for the last time. While I couldn’t believe I was actually doing it, I knew that it was the right thing for me to do. Six months have come and gone since that day. A lot of things have…
Here it is! A whole month of activities, meal makeovers, snacks, and fun family exercise! Check the Facebook page for videos explaining the calendar and exercise demonstrations.
I am finally getting something out there that I have been wanting to do for a while–a family activity calendar that gives you a little bit of physical activity, some meal ideas, family activities, and hopefully some fun. With the colder weather that arrived in Iowa in literally about 4 hours last Thursday, the shock to the system of 70…
For a few years now, I have been looking into different meal planning methods, products, tips and tricks. I have actually been planning our family meals for many years, so the concept is not new to me. I used to start with the grocery list as a guide to what to plan. I would check ads and coupons, what we…
