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…
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…
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…
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 left my full-time job 95 days ago in pursuit of being my own employer, having a more flexible schedule, and being able to do more for people than I was doing at the time. I left to be more available to my kids, husband, and family. I left to give myself peace of mind and to try to quiet…
I don’t know about you, but from the second week of August on, I feel like I am in some kind of a race until school starts. There are doctor’s appointments, haircuts, school supply shopping, school clothes shopping, sports and music practices and camps, finding out school schedules, and if you have a child going to college for the first…
Whether we like it or not, it’s Back to School time. I’m sure your social media feed is full of posts about getting the kids ready, ads for school supplies, and sad laments about summer ending. This post is going to be slightly different. Both by looking on the calendar and at the weather outside, we know that summer is…
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. …
For many of us, we have seven weeks until school starts again. Some of you may be thinking, “Only seven weeks?! Summer is almost over! There’s so much I want to do!” Others may be thinking, “Seven weeks?! These kids are already bored and making me crazy!” Either way, the school year is coming and with it will come packing…
