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…
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…
Last week, I talked about some nutrition basics in my post about Changing Family Habits. Today I would like to dive a little deeper into the first of Julia’s Basic Thoughts on Nutrition. When you are choosing foods for yourself and your family, I think that we all know that basic, unprocessed foods are best. However, having easy-to-grab and easy-to-eat…
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…
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…
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…
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…
