by Julia Taylor | Sep 30, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
This post is Part 3 in the series, “How to Create Your Aligned Adventure”. Ironically, when I first sat down to start writing this series, I wasn’t feeling hugely inspired. I knew intellectually what I wanted to say, but the words just weren’t flowing. Instead...
by Julia Taylor | Sep 22, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
This post is Part 2 in the series, “How to Create Your Aligned Adventure”. Make sure to watch for the third part in the series (if you missed Part 1, you can read it here!) Getting into alignment has totally transformed my life – it’s made me happier, calmer,...
by Julia Taylor | Jul 19, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
In a couple of days I am coming up on a significant anniversary in my life. On July 21st, 2014, I put in my two weeks’ notice at my last full-time, salaried job. It’s hard to believe that five years have passed already; in some ways it feels like just yesterday, and...
by Julia Taylor | Jun 6, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
Back in late 2009, I had just bought and renovated my first condo. Brian, my then-boyfriend, now-husband, had just moved in with me. Although I was 3.5 years into my first “grown up” job as a web designer, it felt like I had taken adulting to a new level. I had a...
by Julia Taylor | May 24, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
About six weeks ago, I was visiting my parents in Maryland. They still live in the house I grew up in, and for the most part my childhood bedroom looks like it did when I was still living there. The walls are pale pink, my stuffed animals still sit on the shelves, and...
by Julia Taylor | May 15, 2019 | Stories & Lessons, Van Life
In the summer of 2015, Brian and I drove up the coast of California for an amazing 2 1/2 weeks on the road. After bee-lining our way from Colorado to Ventura Beach, we meandered up Highway 1 in my Subaru Outback, camping all along the way. We hiked, we mountain...