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...
by Julia Taylor | May 10, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
We all have favorite musicians and songs, tunes that stick with us for years or even decades. There are songs that feel timeless to us, that seem to be relevant to every single chapter of our lives – songs that speak to our souls and feel like part of our own...
by Julia Taylor | May 1, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
Seven years ago, I was on top of the world in Moab, Utah. It was my first day biking of the season, it was an outrageously beautiful morning, and we’d just finished a delicious breakfast at the Love Muffin cafe. Brian and I set out with four friends to bike the...
