Work Hard.
Dream Big. Do More.
I'm Julie — I'm that kid your mom totally wished you were friends with in grade school. But you weren't. Because you were super cool. And I was that band nerd whose sole mission in life was to get perfect grades, never skip a class... and inadvertently make you look bad.
Fortunately, we're all adults now so we can be friends. ツ
I'm a born and raised Texan — and quite proud of it. I live in the DFW area with my husband, Brett, and our rescue pup, Captain. He's a Shih Tzu and 100 percent runs our house. We just work to pay for his treat habit and incessant demand for fluffy blankets to lounge around on.
Best known for: being a very loud, very proud TCU Horned Frog; an absurd addiction to college football; recklessly using entirely too many quotes from The Office, an obscenely vast library of 80s and 90s music trivia knowledge crammed in my brain; annoyingly pointing out restaurant menu typos; channeling my inner Leslie Knope... and being a card carrying member of Team Buffy.
I'm Julie — I'm that kid your mom totally wished you were friends with in grade school. But you weren't. Because you were super cool. And I was that band nerd whose sole mission in life was to get perfect grades, never skip a class... and inadvertently make you look bad.
Fortunately, we're all adults now so we can be friends. ツ
I'm a born and raised Texan — and quite proud of it. I live in the DFW area with my husband, Brett, and our rescue pup, Captain. He's a Shih Tzu and 100 percent runs our house. We just work to pay for his treat habit and incessant demand for fluffy blankets to lounge around on.
Best known for: being a very loud, very proud TCU Horned Frog; an absurd addiction to college football; recklessly using entirely too many quotes from The Office, an obscenely vast library of 80s and 90s music trivia knowledge crammed in my brain; annoyingly pointing out restaurant menu typos; channeling my inner Leslie Knope... and being a card carrying member of Team Buffy.
Real talk: I've spent my entire career hyper-fixated on climbing the corporate ladder, working well over 40 hours each and every week chasing 'the dream'...
The thing is, I'm good at what I do and it's been easy to get caught up in false sense of satisfaction. But somewhere along the way, I lost sight of me. I forgot who I was, what I stood for and what kind of mark I want to leave on this crazy world. More times than I care to admit, I've literally told other people, "I used to be fun, I promise!" The thing is, I'm pretty sure I was really saying that to remind myself of that fact...
Instead of acknowledging the persistent feeling in my gut that I'm supposed to figure out my purpose and use it to help others find their own way out of the corporate grind and fog of doom and destruction... I prioritized work over everything else.
And then finally, one day I work up and realized that 'the dream' isn't all it's cracked up to be and I need more. I am meant for more.
So here I am — doing what I want in my little corner of the internet. Sharing things I find joy in doing and hope others get something out of it. Inspiring badass career women to do more of what makes them happy and motivates them to be what they truly want to be. Looking for excuses to nerd out on the things I'm passionate about and talk about financial and time freedom because I. am. here. for. it.
Never settle. Do more of what you love.
Never settle.
Do more of what you love.
I BELIEVE IN:
Dreaming big, pursuing things people say "can't be done," strong drinks, queso and random trips to Trader Joe's.
I'm NOT ABOUT:
Excuses, reality TV, the Oxford comma, unloading the dishwasher, running if I'm not being chased and corporate ego fluffing.
Rewatching Parks & Rec, quoting The Office, flipping through cookbooks and buying stuff I don't need from Amazon.
Morning coffee, organizing my to-do lists, puppy cuddles and cursing at dirty dishes in the kitchen sink.
My Favorite Things
College football + tailgating.
See: TCU Horned Frogs.
Go Frogs!
TCU Horned Frogs. I'm a loud, proud TCU alum. And it's always a great day to be a Horned Frog, y'all.
Our rescue pup, Captain. He owns the place. We just work to support his cookie habit. And his cushy blanket habit. And keep the roof over his ridiculously adorable head.
My Favorite Things
Reading in the pool. It doesn't even have to be in my backyard. Bonus points if the pool is in Mexico.
#sorrynotsorry
Pumpkin spice everything. Yeah, it's basic... and I don't even care. PSL forever.
Music trivia. If you need a game night partner with entirely too much useless knowledge of all things 70s/80s/90s pop and rock, I'm your girl.
This That
coffee
BEACH
EARLY BIRD
TOPSheet
Chocolate
cake
LIME LACROIX
or
TEA
mountains
night owl
no topsheet
popcorn
popsicles
Topo Chico
Where I stand on the super important stuff... Agree or disagree?
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