Quitting Sugar Is No Joke
I just watched this YouTube video that has a lot of inspiring things to say about quitting sugar. As a person with tricky autoimmune...
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a highly-sensitive, multi-passionate creative just trying to make sense of this messy, beautiful world.
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Is Intuition a Psychic Ability?
Oh, man. This topic is loaded for me for so many reasons and on so many levels. I have been so hurt and abused by the concept of...
I Stand With All Innocent Victims of War
The Israel-Palestine conflict has me so heartbroken. I will admit that I am not well-educated on the nuances and issues below the...
Accepting That I Am Just Average - at Basically Everything
I grew up in a church that taught me that I was one of the "chosen" ones. A noble daughter of God that had important work to do. That I...
Just Because You Are Worthy of Something, Doesn't Mean You Will Get It
There is a SUPER popular phrase that I see all the time, all over the internet and in books and it goes something like this: YOU ARE...
Having Fun With Personal Style
Ever since I can remember, I have always been obsessed with the concept of personal style. I must have watched the...
I Got Rid of My Faux Peonies
A few blogposts back, I wrote about my complicated relationship with faux flowers. You can read that here, in case you missed it and feel...
Why I've Stopped Trying to Always "Do My Best"
I saw an Instagram post today that was written by a therapist who was encouraging her followers to stop trying to be perfect and just do...
Quick & Easy Balcony Refresh
It's the end of May and I've been waiting for the surprise frost and snowfalls to stop playing games with me so I can do a simple balcony...
Super Easy, Budget-Friendly Sideboard DIY
I've been looking for a sideboard for my main living area for a while, but the ones I've been looking at are somewhere between $1000 and...
The Law of Attraction Is a Victim-Blaming Belief System
Naomi Judd passed away yesterday and her daughter, Ashley Judd released the following statement - "Today we sisters experienced a...
How To Get Anything You Want (In Three Simple Steps)
There are a lot of privileged influencers out there who are selling us the idea that you can get anything you want if you just follow a...
My Complicated Relationship with Faux Flowers
I love flowers. Pale pink peonies to be exact. I love the way they look in a super cool vase all bunched up together as if I picked them...
Thrive, Survive, Abide
Thrive, survive, abide. Not one. Not the other. Not either. Not or. But all. The different seasons call and ask for different ways to be....
My Current Favorite Celebrity Home
I have a slight obsession with watching celebrity home tours on YouTube. There's just something about how well they seem to capture the...
Standing Up and Speaking Out
We live in a complicated world. With so many voices and differing opinions, it can be paralyzing to know how, when, or even if we should...
Living Room Refresh for Spring
April is just around the corner and I've been craving a little more color and creativity around our place. It's interesting to me how I...
My Take on the Whole "Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock" Thing
Nobody needs my opinion. I get it. The world is full of way, way, WAY too much of everything right now and the last thing anyone needs is...
Using the Concept of God to Excuse Bad Behavior
I've seen it my whole life. A person believes in their version of God. This person believes that their version of God wants certain...
Shaming Women Who Choose to Stay Home and Have Kids
There seems to be a predominant message in the circles that I occasionally engage with that places the value of a woman on her ability...
A Thought for Those Who Are Suffering
The Russian government is currently invading Ukraine and my heart is breaking. I can't imagine what people are going through right now...
Cultivate: A New Minimalist Art Collection
Hey! I just added a new four-piece minimalist art collection to my free printable library over at juliadawndesigns.com. (And yes, I...
Why I Will Never Stop Hanging Word Signs on My Walls
I've been seeing an attitude in the high-end design world lately that basically sticks a nose up at word signs. And yeah, I think I could...
Slightly Jaded, But Cautiously Hopeful
Sometimes life knocks you down. Hard. And it's times like these when it's difficult to find the rainbow after the rain or the silver...
An Easy Way to Design a Room
I love interior design, but I REALLY don't love the technical parts of room planning. I'd rather just randomly grab the things I love at...
"Good Vibes Only" Is a Form of Toxic Positivity That Doesn't Serve Anyone
The phrase "good vibes only" became hugely popular during one of the most challenging chapters of my life. I had been fighting for my...
Ten (Almost) Free and Simple Things I Love To Do
Life is full of so much of everything and I'm trying to do better with tuning out a lot of the noise and consumerism and simply being...
My New and More Flexible Way of Creating a Vision Board
Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved the process of collecting pictures and words to capture the essence of who I am, what...
How Writing In a Dumping Journal Has Saved My Sanity
I am both a chronic over-thinker and an extreme HSP, which is kind of a rough combination for someone who just wants to cultivate peace...
Can You Always Trust Your Intuition?
The world is kind of a messy place. People from all walks of life seem to have the answers to all of life's biggest questions. Many of us...
When the Term "Victim Mentality" is Used to Silence and Gaslight Actual Victims of Mistreatment
The term "victim mentality" (or "victim mindset") is often used to paint the picture of a person who has a "poor me" attitude and refuses...
The Interior Design YouTube Series I Am Currently Obsessed With
It's always a bit hard for me to let go of the magic of the holidays. You know, saying goodbye to all those white lights and glittery...
My Four Words for the New Year
It's New Year's Eve and I'm sitting in my room trying to decide what inspirational word I want to choose for 2022. I've always liked the...
Why I Am a Firm LGBTQ+ Ally
I was raised to believe that being gay was a choice and that "living a gay lifestyle" was a sin close to murder. I just kind of ignored...
My Current Favorite Podcast: The Mindful Kind
The world is full of so much of everything right now. So much. And I'm fully aware of the fact that I, myself, am just contributing to...
Is It Selfish to Ask Someone for Forgiveness?
I was listening to a podcast the other day that had three people discussing the concept of forgiveness in a slightly atypical way. This...
The Easy Way to Do Gingerbread Houses
I've never had the desire to make a gingerbread house from scratch. It's always just seemed way too time consuming and complicated for me...
Free Printable 2022 Monthly Calendar
Yes, it's almost 2022 and I still like to use an actual paper-and-pencil calendar system. Nobody will ever convince me to do it any other...
The Secret About The Secret
I'm just going to cut right to the chase here and say that I believe the secret about The Secret is that there is no secret. There is...
How To Get Anything You Want
I recorded this blogpost because I'm pretty passionate about this, as you can tell. :) LISTEN TO THIS BLOGPOST HERE (Sarcasm alert...)...
The Three Most Important Words I've Ever Learned to Say
We're all wrong sometimes. And I'm not talking about misspelling the word "unnecessary" or cutting someone off in traffic. I'm talking...
My 21-Day Glow-Up Plan
The concept of the glow-up is hard for me. On the one hand, I really do like the process of evaluating my life to determine where I might...
Maybe Don't Actually Quit Your Day Job (Maybe)
You sometimes hear people say "don't quit your day job" as a way to encourage you to just stay put, make the money you need to pay your...
Keeping Myself in Focus
I have four kids (all with medical challenges to one degree or another) - which has been a lot for me over the years as I've navigated my...
Why I Love Eclectic Design
I've been thinking about design lately (both in personal style and interior design) and how I've never been able to land on one type of...
Should We Really Call People Toxic?
It's everywhere. You see it in blogposts by well-meaning life coaches that have your best interest at heart. You see it all over social...
An Ode to Self Advocacy
Here you are. All alone, yet surrounded by people with opinions. Here you are. All alone, yet surrounded by people who think they know...
Why I Am So Over "Cotton Candy" Self-Help
I recently heard a very popular, highly respected self-help guru say that ALL of her suffering was because she had "believed her...
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