Basic, Never Boring
Julie is a writer, educator, and organizer at heart, living in the Green Mountains of Vermont with her husband + two young boys. She is the owner of WRITES WELL WITH OTHERS, offering virtual services in copywriting, content strategy, and marketing. Julie is passionate about an active outdoor lifestyle and she practices yoga and barre. When not outside hiking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing, canoeing, or swimming with her family, you’ll find her cooking yummy fresh meals, binge-watching Netflix or Hulu shows, listening to true crime podcasts, or reading giant books.
It’s… summer, summer, summertime… so we’ve got vacations on the mind. Whether you are currently planning a trip, looking for ideas, or daydreaming about an already planned trip; you are going to enjoy this list. We asked our moms to share the best vacation spot they’ve visited. Read on for some major vacay inspo. Holly’s…
Mom uniforms? We’ve all got one. You know, that go to outfit you throw on numerous times a week. Save for a small change here or there, it basically always stays the same. It is your second skin. Your feel at home, comfortable, and truly yourself. Memorial Day Weekend marks the ceremonial start of summer…
Road trips can be trying for anyone’s patience and sanity. Now try doing it on your own… with two kids. Well I have. More times than I can count at this point. My family and I moved from Southern New Jersey to Vermont one year ago. That’s approximately 300+ miles and 6 hours with no…
Can you believe it is April already? The sun is getting higher and brighter, the days are getting longer, and the kids are gearing up for summer break. Earth Day is just around the corner, April 22. Earth Day is a great opportunity to go environmentalist on our kids… teaching the importance of caring for…
If you told High School me (who got a C in Chemistry because I refused to write lab reports) that adult me would one day read a book with an entire chapter that details the process of seed rooting, I’d have flat out laughed in your face. Science is not my thing. Plants are not…
The first time I heard about The CW’s Riverdale was from my dad. He asked me; “Hey, have you heard about that new ‘Archie’ show?” I hadn’t. The second time was a suggestion from Netflix following a particularly impressive binge of 13 Reasons Why. Finally, it came up again when talking to my kids’ 14…
I’m allowed to be sad I had a miscarriage even though I have two healthy kids. So do not. DO NOT. Please, just don’t tell me to be thankful for the two healthy kids I have. The two things are so completely and utterly unrelated. OF COURSE, I’m thankful for my two healthy children. Are…
This Christmas, we found ourselves 300+ miles from our family and friends and the only area we’ve ever (until this year) called home. It was a conscious decision we’d made in the summer; shortly after having moved to Vermont. We wanted our kids to wake up on Christmas morning in their own home. I wanted…
Just a quick recap of Part 1: meal planning- not my thing. But, I can stand to lose about 30 pounds… so I decided to give it a try. Alas, life got in the way and I am a mess. That’s basically where we left off. So, to continue… When this blog post idea was…
Some of our best laid plans are destined to hit roadblocks. That’s where I’m at right now. I had a plan! I was going to meal prep for one week. I’d document it with mouth watering pics and let y’all know how great I did. I would write out my plan for a week on…