For episode 12, it only made sense to celebrate 12 years of STILL BEING HERE.

I love all love stories. But...I think I love our love story the most :) Here's to 12 years of marriage! Julie + Leif till the wheels fall off!

** Fast forward to 9:30 for the elopement story, but if you wanna hear the funny story of why Leif thought I'd fallen off the AA rehab wagon...listen from the start.

You'll never guess how much we spent on our most popular family costume! $0! Listen to how we turned evenings of dumpster diving into our most genius costume. Plus, easy, last minute costume ideas!

You've heard the saying..."make your mess your message"...well, nobody embodies that more than my dear friend and esteemed LA artist Tyler Ramsey. What a treat to be a guest on his, "The Painful Lessons Podcast"...again! But this time around, I happened to have a podcast of my own...so clearly, we had to co-release this episode. We talk about the Orgy Tent at Burning Man, my brain tumor journey....and my 3 years of sobriety!!!

U-S-A...U-S-A!! Folks, we are back stateside after 8 months of world travel. (Insert: needle off the record). AND...re-entry has been a shock. Listen to why! xxoo

We went almost a year WITHOUT a TV, playdates, and tablet time (very limited) while traveling to 15 countries. How did we do?! WATCH!! Links mentioned in this episode: Truly Julie Episode 5 ("Family World Tour! First Stop: El Salvador) https://youtu.be/lWWhC34LpvI or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/family-world-tour-1st-stop-el-salvador/id1774318263?i=1000719854792 https://open.spotify.com/episode/146iYUP1KacGRHRN66rQ4o?si=89bb8262a80a4239 Where you can buy the boardgame Qwirkle: https://gamersguildaz.com/products/qwirkle?variant=51615655231851&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_campaign=catch-all-low-margin&utm_source=google_ads&utm_medium=performance_max&utm_campaign_name=catch-all-low-margin&device=c&creativeId=&network=x&gad_source=4&gad_campaignid=17524658147&gbraid=0AAAAABRMluKBb8TO0O5-ceeB_MQF6YGhG&gclid=CjwKCAjw2brFBhBOEiwAVJX5GC2dLGriQsMbJM5qjxfXJiQgMXjujIkgCMO5t6WE7gDlE43CZRz5-RoCmFoQAvD_BwE Battersea, London playground: https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/parks-and-open-spaces/childrens-playgrounds/battersea-park-playground-for-toddlers-and-juniors/

It's kind of wild but the topic of this episode, "Traditional school vs the School of Life" can trigger people! I guess it's because so many, if not most of us, double down on the traditional learning system thinking it will make us or our kids "more successful". Listen to this episode to see why sometimes it's super beneficial to swap out the classroom for the REAL ROOM...aka the world! I mention the powerful short film, "Three Seconds", by Spencer Sharp featuring Prince Ea in this episode. It's a MUST WATCH and it's only 4 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sacc_x-XB1Y.

Why did we leave LA? How are we affording this trip around the world? What countries are we visiting? I answer all your questions here! Plus, El Salvador highlights. If you're a surfer...you gotta plan your trip to El Zonte and El Tunco, STAT.

My whole podcast/YouTube jouney began because I wanted to find the answer to this one question: Can you slow down time?

Turns out, YOU CAN!!! I share 3 simple methods to slow down time and I guarantee you've never tried method #1. Here are the full episodes of 940...an instructional/inspirational series all focused on how to stretch our most precious commodity: TIME.

940: Power of Nature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFAG-7wUjXc

940: Power of Free Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpbqNlg6WTo

940: Nature Rx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrj69kN4yHg

Hubby and My Top 10 out of Morocco!