JMB Living
Hi! I'm Julie, founder of The Art of Intentional Living Community and creator of beautiful guided seasonal journals focusing on wellness and living intentionally. I teach journaling as a tool, not only for mental wellness, but also for creating what you want out of life. My journals are quite unique – guided journal, planner and magazine in one. They include articles sharing inspiration from wellness professionals, vision board space, habit trackers and so much more. I also just release Worthy: A Radical Self-Love Journal. Each week I release new videos on my YouTube channel with suggestions and ideas for slow living and intentional living.
🌿 How to find a glow on gray days...
Finding light on Gray Days... Some mornings lately, the sky has felt heavy, boring and bordering on being discouraging if it could talk. I'm sure you've felt this way too from time to time. Late winter.The sky is gray.The trees are bare. The grass dull. The light muted. This time of year can feel like a long slog until spring finally arrives. I noticed lately that when I sit down with my journal and reflect for the little line at the bottom — “Beauty I noticed” — it takes more effort. I...
🗝️ The Key to Make Life SIMPLE Now...
Hi Reader, I just released a new video that might surprise you a little. The thumbnail talks about retirement stress (but hang with me here if you are nowhere near retiring). It talks about that strange reality after you retire where you finally have more time… and yet somehow still feel overwhelmed. If you’re retired (or heading that direction), you may recognize that feeling. But here’s what I want you to know before you even click: This video isn’t really about stress. It’s about...
The lessons from my momma you need now...
Hi Reader, Last year, I started noticing something about my mom. She’s 83 now—and somehow, she seems happier and more at ease than she was a few years back. More confident. Lighter. More engaged with life. This caught my attention, because there was a stretch of time after my dad passed away when that wasn’t the case. She struggled. She seemed a bit negative. Making decisions felt heavy. Joy for her seemed harder to come by. And then, slowly, something shifted. Watching that change made me...
💕 Wisdom, laughter & what WON'T wait...
Happy start to this week! A friend from our community sent me a video this weekend that really struck home. It’s a 92-year-old woman sharing what she wishes she had known when she was 60. She was encouraging people to realize that life, our health and relationships are more fleeting than we might imagine. As I listened, it reinforced the importance of the changes I've been making in my own life in recent years–to take better care of my body, to cherish and nurture my relationships and to...
Why Retirements Fall Short (it's not about the money)
Hi Reader, Most women spend years planning for retirement financially. But almost no one talks about what happens after the work ends — when the structure, identity, and rhythm you’ve lived with for decades quietly disappears. That’s what inspired my newest YouTube video: Why Retirement Falls Short (It’s Not About the Money) In it, I talk about: Why time alone doesn’t automatically create fulfillment The identity shift many women are surprised by in retirement And why this season of life...
✅ An Easier Way to Set Goals (It's Working for me)
And just like that... The first month of the year is already behind us. Whenever a new month rolls around, I often like to pause and consider How do I feel about the progress I made last month? Not Did I do everything I said I would?Not Was I productive enough?Just… How does it feel in my body and mind when I look back? Lately, I’ve been reading a book that I've been finding helpful in this exact area: Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal. I loved one...
➡️ New Video is Live...
Hi Reader, Just a quick note to let you know that the video I mentioned yesterday is officially live. It’s all about the most ignored part of retirement planning — the lifestyle, identity, and emotional side of this big transition that so many of us aren’t taught to think about ahead of time. If you already took the Retirement Profile Quiz, this video will give a little more context around why your profile matters and how it fits into the bigger picture of designing a fulfilling retirement....
What FREEDOM means to me today...
Pausing to reflect... As I pause and reflect on the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. today, I find myself thinking about what freedom really means. I’m especially aware of my own personal blessings when I sit with that word. Each morning, when I open my journal and see freedom written in the top right corner — one of my core values — I’m usually thinking about something very simple: the freedom to shape my day the way I choose. The freedom to decide how I spend my time, my energy,...
Progress WHILE Feeling Good...
Hi Reader, Honest truth... Last year, I didn’t make much progress on the things I thought I would. I was deeply focused on wellness — caring for my body, my energy, and my nervous system, so I'm okay with that. Yet this year–I'm feeling the itch to make some major headway on a few things that are important to me as well. Instead of pushing harder, I'm trying something different. I started leaning into what I’m calling Feel Good Progress — progress that protects your health, joy, and...
The REAL Secret to Productivity is surprising...
"The secret to productivity isn't discipline, it's joy." - Ali Abdaal How you ever noticed how much more you accomplish when you feel good? I think back to the days when I started each morning with a to-do list a mile long and was bound and determined to check it all off by the end of the day. As evening approached I'd push myself to do just one more thing. On the days I felt low on energy and my mind was frazzled... I'd just push myself harder. This wasn't the best path to accomplishing...