Hi,
My name is Julia, and I started writing a blog to reach out to others, make new friends and share ideas about life, fun stuff, and frustrations. I am married with a beautiful little girl that was born in May 2006 and joined our family through open adoption. I was there at her birth, which was an amazing experience. We consider her birth family as our extended family and are grateful beyond words.
I have a BA in Sociology and a MA in Counseling Psychology, emphasizing marriage and family counseling. I’ve worked with battered women, abused children, homeless women, and children at a community correctional facility, & other non-profit counseling agencies. Currently, I am a full-time stay-at-home mom, and I love it.
My interests are in writing, photography, and art, and I love the northern coast of CA. The place I feel most complete is the Mendocino, CA, area. I’m hoping that we will be able to move there permanently at some point.
When I met my husband, Michael, he was a full-time potter and made beautiful, functional porcelain pottery. Early in our marriage, he taught himself how to code websites and got an amazing job at a large corporation. doing web “stuff.” His current fun thing to do on the side can be found at MichaelJanzen.com.
My biggest struggle in life is being overweight. So if I blog a lot about getting healthy, you’ll understand why. I’m working on this, and I will never give up until I succeed! I will do it too! I don’t know how right now, but I know that I will accomplish this, which will change my life in many wonderful ways.
Please leave me a comment from time to time if something I said moves you to do so. I look forward to hearing from you.
Peace
Julia
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