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A landing place for passionate, curious women living their best solo lives
This is where I capture my adventures and hope to help you add to yours! In the meantime, check out my musings on life & love [where the "mis"(s)adventures comes in!] - below.
I hope you’ll find that within my stories – from home and abroad – there is something that resonates or inspires. Or at the very least, amuses you.
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Julie Kay
- Mar 14
- 5 min
voice memo melee
Just when I thought I'd experienced the wackiest & wildest of dating, enter Jim (name, as always, is changed for privacy). He and I met...
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Julie Kay
- Jan 16
- 4 min
up & down
This weekend was an amalgam of happiness and also one of the toughest I have experienced lately. I know that sounds weird, but let me...
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Julie Kay
- Jan 2
- 2 min
long time no see
I'm sorry for not writing sooner. I've been busy, of course, adjusting to life in Austin. [How long can I live here before I'm unable to...
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Julie Kay
- May 31, 2023
- 5 min
Not-your-average travel tips
As you may know, I just got back from a trip to Croatia and Montenegro! It was unbelievable. Before I say any more, definitely add these...
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Julie Kay
- May 1, 2023
- 3 min
It's my favorite emoji but that's where it ends
Why is it that outside of October, ghosts are all around us? And no, I don't mean the pale, transparent images of those who have passed...
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Julie Kay
- Jan 10, 2023
- 4 min
kiss me thru the phone
Another post comin' at ya; I've been on a lot of planes the past 1.5 months. Great for writing, not great for the wallet! But I can't...
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Julie Kay
- Jan 5, 2023
- 3 min
the year of MJ
Note: this post has nothing to do with the Bulls or basketball. Sorry to disappoint! Making resolutions is so 2015, am I right? But I...
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Julie Kay
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
New city, who dis?
Long time, no see! Where do I begin? It has been wild, wonderful, and warm since I last left you in April. As you may recall, I packed up...
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Julie Kay
- Apr 29, 2022
- 5 min
"Either you love Chicago, or you are wrong"
And that I do. I have spent the last 12 years here. I didn’t necessarily intend to stay this long; it just sort of happened. Easy to see...
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Julie Kay
- Apr 16, 2022
- 4 min
The chart that explains everyone
I don't know what's in the water, but I've run into a number of doozies on Hinge lately, all of which have happened within the last...
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Julie Kay
- Mar 19, 2022
- 4 min
I quit
The other week, I left an unhealthy relationship. But this is not a dating post. No, this toxic relationship was with my job. That I just...
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Julie Kay
- Feb 23, 2022
- 4 min
Bad dates (and the songs to accompany them)
If you've ever been on dating apps, you know there's an ebb and a flow to it. Sometimes it seems you can't get a date for the life of...
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Julie Kay
- Jan 17, 2022
- 5 min
Watching TV is good for you (dating advice from the 'tube)
It's January in Chicago, so that means - much to my chagrin - that I'm spending a lot of time indoors. And with that, my Netflix...
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Julie Kay
- Jan 7, 2022
- 4 min
I'm feelin' 2022
In 2021, I read more than one book that begs the question, how would life be different had we made different choices? I think we've all...
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Julie Kay
- Dec 23, 2021
- 2 min
Covid, but make it poetry
Hey guys, it's been a while! The last few months have felt like a marathon to me (with an actual marathon sandwiched in there somewhere)....
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Julie Kay
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
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One week ago, I took another trip around the sun! Each year at this time, a dear friend (you know who you are) prompts me to answer two...
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Julie Kay
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Be still.
Sometimes you find pearls of wisdom in the most unexpected of conversations. We started going back to the office on Tuesdays/Thursdays...
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Julie Kay
- Jun 15, 2021
- 5 min
Comma, comma, down dooby doo down down (breaking up is hard to do)
If life were like a rom com, this is the part where I'd bump into some charming British hunk at the grocery store, both reaching for...
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Julie Kay
- May 15, 2021
- 5 min
6 lessons Mexico taught me about travel
Two weeks ago, this was me: The scene: My best friend from high school and I. Tulum, Mexico // April 29 - May 2. Birthday celebration +...
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