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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
Jan 12 min read
2024 recap
As always, this past year has been a wild time for the untethered. #singlelife Thus, I present to you, without further ado, the top 10...
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Julie Kay
Jun 29, 20244 min read
peanut butter blunder
Have you ever met a great guy, who on top of being good, is doppelganger to Jake Gyllenhaal (aka not hard to look at)? He has career...
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Julie Kay
Mar 14, 20245 min read
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 2, 20242 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20225 min read
"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, 20224 min read
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
Feb 23, 20224 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20212 min read
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
Jun 15, 20215 min read
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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