Julie Barrett is a freelance writer and photographer based in Plano, TX.

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What's Next?
This morning I was going through my Facebook memories feed and noticing the number of posts going back to at least 2018 about being overworked and underappreciated and spending so much time on unpaid work that I've been neglecting my own business and self-care.

And what do I have to show for it? A damn close health scare, a row of staples in my belly, and a failed business.

This stops. Now.

I have closed my business checking ac...
8/20/2025 10:04:33 AM
Time For a Health Update
Y'all, I've been pretty quiet lately, and with good reason. I'm trying to stay upbeat about this, but the fact is that part of the reason I'm in this position is that I've avoided self-care because I'm either caring for other people or doing work for other people so they could go take care of their third side hustle, take a vacation, avoid answering emails, whatever. And yes, I am just a tad resentful. Okay, so that's out of the way. What's going ...
8/7/2025 4:59:24 PM
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