I Meant to Take Two Weeks Off | Here's What Happened Instead

In this solo season opener, Juli catches up with listeners after a longer-than-expected break, shares the experiences that filled those weeks, and introduces the theme she has chosen to carry through every conversation in Season Four: reinvention. This is a short episode, but an honest one. If you have been wondering where Juli went, and what she is building next, this is the one to start with. ---------------------------------------- What we cover in this episode: What happens when a two-week break becomes two months, and why Juli thinks the longer pause turned out to be the right one. A trip to Brazil for Rod's grandmother's 100th birthday, and what it meant to travel 5,000 miles and land on two different multigenerational properties. Because of course that is what happened. What the international comments on that video share revealed: that multigenerational living is not new, not niche, and not a workaround. For much of the world, it is simply how families live. The afternoon the Attorney General of Massachusetts came to Juli's home, toured her mother's accessory dwelling unit, and talked about what the new ADU laws in Massachusetts actually mean for families. Why Juli felt that visit was a celebration of her mother's legacy. A surprise Newsweek feature that followed an earlier Business Insider profile, and what it feels like to have a personal decision become a national conversation almost overnight. A mastermind trip to the Utah Parade of Homes with twelve female real estate agents, including a private tour of a 26,000 square foot home. What Juli brought back from that trip that had nothing to do with the square footage. The launch of multi-gen finance workshops and why families across the country are hungry for these conversations about creative financing, ADU construction, and what it actually costs to build a multigenerational home. A completely reimagined website at http://juliford.com, built with AI, designed to finally represent the business Juli has spent the past year growing into. The season four theme: reinvention. And a preview of the first guest interview dropping next week. A summer holiday at home story series running on Instagram through July, built around small rituals and seasonal details that make staying home feel like a choice, not a default. ---------------------------------------- This episode is for you if: You have been following along and noticed Juli went quiet, and you are glad she is back. You are in your 50s or 60s and you have started to feel the pull toward something new, a different kind of home, a different kind of chapter, a life that looks less like what you inherited and more like what you actually want. You are curious about multigenerational living but did not know there was a whole community of people, globally, who have been doing this all along. ---------------------------------------- Resources mentioned in this episode: Free Multi-Generational Living Guide visit http://juliford.com/multi-gen Book a clarity call with Juli: http://juliford.com/schedule New website: http://juliford.com Follow the Summer Holiday at Home story series on Instagram: @itsjuliford ---------------------------------------- Connect with Juli: Website: http://juliford.com Instagram: @itsjuliford Free resources and the Multi-Gen Money Guide: http://juliford.com/multi-gen