The Wildflower Within

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Julie

September 29, 2026

When I shared my Five Things I Do Every Year to Start the School Year Strong, the last one was a little different: go inward.

Part of going inward meant being honest about something I wanted to work on this year—being more intentional about celebrating my staff.

I can spend a lot of time in my head thinking about instruction, data, problems to solve, what needs to improve, and what comes next. Sometimes, in all of that thinking and doing, I don’t stop often enough to recognize the people who are making the work happen every single day.

I said I wanted to work on that this year.

So, this is me working on it.

At the end of the day, I am a systems person. If something is important to me, I usually need a system that helps me actually do it consistently. Apparently, celebrating people is no different. 😂

That’s where this new Campus Culture Calendar series comes from.

Each month, I’m going to create a simple calendar for myself with reminders, celebrations, staff appreciation ideas, and little opportunities to create connection and have some fun with my team.

Not because culture can be reduced to a calendar—it can’t. But because I know myself, and having a system helps me be intentional about something I already said I wanted to do better.

October is my first one. 🍂

I’m sharing it because maybe it can help you too. Take what works, leave what doesn’t, change it, and make it fit your people.

And please keep sharing your ideas with me! Some of your comments have already helped me make this first calendar better, and I love that. That’s exactly what I want this to be about—sharing what works, learning from each other, and making things better together.

This is a professional goal for me, and now I’ve built myself a system to help me follow through.

Let’s see where it goes.

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Hello, I’m Julie

Welcome to The Wildflower Within—a space about curiosity, self-discovery, and creating a life that feels more aligned with who you are.

I’m a woman in my 40s learning to make room for more of myself after years of letting responsibilities, roles, and expectations take up most of the space.

I’m still an educator and school principal, and leadership is a huge part of my life. But it isn’t the only part of me.

This is where I share all of it—the leading and the living, the writing and reflecting, the outfits, the travel, the dancing, the experiences, and everything I’m learning along the way.

I don’t have life figured out. I’m simply staying curious about who I am, what I want, and what else might be waiting for me.

And if you’re doing a little becoming of your own, I hope something here makes you curious about your story, too.

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