On November 25th, I was "mom shamed" for the first time.If you follow along on Instagram, you already know the drill. But to quickly catch us all up, I posted a picture on my Instagram that was sponsored by a car company. I was holding my Starbucks out the window, celebrating fall adventures - including visiting our month-ish old daughter in … [Read more...]
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“Wherever you go, there you are.”
Happy MONDAY. Coming Up Roses comin' atcha...NOT from a hospital bed, praise the sweet Lord baby Jesus. But comin' atcha from mandatory "bed rest." I said it before, I'll say it here, and I'm sure I'll say it a few thousand more times over the course of the next few months (heck, weeks) - God's a funny dude. ALSO: First thing's first - I can't … [Read more...]
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“Unbalance the Scale” (For recovering perfectionists…)
A few weeks ago, I found myself reading Abbie's guest post for recovering perfectionists (hello, this is me) and she hit the nail so far on the head it split straight through the wood of my soul (dramatic, but true): "Balance is a code name for that dirty word, perfection." Ooof. Perfection. My skin is already crawling.But she's absolutely … [Read more...]
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“Slay your Goliath.”
Happy Monday! Let's break it down for storytime before diving into this week's Monday Mantra..."Slay your Goliath."Back in the day, there was to be a battle between the Philistines and the Israelites. The Philistines chose a champion fighter to represent them - measuring what would be 9 ft. 3 inches by today's standards (holy tall), covered in … [Read more...]
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“Reset, Refocus, Restart.”
Back at it again with a #MondayMantra - cos it's Monday, and we need a Mantra to start this week strong amiright??? (Right.) If you're in the CURowd and caught last night's CURation (hey hey - thoughts on our new name for our rosy lil' squad/tribe/gang/community/whatever the heck ya wanna coin it??? ;) ), this message is a familiar (but hopefully … [Read more...]
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“Great things take time.”
Great things take time. How many times have ya heard it in life so far??? Chances are, quite a bit. It's a commonly thrown around phrase that lacks the punch it once packed. It was basically turned into a societal cliche to get us overly ambitious folks to turn it TF down when we're on a real roll. If you're ambitious and yannno it, say HOLLAH. … [Read more...]
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“It Gets Better.”
Ayyyyoooo, Monday. How was your weekending?My weekend kicked off with a bridal shower for one of my best friends, then segued into front row at a Justin Timberlake concert (!!!), and today was full of shooting for le blog + hanging out with fam. A pretty *solid* weekend if ya ask me! Huuuuuuge shoutout to my friends at Verizon for the Verizon … [Read more...]
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“I Will Carry On.”
By Friday morning last week, I think I had seen 52 (no joke) tweets, Instastories, emails and blog mentions from everyone and their mom having had THAT KINDA WEEK.This. week. has. been. long.I'm so exhausted it's ridiculous.Why do I feel like 95% of my interactions this week have been really weirdToday was a LONG one...This week … [Read more...]
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“Give Yourself Grace.”
Back at it again with a MONDAY MANTRA. Woo woo! I was woken up this morning by an INSANE downpour...when it rains, it pours, I guess? It's mornings like these when I'm EXTRA grateful for working from home and not *actually* having to leave the house when it's this friggin' wet. Ha! 'Tis the season for April showers? ANYHOO. I had mentioned last … [Read more...]
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“Enlarge your Territory.” – Lessons from Luke 5
Hey girl hey! Monday already?! I spent the weekend at a faith retreat, and I *truly* feel like a new woman heading into this week. God worked some wonders in my life, and I'm just sitting here like GOD IS SO STINKIN' GOOD HALLELUJAH. Amiright?!I've been thinking a *lot* lately about how I can share more of my faith with you. It's such a huge … [Read more...]
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“Cut the Noise.”
Aaaaaaaand Monday, we're back at it again. How was your weekend?? ICYMI in last night's CURation (get the CURation by signing up here!), yesterday we did an Escape Room! Have you done one before? I HIGHLY recommend for a big group of family slash friends...just not if you get claustrophobic or fear being locked in one room until you figure out how … [Read more...]
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“It is what it is.” – Dealing with Conflict in Relationships + Advice from THE 9/11 Widow,
I'm baaaaaaack! Happy Monday, friends! It feels like it's been *ages*, even tho it's just been a long weekend essentially. New York Fashion Week can just feel like an eternity sometimes. ;) Either way, SUPER glad to be back behind the screen at 6 am on a Monday with a cuppa coffee the size of my head. #necessary. Onward to more V-Day goodness. … [Read more...]
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