Reflections + Resolutions (+ my Word for 2017)
Whoaaaa baby. 2016, you’ve been a DOOZY. I don’t even know where to start. I’m feeling all sorts of weird about you ending, but all sorts of good about the idea of newness once again.…
View PostBest Bloopers of 2016
Happy hump! If you’ve been around these rosy parts for awhile – like, awhile – you might remember a time when any sort of style-related anything was…really really bad. No professional photography, no professional editing,…
View PostThe True Meaning of Christmas
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour… which is Christ the Lord Luke 2:11 THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS All I want for Christmas is a pause button on…
View Post“I Refuse to Play Small.”
On the corkboard smackdab in front o’ my face at my deskspace, I have a hot pink Post-It note with a mantra on it that says, “STOP PLAYING SMALL. You’ve got this.” At first, I…
View PostOur Newlywed Holiday Traditions
What is turning out to be one of the craziest months of my life thus far is soon approaching one of my favorite days of the year: Thanksgiving. Since Halloween is donezo, we’re officially in…
View Post“Clear out the Clutter.”
What’s worse than feeling anxious? Feeling suffocated. There’s a suffocating sense of overwhelm that undoubtedly accompanies any clutter in my life. Whether it’s clutter on my office floor, in my makeup drawer, on my desk…
View Post17 Habits of Highly Successful “It Girls”
When it comes to “success,” everyone and their mother has a different definition of the word (and rightly so). We’re all different people with totally unique life experiences, goals, personalities and dreams – obviously. BUT,…
View Post12 Ways to Feel Like a Badass Right Now
If you wake up every morning already feelin’ on cloud 9, confident and clear on what you’ve gotta do and ready to make it happen like a total badass, then you must be Oprah’s second…
View Post“Settle for More.” (+ WIN $500 to Nordstrom!)
Back at it again with Monday, so a new Monday Mantra is only fitting amiright?? I heard a quote recently that ended up being inspiration for a book by the same name, and I legit…
View PostOur Wedding Video
This really requires no intro, y’all. Our wedding video. I am thoroughly, completely obsessed with it. I hope our wedding video gives you a fun sneak peak into what was undoubtedly the best day of…
View Post10 Things Ive Learned from Blogging: 3 Years of CUR
Sometimes you win some, and sometimes…you’re two and a half months late. I got so hyped in planning fall editorial content (and *ahem* a wedding and honeymoon *ahem*) that I totally missed a very important…
View Post“Have Some Fun Today.”
The world can be a really sad, depressing place sometimes. When you turn on the news, it’s either bad news or worse news – the good, sweet stuff rarely makes headlines, and if it does,…
View PostTo my future boss…
*** I’m married! And I *just* got back from honeymooning! WOOHOO! With sketchy service on some days of our trip, the final post in the trilogy of collegiate-oriented goodness from my FABULOUS intern didn’t make it up. So…
View Post7 Ways to Know You’re Ready to Get Married
ICYMI, J and I have been poppin’ the bubbly (quite literally) all week long, toasting champagne every single night. Why? I mean…it’s champagne. Does there need to be a reason? 😉 But really tho, we’re…
View Post“Be kind today.”
Yesterday in church, the sweet old lady in front of me turned around, put her hand on top of mine, looked me square in the eye and so warmly said, “You have a beautiful voice.”…
View PostFriday Frills – 2 Weeks ’til Wedding + 2 GIVEAWAYS!
(under $15!) // Pants () // (on major clearance!) TGIF! Today’s post is chill and random and has some frills, so it’s now dubbed Friday Frills. HA. I don’t usually have too many general life updates…
View Post“I am worth more than my self-doubts.”
When Monday hits ya like a sack o’ bricks, it can easily feel like the bricks are made of everything but sunshine and rainbows. When the entire week is looming in front of your face…
View PostHow I Deal with Panic Attacks: Notes on Anxiety
Whoa, heavy hitter post. Coming Up Roses is always meant to be a positive, uplifting space, where we can all blossom and grow together. But here’s the thing: Life isn’t *always* coming up roses. Roses…
View Post“Do less, receive more.”
What’s up, Monday Mantra? This is one of my own personal favorite series on CUR, and I hope you love it justasmuch. While I usually end up feeling more motivated after writing, I hope you…
View PostHow to Handle Burnout (+ prevent it from happening to you!)
Tee: Burlington // (promo code AROSTYLE to get this skirt for under $28) // Wedges (similar, similar) // Kate Spade Bag (similar) Exhaustion. Overcommitment. Melt Down. Breaking Point. Whatever the symptoms, the diagnosis is the…
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