FIND THE FRUIT
Slowly but surely, I’ve crossed things off of a little summer bucket list. 🙂 Shortly before Jonah was born, we popped by a little local farmstead with Olivia to pick farm-fresh strawberries. It was a…
View PostWhat no one tells you before getting pregnant…
*This post was originally published back in 2018 after I had Liv – so it was high time to update being pregnant again 4.5 years later! It’s funny how many things I’m experiencing this time…
View PostOn Maximizing the Moment
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about maximizing moments. To me, “maximizing moments” feels like a solid mix between a more passive “presence” in a moment, and an active attempt to soak it all up,…
View PostWhen it Hurts like Hell…
Happy Ash Wednesday. 🙂 Chances are, at some point or another, you’ve seen someone walking around with a smudgied cross on their forehead on this day. While you might’ve confused them for a Mary Poppins…
View PostLook for the Good
This weekend took a turn for the terrifying. I shared a quick note on Instagram Stories, but we ended up spending a chunk of yesterday (Sunday) in the hospital for a suspected amniotic fluid leak.…
View PostThe Best Advice from my Therapist
It feels like it’s been a MINUTE since I’ve sat down to actually ~write~ something here – probably because it has been. Apparently, since May. In a way, not much has changed on that front…
View PostSeasons of Life
Everything has its season. In nature, in sports – nothing lasts forever. Sometimes, something dying means it’s making room for something to live. And sometimes, that dying thing it what fertilizes what’s coming next. This…
View PostWhat is THRIVING, really?
What does THRIVE mean to you? It’s a question we ask every THRIVE podcast guest to close out an episode, and one that’s shocked the heck out of me to date, because in nearly 100…
View PostWhat’s a BLISS LIST + what’s on mine!
TGIF friends – we did it! We’ve completed the first full week of the brand spankin’ new year. Cue the scene in Elf… YOU DID IT!!!! Congratulations. First week of 2022. Great job everybody! It’s…
View Post5 Therapy Thoughts
As I sit back to catch a breath after the undeniable ~chaos~ that the beginning of the holiday season brings (and the holiday hustle from Cyber Week), I realize it’s been a hot sec since…
View PostHow to Make Friends as an Adult and Find Community
Hi friends! Today’s post topic is about…FRIENDS. It was actually a commonly asked Q in the CUR reader survey from a few months back, and I think it’s SUCH a goodie that I wanted to…
View PostComing Up Thorns
**This post was originally published previously, but I’m bringing it back to life since it’s a relevant, timely message that I think we could all benefit from hearing again with Easter right around this weekend’s…
View PostLet’s Talk About Imposter Syndrome…
Oh hey there. You look like an IMPOSTER. Raise your hand if your heart just beat a little bit faster? This post has been in my mind + in my drafts for months now, waiting…
View PostReviewing the Most Overhyped Products of the Year from Instagram (Part 1)
Alright alright alriiiiiiiight we gon’ learn today! (cue Matthew McConaughey’s dreamy goodness 😉 ). This post has been sitting in the drafts docket for what feels like forever at this point, and Team CUR has been…
View PostMy Favorite Bible Verses on Anxiety, Stress, & Worry
My faith has always been #1 for me. I’ve always been open about that on the internet, and I always pray to be open and willing to being even more open about that if/when that’s what…
View PostMy WORDS for 2021
Happy New Year! 2021 is here – fina-freakin-lly. While it feels like most of the internet (or world?) is rejoicing at the change of the year, I’m on the side that’s more cautiously optimistic, simply…
View PostHappy Lucky #7, Coming Up Roses!
With all of the hubbub lately, I literally forgot that CUR had a birthday. I loveloveloved putting together last year’s birthday post, because it celebrated the highs while acknowledging the lows in the hopes of showing…
View Post2020 Vision
If you follow along on Instagram, you probably know about Olivia’s bilateral eye surgery that happened last week. In short, her eyes had been turning too far inwards; since her vision was still 20/20 and…
View PostHow to Check in on your Goals & Revisit your Resolutions
So…didja hit those 2020 goals yet?!? LOL – right? At this point, I think it’s pretty darn safe to say that not a single soul has actually achieved all of their 2020 New Years Resolutions…
View PostYour Mess is your Message
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of the world. Namely, why so much bad sh*t has been happening. I mean really – 2020 has been a hot mess express. It’s like one…
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