Let’s talk about Cancer.
This post is a bit *different* from the usual around here in that it’s about a much more serious, sobering topic: cancer. Specifically, breast cancer. Not that we ever shy away from the tough stuff…
View PostINTRODUCING, THRIVE. (I launched a podcast!!!)
WOW OH WOW. This is so unbelievably surreal to type out, I can barely contain myself. Actually, I have zero chill. No chill whatsoever. I’M FREAKING THE FREAK OUT OVER HERE, FRIENDS. After years of…
View PostThe Things We Choose
This life is full of choices – from no-brainers to paths less traveled and hard decisions. I was thinking about this in the shower the other day (because all good brain blasts happen in the…
View PostHappy Birthday, CUR – 6 Years of Coming Up Roses!
Happy birthday, Coming Up Roses – CUR is 6 years old TODAY. I literally can’t believe it… In trying to figure out what to share on this sixth blogging anniversary (blogiversary? ha!), I wanted to…
View PostComing Up Thorns
**This post was originally published last year, but I’m bringing it back since it’s a relevant, timely message that I think we could all benefit from hearing again with Easter right around this weekend’s corner.…
View Post14 Self-Love Solutions for However you’re Feeling Today
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, friends! It’s the day of lovelovelove, so you KNOW I’m all about it. 😉 J + I are keeping things super relaxed this year since it’s our first V-day with the nugget (fun…
View PostFrom the CURowd: Bible Verses for Strength + Peace
Somewhere down the line, Mondays got a bad rap. We know it, we feel it – we’ve got Monday Mantras for it. 😉 But sometimes, we’ve just got bad days. Monday or not, sometimes, sh*t…
View Post7 Keepable Resolutions to Actually Make you Happier in Life
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Can you actually believe that it’s 2019?! CRAY. Let’s chat for a hot sec about this whole “New Year’s Resolutions” thing. They’re great, in theory. Y’all know I’m as Type A as…
View Post10 ways to Become a Morning Person
When was the last time you woke up at 5 am? Not because you had to lest you be late to work, but because you wanted to, in the name of productivity? Or in the name of…
View PostWhat no one tells you before getting pregnant…
Happy MONDAY, friends. How was your weekend? We’ve been through a bit of a ringer lately, but I reaaaaally feel like being able to look at the positive/funny/rosier side o’ things has been the key…
View PostWhat next? What now? And…what’s her name?! (Birth Story, Part 2)
AHHHH. Feeling so totally overwhelmed (again) by the responses + outreach + prayers + goodness from so many people in the past week+. ICYMI…we had our baby. Mama had a feeling that girlfriend would make…
View PostFrom almost dying to giving birth. (Literally).
OK…another unexpected post, but a long time coming after last week. ICYMI, things have been quiet on the CUR front because they’ve been a swirl of sheer ~chaos~ on the family front. First thing’s first:…
View PostBumpdate: 32 Weeks + a more serious update.
OK, this is unexpected. Coming Up Roses currently comin’ atcha from the Maternal Fetal Medicine ward of the hospital. *STRIKE THAT* – I’m now comin’ atcha a solid 12+ hours later, from the actual hospital,…
View PostBumpdate: 28 Weeks
So apparently I’m in my Third Trimester now, which just about blows. my. MIND. Like, what? I just found out I was pregnant yesterday, I swear… Time FLIES, yo. I find myself making these comments…
View Post21 Things I’d go back in time to tell my 21-year-old Self
September is my half-birthday month (which is nuts to me – halfway to 25?!)! And especially with a bub on the way, I’ve been in a pretttttty reflective mood as of late. So, today I’m…
View Post15 Ways to Add More Peace of Mind to your Everyday Life
TGIF, friends! By the time you’re reading this, I’m already well en route to the Big Apple for what’s sure to be an ~insane~ week at New York Fashion Week. “Insane” is pretty much the…
View PostBumpdate: 24 Weeks
I cannot BELIEVE that I’m now 6 months pregnant. Like…what?! Where did time go? I’ve also got a feeling that this will be THE primary feeling for basically the rest of ever. Ha! This week’s…
View PostHappy Birthday, Coming Up Roses! Cheers to 5 Years…
Time flies when you’re having fun. 😉 Coming Up Roses is officially 5 years old! WOWZA. I can’t believe it. No really…looking back through the archives, I really can’t believe it actually made it anywhere.…
View PostHow to Dreamline your Life
Hello from DA BEACH! How was your 4th of July??? For the first time in a long time, I feel like I’ve been on true ~vacation mode~. I’ve been pretty MIA on Instastories, haven’t posted…
View PostMy Summer Bucket List
Happy HUMP, friends! We leave bright n’ early today (like, T-minus an hour) for a lil’ trip to Maryland, then I’m back for a bachelorette weekend for my bestie, then off to the Jersey Shore with…
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