BIRTHDAY POST: 23 things you don’t know about me (+ 8 GIVEAWAYS!)

BIRTHDAY POST: 23 things you don’t know about me (+ 8 GIVEAWAYS!)

Hey now…IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!!! HOLLAH!!! I’m pretty friggin’ stoked. While I’m a firm believer in showering those in your life with lovelovelove as often as possible, it’s so sweet to wake up to the onslaught…

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17 Ways to Up Your Good Luck in Life

17 Ways to Up Your Good Luck in Life

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Are you feelin’ lucky?? I’ve never been one to go all out for St. Patty’s, mostly because I own literally one thing in bright green…this t-shirt. HA. But I kinda lovelovelove…

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“Remember, you are dust.” – Lenten Words + ShopBop Sale Picks

“Remember, you are dust.” – Lenten Words + ShopBop Sale Picks

Today’s post is basically a two-fer, justbecause. 😉 We’ve got two important topics on hand today: Lent and the ShopBop sale (but more on that later). Yesterday was Ash Wednesday – the hump day marking…

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22 Important Life Lessons I Learned from my Mom

22 Important Life Lessons I Learned from my Mom

Today is a SUPER special day. It’s my mom’s birthday – hollah! She’s turning 39 (again), and it’s cause for major celebration. My mom is (and always has been) my best friend. Honestly, I don’t…

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29 Simple Ways to Fall in Love with your Life this Month

29 Simple Ways to Fall in Love with your Life this Month

Sometimes, you just need a really good list of happy recommendations to remind ya how many reasons there are to love life, + how to go about falling in love with your own. Especially with…

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Reflections + Resolutions (+ my Word for 2017)

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.…

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Best Bloopers of 2016

Best 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,…

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The True Meaning of Christmas

The 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…

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Our Newlywed Holiday Traditions

Our 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…

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17 Habits of Highly Successful “It Girls”

17 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,…

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12 Ways to Feel Like a Badass Right Now

12 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…

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Our Wedding Video

Our 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…

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10 Things Ive Learned from Blogging: 3 Years of CUR

10 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…

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To my future boss…

To 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…

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7 Ways to Know You’re Ready to Get Married

7 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…

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Friday Frills – 2 Weeks ’til Wedding + 2 GIVEAWAYS!

Friday 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…

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How I Deal with Panic Attacks: Notes on Anxiety

How 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…

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“Do less, receive more.”

“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…

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How to Handle Burnout (+ prevent it from happening to you!)

How 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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14 (FUN) Ways to Spring Clean your Life

14 (FUN) Ways to Spring Clean your Life

  Top (similar):   // (Code: ERICA10 to get for under $27!) // Shoes // Watch Mother May I…have a total re-do on April?! Minus the allergies, because Lord knows they’re no fun at all.…

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