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I hate clutter. Granted, anyone who sees the state of my house sometimes might disagree. But I swear...I hate clutter. My problem: My mental clutter creeps into my physical space. Cluttered mind, cluttered life. So many times...my space is cluttered, because it's my mind vomiting all around me. Cute, amiright? ;) Whenever I get anxious ... Continue Reading »
"Baby, you're a firework...Just own the night // Like the Fourth of July" Happy (almost) 4th of July - it's a party in the USA! Celebrating early with a lil' patriotic Monday Mantra - break out the sparklers + redwhiteandblue! The 4th is one of mine + every other American's favorite holidays, cos it really is this awesome, unifying celebration ... Continue Reading »
Monday, THERE YOU AT. I hope everyone had an *awesome* Father's Day with your own fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers, father-in-laws, godfathers, and any other father figure who holds a special place in yo' heart. Now, enter Monday. Typically, the Monday after a holiday can feel especially Monday-ish. After a weekend of celebrating, family ... Continue Reading »
Oh, Inbox Zero. The unicorn of digital communication. It's that mystical land that many of us never find, and it represents a semblance of togetherness, productivity, and organization that many of us never obtain (*raises hand*). All I want is to end my day with this: But, THERE IS HOPE. I reached a point of "DONE" with my inbox, where I just ... Continue Reading »
It felt like everyone and their mom graduated this weekend. (If that's you, congratulations!!!) If you would've asked me 5 years ago, what I would be doing with my life post-college, I never (ever ever) would've said "running my own business in my own office in a house that I own with my husband." (Still not over it). It moreso would've sounded ... Continue Reading »
If I wasn't a full time blogger, I'd be a full time gallery wall maker. No joke, yo! This girl is such a sucker for a good gallery wall. I loveloveloved a good gallery before I even knew it was a "thing," too. For my freshman year dorm room (a big deal for collegiettes), my *entire wall* over my bed became a gallery of photographs, tacked up with ... Continue Reading »
I was on a ROLL with creating content when I should be creating content - as in, getting ish done when I had actually scheduled it to be done instead of flying by the seat of my pants like a hot mess. Then last night happened. J and I had this whole plan in place to work on my business finances, budget, reconciliations - all that jazz. I had ... Continue Reading »
Summer is finally here - ahhhh!!! Well, *technically* it's the 21st...but I'm hitting the pool later and who's counting? ;) I dunno about you, but this girl could use some R&R in the form of a 6 month paid vacation. Ya feel? Unfortunately...vacations ain't cheap. Growing up, my family had our one beach hotspot that we'd frequent; we'd stay at ... Continue Reading »
One of the Q's I get asked a lot (like, a lot a lot) is what a "typical day in the life" for me is like now that I'm a full time blogger. Not to be totally cliche, but there really is no typical day in the life. There are some typical tasks that have to get done every day no matter what for a full time blogger, but every single day can (+ does) ... Continue Reading »
Top (Clearance at Burlington, similar here) // Jeans c/0 (ICYMI, I just got these in the mail and did a happy dance on Insta-stories, cos they're soooooooo stinkin' comfy! High-waisted + cropped leg makes yo' legs look miles long, + they don't gape in the back. Bless. They run TTS!) // Black tassel slip-on shoes c/0 (also come in white + charcoal ... Continue Reading »
Another Monday, another day of feeling dread that the weekend is over, overwhelm at the fullness of your plate (already), and general worry about the week ahead, where anything besides being persistent at refilling yo' coffee mug feels like the biggest chore amiright?? I think we've *all* taken a ride on the Monday morning struggle bus before, ... Continue Reading »
"Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?" If you know exactly what movie that quote is from, we just became best friends. ;) (Hint: It stars Amanda Bynes...) Today's Monday Mantra was inspired by seeing so many peeps (myself included) succumb to what-if's, fear, and anxiety of the unknown. Too often (like, ... Continue Reading »
Happy WEEKEND. How are you guys??? I, for one, am sore. V SORE. After a sculpting workout class whooped my behind GOOD. Also V STOKED, cos I discovered yesterday that besides Bath & Body Works having 2 for $24 candles, they've got bath bombs. If ya need me, I'll be in the tub. ;) Since it's Sunday, y'all are in luck. A brand spankin' new ... Continue Reading »
Spring has SPRUNG! And with it, all the fun spring things. Namely, spring style, spring allergies, and spring cleaning galore. We talked a little about spring style here and here. Spring allergies are here full force; turns out, I actually ended up having an emergency trip to the eye doctor yesterday morning, because my eye allergies turned into a ... Continue Reading »
JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. The great Wynton Marsalis once said, "And that's the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don't know if they'll like it, but you offer it." ICYMI, Wynton Marsalis is one of the greatest jazz musicians and ... Continue Reading »
WHAT A WEEK. A quick personal note before diving into the house tour...I'm beat. ICYMI, I was in NYC all day yesterday for brand meetings and a speaking engagement at Hofstra University (shoutout to CUR's first intern, Sarah, for making that happen!). What y'all didn't see on Snapchat and Instastories was me hot-messing my way through the streets ... Continue Reading »
This is the most ironic post I could've written right about now. I'm sitting here, the day after Easter, on a rainy Monday in Philadelphia, in my fuzzy pink bathrobe with my cup of cold coffee (story of my life), feeling so stinkin' unmotivated. Yannno the feeling? I've checked my email for the third time in the last five minutes for something ... Continue Reading »
April will forever hold a hella special place in our hearts as being "the month we grew up." Exactly a year ago, J and I closed on our very first home! *pops bubbly* Springtime is now even more of a season of growth and change for us, since we made some of the biggest decisions and biggest move (literally) of our life together thus far right at the ... Continue Reading »
Can we jump right into some #RealTalk? ...Of course we can. Not too long ago (like, a week ago TBH), I had absolutely no friggin' clue what 401k benefits were besides knowing it was something that "older people" cared a heckuvah whole lot about. And now I know why they care. First off, back it up and assume you're like me...What is a ... Continue Reading »
JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Growing up, I always felt I was a pretty competitive person. I wanted to be "the best" at anything I did. (Type A, perfectionist, overachiever...what ya wanna dub it, it has it's pros and cons). Sure, that attitude probably served me well in the college app ... Continue Reading »
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 of messages from all of my favorite peeps all at once. For anyone/everyone who has reached out via text, call, Facebook message/post, ... Continue Reading »
If there's one thing I can say with 100% certainty that I typically don't have, it's balance. Or, at least, a true *sense* of it. When you're a naturally ambitious person with a case of way-too-many things on your plate at any given moment, it's the biggest B-word in the book: balance. Google defines it as: I define it as a unicorn. Balance ... Continue Reading »
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Are you feelin' lucky?? I've never been one to go all out for St. Patty's, mostly cos I own literally one thing in bright green...this t-shirt. HA. But I kinda lovelovelove the idea of spreading good luck to one and all, in the spirit of brightening up everyone's day. Luck ain't always luck...sometimes it's a solid ... Continue Reading »
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 the start of Lent. If you've been around these rosy parts awhile now, you probably know that I'm Christian; while CUR isn't a faith/religious blog ... Continue Reading »
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 know what the heck I did or was expected to do to get so lucky - she's really truly incredible. Never have I met someone more Superwoman-esque in nature, ... Continue Reading »
