The Ultimate Amazon Gift Guide for Her

The Ultimate Amazon Gift Guide for Her

It’s the mooooost wonderful tiiiiime of the year! (I had said every post from now through New Year’s can start with that…wasn’t kidding. 😉 ). I actually cannot believe that Thanksgiving is right around the…

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How to Host Thanksgiving 101

How to Host Thanksgiving 101

It’s the mooooost wonderful tiiiiime of the year! HAPPY NOVEMBER, YO! I’m married to a wonderful man who believes in waiting until Thanksgiving is totally over until any Christmas festivities can begin. He’s married to…

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What to Pack in a Carry-On: The Ultimate Carry On Packing List

What to Pack in a Carry-On: The Ultimate Carry On Packing List

I’m typing this from gate A13 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, where I’m stuck YET AGAIN because of a certain airline’s apparent inability to get its ish together. Not naming names, but it rhymes with…

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Pros and Cons of Being your Own Boss

Pros and Cons of Being your Own Boss

There’s a day for everything. National Coffee Day, National Cat Day, National Clean-Your-Desk Day, National Fruitcake Toss Day (which is January 3rd, in case you’re curious 😉 )… Today is National Boss’ Day! So as…

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10 Steps to Declutter Your Mind Right Now

10 Steps to Declutter Your Mind Right Now

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…

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7 Mistakes I Made in My First Year of Owning a Business

7 Mistakes I Made in My First Year of Owning a Business

Happy HUMP, yo! If you’re subscribed to the CURation (if not, you should be! Get in the loop ), you might’ve caught this past Sunday’s chit chat on dreams etc…it was a goodie. In it,…

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Mexico Photo Diary: Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya

Mexico Photo Diary: Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya

I literally just got home from Mexico – ¡hola a los Estados Unidos! There is oh so much work waiting for me now (only downside of being your own boss – no one is there to take…

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Fifteen Favorites

Fifteen Favorites

Happy HUMP! This week has felt so nutso. Strike that. This whole summer has felt so nutso! I’ve been traveling a lot more lately, which is fabulous in so many respects, but it also means I…

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10 Things to Know about Cat Adoption (+ How to Prep your Home!)

10 Things to Know about Cat Adoption (+ How to Prep your Home!)

Hi, I’m Erica, and I’m a cat lady. Not a crazy cat lady…cos I’m totally sane about it. 😉 But anyone who knows me knows I’m a cat lady through and through. ICYMI, J and…

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#AskE – ($13 Peplum Top, Persisting without Results, Prioritizing Marriage + MORE)

#AskE – ($13 Peplum Top, Persisting without Results, Prioritizing Marriage + MORE)

Happy HUMP, yo! Is it just me, or does it feel like Friday? As much as I lovelovelove a jam-packed weekend…I also really don’t love a jam-packed weekend. HA. There is no amount of coffee…

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10 Essential Tips for UV Protection (+ My Favorite Products with SPF!)

10 Essential Tips for UV Protection (+ My Favorite Products with SPF!)

Break out the firecrackers + sparklers…the 4th of July has come and gone, and summer is really HERE. I swear I’ve been hallucinating when I walk to my mailbox that I’m really walking towards the…

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#AskE – ($20 gingham top, Transitioning Careers, What to Wear to July Weddings, + MORE)

#AskE – ($20 gingham top, Transitioning Careers, What to Wear to July Weddings, + MORE)

TGIF! First thing’s first: I realize that I’ve gotta step up my series game. Granted, there are a quite a few around these rosy parts. But since I’ve only been posting every MWF, it’s surprisingly…

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How to get to Inbox Zero (FINALLY!)

How to get to Inbox Zero (FINALLY!)

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…

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16 Careers for Creatives

16 Careers for Creatives

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)…

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Gallery Walls 101: How to Master your Gallery Walls with Shutterfly

Gallery Walls 101: How to Master your Gallery Walls with Shutterfly

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…

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12 Powerful Things to Remind Yourself Today

12 Powerful Things to Remind Yourself Today

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…

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How to Save Money on Vacation (to Afford a Luxury Stay!)

How to Save Money on Vacation (to Afford a Luxury Stay!)

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…

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A Day in the Life of a Full Time Blogger

A Day in the Life of a Full Time Blogger

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…

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5 Easy Meals for Dinner for Busy Newlyweds & Millennials

5 Easy Meals for Dinner for Busy Newlyweds & Millennials

Top (Clearance at Burlington, ) //  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…

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20 Lessons I’ve Learned Since Becoming a Full Time Blogger

20 Lessons I’ve Learned Since Becoming a Full Time Blogger

Happy HUMP, yo! This post has been a long time coming, namely cos it started with one or two notes inspired by specific happenings where I thought to myself, DANG, this is SO RELEVANT as a…

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