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,…
View Post12 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…
View PostOur Riviera Maya Honeymoon
This time last month, J and I were lying on a white sandy shores of Riviera Maya, Mexico, sipping margaritas and ordering poolside nachos like it was our job. Take. Me. Back. The honeymoon may…
View Post10 Life Hacks to Save One Hour Every Day (at least)
Ahhhhh, time. Ain’t nobody got enough of it, amiright??? For as much as we all whine about “not having enough time” or “time just flies!”, here’s a friendly reminder: We all have the same amount. We…
View Post13 Unexpected Ways to Have Fun in your 20’s
When you’re living an active lifestyle, it’s important imperative to feel free and confident through it all. Whether that’s via an actual sport or through some other recreational hobby or activity, you’ve gotta feel good while…
View PostTo 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…
View PostHow to be a Total Lady Boss in College
*** I’m married! And now I’m honeymooning! WOOHOO! While I’m ziplining through a jungle and ATV-ing in a cave today (catch it all on Snapchat – @ erica_lig), my FABULOUS intern at CUR, Sarah, will be taking…
View PostThe Do’s and Don’t’s of Any Internship
*** I’m married! And now I’m honeymooning! WOOHOO! While I’m drinking out of a coconut with my new hubs and making my lifelong dream of swimming with dolphins come true (catch it all on Snapchat –…
View Post7 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…
View PostHOME TOUR: Kitchen + Dining Room
TGIF. Very excited that it’s time for another unveiling of our house tour as our house becomes a home, room by room! ICYMI, J and I are getting married in T-minus 8 days (!!!), and…
View PostBack to School Survival with Campus Shevival
J and I made the unfortunate mistake of attempting to grab a few things at Wal-Mart yesterday. It. was. HAVOC. Apparently everyone and their mothers waited until the day before school started to pick up…
View PostCool for the Summer – #StarbucksRefreshers
This summer has been electric, to say the least. Electric, thunderous…and super hot n’ humid. Demi Lovato says we’re cool for the summer, but I say we’re a *bit* more than glistening on the East Coast. #casual.…
View Post8 Productivity Hacks to Totally Transform your Day
ATTENTION! ATTENTION! New studies show that a human’s attention span is officially less than that of a goldfish. A goldfish’s attention span is 9 seconds. …and humans can now only pay attention for 8. HA,…
View Post“I am worth more than my self-doubts.”
When Monday hits ya like a sack o’ bricks, it can easily feel like the bricks are made of everything but sunshine and rainbows. When the entire week is looming in front of your face…
View PostHow 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…
View PostHOME TOUR: Living Room
HAPPY MONDAY, Y’ALL. Was it just me, or was last week’s 4-day workweek the longest workweek ever. There were not enough buckets of coffee to get me through last week with grace and gumption. But this week has…
View PostHow 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…
View PostHOME TOUR: Foyer
This is the beginning of something REALLY exciting around these rosy parts! ICYMI, after graduating from Penn, J and I bought a house. From my reader survey way back when, so many of you requested…
View Post14 (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.…
View PostLessons Learned at UPenn: what I would tell my freshman year self…
Dress: c/o (Use code ERICA10 at checkout for 10% off your whole order!) // Heels: c/o Mint Julep Boutique Sometimes I get a hot sec to sit back and (not) relax and realize a few facts: It’s almost…
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