“Work Hard and Be Nice.”
“Work Hard and Be Nice” tee (sizes keep going in + out of stock, so and watch for when your size comes back in stock, if it’s currently not!) // (OBSESSED. So stinkin’ flattering. They’re…
View Post“I Will Raise My Vibe”
Good vibes – we all want ’em. We all send ’em. But unless we know what the heck we’re actually sending, we could be sending hot potatoes and no one would know for the better.…
View Post“Baby, You’re a Firework”
“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…
View Post“Choose the Chase.”
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…
View Post“I Will Politely Persist.”
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’…
View Post“I was Born to Stand Out.”
“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…
View Post“Offer something to somebody.” (Something you don’t know about me + the Philly Jazz Fest!)
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…
View Post“Embrace the Balancing Act.”
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…
View Post“I am Worthy of Love.”
With V-Day right around the corner, it’s hard to escape the hearts-fest that has thrown up on every store endcap – from pink balloons to red roses to pink AND red candies and chocolates galore,…
View Post“I Will Dance in the Rain.”
Happy Monday, yo. I’m sitting here sipping my cuppa coffee and staring out the window at a sunshine-y day – bless up. But as we know far too well, not every day has sun (duh,…
View Post“I Will Step Out.”
So…we haven’t talked in a year. The jokes, the jokes. 😉 But really tho…yo, 2017! A New Year is upon us. In last night’s #CURation (didja catch it?? If not, you can get the next one…
View Post“I Refuse to Play Small.”
On the corkboard smackdab in front o’ my face at my deskspace, I have a hot pink Post-It note with a mantra on it that says, “STOP PLAYING SMALL. You’ve got this.” At first, I…
View Post“Clear out the Clutter.”
What’s worse than feeling anxious? Feeling suffocated. There’s a suffocating sense of overwhelm that undoubtedly accompanies any clutter in my life. Whether it’s clutter on my office floor, in my makeup drawer, on my desk…
View Post“Settle for More.” (+ WIN $500 to Nordstrom!)
Back at it again with Monday, so a new Monday Mantra is only fitting amiright?? I heard a quote recently that ended up being inspiration for a book by the same name, and I legit…
View Post“Have Some Fun Today.”
The world can be a really sad, depressing place sometimes. When you turn on the news, it’s either bad news or worse news – the good, sweet stuff rarely makes headlines, and if it does,…
View Post“Be kind today.”
Yesterday in church, the sweet old lady in front of me turned around, put her hand on top of mine, looked me square in the eye and so warmly said, “You have a beautiful voice.”…
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 Post“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…
View Post“Broken, still Beautiful.”
Monday Mantra, you be lookin’ good. Happy MONDAY, friends + peeps. In case you’re new to these rosy parts, let me clue you in: Monday Mantra is a series every few Mondays, with a saying, affirmation,…
View Post“I am all kinds of awesome.”
Monday Mantra once again on CUR, and I’ve got a hard-hitting, totally serious question for you. Why do we have such a hard time just admitting to the fact that we’re awesome? I don’t mean…
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