Why I Believe in Community Over Competition (+ why you should, too!)
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).…
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 Post17 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…
View Post“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…
View Post22 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…
View Post29 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…
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 PostReflections + 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.…
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 Post17 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 Post10 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…
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 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 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 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“Faith it ’til you Make it.”
I’m a big fan of “fake it ’til you make it.” In fact, I’m such a fan that I can say with 96% confidence it’ll be a future Mantra around these rosy parts in coming…
View PostImportant words.
TGIF, peeps. Honestly, I woke up this morning with zero motivation to do anything. Ever have those days? My originally-scheduled blog post wasn’t flowing the way I wanted it to, I couldn’t get coffee soon enough,…
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