Cost Approach | girl meets life.

cost approach, 12.

Five fake flowers from a tourist-filled convenient store on 34th street: $6.

Braving Midtown Manhattan on a Friday during rush hour to complete our Kentucky Derby Hats: priceless.

Enough Mexican food from Baja Fresh to feed a small army: over $100.

Ending the amazing weekend by celebrating Cinco De Mayo with friends: priceless.

“Detoxing” after a long weekend of treating my body like crap: a boat load of my favorite healthy foods.

Having too much fun this weekend to even care about trying to be healthy: priceless.

Being in my mid-twenties and feeling like every decision I make is more important than ever: only a little bit stressful.

Realizing that at the end of the day, I have all I’ll ever really need: priceless.

How was your weekend? Did you celebrate Kentucky Derby and/or Cinco De Mayo?

cost approach, 11.

Finally being roommates with my best friend: took about 2 years.

Having a best friend who I can be silly and weird with but will also challenge me when I need it most: priceless.

Making the last minute decision to go to a Friday night comedy show: $24 cover.

Laughing my butt off for two hours straight: priceless.

Having an adventure day from 3pm – midnight on Saturday: way more than I’d like to admit.

Having an adventure day from 3pm – midnight on Saturday: priceless.

Deciding to stay in and cook Sunday brunch: stopping at 3 different stores for the needed ingredients.

Taking the opportunity to whip together a killer new concoction: priceless.

(That would be shrimp sautéed in bacon grease, topped with goat cheese, served with homemade guacamole. Unreal.)

Tickets to the Mansions on the Moon show: $10 each.

Spending a Sunday night seeing one of my favorite bands (and discovering a new one): priceless.

Not knowing what the future holds: confusing and kind of scary.

Knowing that the victory has already been won: priceless.

What experience have you found to be priceless lately?
What was the highlight of your weekend?

cost approach, 10.

Some new décor and dishware for the apartment: free as Christmas gifts for Erica and I.

Some new décor and dishware for the first time in ???: priceless.

A massive breakfast and coffee from the corner deli: $10.

Catching up with my best friend after a week of not seeing each other: priceless.

Getting caught up with work after the holiday: about 3 hours of our Saturday.

That work taking place on the couch while watching a movie and eating truffles: priceless.

A long-overdue night out with Jessi and Erica: a stolen phone…therefore no photos.

The fact that I have money saved and was planning on upgrading my phone soon anyway: priceless.

A ticket to the FreelyBe New Year’s Eve party at (the changed venue of) Mister H: $115.

Saying goodbye to an amazing 2012 and ringing in the new year with my favorite people: priceless.

(If you’re in New York, join us!)

Help a girl out! Thoughts on iPhone 4S versus the iPhone 5? I had an iPhone 4 and was perfectly happy with it…

cost approach, 9.

A perfect FreelyBe holiday party: one ski lodge-themed venue and a group of our favorite people.

The embarrassment of later finding out I was socializing with a head covered in fake snow: priceless.

One commute to Pennsylvania: a train ticket, good music, and some boredom selfies.

The flexibility of being able to work remotely for my dad’s company: priceless.

A cozy decorated office and insane holiday food spread: a happy heart and full stomach.

Having a “work day” of spending (much missed) time with my office family: priceless.

One girls’ dinner out: about five Cobb Salads from Elmo.

Getting to know the lovely miss Madi for the past year before she moves back to New Zealand on Friday: priceless.

What has been priceless to you over this holiday season?

cost approach, 8.

One city garden a la my roommate Erica: about $100.

Having some greenery in our home amongst a sea of concrete: priceless.

One packet of Justin’s (new) Vanilla Almond Butter: 99 cents.

The insane deliciousness of Justin’s Vanilla Almond Butter: priceless.

(seriously…where can a girl find a full jar of this?!)

Being a total klutz and dropping my favorite glass plate: about 10 minutes of clean-up.

Slicing the tip of my finger in the process and not having any Bandaids: …I could do without.

One Veggie Burger with extra avocado from Delicatessen: $15.

A last minute trip downtown to get thee best veggie burger in the city for lunch: priceless.

One “beat the heat” up-do: a sock bun and about 5 bobby pins.

Deciding to wear my hair completely up and off my face for a full day: once in a blue moon.

One crazy thunderstorm, complete with hail: an hour+ spent waiting it out in Bantam.

Laughing about how much New Yorkers freak out about hail (especially via Twitter and Instagram): priceless.

What have you found to be priceless lately?

cost approach, 7.

My first meal at The Meatball Shop: $9.

My first meal at The Meatball Shop: priceless.

One song on iTunes: 99 cents.

Being given a “leftover” $25 iTunes gift card: priceless.

A blouse and shorts from Necessary Clothing: about $50.

Already knowing exactly what I’ll be wearing this weekend: priceless.

(p.s. check out NC’s Facebook and Instagram for more fun summer looks!)

Two free passes to Bamboozle on Sunday: free as a Klout perk.

Being able to re-live one of my favorite teenage pastimes: priceless.

Days left until it’s summer: 35.

The fact that it’s only 35 days until summer: priceless.

Are you getting antsy for summer yet?
What’s priceless to you lately?

cost approach, 6.

Two eggs gone to waste: about 60 cents.

A photo to prove just how ridiculously clumsy I am: priceless.

Water taxi to Ikea in Brooklyn: free on the weekends.

The gorgeous views from the East River: priceless.

A visit to a west-side pier as the sun sets: a few blocks of walking.

Recapping April and praying into May with my best friend: priceless.

One highlighting kit: $16.99.

The night we randomly decided to highlight our own hair for the first time in years: priceless.

Realizing our hair didn’t turn out as we had hoped: some ranting and venting about how the box lied.

Eating peanut butter sundaes to make us feel better about the mishap: priceless.

Have you ever tried highlighting your own hair? How’d it go?
…and any fellow-clumsies out there?

cost approach, 5.

Coffee and snacks to fuel me through work this week: about $30.

Being able to work alongside my best friend for 3 out of 5 days this week: priceless.

Frozen yogurt from Strawberry Fields: $4.64.

Being able to eat froyo outside because it was 60 degrees in February: priceless.

Finishing the Freely Be necklaces ordered a few weeks ago: hours upon hours.

Knowing that each necklace is one-of-a-kind and will be worn by someone amazing: priceless.

Finding old pictures from when my parents were younger: some time spent digging through the basement.

Realizing more than ever how much I’m my mother’s daughter: priceless.

The month of February: pretty draining in a few different ways.

The fact that March is going to kick February’s butt, starting early by a fun weekend ahead: priceless.

What are your plans for the weekend? And did you get a spring-like day this week too?

cost approach, 4.

A new planner/journal specifically for Freely Be preparations: about $15.

The anticipation of things to come in 2012: priceless.

My morning coffee at Ace Hotel: $4.44.

The ability to have Ace Hotel be my office: priceless.

A 30-day unlimited MetroCard: $104.

Using my MetroCard as a prop for a trying-to-be-funny instagram: well…just typical.

One jar of organic peanut butter: $5.49.

Getting about 1/3 of my daily caloric intake for only $5.49: priceless.

Cost of living in NYC: an arm an a leg.

Waking up every morning and still pinching myself: priceless.

Tell me one of the priceless things in your life right now.

cost approach, 3.

A Friday night out: two $7 cab rides.

A giggly Friday night out to celebrate the promotion of my best friend and roombud Erica: priceless.

Fuel for a 3-hour Freely Be vision meeting with Jessi: $9.

Eating one of my absolute favorite sandwiches as a 1pm breakfast: priceless.

Having our meeting on the roof of one of the nicest apartment buildings in downtown Manhattan: just a bit of ninja-action.

The view: priceless.

etc.