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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?

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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?

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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? 😕

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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?

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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.

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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.