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My name is Gracie. I'm a twenty-something recent college grad on a mission to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life...while having fun along the way!

Feel free to contact me at gracie@girlmeetslife.com





peels review + five things.

A few nights ago Jessi and I went to Peels for dinner after work. I had been to the NoHo eatery once before for ice cream, and I loved the overall look and feel of the place, so I was interested to see how their food measured up.

Apparently I was feeling particularly vegetarian-esque, so I went [...]

the importance of nothing.

One of the things I’ve learned about living in NYC - about myself, at least - is that taking time to relax and do nothing every once in a while is a non-negotiable. And, I find myself blogging about this often because it seems as though I need the constant reminder/accountability…

I’m just not someone who runs [...]

reminder vase.

Over the past few days, I’ve been working on a little project.

I’ve always liked the way vases and jars looked when filled with something other than flowers - sand, seashells, marbles, even rocks - so I knew I wanted to hold on to the vase that was once home to birthday flowers.

But, since I a) didn’t [...]