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I'm the girl, Gracie. Here at GML you can follow my journey of dreaming, working, eating, loving, dancing, and blogging my way through life in NYC.



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since it’s snowing, and all.

My (first of three) Halloween costume.

It was a fun night

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hair ya go.

Many of you have been asking about this little wave I’ve been rockin’ lately.

While it may not be the way most of our locks naturally flow, it’s actually a quite easy look to achieve.

What you’ll need:

What to do:

1. Start by blow drying your hair, making sure it’s completely dry.

2. Heat curling iron to the highest temperature.

3. [...]

halloweird.

With Halloween weekend kicking off tomorrow, I figured I should perform my due diligence of sharing my favorite costume tip with you all. You know…since I’m still in the process of compiling all 3-4 of mine…

Here’s the thing - I get really fed up seeing the same costumes year. After year. After year. And in NYC [...]

girl meets closet: fall into…fall.

So real quick - can I just say how much I hate fashion terms like the one I just used??

“Fall into fall outerwear!”

“Spring into floral capris!”

Um…I’d rather not.

Anyway, here’s the fall-inspired outfit I threw together for tourist day 2011.

As you can see, leggings and I have a pretty tight relationship. Pun intended. I wear them almost [...]

girl meets closet: the clothing swap.

Speaking of being thrifty with clothes…

Last Friday, a group of about 10 of us girls got together for a clothing swap.

The premise of a clothing swap is pretty simple: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. So instead of letting those clothes you never wear rot away in the back of your closet, why not see [...]