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


only girl in world, part 6.

…who doesn’t really like chocolate all that much.

…who – despite having a deep and serious love for chick-flicks – has no desire to see The Vow.

…who refuses to listen to most dating/relationship “rules.”

…who still eats during NYFW.

…whose dad still asks her to be his Valentine. And says yes.

…who isn’t doing “Feb photo a day” on instagram.

…who buys makeup at the drugstore. Like, the 99 cent stuff.

…who lives in NYC after sincerely swearing for years that she would never be a “city girl.”

…are you with me on any of these?

only girl in the world, part 5.

…who doesn’t get the obsession with Adele.

…who has had a guy ask for her email address at the club. It was awkward.

…who thinks it’s perfectly normal to tell her new neighbors that they’re “going to be like, BFFs!” That was awkward too.

…who was never a huge fan of Sex and the City, and actually found it quite depressing.

…who finds it physically impossible to read a book without underlining something on at least every page.

…who has a strange aversion to guys who drink diet soda. Or don’t eat meat.

…who – while most others seem to be going for the unique, “look how high fashion I am” look – is shamelessly bringing back the “90’s blonde bimbo.”

…who makes her best friend wait for about 10 minutes while she decides what cereal to buy. It’s not an easy decision, people.

Anyone with me on those? Anyone??

p.s. check out my post on Guest of a GuestThe Everyday Girl’s Guide To Nightlife: When Three Isn’t A Crowd.

only girl in the world, part 4.

…who isn’t obsessed with Pinterest. Yet.

…who says kinda rude things as terms of endearment.

…who introduces myself to every new girl I meet in group settings. It doesn’t always go well, for some reason…

…who thinks it’s more fun to look like a goof in pictures.

…can’t help but think that people are lying when they say they love to exercise. Like? Maybe. Love? Please explain.

cannot STAND Lady Gaga.

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{parts one, two, three}

only girl in the world, part 3.

A few of these are inspired by your comments from part one and part two. For example:

Sometimes I feel like the only girl in the world who…

…doesn’t like Glee. I tried, I really did.

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…doesn’t tweeze her eyebrows. Like…ever.

…doesn’t have a credit card. And hopefully never will.

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…can’t help but laugh out loud when I see people trip and fall. Gets me every time.

…doesn’t wear heels more often because she can’t stand the clicker-clacker sound they make.

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…has a constant sweet tooth, but hates minty desserts. Yuck!

What can you not help but LOL at? (don’t worry, I won’t think your insensitive ;) )

quirk it out.

I’m pretty sure I’m not alone when I say that I have my fair share of quirky characteristics.

And when I say quirky, I actually mean bizarre, borderline-OCD behaviors.

But for the sake of humoring you…and maybe helping you realize that you’re not so crazy after all…here are a few of my quirks.

I carry eye drops around with me at all times. The blame falls on my wretched allergies (which, yes – I am going to continue complaining about them for the rest of my life, so get used to it).

To me, “neat” often means messy organization. i.e. I’ll throw random things in a box/container, stick them in a corner, and call it a day.

Similarly, I give things spots – even if it’s just sitting out somewhere. Like this Adora disk, which has been sitting on the same spot on my kitchen counter for almost 2 months.

I am physically incapable of not eating at least 2 spoonfuls of nut butter after every meal. These photos was taken 24 hours after the jar was bought:

Sometimes, I pre-paste my toothbrush. This one is just too crazy for me to even come up with an explanation for. So I blame my mom.

I always sleep with a flashlight next to me in preparation for the one night a year that the electricity will go out.

I have trouble deleting photos of a delicious meal and hope that the opportunity will eventually arise where I can post it on my blog. Like right now. Score.

(That would be a strawberry + almond + Nutella crepe from Creperie Beaumonde in Philadelphia, taken in December.)

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Before I go, let me announce the winner of the Celestial Seasonings giveaway.

Congratulations, Shannon! Please email me at gracie@girlmeetslife.com with your full mailing address :)

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Back to work for me. Have a good one, lovelies! xoxo G

What are some of your quirky behaviors?

only girl in the world, part 2.

Sometimes I feel like the only girl in the world

…who drinks whole milkand doesn’t think that it’s “too thick.”

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…who drives an SUV.

…who absolutely loves rest stops.

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…who has only been on one real date in my entire life. And it was lame.

…whose oatmeal usually looks less like a work of art and more like…well…

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heh :P

  • Your turn again – what makes you feel like the only one in the world?

only girl in the world.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I often feel as though I’m the only girl in the world who…

…kind of likes the way chipped nail polish looks.

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…didn’t really know what LuluLemon was until I Googled it 5 minutes ago.

…thinks that Daniel Craig is all sorts of dreamy.

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…has never liked Eminem’s music.

…admits to liking fast food. And I mean real fast food.

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…there’s more where that came from.

  • What makes you feel like the only one in the world?