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SBC: a(nother) day in the life + thankful thursday.

18 September, 2014 by Gracie 8 Comments

Hey hey, happy Thursday!

How’s the September Blogging Challenge going for you? Be sure to send me the links to your posts (comment, tweet, etc.) – would love to check ‘em out 🙂

And FYI – I *will* be putting together a challenge for October. Be on the lookout!

#17: a day in the life.

I’m going to keep this day in the life pretty short and sweet…just because I have a lot of work to do 😉

Yesterday (Wednesday) I got up bright and early to catch up on some reading, work, and lots of coffee. My super casual OOTD:

Then I headed out for an 8am breakfast in Brooklyn. I’m a Manhattan girl, but I’ve gotta say I love me some BK.

Afterward I headed back into the city and squeezed in a great workout.

Still in 2nd and 3rd place to “CJF” – how in the world does this dude/chick do 483 floors?!

After the gym I headed to lunch at Westville with my girl friend Victoria. I love their (massive) market veggie plates.

After lunch I had another quick meeting, then finished the work day at a nearby café. Then I headed home to get ready for a night out!

I really, really was hoping to make this new skirt/dress/suspenders thing work…but I felt too much like Hansel and Gretel. HA. So I went with shorts instead.

Big decisions, people.

The night was spent bopping around downtown, from rooftop to rooftop to wandering Little Italy. And that’s a wrap!

#18: thankful Thursday.

I just spent a few minutes thinking of things I could add to the usual list I make for Thankful Thursday, but honestly I’m just overwhelmed by how grateful I am for my life as a whole. My family, friends, career, where I live, and even my future.

Basically, I’m thankful for my (still very much being written) story.

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What are you thankful for today?

SBC: thankful thursday.

4 September, 2014 by Gracie 15 Comments

Today I’m thankful for…

Cabs. They’re my biggest vice ($$$), but I just find cab rides to be so…relaxing.

Fall being around the corner. I know everyone is all OMG FALL LEAVES SWEATERS PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES right now, but it genuinely is (and always has been) my favorite season.

My job(s). I really have so much fun doing what I do! And the events I get to go to are the icing on the cake.

Speaking of which, thank God for Podio. I’d be an unorganized mess without it.

Girl friends that always want to do fun stuff. We may or may not have just started a Google doc “hit list” of all of the new places we want to go in the city.

Remembering dreams. Apparently not everyone does…?

Those I’M GOING TO DIE OF LAUGHTER moments. They’re few and far between but ahhhh the best.

Where I’m at in life. I sort of cringe at the thought of being where I was even a year ago. I don’t mean to complain – I’ve had an amazingggg life so far. But I’m just happier and more content than ever.

Spotify for providing a soundtrack to my life (still on this playlist).

Secrets. Just ‘cause they’re fun.

That the new iPhone is coming out soon (please GOD let it be soon). My ancient 4S is the biggest first world problem I’ve ever had.

Scented candles. When people say “appreciate the little things” I’m pretty sure they mean scented candles.

The unpredictability of life in New York. I probably won’t like that forever, but right now I couldn’t live without it.

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What are you thankful for today?

thankful thursday.

12 June, 2014 by Gracie 8 Comments

Today I am thankful for…

^ Those things. ^ I much prefer an overflowing heart & soul than a puffed up ego (been there, done that).

The convenience of online shopping. Especially online grocery shopping.

The fact that feeling like a kid at heart will never fully go away.

Speakable. I know it’s just jewelry, but it fulfills me unlike anything ever has – probably because it truly is a dream come true.

(I just released these new Personalized Nameplate Necklaces, by the way :))

The feeling of being 100% committed to something.

The fact that I get excited about the littlest things. I hope that never changes.

These amazing ladies! I absolutely love my Community Group this season. We had such a great time last night eating froyo, laughing, and chatting about life. Good girl friends are priceless.

Things that challenge my (lack of) willpower.

My (Canon Rebel SL1) camera. I’ve never been so thankful for a material object. As someone who works in marketing/branding and with GML/social media…I don’t know how I lived without it.

That it’s officially ice cream season! Heavy on the rainbow sprinkles, s’il vous plait.

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What are you thankful for today?

thankful thursday.

17 April, 2014 by Gracie 6 Comments

Usually my Thankful Thursday posts include a list of things I’m thankful for, but today I wanted to share just one thing.

I saw this quote the other day, and I couldn’t get it off my mind.

I guess it struck a chord so deeply within me because it just made me…well, thankful! I’m thankful that all of my mistakes, flaws, and shortcomings have been forgiven, forgotten, and I’m left with a clean slate and a God who loves me unconditionally. I can’t wrap my mind around it!

I do sometimes struggle with looking to past experiences and wishing I would have done things differently. Sure, it’s good to learn from the past, but I refuse to let it define me.

The future is what’s worth focusing on…especially because the future is now. And that’s exciting.

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“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, [God is] doing a new thing!” Isaiah 43:18-19

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

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What are you thankful for today?