What I Learned | girl meets life.

practical ways to de-stress.

Whether you’re young or old, a student or a CEO, you’ve probably dealt with stress at one time or another. Stress seems to be one of those things that has become so common that people accept it as just a part of life. But if you ask me — it doesn’t have to be!

read more… practical ways to de-stress.

3 tips for keeping a journal.

Over the past two years, journaling has become an important part of my daily routine. It’s been life-changing, actually.

I think what it comes down to is that my brain just thinks differently when I have to organize my thoughts in a way to write them down. It forces me to give certain thoughts

read more… 3 tips for keeping a journal.

lessons lately.

Tuesdays are still the best nights out.

That would be Jessi enjoying her birthday extravaganza last night, which started at Tequila Park and ended at Lil Charlie’s.

Rule #1 of being in charge of the cake: don’t forget the cake.

That’s right – I got a great big birthday (cookie)

4 ways to overcome the fear of failure.

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” Paulo Coelho “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” F. Scott Fitzgerald “Remember that failure is not the opposite of success, it is a part of success.” – Unknown

Failure. It’s one of those things that

it’s okay.

It’s okay to give yourself a day off from…whatever it is you need a day off from.

It’s okay to feel beautiful, confident, and strong. Post a selfie while you’re at it.

But it’s also okay to feel weak. Don’t be so hard on yourself.

It’s okay to listen to a song over, and over,

lessons lately.

1. My summer has officially started, and I wasn’t at all ready for it.

2. On that note, I’ve accepted that I’ll be living out of this suitcase for most of the next 3 months.

3. I’m currently loving (and suggest subscribing to) the Brave Girls Club daily emails. Thanks to Andi for introducing

5 ways to boost your confidence.

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you may have noticed that I recently began contributing to The Huffington Post as a blogger. Since my posts here on GML tend to be on the less-than-wordy side, I figured I’d share my Huff Post articles here as well. Enjoy!

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the best and worst things about living in nyc.

About nine out of ten of the emails I receive from readers ask me about life in New York – the pros, cons, and how I’ve balanced the two. Up until recently, I viewed NYC with rose-colored glasses through and through. There was next to nothing about this city that I wasn’t head over heels

cost approach, 12.

Five fake flowers from a tourist-filled convenient store on 34th street: $6.

Braving Midtown Manhattan on a Friday during rush hour to complete our Kentucky Derby Hats: priceless.

Enough Mexican food from Baja Fresh to feed a small army: over $100.

Ending the amazing weekend by celebrating Cinco De Mayo with friends:

on being inspired.

For a good majority of my life, I never thought of myself as being a creative person. Inspiration was a word that was used when there wasn’t a concrete answer to be had.

I wouldn’t even dare put my name and “art” in the same sentence. Drawing and painting never came natural to me. As