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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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cake batter blondies.

I don’t say this very often.

But this is one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten.

Remember how I made dense, fudgy brownies by using a boxed chocolate cake mix? Well, let’s just say that I haven’t been able to stop imagining doing the same with a yellow cake mix ever since. I thought, if this [...]

starting to feel like home.

You know, adjusting to my new home may not be so tough after all! It will still take some time, but practicing my usual creature comforts has definitely made the transition seem less daunting.

This morning I woke up and instantly made my first pot of coffee…and it was a delicious one. There are few things worse [...]

2010 goals revisited.

Well, it’s that time of year again! The new year is upon us, and resolutions/goals are being determined all around us.

For some odd reason, though, I have absolutely no desire to make goals for 2011. I’m not sure why that is – especially considering the fact that 2010 was my first time making actual goals, and [...]

how to move without hating your life.

What is it about moving that stinks so, so bad?

Is it that unavoidable nervous feeling?

The cost of buying new appliances?

Nah, those things I can live with.

But physically moving all of your belongings from one house – squeezing them into a car (or two) – and then taking everything back out and unpacking all of it? Torture, [...]

December favorites.

Aaand I’m back. I knew my break wouldn’t last very long

Still, it was great to have a couple of days to focus on the things that were stressing me out (i.e. packing, packing, and more packing). I can’t exactly say that I have a stress-free month ahead of me, but everything will get done [...]