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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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March favorites.

Let’s be real – March is one of the best months of the year. You’ve got the end of winter, the onset of spring, Saint Patrick’s Day, the birthday celebration of the coolest chick e-v-a-h….

Whaaathowdidthatslipinthere??

But seriously, other than the 0.0007 percent of people who enjoy snow and cold weather, it’s always a relief to have [...]

why you should always have pizza crust.

…because when you don’t know what to eat after a long day at work, you can top it with just about anything and call it a day.

And when I say “day,” I mean a rockin’ dinner that makes you feel all sorts of creative…and stuff.

My crust of choice last night was courtesy of Udi’s, compliments of [...]

breaking up is hard to do.

While I often discuss my singledom, I don’t think I’ve ever made mention of my previous relationship. Yes, my one previous relationship (I’m picky, what can I say?).

For obvious reasons I’m not going to go into too much detail about the relationship itself. But, considering the fact that break ups are pretty much the armpit of [...]

kinda sorta grueling.

I must’ve jinxed myself by labeling yesterday “Sunday Funday” because today turned out to be quite the grueling Monday. It was mainly because I was just downright exhausted. You know – one of those tired moods that you just can’t snap out of no matter how many ventis you guzzle…??

The fact that I’ve convinced myself I [...]

sunday funday.

Um, does anyone else hate that term/phrase?

Yeah…never let me use it again.

Anyway, how about a little recap of my day? K great. Well, after a 6am rise’n shine, a train ride into the city, and a few (much-needed) hours at church, I headed to Spring Street Natural to meet Gabriela for lunch brunch.

I had heard great [...]

how to shop like a boss.

Anyone can shop. Go to your local mall and you’ll find hundreds, maybe thousands of people moseying around with a Forever 21 bag in one hand and Jamba Juice in the other.

But if you’re looking to do some serious damage – I’m talking, mall madness style – you’ll need to take it up an extra notch.

For [...]

chocolate peanut butter mousse pie.

As I sit on the train ride home from work every evening, I tend to do a mental scan of my kitchen to figure out what I can eat for dinner. I don’t know why, really, because I always end up eating the same thing anyway.

Truth be told - I haven’t had a new item in [...]

my recent purchase.

It doesn’t get much more exciting than coming home to find a package at your doorstep.

DSLR’s are cool and all…..

But I’ve been wanting this baby in my life before I even knew what a blog was.

Did I forget to order the film? Sure did.

Am I going to go all artsy/fartsy/hipster on you with Polaroid photos? Sure [...]

banana flax muffins.

I find myself scrambling to find something to grab for breakfast just about every morning. No matter how early I seem to wake up, I’m always under the assumption that I’m going to run late and miss the train.

In other words, yes - I’m that crazy broad running for the train will spilled coffee in one [...]

if I could turn back time.

Growing up, I tried just about every activity you can think of.

Gymnastics, piano, soccer, field hockey, softball, dance, acting, singing…

Flute – for about three days.

And guitar – for one day.

If you were to ask which of those I wish I would’ve stuck with, I’d like to say dance. To me, dance requires more determination and passion [...]