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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.



Feel free to contact me at gracie@girlmeetslife.com

oops, i quit my job.

Speaking of jobs…

Just over two weeks ago, I actually resigned from my job.

…yep, the same job that got my foot in the door and essentially made it possible for me to live in New York City. I still sort of wonder what I was thinking too. But after about three months of advice-seeking, budgeting, and most [...]

i should blog about this.

Being a blogger is a very unique occupation in a number of different ways. One of them – unlike with most jobs – is that it can sometimes become difficult to separate real life from blogging. That was the case over the past weekend, where I must’ve said just about a dozen times, “I should blog [...]

a gml week in review.

It’s been a good week.

But then again, aren’t all 4-day work-weeks particularly exceptional?

Let’s rewind to Tuesday, where Erica and I braved the rain and headed to dinner at Southern Hospitality for some comfort BBQ food. I’ll be honest - knowing that my once-future husband is the owner was a draw….

…but more so was the overwhelming [...]

scenes from new york, 5.

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an nyc holiday.

While most New Yorkers headed out to the Hamptons or some sort of beach vacation for this Labor Day weekend, I stayed right here and enjoyed the holiday weekend in the Big Apple.

After dinner and a night out with the FreelyBe team on Friday, a handful of us woke up bright and early the next day [...]