Gracielle. Pronounced “GRAY-shull.” Rhymes with “facial.” But you can call me “Grace.” I hate my name. It is spelled one way, but pronounced another. It’s so complicated that
Chicago, You Taste Good.
July 14, 2013 by 3 Comments
…and so do you, Robin Thicke. Ha ha! I wish. Jeff and I had a date sans A&Z at the Taste of Chicago where we caught Robin Thicke in concert. Just 24 hours before that, I got a serious beat down at work – so an afternoon full of food, music, food, beautiful weather, food, […]
A Puppy Story: Coconut Part 1
July 2, 2013 by 7 Comments
Today is my sweet, sweet Coconut’s 8th Birthday – or in doggie years, 56th birthday! I can honestly say that Coconut is one of my greatest loves of my lifetime. He’s the sweetest, cutest shih-tzu ever (he’s also part elephant, part bunny but I”ll explain that later). In all his doggie years, he’s been through […]
Friday Faves: Songs of Summer 2013
June 21, 2013 by 16 Comments
Happy first day of summer!! Pack your emergency summer fun kit and get in the car, roll down the windows, and turn up the stereo to my favorite songs of summer 2013! These jams have a fresh sound, yet old skool groove that make me feel sexy and sophisticated and forget that I’m a frumpy mother […]
Throwback Thursday: 25 Random Things About Me from 2009
June 6, 2013 by 8 Comments
I found a list of 25 Random Things About Me that I wrote in 2009 when I was looking through my old Facebook “Notes”. (Interestingly, I was already showing hints of my blogger tendencies by using FB Notes back then!) That was 4 years ago when I was only 26! It’s pretty much the same […]
Summer Essentials for Emergency Fun
June 3, 2013 by 6 Comments
I’m still waiting for summer weather to arrive since we’ve seen nothing but rainy or cold days for the past 2 months. In the meantime, it doesn’t hurt to plan ahead and pack up my bag of “Summer Essentials for Emergency Fun.” What’s that, you ask? It’s for those spontaneous moments where the weather is […]
Laundry: On My Final Reserves
February 10, 2013 by 7 Comments
Laundry is my nemesis. It always was and always will be. I just can’t seem to get past the fact that even if I do ALL the laundry in one day, then I’ll have more laundry to do the next day. Forever and ever as long as we keep changing our clothes. Until I face […]
Men I LOVE
February 2, 2013 by 11 Comments
I had the week from hell at work. It was so bad that if I were to join AA somewhere down the line, I would use today as my start date of my alcoholism. I’m determined to forget about it this week’s events because worrying and stressing over work will get me no where. I […]
Fabulous Finds – My Sweet Spots
January 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
I have a little obsession with getting a fantastic deal. I’m not organized enough to be a coupon clipper, I just know where to go to get really awesome, ridiculous deals. Here are my top 3 sweet spots for my fabulous finds: Sample Store I work in retail, so naturally employees are welcome to shop […]
F is for Fabulous Finds
October 21, 2012 by 3 Comments
Jeff and my favorite leisure activity is to go shopping at garage sales and thrift stores. I think now that our house hunt is finally over, we like to hunt for treasures instead. It has turned into a little friendly competition on who can find items that are actually worth something by comparing it to […]
