Alter-ego: Glamorous Grace

Grace

Characteristics:> independent, elegant, sophisticated, erudite, provocative

Life with Grace:> accomplished, confident and independently wealthy, she lives her life both gracefully and graciously. Although she has a fiery temper when provoked, she very seldom flares and does not bear a grudge. Free to pursue her passions she contributes to and volunteers on philanthropic and conservation projects around the world, as well as travelling extensively for pleasure. Believes firmly in quality not quantity so she always takes carry-on luggage only but flies first class when going long-haul. She prefers if possible though, to travel by boat or train - far more sedate and civilised. She has a small, chic apartment in London but is equally at home in Cape Town, Positano, Zanzibar or Sydney and hosts fabulous dinner parties and weekend getaways for her friends and family, wherever she happens to be. She always has fresh flowers in every room of her home - gardenias, frangipani and lilies are her favourites - and the finest Egyptian cotton linens on her bed. Grace is beautifully groomed at all times, fit and sleek - works out 3 or 4 times a week - and dresses simply but elegantly in silk, linen and cashmere. She has a bit of a weakness, in equal measure, for beautiful lingerie, stylish handbags and very high-heeled shoes. She enjoys the finest foods in the best restaurants and has a great collection of wines laid down in her personal cellar. When not engaged in her heartwork (or socially) she entertains herself with scuba diving, theatre, film and reading. She also loves dancing and can Tango, Rumba and Waltz like a pro.

Grace believes that freedom and responsibility are two sides of the same coin, that small acts of consideration and kindness can have profound consequences, and that grace is to be found by a generous heart. These are things that Grace and Peggy can agree upon but otherwise, they are more often at odds with one another.

Grace's favourite quotations:>

Straight is the line of duty; 

Curved is the line of beauty; 

Follow the straight line, thou shalt see 

The curved line ever follow thee

William McCall

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
Denis Waitley

I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.

Helen Keller

I am opposed to millionaires... but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.
Mark Twain

Luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity.

Coco Chanel

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