The Brilliant Balance Blog

As my family is completing the count down to Spring Break and my children are plotting the ways they’ll fill their days away from school, I’ve been thinking about the meaning of “a day off” in our modern era. The whole practice seems to have changed dramatically in the last 40 years. Gone are the days of a two week vacation […]

Early this morning, I: Read The Skimm, The Broadsheet, and The Bible Caught up on the tragic turn of events in Brussels Read an article on content scheduling for bloggers Watched a highlight video of my daughter’s play Investigated Marco Borges’ 22 Day Revolution Shopped for First Communion shoes for my son And that was all before I wrote […]

My daughter’s school play is this weekend, and for months now, I’ve been a stage mom of the highest order, reveling in the countdown of days (and hours…and minutes…) until the dress rehearsals and performances sweep us up in their delightful whirlwind. There’s nothing quite like production week. This year’s production is The Lion King Jr. and […]

I don’t know about you but the idea of losing an hour makes me twitch. My life has to squeeze to fit into the 24 hours I normally have each day and you’re going to take one away? Please. The fact that I get it back in October is little consolation. This weekend we’ll enter Daylight Savings Time across […]

My house is immaculate at the moment. If House Beautiful showed up for an impromptu photo shoot, we’d be all set around here. There is not so much as a crumb on the floor or a throw pillow out of place. The dishes are done, the beds are made, and the sinks are gleaming. Now, […]

Last week I visited a new physician to get help with an frustratingly long-standing hamstring issue that has been affecting my exercise. I was just getting ready to roll through my symptoms and previous attempts at treatment when he stopped me in my tracks with his very first question. Are you an athlete? The words hung there in […]

This morning I awoke to my five-year-old daughter snuggling deeply into the crook of my arm, her little limbs curled up under the covers. I glanced at my watch and was delighted to find I had 15 minutes before I needed to get out of bed to begin my day. No sooner had I come to […]

This is a story about cosmetics. And coffee. And cause and effect. So let’s start here… Two weeks ago, I took myself on a date to Nordstrom. I parked my car and carted myself (and my bag full of half-used cosmetics) straight to the Bobbi Brown counter. I did not stop to ooh and aah over the David Yurman […]