Life On the Brink

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 87 of Life On the Brink! Today we’re talking about celebrating! I mean, who doesn’t love a party? Few things excite me as much as a party, and even more so when I get to throw it! When the time comes to celebrate the special moments in life, there’s so many opportunities to be creative, to nurture others and foster relationships, and even better when you can tie it...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 86 of Life On the Brink! The day has finally arrived. It’s finally springtime again! Even if it’s still a bit chilly, the days are getting longer and bits of green and early spring blooms are popping up, and I’m just so excited for it. The end of every winter always feels like a bit of a wake-up for me. I feel reset and ready to be re-invigorated by the spring seaso...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 85 of Life On the Brink! Have you, like me, read countless stories of people who uprooted their lives and moved to the south of France, enjoying days of sunshine and yummy food? Well today I'm speaking with Judith Keys, owner of My Food In France, an online cooking membership and community, who did just that! Originally from Northern Ireland, Judith has lived t...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 84 of Life On the Brink! During the winter season, there are some rituals that become even more essential, and I often find skincare becoming a higher priority. As spring approaches, it’s a wonderful time to look at your skincare routine to help determine what’s working for you and to pay attention to what your skin needs. Our skin is just one part of our external s...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 83 of Life On the Brink! I’m so excited about today’s episode, as I’m welcoming a very special guest. Today I’m chatting with Zandra Zuraw, an interior design coach and host of the Style Matters podcast. She has taken decades of creative thinking and journeying through home design and made it into a program to help others become their own interior designers through...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 82 of Life On the Brink! I love cooking, and the organization of my kitchen has always been a priority, especially since the space is quite small. Though I'm creative with the storage, I’ve really had to prioritize what I keep in my small kitchen. Of course, there are the pots and pans, knives and cutting boards, cooking utensils and baking dishes, but I’ve als...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 81 of Life On the Brink! So remember last fall when Josh and I bought a house?! It’s crazy, but it happened. But then the holidays also happened, and while we have been making slow changes behind the scenes, it’s about to get real over the next few months. Today I’m sharing not only some of our home updates, but also taking you through my current design process. Whe...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 80 of Life On the Brink! While it's not uncommon for us to need a few sick days during the winter, I think that probably most of our "rough days" aren't due to physical illness or ailment, but rather a mental and emotional place.  It's very easy to get in our own heads, to overthink and overanalyze, becoming overwhelmed. The winter season, o...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 79 of Life On the Brink, and Happy New Year! It’s time again for one of my favorite episodes: the annual book recap! Today I’m sharing all of the best books I read in 2022, as well as some of your top-rated reads. Last year I had a goal to read 30 books, and ended up reading 35! I don’t make a lot of goals or resolutions when it comes to the New Year, but I really e...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 78 of Life on the Brink! During these final weeks of the year, there is much celebration. All the parties and feasting usually stretches until January (at least!), but alongside all this festivity also comes quite a bit of reflection. As we rapidly approach the New Year, with its freshness and hidden promises, we often feel the need to set new goals, to reinvent our...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 77 of Life on the Brink! Today I’m bringing another cooking-centered episode, perfect for the holiday season! Sometimes I don’t know what to bring to a Christmas gathering, or am interested in switching up my holiday baking. Sometimes you have a slow evening at home and really need to nourish your body and mind. This episode is covering all those bases with simple,...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 76 of Life on the Brink! Well, you know what they say: tis the season for cozy movie nights. Christmas movies are one of the many delights of the season, and this month is just so perfect for impromptu movie nights with friends and family. So you know it’s only proper that we have an official Holiday Movie Night episode, featuring none other than my sister Sarah!  ...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 75 of Life on the Brink! Somehow, crazily enough, it is Christmastime again! Wow, this is such a special time and every year I look forward to it. It’s a time to enjoy those around us, to celebrate with gifts and food and prayers of thankfulness, and is indeed magical. However, this season can also be a great source of stress. This is Part Two of Reducing Holiday St...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 74 of Life on the Brink! Here in the U.S. we’re entering into the week of Thanksgiving, a day set aside to be grateful for those around us and, let’s be real, eat a delicious meal. This season has made me think, though, about the act of being grateful, the practice of gratitude itself. I’ve heard of “gratitude journals” and whatnot, but I became curious about what t...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 73 of Life on the Brink! Today I'm joined again by a very special guest, my mom, Lisi Perkins! It's been a while since we chatted on the podcast, and today we're talking about something very important: hair. My mom is Puerto Rican/Panamanian and had a decades-long struggle with her curly hair until about 10 years ago. Likewise, I've gone through...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 72 of Life on the Brink! This autumn has been full of transition for me, as it might also be for you, but also full of so much beauty and joy. I was anticipating the fall season for weeks beforehand, and now that it’s here I simply want to revel in it. Today’s episode is filled with ways that I have currently been enjoying this October, or how I plan to celebrate ov...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 71 of Life on the Brink! During the chilly autumn season, I find that my love of reading increases even more. Naturally, today we’re talking about books. I have recommendations! Today’s episode is dedicated to “food writing.” This is often the wording used to categorize these not-quite-cookbooks but very niche books that are and have been my reading kryptonite. This...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 70 of Life on the Brink! Today's episode is a celebration of fall flavors in the form of cozy and delicious drinks. Surprise, surprise, there's a lot of tea! Yes, today we're going beyond the pumpkin-spiced coffee flavors and diving into the warm and spicy flavors of autumn. Making these drinks at home is actually quite simple, but are so so yummy. Pl...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 69 of Life on the Brink! We've now entered October, and it's a magical time. It also means that the next 3 months are going to get pretty busy. The holidays are fast approaching and, while we're not going to skip over autumn by any means, now is the time to plan ahead for December. This is Part One of Reducing Holiday Stress, and is all about planning...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 68 of Life on the Brink! I am back from Canada! While on this little autumn break I spent some time with Josh in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It was GORGEOUS. Between the mountains, lakes, trees, trails, cabins and TEA it was an autumnal paradise. Certainly the perfect way to transition to this glorious season. To that end, today I’m going to share some s...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 67 of Life on the Brink! We're well into September now, so it's finally time to transition into autumn. I am so very excited about this year's cozy season, and have been curating a collection of books, along with plans for autumnal parties and celebrations, for a few weeks now. This episode is perfect to get you into the autumnal spirit, wherever you...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 66 of Life on the Brink! For many of you, happy first week of school as well. This is certainly a time of transition, and after a few years of adapting and overcoming a pandemic, this truly feels like the first normal school year we’ve had in a while. Of course, we each have different challenges from year to year and, even in a post-pandemic world, these transitiona...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 65 of Life on the Brink! Today we have a bit of a twofor, we’re wrapping up both the Summer Reading Challenge AND I’m giving a recap of the 2022 garden so far. What worked, what didn’t work, and what I hope to change in the future. I’m also sharing a few of your favorite summer books, and ways that I celebrated reading this summer! In this episode I'm sharing:...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 64 of Life on the Brink! We’ve now ventured well into August and are faced with one of the more confusing stretches of the year. Consider this: -we welcome winter without realizing it because it comes with Christmastime. -we welcome spring with open arms after winter becomes dreary. -we welcome summer with the end of summer and the opening of local pools. It’s like...

Hello hello, welcome to Episode 63 of Life on the Brink! This week is a very special week: National Afternoon Tea week! Yes it’s a thing, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share some lovely tea tidbits that I’ve picked up recently. Before you enjoy this episode, though, it’s only right that you take a pause to make yourself a cup of your favorite tea. In this episode you'll hear: -the...