The Balanced Blend

We're back! After a hiatus of... let's not count the months... we're back with an episode where we ramble about all our music tastes. From hip hop to country, to electronic and Taylor Swift, we cover probably almost every genre but also how those genres ended up on our "Liked" lists.

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We all saw this episode coming, right? In this episode, we're talking all things Walt Disney World and how our trips have changed - specifically what's different from being childless millennial Annual Passholders to parents of a toddler that pay for entry each time?

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Quota bags. The Holy Trinity. Pre-spend. What does this all mean? Last month, two people in California filed a lawsuit against Hermes about their practices for getting a Birkin (or Kelly or Constance.)

We dive into our POV on luxury goods, including how we define luxury goods, what our guilty pleasures are, and what we really think about this lawsuit.

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We hinted at this a couple times but we figured we should get our two cents in while this book series is still relevant ;) We're talking about dragons, quadrants, and the ramblings of Violet (or Violence?) Sorrengail.

Be sure to pay attention to the spoiler alerts at the top of this episode description!

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SURPRISE! We're ending the year with an extra-ish episode reflecting on 2023. There's not really a formal train of thought so, in true 'The Balanced Blend' fashion, grab your favorite beverage and join us for a casual chat about our year.

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It’s year end, and you know what that means…that’s right! No, not egg nog and holiday parties. Not yet, at least. 

Performance reviews, compensation, planning, reflection, and a bunch of documentation that goes along with that (for anyone living corporate life). 

In this episode we’re covering tips, tricks, and perspectives on how to make this more manageable and far less painful. Spoiler alert: it’s not only a year-end thing! 

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Oops - life got a little hectic and we missed an episode. So we're a little off cycle but we appreciate your patience and coming back to listen to us chat.

In today's episode, we're covering books! Specifically, our top 5 reads the last year (and a bit), books we're looking forward to reading, and our favorite bookstores.

If you thought you could be sneaky and get all our book picks in the episode notes as links, Risa is way ahead of you ;)

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Bluey!

See what we did there?

This is probably the first of many episodes about Bluey because we ran out of time!

We talk about how Bluey has helped us be better parents, why we love this kids' show about a family of Blue Heelers from Brisbane, and our parenting philosophy that ties perfectly into the show's episodes.

As always, we have our extra shot at the end where we share what we're obsessed with.

BTW, did you know coconuts have water in them?

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WHO WANTS COFFEE?!

While we can't serve you an actual cup (and also, we record these at night) we can probably guarantee this episode will have you craving your favorite cup of coffee.

Nick & Risa discuss their coffee journeys, any controversial takes, and share their favorite coffee spots in NYC.

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We're back! And we're talking about something a little more serious and just a taaaaaad more personal.

Our daughter is almost two (WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?!) and we're taking a look back at our parenting adventure, including where the similarities are to (gasp!) dog parenting.

We talk about the hardest parts for us (so far) and our favorites. And of course, can't forget that extra shot - cue that coffee grinder sound!

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