Margery and Elizabeth will be back next week with a new episode, but in the meantime, enjoy this look back at one of our favorite conversations of the year. Margery shares some secrets to success as she can her husband Ian celebrate 38 years of marriage.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margery:  Watch: The Bear HULU  Read: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison  Listen: Anderson Cooper Podcast on Grief All There Is  https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/all-there-is-with-anderson-cooper/episodes/31348e06-476a-11ee-a898-17efb89f9edd Elizabeth:  Watch: The Santa Clauses – Disney Plus Read: Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58733693-remarkably-bright-creatures Listen: Kelly Clarkson “When Christmas Comes...

Margery’s Picks @maremis_small_art @eatwithsarah_  @thisjess.cooks @makinghomematter Elizabeth’s Picks:  @northwoodsfolk @foxmeetsbear s @briahammelinteriors @rana.monet @elizries - 12 days of cookies! Please take a look at Pour Moi Skincare — affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code BEST for an extra 20% off with a 100% money back guarantee. Find out more at pourmoiskincare.com. Check out this picture of Ulli’s hands. You will understand when you listen to the...

We are so excited to chat with Ulli Haslacher today. She is the founder of Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare. The origin story of her company is one of ingenuity, determination, and hard work. Her skincare system was named one of the best inventions of 2020 by Time Magazine. Check out this picture of Ulli’s hands. You will understand when you listen to the interview. https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/pages/twin-cities Pour Moi Skincare is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code BEST for...

What does Homeopathy mean? How can it help you manage your well-being? Jennie Hoglund joins the conversation today to help us understand how we can better address the root cause of illness and stimulate the  body’s natural healing response.  You can find out more about Jennie here:  https://www.hoglundhomeopathy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the.enlightened.homeopath/ Abundantly well mini course:: https://jenniehoglund.podia.com/abundant-health-mini-course Best to the Nest is our podcast...

Margery: Eucalyptus Shower Drops/Hot Water Bottle  https://www.bostongeneralstore.com/products/hot-water-bottle?variant=39793645518913 Floral Tonic Essence  https://geometricdrinks.co.za/ Vintage Gifts  https://www.ebth.com/ Elizabeth: Pour Moi Skincare  https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/collections/holiday-store **use code best - saves you an additional 20%!** ToxyFree  https://collabs.shop/yz6dpx https://collabs.shop/wgwnbs https://collabs.shop/j9k4oy Japanese handmade...

Wool is nature’s best fabric. It is moisture wicking, mildew and mold resistant, hypoallergenic and it comes from SHEEP! Today, we are talking to Theresa Bentz from Get Bentz Farm. “The Bentz family raises grass-fed lamb, high-quality sheep’s wool, and native plants for dying wool. Their snout-to-tail operation utilizes all parts of the animal from the meat, to the skulls, to the prized wool. In addition, they run an on-farm wool mill that transforms raw wool into roving, a long bundle of...

Margery: Watch:  Deadwood Cinemax  Read:  George by Alex Gino  Build the Life You Want Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Listen:  Rockferry by Duffy Elizabeth: Watch:   Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network Read and Listen:  The Woman in Me by Britney Spears  Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry Also, we are so happy to announce a partnership with Pour Moi Skincare. It is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code BEST for an extra 20% off With a...

We are inspired by writer Yuko Tamura’s article on Japanese nutritional wisdom and also by what the Ries kids are eating.  Also, we are so happy to announce a partnership with Pour Moi Skincare. It is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code BEST for an extra 20% off With a 100% money back guarantee. Find out more at pourmoiskincare.com.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices....

We’re talking about sons, and we are lucky enough to have a couple of them join us.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margery is enjoying the good life in Paris so Elizabeth is flying solo stateside today. She takes this opportunity to answer some questions from Instagram and finds out just how long she can talk…to herself. Here are the questions – and links to Elizabeth’s answers! Good western medicine podcasts The Doctor’s Farmacy - Dr. Mark Hyman https://drhyman.com/blog/category/podcasts/  Huberman Lab - Andrew Huberman https://www.hubermanlab.com/podcast  The Art of Being Well - Dr. Will Cole...

Margery: Watch:  The Wife Read:  Maus by Art Spiegelman Listen: Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus Elizabeth: Watch: Virgin River on Netflix Read: The Connely’s of County Down https://www.amazon.com/Connellys-County-Down-Novel-ebook/dp/B0B9KWH2FT Listen: The Life Stylist Podcast https://www.lukestorey.com/lifestylistpodcast/ Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Well, this is just going to get more and more complicated as the kids get older. We’re trying to sort out the boundaries of surveilling our own children. When do you start? When do you stop? Locations? Test scores? Internet searches? The list of possibilities goes on and on. Give this a quick read:  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/parents-spy-kid-iphone-text-email-surveillance-digital-age/675286/ And for those of you that make it to the end of the...

How often do you relive the origins of your love story with your partner? It’s one of the ways to keep your relationship happy, healthy, and strong. Elizabeth is celebrating ten years with Jay, and we’re celebrating love all around. It’s time to watch Love Actually again, just skip the weird porn bits. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margery: Watch:  Justified Hulu  https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/justified Read:  All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson  https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1130433140/banned-books-all-boys-arent-blue-george-johnson-lgbtq-ya Listen:  Smartless on Amazon https://wondery.com/shows/smartless/ Elizabeth: Watch: Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory on Disney+ https://disneyplus.com/series/animals-up-close-with-bertie-gregory/68dHgeRaJoXX?sharesource=iOSI Read:  Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin...

More people believe, in order to be happy, they should focus on a career more than marriage. Well, what does that mean to a culture? To all of us? We’re using some statistics from this piece to guide the discussion:  NYT Opinion Article – author David Brooks https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/opinion/marriage-happiness-career.html Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Thanks to The New Yorker and writer Nicole Rose Whitaker for inspiring this week’s conversation. Her piece “Your Personality, Explained By Your Annoying Household Habits” is just fun.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you for all the support! In the follow-up today, we are exploring the path to compromise and how that can often be uncomfortable.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have an expert!!! Yay us!!! Author Kelly Smith joins us to talk about her new book Meditation for the Modern Family.  You can also listen to her podcast Mindful in Minutes. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We recorded this podcast just a day after Elizabeth’s house was broken into. Minneapolis, like many other cities, is dealing with an increase in home invasions. Please be a part of the conversation, and let us know how your community is fighting crime. You can find us on Facebook or Instagram.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Jennifer Smith shares her concerns about technology and how it is changing family relationships. Her specialty is human development and family studies, and she has great advice for how to handle kids and the tech coming into our homes. She recommends these books:  Out of Touch - How to Survive in an Intimacy Famine by Dr. Michelle Drouin iGen by Dr. Jean Twenge  Alone Together by Dr. Sherry Turkle Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful...

Margery Watch:  Hijack  Apple + Woman in Gold Netflix  Read:  Lotus in a Sea of Fire, by Thich Nhat Hanh Listen:  Theft by Finding Diaries 1977-2002 Audible  Elizabeth Watch: Dark Pale Amazon Prime Read:  Sacred Cow by Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf Listen:  KFAN the Initials Game Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Punnett is our guest today, and we’re chatting about his new fictional podcast and how it’s inspired by True Crime. We look back to our own histories and examine how they influence what we consume. Find Ian’s podcast, Vaudeville for the Frightened, here:  https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-vaudeville-for-the-fright-116171840/#:~:text=Ian%20Punnett's%20Vaudeville%20for%20the,It's%20a%20podcasting%20original Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful...

As our day-to-day lives seem ever more complicated, it is vital to simplify our homes. What is holding you back from letting go of the things that no longer bring you joy? The clothes that don’t fit? The books you’ll never read? Or the furniture that is broken or outdated? We’ll discuss. As always feel free to DM your stories to either us through Facebook or Instagram.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more...

It's easy listening this week. No tears, no soul-searching. I have a couple of follow ups to past episodes and a couple of good follows on Instagram.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices