Best to the Nest with Margery & Elizabeth – Details, episodes & analysis

Happy watching, reading, and listening this week!  Margery: Watch: John Mulaney: Baby J on Netflix  Read: A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/894384-a-grief-observed Listen: Anything by Adele Elizabeth: Watch: Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime  Read: Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199797582-the-paradise-problem Listen: The Wellness Mama podcast https://wellnessmama.com/ Schuler Shoes – Fall footwear is here. Yay! Check out special pricing on kid’s shoes happening right now. Meet the fit experts who will help you find the right shoe for you and for your children. We always find the best brands at Schuler Shoes: Birkenstock, Haflinger, Hoka, Sorel and so many more. Get on your feet and go where life takes you! https://www.schulershoes.com/ Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code HEAT20 for an extra 20% off With a 100% money-back guarantee.  https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/ Connect with Us! Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Our Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088997968155776/ Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. We are the podcast that brings you home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jena Holliday joins us for our 400th episode. She is a talented artist and writer and her new book Sacred Creativity is out today! You can find it at her website https://shop.spoonfuloffaith.com/ or at your favorite book retailers. The conversation with Jena is inspiring. She brings joy, laughter, and kindness with her. One of our favorite lines from the book:  “A voice in my heart and mind so clearly said, 'Why are you asking everyone else where to go, who to be, and what to do, except the one that created you?'”   You can follow Jena on Instagram:  @aspoonfuloffaith or @spoonfuloffaithstudio  This is Jena's second visit to Best to the Nest. You can go back and listen to our first conversation in Episode 267.  Schuler Shoes – Fall footwear is here. Yay! Also, remember to check out the Clearance Rooms at all ten locations –– 30 to 70 % off sandals and athletic footwear. Meet the fit experts who will help you find the right shoe for you and for your children.  We always find the best brands at Schuler Shoes: Birkenstock, Haflinger, Hoka, Sorel and so many more. Get on your feet and go where life takes you! https://www.schulershoes.com/ Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code “HEAT 20" for an extra 20% off With a 100% money-back guarantee. https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/ Connect with Us! Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088997968155776/ Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Best to the Nest is the podcast that brings you home.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy watching, reading, and listening this week!  Margery: Watch: Variety’s Actors on Actors Robert Downey Junior and Mark Ruffalo  Read: Raybearer  by Jordan Ifueko https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50158128-raybearer Listen:   Once upon Another Time by Sarah Bareilles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oZ9u6_Okk8 Elizabeth: Watch: The Acolyte on Disney plus https://www.starwars.com/news/the-acolyte-cast-interview Read: The Women by Kristin Hannah https://www.amazon.com/Women-Novel-Kristin-Hannah-ebook/dp/B0C1X97LW7 Listen: The Vigilantes podcast from Sharon McMahon https://sharonmcmahon.com/podcast/series/vigilantes Schuler Shoes – The Big Sandal Event is going on right now! 20% on nearly every sandal, some exclusions apply. Ten stores in the metro with experts who will find the right fit for you. We love Birkenstocks, Haflingers, and more. Get on your feet and go where life takes you! https://www.schulershoes.com/ Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skincare regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code SUMMER20 for an extra 20% off With a 100% money back guarantee.  https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/ Visit Duluth –– Summer is made for trips up Minnesota’s North Shore.  What will your memories be made of? Find the cool side of summer with trip tips, inspiration, and lodging at https://visitduluth.com/. Connect with Us! Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088997968155776/ 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are in a free-from kind of mood for May’s Watch, Read. Listen. Make sure you stick around until the end for a podcast within a podcast. It get’s a little fiesty, thank you very much Molly!  Watch: The Lincoln Lawyer   Wild Babies  Read: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid   Listen: Harry's House The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman      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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 300 EVERYBODY. We are celebrating with Kelly Smith from Yogaforyouonline. She is a meditat ion teacher, yoga teacher trainer, and a podcaster. We love this conversation and hope you will too. Here’s a gem from Kelly, “Do eight minutes less of something that doesn’t serve you…Eight to ten minutes of meditation a day will start to change the makeup of your brain.” (In a good way, of course!) Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!  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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Motherly just released its State of Motherhood annual survey. It’s not surprising women with ch ildren struggled during the pandemic. The biggest issue? Childcare. Yup, we’re talking about it. Read about it in Forbes.  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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re both playing catch-up in our busy lives, so join us in the conversation and have a couple of laughs. Take a look at these cool things from Italy:  Madova Gloves  Pastry Shop   Chic Nonna Di Vito Mollica   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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Watch: Slow Horses   The Gilded Age   Read: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande   The Barrens Kurt Johnson & Ellie Johnson Listen:  “As It Was,”  Harry Styles   Unrestricted with Ben Leber   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura Paulisich, founder of ToxyFree in Stillwater, Minnesota joins us again this week. Her mission is to teach people how to live a toxic-free life, and she is sharing so much of her research with us. Don’t let it overwhelm you. Enjoy her spirit and her generosity. She is offering a special code, BESTTOTHENEST, for Nesters to receive free shipping from www.shoptoxyfree.com. As we chat about clean swaps, you can follow along with this fantastic list from Laura: Dental Pack  Plastic-Free Pen   Toilet Brush  Pot Brush  Dryer Balls   Yoga Mat   Glass Baby Bottle  Organic Makeup  Clay Cookware   Olive Wood Utensils   Reusable Sanitary Pad a nd Reusable Menstrual Cup Sage Bundles and Palo Santo   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are so excited to introduce you to Laura Paulisich, founder of ToxyFree in Stillwater, Minnesota. She is pure joy and is filled with inspired information on how to live a toxic-free life. Laura gives us our favorite quote of the podcast, “ Nature rewards us. Where the nutrients are, that is going to be the most delicious.” We covered SO much. Here are some helpful links:  ToxyFree  EatWild  Kiss the Ground Film   The End of Overeating   NorthStar Bison   Sacred Cow   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices