Best to the Nest with Margery & Elizabeth

We’ve got plenty to say about the  HuffPost  list,  “Nine Taboo Things That Can Actually Benefit Your Relationship.”  At least two suggestions on the list are a HELL NO for us.  Best to the Nest  is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...

Margery  Watch:  Slow Horses  Apple + Read:  Alice in Wonderland Listen: Bruno Mars  Elizabeth:  Watch:  Emily in Paris  Netflix Dead to Me  NetFlix Read:  This is Your Mind on Plants  by Michael Pollan Listen:  Spare  by Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex Audible Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at http...

We laugh. We cry. We overshare, AND it's our fifth year. Yay! Best to the Nest  is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We are musing about what wisdom we are taking into the new year and we are taking a couple of weeks, but we will be back to chat on January 10, 2023!!! Enjoy your holidays! Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...

Thank you so much for all your thoughtful notes on all of our social channels. We thought it's about time to talk back! We’ve got a couple of links for you as well. Shout out to Jeannie, Andria, Carol, Bernie, Nicole, Tammie, Molly, Mary, Crystal for being a part of the show. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  https://ep...

Is there a better way to get through the winter months? We’ve got suggestions from Tik Toker Cecilia Blomdahl. She lives on Svalbard, an island close to the North Pole, and she has found a way to love the polar night. We have much to learn!  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tips-daylight-saving-time-dark-winter-tiktok-1234629088/   Stash Tea Blends   Best to the Nest  is our p...

The Switch   Sometimes You Have to Lie by Leslie Brody   https://www.npr.org/2022/10/28/1132323825/surrender-a-conversation-with-bono   The Dining Table with David Manilow   The Crown Season 5 on Netflix Lindsay Lohan’s Falling For Christmas   Healthy in a Hurry, Danielle Walke r Smartless Podcast   Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepar...

We have a new Mighty Mite! Signing young kids up for sports is a big darn and sometimes expensive deal. Is it worth the time and the money? Will you be able to control yourself in the stands? How does it change the family weekend? As usual, so many questions.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at https...

We love chatting every week, and we know that you all are a part of the ongoing conversation about love and life. Today we share some sad news. Thanks for the kind words and hugs when we see you out and about!  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Bernadette inspires this episode with a very wise story about birds. What can a playroom re-do do for you and the kids? All good things.   Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It is a solid conversation today about city living, the protests in Iran, drinking in our 40’s, London travel, showers in airports, the size of Elizabeth’s feet and so much more.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

OMG. Apologies for disappearing. Let’s catch up! Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Watch: The Last Movie Stars HBO Max  Purple Hearts on Netflix Read: Life Force Tony Robbins Listen: James Bond Movie Themes Anything from the 90’s See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Time for a quick little review of what is working for us from past BTTN episodes. Here are all the helpful links for you! START HERE: Best To The Nest   EP: 294 Best to the Nest: Living Light: What makes you feel good and what stresses you out? We are chatting with a surprising guest who is living the minimalist dream. Also check out this great research: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/well/min...

Senia Mae joins us again! She is the owner of Healing InSight in St. Paul. She’s a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and a functional medicine practitioner. She’s one of only 16 Chinese medicine practitioners in the US (and the only one in MN!) who’s an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. She has over 14 years of experience specializing in autoimmunity, digestive iss...

Time is ticking for all those high school grads on their way to college. Ian is sitting in for Elizabeth this week and we’ll make good use of his expertise. He is a Professor at Kansas State University and has some pretty valuable advice about the conversations to have before they leave.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly...

We’re on the road, so please forgive the audio. Nothing stops a WRL!  PLUS watch the bonus story on the Hayden Flour Mills from producer Rebecca Guldberg, my FAV!   Watch: The First Lady   The Janes on HBO  Read: The Miller’s Daughter Cookbook   Relentless Progress The Reconfiguration of Children’s Literature, Fairy Tales and Storytelling by Jack Zipes  Listen: Feels Like Home Norah Jones    The D...

When parents are working full time, figuring out the home team is super hard. Daycare, nannies, part-time babysitters, or an au pair—lots of choices, none of them easy. We’re talking about the au pair system and what works and what doesn’t.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

Husband Ian fills in for Elizabeth for June's WRL. Yay!  Watch: Dopesick Hulu Ted K: Hulu Read: Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss: How an Unlikely Couple Found Love, Dodged the FBI, and Transformed Children’s Literature by Philip Nel   Listen: Listen: Could This Be Home Susan Cowsill  Listen: Broke Teddy Swims   Best to the Nest  is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nest...

This is when we wish we were still doing talk radio because we would throw out the phone line to get your reaction to the Japanese docu-series Old Enough on Netfli x. It’s a simple premise where camera crews follow children as they go out into the world alone for the first time.  What will you let you kids do on their own this summer?  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, com...

Hey everybody! We are back! We’re chatting about COVID, childcare, and the beauty of feeling well. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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 Ninetie...

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!)...