“What Is the Bathroom Divorce Trend? How Couples Are Reclaiming Their Personal Space” by Rebecca Leib https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/what-is-bathroom-divorce/ Enough said. Please discuss. 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/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...
Jun 24, 2025•34 min
We are creating our perfect summer with more music, more books, more art, and more play . Here’s our playlist, what’s yours? Margery: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7008vCcnfEcKBhZnMak2zi?si=My3zf6tySVKH3IRR1aCZlg Harry Styles Watermelon Sugar Imagine Dragons On Top of the World Miley Cyrus We Can’t Stop Janet Jackson Together Again Madonna Ray of Light Cher Believe Bee Gees Stayin’ Alive Donna Summer Last Dance Alex Warren Ordinary Elvis Costello She James Taylor How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved...
Jun 17, 2025•51 min
Happy Summer! Watch, Read, and Listen with us! Margery: Watch: This Beautiful Fantastic on Amazon Prime Read: My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Listen: Sea Stories by Minnie Driver Eat: Wild-Harvested Texas Native Pecans at shoptoxyfree.com Elizabeth: Watch: Shrinking on Apple, White Lotus on Max, and Landman on Paramount Read: The Art of Natural Cheesemaking by David Asher Food in Jars https://foodinjars.com/ Listen: The Tell by Amy Griffin Connect with Us! Our Website: https://www.besttoth...
Jun 10, 2025•49 min
Dr. Senia Mae from Healing InSight joins us to talk about optimal health and the testing that will help you achieve it. Senia is a functional medicine expert in fertility, women’s health, digestion, weight loss, autoimmunity, and cosmetic acupuncture in the Twin Cities. Many thanks to our sponsor, Schuler Shoes. It’s time for summer sandal shopping! You can shop any of the nine Twin Cities locations or go online to schulershoes.com . Shoes we are liking for the summer: Birkenstock’s Arizona Chun...
Jun 03, 2025•56 min
We did it. We had so much fun recording Best to the Nest surrounded by Nesters at Schuler Shoes in Wayzata, Minnesota. Big THANKS to the teams from Schuler Shoes and Hubbard Broadcasting. You all threw a great party. The shoe shopping was pretty spectacular, too. The conversation is super fun. Nesters are the best! 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 F...
May 27, 2025•46 min
We are unpacking monastery life and how it relates to raising children and creating a family community. Also, you can also check out EP. 294: Living Light. It is the episode that Campbell Punnett talks about living with fewer things. Thanks to our sponsor: Welcome back Schuler Shoes –– just in time for summer shoe shopping! You can shop any of the nine Twin Cities locations or go online to schulershoes.com . Shoes we are liking for the summer: Birkenstock’s Arizona Chunky or Sorel’s Kinetic Impa...
May 19, 2025•33 min
Watch, read, and listen with us! Margery: Watch: Pride and Prejudice on Amazon Prime Read: The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad Listen: Beethoven Blues by Jon Batiste Elizabeth: Watch: Running Point on Netflix Read/Listen: Good Stress by Jeff Krasno What Your Food Ate by David R. Montgomery, Anne Biklé Thanks to our sponsor: Welcome back Schuler Shoes –– just in time for summer shoe shopping! You can shop any of the nine Twin Cities locations or go online to schulershoes.com. Shoes we are likin...
May 19, 2025•37 min
Elevate and create new conversations. Find out something new about the people you love. That is what we are doing this week. Thanks to @lifeofsaschahaert for the questions! What is your comfort food after a rough day? What is a tiny everyday moment that never fails to make you smile? If you could relive one childhood memory, what would it be? What instantly lifts your mood no matter what? What is the kindest act somebody's ever done for you? What is a dream you've tucked away but still think abo...
May 06, 2025•33 min
We’re chatting about the importance of being a lifelong learner. What that actually means is different for everybody. Hopefully, we will inspire you to think about what that means for you! Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare – We both use and love Pour Moi. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. It’s unlike any skincare line in the world – and so are the results. Use code 20SPRING for an extra 20% off almost everything in the Pour Moi store online! https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/ Connect wit...
Apr 29, 2025•33 min
Our guest this week is Melissa Larson from Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed. She is part of a ranching cooperative that practices regenerative agriculture. Regenerative agriculture works to rebuild the soil on ranches and farms by honoring the natural rhythms and systems of nature. We also have a lot to say about the role the consumer plays in regenerative agriculture when deciding what to purchase and where. You can find out more about Thousand Hills here: https://thousandhillslifetimegrazed.com/...
Apr 22, 2025•55 min
Oh my. We have so much to discuss. We are chatting about how hard it is to have uncomfortable, difficult conversations. As usual, we digress, but come back to some surprising revelations, helpful suggestions, and “Nester” wisdom. Thank you all. Remember, “Be clear, but kind.” Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare – We both use and love Pour Moi. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. It’s unlike any skincare line in the world – and so are the results. Use code 20SPRING for an extra 20% off almos...
Apr 15, 2025•50 min
Happy watching, reading, and listening this week! Margery: Watch : It Happened One Night on AppleTV Read: World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Listen: Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays by Minnie Driver on Libby Garr: Watch: Adolescence on Netflix Read: https://www.strongtowns.org/ Listen: The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @WeeklyShowPodcast (Episodes with Oren Cass or Michael Lewis) Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare – This i...
Apr 08, 2025•37 min
We are always happy when the founder and CEO of Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare, Ulli Haslacher, is in the studio. We are sharing our thoughts on aging, the cultural shifts in the perceptions of aging, and the importance of self-acceptance as we age. Ulli also shares advice on how to best care for your skin at any age and in any climate. Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare is one of the ways that we feel really good in our skin. Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare – We both use and love Pour Moi. It’s a...
Apr 01, 2025•46 min
Storytime is one of our new favorite words. We have a bunch of good stories to share with all of you. But before we get to that, when was the last time you sat with your family and shared stories, memories, and locked into that feeling of nostalgia and joy? Spring is a good time to spread a blanket and begin… Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. It’s unlike any skincare line in the world – and so are t...
Mar 25, 2025•44 min
EP. 430 Best to the Nest: March2025 WRL Happy watching, reading, and listening this week! Margery: Watch: Saturday Night on Netflix Saturday Night Premiere Episode on Amazon Prime SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert on Peacock Listen: So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin on Libby Elizabeth: Watch: Love Is Blind on Netflix Read: The Genius of Birds of Jennifer Ackerman on Libby Listen: Ancestral Kitchen p odcast Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skincare regimen we both use and lo...
Mar 18, 2025•41 min
This episode is packed with information and resources to help you on your way! We are teaching and learning about the importance of food values and intentional eating. We are also sharing our journeys with food, the significance of understanding food choices, and how to cultivate a sense of wonder about the food we consume. Here we go: Diet for a New America by John Robbins The Food Revolution by John Robbins The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Food Rules by...
Mar 11, 2025•46 min
Here are some resources to help you along the way: Weston A Price Foundation Shopping Guide: https://www.westonaprice.org/about-us/shopping-guide/#gsc.tab=0 Farm Match: Farm Match https://www.farmmatch.com/ Check out: CSA - Community Supported Agriculture Farmers’ Markets Online Shopping: Butcher Box, Force of Nature, Good Rancher Co-ops and locally-owned grocery stores –– prioritize buying local Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skincare regimen we both use and love. It’s affordabl...
Mar 04, 2025•38 min
Eggs are the inspiration for this episode! It’s time to talk about food sourcing and supporting the farmers in your community. Control what you can control and meet some new and wonderful people in the process. (One of us is VERY, VERY excited about this conversation and has done all of her homework!) Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. It’s unlike any skincare line in the world – and so are the resul...
Feb 25, 2025•43 min
We are digging deep in response to a recent study that shows despite the significant economic growth in this country in the last thirty years our happiness levels are declining. On most quality-of-life metrics, the United States lags behind so many other countries. We wonder what happens to a nation or for that matter a family when we prioritize economic growth over well-being. You can find the study here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/briefing/a-wealthy-and-unhappy-nation.html Pour Moi Cli...
Feb 18, 2025•36 min
Happy watching, reading, and listening this week! Margery: Watch: Love at First Sight on Netflix Read/Listen: The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids by Alexandra Lange Listen: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain Elizabeth: Watch: Couples Therapy on Showtime Read: Homestead Living Magazine Listen: Get the Hell Out of Debt –– podcast hosted by Erin Skye Kelly Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regime...
Feb 11, 2025•45 min
This is so gooooood! Bernie is on top of it, and so are all of you. Bernie has created the House Rules for the Ries/Reimers Household, and you have shared so many of yours as well. Thank you! And the sock link, which will make sense if you listen to the end of the podcast, is www.divvyupsocks.com And thank you to our sponsor: Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. It’s unlike any skincare line in the wor...
Feb 04, 2025•37 min
How strange it is to think about the idiom “keep the home fires burning,” while witnessing the catastrophic and ongoing fires in California. The phrase comes from the 1914 song “Keep the Home Fires Burning (Till the Boys Get Home)." The song was written to encourage families to stay strong while their boys were shipped off to fight in World War I. In modern usage, the phrase has come to represent comfort and stability. In the midst of trauma, how do we match loss, worry, and anxiety with a sense...
Jan 28, 2025•26 min
Happy watching, reading, and listening this week! Margery: Watch: Conclave on Apple TV Read/Listen: What I Ate in One Year and Related Thoughts by Stanley Tucci Listen: Heroes by Prince Live at the Fox Theatre Atlanta Elizabeth: Watch: Be My Guest on Food Network Read: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn Listen: Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. It’s unlike ...
Jan 21, 2025•48 min
We are continuing our chat about listening to the still small voice, embracing big adventures, and finding love across the universe. Yay! Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. It’s unlike any skincare line in the world – and so are the results. Use code NewU25 for an extra 25 % off at the Pour Moi store online! https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/ Connect with Us! Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com...
Jan 14, 2025•42 min
Finally home. We are chatting about listening to the still small voice, embracing big adventures, and finding love across the universe. Yay! Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we both use and love. It’s affordable luxury skincare from France. It’s unlike any skincare line in the world – and so are the results. Use code NewU25 for an extra 25 % off at the Pour Moi store online! https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/ Connect with Us! Our Website: https://www.besttothenest....
Jan 07, 2025•29 min
These are the questions we are asking this New Year: How are we approaching the New Year? Are you making resolutions? A word of the year? What are you happy to leave in 2024? What do you want to carry with you into 2025? When I say the words, “New Year, New You” what’s your first reaction? Message us on Facebook or Instagram and let us know your answers. And don’t mind about twenty-three minutes in. We are laughing very hard! Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skin care regimen we bo...
Dec 31, 2024•38 min
If you are new to the podcast, here are some of our favorites. If you are a Nester, laugh and learn with us again. Margery: Episode 90: A Not-So-Perfect Christmas 2019 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KLJycHf9vXzXloPE9Frje Episode 191: Merry Christmas 2020 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZAZKmCDBnxfiQWjUDXM0Q Episode 376: The Second Rise https://open.spotify.com/episode/67giQentABZQPaElgPEdsl Elizabeth: Episode 406: Health Is My Hobby https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pdBh9PdDfT4RxiEUvmPxC Ep...
Dec 24, 2024•48 min
Happy watching, reading, and listening this week! Margery: Watch: Hitman on Netflix Read: Trumbo by Bruce Cook Listen: Dideon and Babitz by Lily Anolik Elizabeth: Watch: Skeleton Crew on Disney + Read: To Dye For by Alden Wicker Listen: Good Energy Dr. Casey Means https://www.caseymeans.com/goodenergy 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 TAKE10 for an extra 10% off amazing deals in the Pour Mo...
Dec 17, 2024•38 min
Michel May joins us for a critical conversation about the unregulated toxic chemicals often used to dye textiles. May is the Executive Creative Director and CEO of Aizome. Aizome produces bedding––sheet sets, duvets, and blankets from regenerative cotton. The company infuses the organic cotton “with pigmented properties of medicinal plants, creating fabric that soothes irritated skin: no pesticides, no synthetics, no petrochemicals” (Aizome). Find out more at: https://aizome-textiles.com/ .This ...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Thanks to all of you for the updates! It’s a bit of a wander this week but come along anyway. 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 TAKE10 for an extra 10% off amazing deals in the Pour Moi holiday store online. Luxurious French skincare that starts at just $15, so you can find something for everyone on your list. https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/ (https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/) Connect wit...
Dec 03, 2024•38 min
