Best to the Nest with Margery & Elizabeth

EP. 516 Best to the Nest: Buy Once
We are passionate about becoming smart, thoughtful, and responsible consumers. This week we are chatting about the products we love, and we hope that our searches inspire you to find good companies run by good people. Here are just a few of the products and companies we love:
Vacuums https://www.riccar.com/
Tea Kettle https://aarke.us/
Rugs https://eastperry.com/
Snow Pants https://www.llbean.com/
Wooden Toys https://www.grimms.eu/
Loungewear https://aizome-textiles.com/
Also, our thanks to Dr. Senia Mae and the team at Healing Insight:
Go to healinginsightonline.com to find out more about the new Create Your Vitality Program. Check out the Pre-Black Friday offer –– $1,000 off Create Your Vitality, now through November 22. The offer will end on November 22. Lock in your spot now, enjoy the season, and start in January with a plan built for you.
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EP. 515 Best to the Nest: Fertile Ground
We are so excited to be chatting with Nicki Balian from Healing Insight. Nicki is a licensed acupuncturist, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, yoga practioner, and a body worker, and she has all of these certifications, MaOM, LAc, FABORM, LMT. Yup. Nicki has seventeen years of experience including more than a decade of specializing in fertility, pregnancy, and reproductive health. She is one of only 9 practitioners in the State of Minnesota to hold a certification with the Acupuncture and TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM).
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Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Please download her free guide: 3 Everyday Habits Burning You Out After 40, and How to Get Your Energy Back. healinginsightonline.com/energy
Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.
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EP. 514 Best to the Nest: Retreat Yourself
Yoga teacher and retreat leader Kelly Smith joins us to talk about retreats and how to find the right one for you.
You can find more about Kelly here:
https://www.instagram.com/yogaforyouonline/?hl=en
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindful-in-minutes-meditation/id1295718287
More about the Worthy & Well Retreat with Kelly and Elizabeth here:
https://www.wetravel.com/trips/worthy-well-wellness-retreat-kelly-smith-9937664575#about-this-trip
Use the code BESTOF200 for $200 off the retreat.

Also, thanks to the wonderful people who sponsor our little podcast:
Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Please download her free guide: 3 Everyday Habits Burning You Out After 40, and How to Get Your Energy Back. healinginsightonline.com/energy
Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.
Hennepin County One Million Trees Campaign. Find out more at hennepintrees.org.
And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com

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EP. 513 Best to the Nest: October 2026 WRL
Happy watching, reading, and listening!
Margery:
Watch: Ted Lasso on Apple
Read: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
Listen: Dan Fogelberg, Randy Newman, Supertramp
Eat: Breckenridge Honey Whiskey

Elizabeth:
Watch: The Gentlemen on Netflix
Read: Protocols by Andrew Huberman
Listen: Cozy Fall Instrumentals on Spotify
Eat: Egg Bakes
https://hometohomestead.com/2026/10/07/sweet-potato-sausage-feta-egg-bake/

Also, thanks to the kind people who sponsor our little podcast:
And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com
Hennepin County One Million Trees Campaign. Find out more at hennepintrees.org.
Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Find out more at https://healinginsightonline.com/.
Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

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EP. 512 Best to the Nest: Cher Willems and The Elephant & Piggie Cookbook
Cher Willems and Mo Willems are the creators of The Elephant & Piggie Cookbook, We Really Like Cooking Slop! Cher is a writer, actor, producer, and pretty fun conversation partner. She drops lots of little gems in this episode.
Find her book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/cher-willems/we-really-like-cooking-slop/9781454963196/
And find the Hidden Pigeon You Tube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb3Uve6PelFfxPKcXXH0C7g
Also, thanks to the wonderful people who sponsor our little podcast:
Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Please download her free guide: 3 Everyday Habits Burning You Out After 40, and How to Get Your Energy Back. healinginsightonline.com/energy
Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.
Hennepin County One Million Trees Campaign. Find out more at hennepintrees.org.
And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com
Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/
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