It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. ~ Myquillyn Smith

I'm so excited to have Myquillyn Smith, otherwise known as The Nester, join me on the show today! She's a writer, a homebody and a contentment evangelist. Her motto is, 'It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful.' Isn't that just lovely? I love her passion for helping women love their most important space, their home.

Myquillyn, her husband Chad, and their three boys have moved 14 times (!!!) over the course of their married life, so Myquillyn can relate to the challenges of loving your rent house when you aren't allowed to paint, and shopping your home when you don't have the budget to shop.

They now live just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, where she gets to watch her peonies bloom every year and enjoy her happy place, the pool.

On the show today we talked about contentment, coziness and the gift of margin in our homes and in our lives. We talked about how so often the things that we wish were different about our lives eventually become the stories that we share to encourage others, and how they may even be our path to discovering what we love the most. She also shared a few tips for finding the perfect sofa, oh joy!

Myquillyn does so many wonderful creative things like writing at The Nester, contributing to Hope Writers, and hosting the Nest Fest and other gatherings in her sweet white barn. I absolutely can't wait for you to meet her.

SHOW NOTES

• Come to our Austin coffee/book signing to celebrate Myquillyn ~> tickets here!
• Myquillyn's newest book, The Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff
• Alli Worthington
• Study on how clutter effects women ~> The Clutter Culture
• One sofa with timeless lines: the camelback sofa
• Anthropologie statement pillows
• Myquillyn's book launching tiny house/barn
• Nest Fest
• Teachers Myquillyn admires: Emily P Freeman, Edie Wadsworth (her 'cozifier mentor'), Angela from The Painted House, and Tsh Oxenreider.
• Favorite bath products ~ Dr. Teals lavender epsom salts
• The Dear Daughters Mentorship Program
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