It’s been such a joy to me in blogland for the past 7 years, watching my blog friends grow and seeing their success along with my own. Most of us who started blogging way back then are still going strong and still love this thing called blogging. It certainly has changed my life in so many profound ways and I’m still grateful every single day that I get to spend time with women all over the country, because of this blog. One of my long time friends in blogging, is Myquillyn Smith, also known as The Nester. She dubbed herself that early on, as she was fearful of sharing her real (unusual) name with the world wide web.
Her blog, the Nesting Place, encourages women to create a beautiful home without worrying about perfection. Who has time for that? Myquillyn put herself out there, sharing her window mistreatments, her hot glued pillows, letting women know that they could do things in their home all by themselves, using the budgets they had and that yes, indeed, it could be beautiful. Beauty is the in eye of the beholder and it definitely doesn’t have to have an expensive price tag.
(photo from The Nester)
The online world we live in can really suck the joy out of our own homes. Now that we can actually see millions of homes across the world just by clicking around the web, all of those perfect images can make us feel inadequate and our homes unworthy. But, we all know that isn’t real life. We all have to embrace our own homes and find the beauty in everything we surround ourselves with.
I’ve really enjoyed reading Nester’s words and thoughts in this book. She is helping to free women from the notion that everything in their homes have to be perfect to make them happy. How often does that happen? Maybe never? We all have imperfect homes and works in progress and to be content to make the most of what we have is the message in her book. I loved it and I think you will too.
Myquillyn and her publisher are giving away 3 books to my readers and I’m so happy to share this giveaway with you all!Â
Just leave a comment telling me what room in your house is the most imperfect and how would this book help you with the process of making that room a contented space?Â
I would have to say my living room/dining room combo is my most imperfect room. It has so many doors that I have yet to find a good furniture arrangement and I have lived here 22 years! I need all the help I can get.
My family room! UGH! We’ve lived here almost 12 years and still can’t get it right!
My master bedroom could seriously use some help! I love Nester’s approach to simple decor.
My entire house needs updating, but the kitchen is where I would like to start!
My kitchen is probably the most imperfect. My cabinets need repainting, as well as the trim. I have tile countertops, so it is not super-fancy, but it is nice and open. I guess the upside of having a worn kitchen is that it has been well-used feeding family and friends!
My family room is probably the most “imperfect”. It has weird angles, a column, etc. I think this book would help me just go for it and try some things in there.
Our kids bedrooms! Would love to freshen up their rooms!
The basement needs help, one side is a spare room/office and the other side is empty. I would like it so it is more inviting for my son’s friends when they come over. It is carpeted but not much else.
My spare bedroom is the most imperfect. Both dog crates are in this room, wedding dress stored on one side of the closet and painting supplies on the other side, plus there’s random stuff in the room that doesn’t quite have a home in other rooms with defined purposes. I think this book could help me create a space that functions today while remaining flexible for our ever-changing needs.
Yippee! I won. Thank you so much! I can’t wait to start reading and improving my “nesting.”