I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to The Next Right Thing. You're listening to episode 325.

I'm an author, a spiritual director, and an occasional workshop leader.

I live in the Piedmont of North Carolina with my family,

and through my work, I've helped thousands of spiritually thoughtful people

overcome decision fatigue so that they can discern their next right thing in faith, work, and life.

If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need

a few minutes away from the constant stream of information and the sometimes delightful

but also distracting hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing.

Today I'm so glad to welcome New York Times and Wall Street

journal best-selling author Mike Willin Smith. You may know her best as the

Nester and I know her best as my big sister. We shared a room for the first 12 years of my life and even

when we finally got our own rooms, I ended up sleeping in her room half the time anyway, because

that's just the kind of baby sister that I am. The good news for all of us is that Mike

Willen has a brand new book available on this very day. It's called House Rules

How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget. And if you ask me, did you? I'm going to tell you anyway. It's her best book yet.

She's never met a house she didn't love and today she's here to help us learn how to do the same.

If you struggle knowing where to start or feel

overwhelmed with the number of decisions you believe stand between you and the

room that you love, I hope you'll listen in.

It's my sister. Welcome to the next right thing.

Oh my goodness, we are so lucky to get to do this. Thanks for having me today

Emily. We are the luckiest. We say this we've said this before. I'll say it again. I don't know how anybody writes a book without a sister.

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