Creating Your Happy Place

Have you ever thought about packing up and living in another country? And have you ever wondered what it'd be like to be a Peace Corps Volunteer? Well, in this Season 2 opener of Creating Your Happy Place, Rebecca West shares her experience serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nicaragua.Spoiler alert, it wasn't exactly her cup of tea - she ended up leaving early. But even though it wasn't a great fit for her, she still thinks it was one of the most important things she could have done. In fact, she credits her success as a business woman and business coach to the lessons she learned from her time in the Peace Corps.These days, Rebecca's a business coach for residential interior designers and design firms. She teaches all sorts of techniques, skills, and processes that help keep their projects on track and keep clients from getting in their own way. Her mission? To eliminate decision fatigue and set a new standard for communication in residential interior design!

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Kathy Davis! Kathy traded the white picket fence for a life on the road, living in a fifth-wheel RV with her husband and 2 cats.  Listen to hear about her transition to a home-on-wheels, what obstacles she faced (and continues to face) in making this bold move, and what we can learn from her when making our own tiny kitchens work as hard as we need them to.Kathy Davis is a plant-based lifestyle coach and recipe developer, the CEO of VegInspired.com, and the author of three cookbooks: The 30-Minute Whole-Food Plant-Based Cookbook, The Super Easy Plant-Based Cookbook, and The Budget-Friendly, Plant-Based Diet Cookbook. She helps people successfully transition to a plant-based way of eating that supports a fast-paced lifestyle, without requiring hours in the kitchen or the added stress of “What am I going to eat?!”Her website: https://www.veginspired.comHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veginspiredHer Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/veginspiredfoodies Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Jessica Butts! Jessica is a Meyers Briggs Expert who decided one day she was done with her home.  How did she decide she was done with her home? Was letting go easy? Since she's a former Psychotherapist, what has she discovered about her personality type and how it relates to what she needs from her home? All of these questions and more were answered in this incredible episode. Jessica is the Creator/CEO of Front Seat Life, Myers-Briggs Expert, Life/Business Coach for Intuitive Women, Author, Keynote Speaker, Podcaster, and Former Psychotherapist.  She is an ENFJ, truth teller, F bomb dropper, lover of all things Maui, and fiercely dedicated to helping you be unapologetically who you are.Her Links:Website: https://jessicabutts.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontseatlife/Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Dana Parker! Dana is an emotional resiliency coach who grew up in the Mormon church and was married at 19. All within a few years she left the church, got a divorce, lost her job, went bankrupt, all the while trying to be a great mom to four boys. By losing everything, she says she's learned that her house is not her home and that actually, if she's at home with herself, then she can be at home anywhere. Listen to hear about her journey!Dana Parker has been on the ground floor in two previous personal-development movements, training other leaders. She is a highly qualified life coach with over a decade of experience in coaching thousands of clients all over the world. She specializes in navigating life change with emotional intelligence. She is experienced in spreading emotional education as a spiritual practice specifically through her development of educational materials, public speaking, and her work as a thought leader. She is the voice of the Inner World Movement and looks forward to future speaking engagements, online courses, retreats, and more.Her Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innerworldmovement/Group Coaching: http://www.innerworldmovement.com/p/reclaiming-you.htmlWebsite: http://www.innerworldmovement.com/Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Maegan Blau! Maegan Blau is an interior designer based in sunny Arizona.  In 2009 she incurred a C6-C8 spinal cord injury and has been a wheelchair user ever since. She is diagnosed with an incomplete C8 spinal cord injury which has obviously changed the way she lives in the blink of an eye. As a person with a disability, it seemed the majority of options to make homes accessible were straight-up ugly and very hospital-like. It got her thinking…we can do better than this! Listen to this episode to hear all about her incredible journey. Her interior design career started with a personal journey to renovate and adapt her first home to fit accessibility needs while having a high level of style. Combining her perspective of disability with her life-long passion for interior design fueled Maegan to find creative ways to make spaces beautifully accessible.  In 2018 she started Blue Copper Design to elevate the world of adaptive design.Her Links:Instagram: Instagram.com/bluecopperdesignFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluecopperdesignRebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Mitzi Beach! No matter what age we are, everyone wants to have a happy home. That said, what we need from our home may change over time. Mitzi is an expert in Aging in Place, and shares with us what home looks like for those over 50! Mitzi Beach A.S.I.D. C.A.P.S. is an award-winning Interior Designer, Author, and 50+ Demographic Marketing & Lifestyle Specialist. Author of the brand new book “Design Smarts,Inspiration for Home + Life”. Mitzi, armed with 30 years experience and a masters degree in interior design, she is one of the Design Hounds top 100 influencers 2018, selected as a member of the prestigious Style Spotters High Point market in North Carolina, as well as High Point Market Design Bloggers Tour, quoted in The Wall Street Journal as an expert in theemerging Aging in Place (AIP) trend. Along with designers across America, her home is featured in the 2018 “Christmas by Design” book.Her links:Website- www.mitzibeach.comInstagram- www.instagram.com/mitzi.beach/Facebook- www.facebook.com/MitziBeachDesignFacebook Group- www.facebook.com/groups/LifeSizingRebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Star Hansen! Star lives in Tucson Arizona in a Santa Fe-style home with her boyfriend, and her 2 dogs, a cat, and 13 coy fish. She's a Certified Professional Organizer, aka a clutter whisperer! In this episode, she shares what clutter is (both physical and mental), and how we can deal with it.Star Hansen brings peace to the world one color-coded label at a time.  Known as the “Lifestyle Organizer,” Star’s multi-layered approach is that of mind, body, spirit, & space. Star has a knack for seeing through the chaos and into the lives & hearts of those she works with. Through her unique approach, she diagnoses people’s emotional and lifestyle blocks, guiding them to a state of organization and joy.  She has been featured on OWN, TLC, HGTV, Style, and A&E. Star’s thought-provoking TEDx talk explores what the monsters in your closet are trying to tell you.  Star can be found helping people across the world shift their relationship to clutter through her Chaos to Calm Organizing Membership.Her links:Website- www.starhansen.comInstagram- www.instagram.com/star.hansen/Facebook- www.facebook.com/StarHansen/Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Samantha Kellgren! Samantha had been living in downtown Chicago for 10 and a half years, when she decided she needed a change in pace. Specifically, she wanted mountains! She and her husband packed up their belongings and moved to slower-paced Asheville North Carolina, with their 11-month-old son. In this episode, Samantha talks about everything from why she moved, to what it's like working from home, to the mental impact of social media! Samantha is a health and mindset coach. She helps driven women slow down so they can ditch stress without guilt and live with an abundance of balance, joy, and confidence. Links:Aligned Action Collective - https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsdothisshiftWebsite - https://www.simplywellcoaching.com/Insta - https://www.instagram.com/simplywellcoaching/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/LiveSimplyWell/Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Spencer Frost! Spencer is a 31-year-old who was diagnosed with Achondroplasia Dwarfism at birth. He's just a regular guy who currently works for Apple as a Technical Support Advisor. In this episode, he talks about what navigating life, and home, as a little person is like.Spencer and his wife live in a one-story house they just purchased in Leander,  Texas, and are eager to finish out all the interior decorating they want to do! In his free time, Spencer likes to be outdoors. And since the start of the pandemic, he has been spending much of his time plane spotting, and practicing photography.Spencer's Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/atx_aviation_addict/Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

 Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Grace Mase! Grace lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two kids. After going through her own home improvement nightmare, she decided there must be a better way to go about managing home projects.Grace Mase is the Founder + CEO of BEYREP [Construction Tech + EQ] - an all-in-one home construction management solution that provides peace of mind and confidence. She started her career as a Campus Architect for UC Berkeley after earning B.A. from UC Berkeley and M.Arch. from Yale University. She held senior executive positions at YP.com, Beachbody, United Online, and Yahoo!. Grace leveraged her 20 years of software development experience to build BEYREP to help design/building professionals to collaborate more effectively with their clients, grow their business smarter, and increase profit. BEYREP also simplifies the home improvement process and empowers people to achieve a better life through a better home.Her Instagram- instagram.com/beyrep101 Her Facebook- facebook.com/beyrep Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Christina Frost! Christina is a whimsy instructor and consultant, teaching others about how to bring surprise and adventure into your life. But how did she end up on this amazing path? Listen to the episode to hear about Christina's journey to loving everything whimsy! Born in Colorado, but essentially a Texas native, Christina graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-TV-Film. After many years of wrestling with singleness, Christina created her own turning point when she re-focused her attention on studying and incorporating more whimsy into her life. This revealed pieces of her heart she'd forgotten she had the power to fill. Now she teaches others about the incredible joys and positive impact whimsy can have in our everyday lives. It's closer and more marvelous than we know. You can reach her on Instagram at TheWhimsyPage, or email her at thewhimsywayworld@gmail.com.Her website- https://thewhimsyblog.com/Her Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/thewhimsypageRebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Anne Strunk! Anne is involved with Special Spaces; a nonprofit that designs dream bedrooms for kids with life-threatening illnesses. She got started with them back in 2011, after finding herself an empty-nester. Listen to this episode to hear about all of the incredible spaces she designed, and how rewarding of a journey it was. Anne and her husband of 41 years live in Chattanooga, TN. She lives in a house that has had every room in it redecorated at least once in their 16 years there! Anne has 3 grown children and 6 1/2 grandchildren. When not chasing grandbabies and 1 unruly grand dog, Anne and her daughter are busy as owners of The Venue Chattanooga.Link to Special Spaces- https://specialspaces.org/Link to The Venue Chattanooga- https://thevenuechattanooga.com/ Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Crystal Collinson! Crystal is an interior designer that specializes in model homes. Listen in to hear how she designs spaces that everyone will like, instead of just the family who's living in the home.Crystal is the principal of Crystal Collinson Interiors, a full-service design firm specializing in the Design and Decorating of Model Homes, Sales Presentation Centre’s, Condominium amenity spaces, and small commercial projects. Crystal & her team work with many of the GTA’s largest home builders. After 18 years in the industry, Crystal has developed an approach to interior design that sets her apart, while setting her clients & trusted trade resources at ease. Crystal is also the creator and host of The Productive Designer podcast-launching this month! The goal of the podcast is to educate, collaborate and motivate all Interior Design professionals to intentionally design the life and business they want.Her Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/crystalcollinsoninteriorsHer Twitter- https://twitter.com/crystalheleanHer Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/crystalcollinsoninteriorsRebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Val Sporleder! Val is an expert in accessory dwelling units- think backyard cottages, in-law suites, or even a detached home office! If you're thinking about changing the footprint of your home, big or small, listen to this episode.Val Sporleder is owner and designer at 1AD Studio LLC in Seattle. While growing up she moved a lot so her interest in her living space started early. She received Bachelors' degree in Design & Sociology and has used both to navigate the intertwined worlds of living spaces and the people who use them. She is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) and ADU Specialist. These all help her create 'forever homes' and in-law units, including backyard cottages that are ready for a lifetime of use. She is passionate about small spaces, urban in-fill projects and creating space that will be loved for a lifetime. In her spare time she can be found volunteering with Architects Without Borders, playing soccer (pre-Covid), running, gardening, and running her small urban farm. She loves to travel and learn about spaces people around the world people live in and call home.Visit her website- www.1ADstudio.com Instagram- www.instagram.com/1adstudioHer blog- https://www.1adstudio.com/blog/Feasibility service- https://www.1adstudio.com/services/adu-feasibility-study/Link to ADU Universe (the City of Seattle)- https://aduniverse-seattlecitygis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/guide Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Katie McLaughlin! Katie is passionate about creating happier, healthier workplaces. In this episode, Katie talks about workplaces both in the corporate office, and at your at-home office! Listen to hear about everything on boundaries, productivity, and happiness in the workplace!In her business: McLaughlin Method, Katie leverages her decades of experience driving organizational change, transforming learning & training programs, and applying principles of adult behavior & performance to create people-focused leaders and team cultures. Companies who work with Katie, learn from the benchmarks and successes of over 15 software companies that have coached and trained with her. Katie believes all trainings must develop real skills and go beyond theory, so her sessions are highly interactive, employing theatre exercises and games to go deeper while cementing the learning. Katie's website: https://mclaughlinmethod.com/Katie's LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mclaughlinkatieRebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Sarah Siegele! Sarah has had an extremely unlucky past with homes. They've been flooded, flooded again, and then near fires!? Listen to this episode to hear about Sarah's journey and find out how she has pushed through these unlucky situations and remained positive!Sarah owns ULC Business Solutions, a bookkeeping company specializing in helping other small businesses and individuals understand their finances and make informed decisions. When not hard at work, she loves traveling with her husband and spending time with friends, family, and her dog Zoey.Website: www.ulcbs.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/ulcbsRebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Holly Chayes! Holly is a style consultant with a background in theatrical costume design, and she knows all about fashion! Living in New York City, she has a New York City apartment, which comes with a set of challenges. Holly shares her experiences with closets, retail spaces, and personal style. You wear your clothes every single day, they should make you happy!Holly Chayes is a style and wardrobe consultant. She works with you to bring your clothing into alignment with who you are, and who you feel you are meant to be, helping you to build and keep a wardrobe you love. Website: https://www.whowearswho.comThe best way to stay in touch: https://www.whowearswho.com/newsletter/Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes: https://www.whowearswho.com/podcast/Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we chat with special guest Tracey Warren! CEO of the co-working space In-Spark, this eternal optimist faced (and conquered) a cancer diagnosis with a smile. In this episode she shares why she started a co-working space (and addresses some of the challenges of co-working) along with her story of facing cancer during covid. Listen to how she brought sunshine into 2020 despite the challenges.---Champion igniter, Tracey Warren supports women entrepreneurs and asks, "What if you already knew everyone you needed to know to be truly successful in your business?" "How would that change things for you?" She is an author, truth teller, authentic speaker and remarkable community creator who brings an army of champions and advocates along on whatever trail she blazes including her recent victory over breast cancer. She’s excited to cheer you on when you are successful, and encourage you when you need a gentle nudge. Most days, you will likely find her quoting some random movie line or breaking into song – or laughing out loud at something she found funny!Follow her on Instagram at Instagram.com/thetraceywarren---Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Marni Jameson! Marni shares her experiences with merging homes, specifically how she and her husband navigated sharing their spaces. But also talks about being a human just trying to create her happy place, chapter by chapter. ⁠A nationally syndicated columnist, author, journalist, speaker and TV guest, Marni Jameson has been called America’s most-loved home and lifestyle expert. Her humorous and helpful column “At Home with Marni Jameson” appears in 25 papers nationwide, reaching millions of readers each week including many who have been following the author’s home adventures for almost two decades. A best-selling author whose work blends home life and home design, her books remain top sellers in the categories of downsizing and real estate. Publishers Weekly calls Marni’s work “hilarious, helpful and brave.” Whether speaking or writing, Marni’s message helps audiences live better, more beautifully, more sanely, and for less—and to do it all with a sense of humor.You can subscribe to Marni's free weekly blog at https://www.marnijameson.com/marnis-blogRebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Elise Buie about homeschooling! Living in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, she and her family lost their home and had to be evacuated to Georgia. All the while homeschooling her children and overcoming everything life threw at them by having fun horseback riding, building sailboats, and learning other important life skills! Elise Buie is a Seattle attorney who has run a virtual family law practice since 2015. Elise is also a divorced mom/stepmom of 6 who thrived through Hurricane Katrina, Divorce, Relocation, and opening her own law firm. Elise specializes in supporting parents as they shift from their "spouse brain" to their "Co-CEOs of Team Child" brain so that they can co-parent in their strengths while maximizing their children and minimizing destructive conflict.Website: http://www.elisebuiefamilylaw.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisebuiefamilylawgroup/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elise-buie-family-law-group/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/elisebuiefamilylaw/Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Laura Fenton about living small! If you want to live small, struggle with living small, or just wonder about living small, whether it's to simply your life or to leave a smaller footprint on the world, this episode is for you!Laura is a writer based in New York City. My first book The Little Book of Living Small [https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Living-Small/dp/1423652533] debuted this past spring, and she's at work on her second book all about bunk beds. She have spent most of my career working for a variety of national magazines, including most recently Parents magazine, where I was the Lifestyle Director for seven years. Her work has also appeared in Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Better Homes & Gardens; she also writes the Full Plate column about family life and the home for Food52 (https://food52.com/users/250373-laura-fenton/articles). She has been featured as a small-space expert on the likes of Cup of Jo, The Strategist, Southern Living, and numerous other media outlets. Find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/laura.alice.fenton/Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home.

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. Today, I am introducing the podcast and explaining why I do what I do!Make sure to subscribe and review!Where to find me:Website- https://seriouslyhappy.com/ and http://seriouslyhappyhomes.com/Instagram- @beseriouslyhappy