Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Make Something Good Today: A Memoir
    Make Something Good Today: A Memoir
    Make Something Good Today: A Memoir
    Ebook502 pages4 hours

    Make Something Good Today: A Memoir

    By Erin Napier and Ben Napier

    5/5

    ()

    Switch to audiobook
    Read preview

    About this ebook

    From Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of the hit HGTV show Home Town, comes Make Something Good Today, a memoir that tells us all to seek out the good in life, celebrate the beauty of family and friends, and prosper within our communities because everything we need in life to be happy, is within our grasp.

    Long before their hugely popular TV show, an expanding family, or demolition day on their dream home, Erin began keeping a daily online journal to help her stay focused on the positive and count her blessings in life. She never expected that her depictions of small-town life in the tiny swath of Mississippi where she Ben call home would catch the eye of a television producer and set them off on the journey of a lifetime.

    Make Something Good Today offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of a couple that America has come to know and love for their easy humor, adoring relationship, and ability to utterly transform a place into something beautiful and personal. This is the poignant story of how Erin and Ben took a small, tight-knit town into their own hands (literally) and used ingenuity, community, and authenticity to rebuild a once-thriving American Main Street. And how, by combining Ben’s carpentry skills with Erin’s design eye, Home Town is making it clear to us all that small-town living can feel as big as you make it.

    Complete with family photographs, Erin’s hand-painted sketches, and never-before-heard personal stories, this inspirational memoir reminds us all not to give up hope that great love stories are possible, big things can bloom in small towns, and there is always magic in the ordinary if you know where to look for it.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGallery Books
    Release dateOct 2, 2018
    ISBN9781501189128
    Author

    Erin Napier

    Erin Napier is a designer, author, and entrepreneur. Along with her husband, Ben Napier, she is the cohost of HGTV’s Home Town, coauthor of Make Something Good Today, author of The Lantern House, and founding co-owner of their stores Laurel Mercantile Co., Scotsman General Store & Woodshop, and The Scent Library. She lives in Laurel, Mississippi, with Ben and their two daughters. Learn more at ErinAndBen.co.

    Related to Make Something Good Today

    Related ebooks

    Home Improvement For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      ‘I Like To Think ANYTHING GOES!’

      Aug 3, 2022

      After a few dramatic life twists and turns, including a new job and divorce, I was loving single life and decided to take on a challenge with a new house that required major renovation,’ says Anna. ‘When I found this house in August 2017, I decided o

      5 min read

    • Article

      ‘Home Is A Full- On COLOUR BOMB!’

      Oct 6, 2021

      My husband Luke already owned the house when I moved in,’ says Naomi. ‘He bought it in 2010 as he was keen to get on the property ladder, and then rented it out for a couple of years. As he is a plumber he’d already updated the bathroom and replaced

      3 min read

    • Article

      “A Cup of Love for You”

      Jan 26, 2023

      “A Cup of Love for You”
      5 min read

    • Article

      Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries Review – Great Actor, Keen Shopper, Sharp Wit

      Oct 16, 2022

      Alan Rickman’s voice was a purr, but it masked sharp claws. This was evident in the memorable baddies he played and now you can hear it in the feline prose of these selected diaries. “John Major said, ‘You have given us so much enjoyment.’ ‘I wish I

      3 min read

    • Article

      How to Just Say No to Binge Spending

      Aug 22, 2017

      A client once confided in me, expressing concern over her mother's string of bad luck. Her mom was distraught over learning that her two-day hospital day was denied by her insurance. In addition, she had a bug problem and her landlord forced her to p

      2 min read

    • Article

      Room To Play And Grow

      Oct 6, 2022

      Room To Play And Grow
      1 min read

    • Article

      In Harmony

      Oct 3, 2023

      In Harmony
      1 min read

    • Article

      Seaside Attraction

      Jun 3, 2021

      Seaside Attraction
      2 min read

    • Article

      Inspired by Victoria

      Aug 13, 2019

      I was fourteen when I purchased my very first Victoria magazine. As I turned each page, I was struck with the thought, this is me. I kept every issue and totally immersed myself in each feature, dreaming that one day I would live in the neighborhood

      3 min read

    • Article

      Past Meets Present

      May 13, 2022

      Past Meets Present
      5 min read

    • Article

      My Story “I Wrote My Own Eulogy”

      Dec 29, 2021

      When I was pregnant with my first baby in 2009, I had a very specific idea of what the next stage of my life would look like. I would somehow balance parenting a newborn and managing my business, as well as self-care, a social life and maintaining a

      5 min read

    • Article

      A Brand-new ending

      Jan 29, 2022

      A Brand-new ending
      7 min read

    • Article

      Rewriting the Story of Your Life

      Apr 8, 2024

      I once heard John Irving describe how he came up with his novels this way: “I think of a character I love and then imagine the worst thing that could happen to them.” This is a pretty good description of any story, which is always going to be driven

      5 min read

    • Article

      From The Editor

      Jul 8, 2020

      Let’s take a breath together. Lately we have sailed through some rough seas. Life, as we comfortably understood it, changed right before our very eyes. And changed rapidly. I was due to get married in March. We spent the Sunday before our wedding dat

      5 min read

    • Article

      Picture Imperfect

      Sep 4, 2019

      Picture Imperfect
      4 min read

    • Article

      Autumn’s Restless Soul

      Sep 8, 2020

      Autumn’s Restless Soul
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Intentional Home: Leveraging Design to Redecorate Our Lives

      Jul 29, 2022

      Estimated reading time: 9 minutes — I bought my first home in 2014. It was a complete gut job. Along with the help of my contractor dad and realtor mom, I soon designed a work of art. From custom cabinets to designer flooring, no detail was spared —

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Incurable Optimist

      Sep 11, 2019

      The Incurable Optimist
      8 min read

    • Article

      Everywhere Around Us

      Sep 23, 2023

      Everywhere Around Us
      5 min read

    • Article

      Everything’s Fine

      Jan 1, 2021

      One of the things I love most in life is sitting down to write. I’ll get some incense going, find the perfect playlist and work my way through a vat of coffee. Today, however, I’m out of incense, have just entered another lockdown and a team of build

      3 min read

    • Article

      Letters to Mum

      Mar 24, 2021

      Dear Mum, There are still times when I go to call you. It seems inexplicable to me that you actually died. I used to wonder how it would feel, and after 16 years, I’m still not sure. The main thing I want to tell you is that I get it now. I understan

      5 min read

    • Article

      Your Say

      Feb 6, 2019

      Did something resonate with you in this issue of WellBeing? Tell us! Write to WellBeing, Locked Bag 154, North Ryde, NSW 1670, email wbletters@umco.com.au, comment on our Facebook page or Instagram account: @WellBeing_Magazine. We reserve the right t

      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Make Something Good Today

    5/5

    14 ratings2 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      A well written history, so inspiring. Thank you Erin&Ben for being awesome !! Yari
    • 5/5
      If you love the show, why will love the book. This is an sentenced read. I love getting to know Ben and Erin through the pages of this book. It's a pretty book too, so I might buy it as decoration. Also, I recommend reading this instead of listening bc they include tons of color pictures

    Book preview

    Make Something Good Today - Erin Napier

    >dbook_preview_excerpt.html\˒uxㅣ%9ɉq(jIc24bxdU%@H>BowO%>ܛ("bOy7߾)˜7qxO͛o~V/~9_Mo\fi_4%7߯).Sӆ07]5װfIsM1/KY=ڭciK9q8Y,w:s1]sl\2> }㡙Rxc7inׂJӥ2Ź`k\/ii|j9wk$׿1 /u)C6y9!7r2[K:TXq]K^q*M4G<? ۿ^ )橇@.i|ï$j!H\Uۿ5i4?y79]3VsWZ%d < $s)uáOˍPF|5p}6Ǚ˺/M% 餏Oy>9r>ѕ+O_p RŦ RΰTJjCX渿Vmࢼ/56߭kדmg=g s8nVS]t֜|V z q losTi%mQ^qJ/n?r ZxQ5lw_J`cY}P0KcGhT-'-R<2,.l>z w}M˥yU{ [bZs̠!!QC&.Ӗ痡Sה!=uk3?6h.>vhflC*qϡ$Ȟ-ŃH8h&߭m./ #|=BxO 2z2c:\%)>jhGUl<'H qpѲ!yP/~.i@T5W]|d^-ܰ0_IS KY Qzc(= CinrYg^bQ\f v)^p`Q9\ۦA'DX V9@p<2f 93/hV4GxBBvގl{4ns쫘Kϸ~Ƹyv\at gqtAlŒ78oNe]QRaTG}gQ/VW By#.tH(Ӝ^f0寺.5y)}w|"\ 2Nc>zA:i.tj,Y)`mf5`9`GX)SBCs9/8=»Mqlhgb}1¶OPB1t%L!/—V ݥ}j V=@qF7%|~@szIJe_Yipe6|('I5-mJV;GO¹X CRV}<[LQ)ޱB؁{̎Lw{S%en8bI`Na+RdHoK]C4t4*槌ppQCԡAS]W).\v#ıHW!EcR{j$JC]fVVY:R3\{e< BjҜr r\SON `eqM GRmJۀCvZ&눲NSG>z4 L=BM}.D#&9:[=vNw %]5Ŷf[hw'[mRfk0na0{QXIJieaxy@Q .լ<8<0+GS:qrE|z|{:I󋂐p"! S@zx2 '#(]P mg+>6(Q) Pb$kHdu@SSH ZQ-LDլ p; .)w6x1W 2( Ғ U)Eڨo^Q%:Ϗ${젢RΉ\CʘScU0t!t`3oeRJE 0Z6=ɯnr("45e^z/F?A z/^üWĬF ԢgR6mq%a;?|_ ZK"H)<%6% g I,CH}u0pBXV:!9nc`^zܓCfWA+ {B*}ߘ (iO1ߎ]Vl/cFD @:5N]TL) "%@v#+锖0GArnŦHŀ>ޑalK;/ _0~gZ״-{ㄸH*waw1 iZH)Zr>z $ʋ@u}k aFԖiᴥ#i+  C rx&.cw%S r1Χ9N'&cR^n&Sy5=v̼j?T6(TY8X/a,3"84{p=@':.밯LY90}OjB9Z}/l)!'j99"+rɉkZhVN*vhd'Ѫ Dtc+DkLNœbKn0:[ˇ SAWvK7&/$gMv Ůl/_mVf@% er"]h9+z+Y~֔Ph3c!HiRE%Ƒ)V}=F 0Y#dD!+|I,( X9CL.De8_"T7TNiF+-B4F(=LDO&~1$i=\ p@Y/D@7啈o,b(U4tU.D 5: dž*k E{ݠJ+嵖mӚb=hiF5W+R_5RlXu`iMaũJ8l­2m4Gx_G~̇ *I%uJу.G)Ff {xJj2[&HF-GtJuT}waZ;uގ rUʜޟv a\vΡSU{O.= 'wS3:!z ۸9 J[5Idwz ٍ*jGM;' Bq>0;l𶺐t̐+ױ$\f 17}(5ڷ)KWm:8v- uқv_Q$ xӷpu:֭ 8aΨ ZbtrF$,_wg$Mn<; x⍍Sr븵mD|898@Z\GIY6v"1DE" %kP0J8զRB綎5ߡ݋ ^H T*'N2y,;wW {o_gjxW_4ܡq`^=6@Rղ${À^j +Q7iD޼ԡ2 ﮋuO>: OW]pن.8T?j.v wQ/V iz4hilY- vsq_ 'kJsWvϮݿW_0@̫_y/?~l~ǯ?~O}j{A +<6ViFb}K TI6&-sϳlէJ8!Yn_]EbI;y+;j8lWf{Wdw4X̶ZOްb{iq8f_&*%!եj"Ho/ sӗ`JUf}jn -Xҷ47y+:ѵ9kx&]^ U"WB 4lVӾe_xK^2|`uAvچ(Cۯ ?lk#븡{,jVy'IeE.t_ 2<{ב.kf}G Ƨg_UTZuaЫ(IͪTق5'XM{`x^4w71O zuZ}2t,ELW21k)D7f%=ddKlC;>ܱJPxNZ!cL `_l))&9yyI F񻆚ō8 c"".5BhlP ( *)ȯU o#I oo 3{/REEBBұOj33^{F/ AU@dˬNƿ ΥTb_e[%1T>; ~;20[9aڌbbf6mgK$D/[=3n#ۿ_qSvo{R6Lز kSc79z 9uJ>=&N`rJTL5Xq*eDkDc |p2벚g/5p5MYvB3FQ8A lr`pZx7RE 1Bpgjj0Em}qSrڧ|'xQS.!6q%̮NwbT!gLҢzʹyՉc'kPCJk{,glʚ&u< b 6!U>5'yZP{# g˔}XZHՆ۸z$Oxv|`KKA YCGFUT!X:UE!R?$h7o,O¼,bϭ !|~U˱Qm 5sovlPn׍d} HG1jVSfISZZG@.U, ֶ(SC HvV[;ydoVJ?, fĉXXAmr~`.|~x o؏_r^[Bzn!p{nFӖ`u0gnsj[[kNZ9ԈkQ{P{bEI+%c17XStN azťޝě&K1F|,jF洝`@x~йd /ǯ&Р7j1أ<3rNN̚dhq] ch~1c>⛙3+v()j^GDn0X5>9}9@eVQƘXܘ;pz-¶|r+6 _"z:¹\$rz=~㘸ZrFfq^PN4:gȱ>6,ΈT 1n@aKdrq6fHݿjby PšaqDs8c>IV0zUZƉ}BIswGG۔tfQ漐>̿DlqV3lSdf'w")P1G5tkZC57$eMWNwT 3'\/hŸ᜗h)LW_~HmΤGbýz8@?e=[o}y+rKe;IyM&0Sb7:mCTO'Y؁弎~d#ED?%MU|ՓP۸ON6|C9+9\׸Ϗ) _8竺^KMn/۸V=9Y1^$m x 0igj%N}r3޲MYo;Rt|}86nfmc*_"Wdl(:8%X`L] |Sk*dVc.ac]_ i;/ _Jr;6wI-X:PeD1kys&뚒u*^9Vy^]:+tRi;c2ݹ'0_[ęZ*ߧUm,BKjB@-ua~րtO#lܧLyѿZ;$ҥQ<Ky-لz>s]LbmWS=l͸dD\j~\BEj+ap̂;# + s 7}ȍ4ɛO̗]l1q4Atu >?Vq z`@eE=mtSgE+ xv~sꙿֱc^@c Pn u)7)dѮy']ڬ>:69`iJc-ā6%ъoU)>D&Xg 00DޏlZi Nu]{u7L2Z0cK~^R[f;l}DgV?yt.dy/9Ex}?"émcr1 ViYIFdQU5m1auNj TyAlGMg1FeNpXS |e]U'ˬZ!ԁm[7ZԮ=)㳐;#LC B? '6,Ҏ1(E5Q @?`=pAX0_ iN|1df'I%8;P쇍|1澫[Dyo~˟;k]?>!/I2_M20F{FtV'y2Rv.2Y F\Yt0_`{xװ:X6<ry$}[^n[# &[9%@wك+TC<01QUilqSGF(fh3!(AA1\vHa f^"륕qرDXK5W|[>1'Om>%CH/ rE}qP%3&x=SF#/ܡP?%,,m~6w26߆##YLMM
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1