She’s taking Tennessee’s Volunteer State nickname to heart.
This story originally ran in the November 2019 issue ofSouthern Living.
“Tennessee feels like home,” says Kimberly Williams-Paisley.
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“I remember thinking, ‘Why are we talking right now?
Don’t we both have to go places?’
But now, I understand that this is just what we do in the South.”
Credit: Robbie Caponetto; Hair and Makeup: Marz Collins; Wardrobe Styling: Molly Russell/Amax
And those are just the acting gigs.
We want to give people that short-term solution as they are trying to get back on their feet."
“I have a very messy kitchen,” she confesses.
Credit: Robbie Caponetto; Hair and Makeup: Marz Collins; Wardrobe Styling: Molly Russell/Amax
“But honestly, it’s all something I want to be doing.
That’s such a luxury, that my life is busy with stuff that I’ve chosen to do.
It’s amazing.”
My Personal Style
“Comfortable and colorful.
Memorable Fashion Misstep
“I’ve shown up in those fashion-police-throw in pictures a few times.
But I was in the magazine, so that was somethingand they spelled my name right!
It was a really bad combination.”
Simple Beauty Routine
“It’s all about the face: lots ofsunscreenand night cream.
I just started using Beautycounter for my makeup.
I like Juice Beauty mascara and Thistle Farms lip balm.”
We do some of it the day before, so there’s less stress.
Then there are the good smells that come from the kitchen…hopefully!
But if my sister comes, we’re golden, because she’s amazing.”
I need tips and reminders on how to do aturkey.
The Family Pets
“I never thought we would have a donkey, but we do!
His name is Oliver, and he’s a sweetheart.
We adopted him; he’s a rescue donkey.
We also have two rescue dogs (Hoot and Annie…Get it?)
and a bearded dragon.”
The reason I went to Guatemala and Haitiand why I’ll go on a 50-foot-high ropes courseis my mom.
She said yes to so much in her life.
If she was at the beach, she was in the ocean.
She was not the kind of mother who would sit it out.
I think Huck would say I’m that kind of mom to him."
A Favorite Quote
“Ring the bells that still can ring.
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything.
That’s how the light gets in.”
from “Anthem” by Leonard Cohen
