A Quiet House, A New Chapter

I’ve always moved seamlessly from one thing to another without much thought but for the first time, as an empty nester or free bird if you prefer, I find myself pausing.

So I ask myself, what am I doing here? Like everyone else I seem to be searching for something, but I’m not entirely sure what that is.

I don’t have one specific passion, I’m kind of a jack of all trades, for lack of any better term, I’ve done a lot of things and played a lot of different roles. I’m currently a mom, a wife, a friend, a sister, a daughter and a Realtor. I love historical fiction, local restaurants, long walks, old houses, a glass of cabernet, thrifting and travel. Despite being an extrovert, I’m a homebody and also a cabinbody. (Not sure that’s a thing yet, but maybe we should give that some thought.) I love entertaining and setting the scene, and let me tell you, our entire cabin is a scene.

I’m a fairly new empty nester, or a free bird if you prefer. I share that not because I find it very relevant at the moment, but I have a feeling there’s something to it that I haven’t given myself the time to truly explore. I’ve always moved seamlessly from one thing to another without giving any of it much thought but now I find myself pausing.

I tend to listen to my gut. But lately my gut’s been fairly quiet. So I sit here, in a quiet house and I think and I’ve started to read. I read 40 books last year and I’m on pace to read even more this year. But I’ll be honest, I’m getting antsy, I like trying new things, and reading uninterrupted last year was a new thing for me, but I also like to move around and for whatever reason writing feels like moving to me. It feels like a lovely next step, something I am being called to do.

After a little nudge, I decided creating content here would be a nice opportunity to expand and dive deeper into the topics I highlight on Instagram, books, food, family and real estate. Which is why this Substack is currently called At Home with Kathy and Matt. But honestly I’m not sure how this will progress, what I do know is that I am being called to create a place that’s a little more me.

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