Hi! I'm Kim.I'm 52, a Gen X Mimi, married to my high school sweetheart, Tim, for over 30 years. I'm mom to a grown son, a daughter and a daughter-in-love. And Mimi to one very loved little boy.
After a lifetime in the suburbs of the Midwest, Tim and I moved to the woods of Southwest Michigan a couple of years ago. We call our home The Bluff and making it our own has been quite the labor of love.
Life at the Bluff
We share it with Indy, our English cream golden retriever and the goodest boy ever, and Grace, our very first cat after a lifetime of dogs. Grace showed up on our property two weeks to the day after we said goodbye to Indy's sister, Izzy. She weighed less than two pounds, and we're pretty certain Izzy sent her. 🩷
I was a stay-at-home mom and have always loved homemaking and decorating. I love a beautiful home, good coffee, cooking something delicious and having people around my table. The kitchen is my happy place.
This Season of Life
I'm an Aquarius who can go from discussing dinner recipes to the mysteries of the universe without missing a beat.
I'm curious about EVERYTHING. Menopause, marriage, homemaking, personal style, spirituality and all the interesting things that come with getting older.
And speaking of getting older, I'm finding my 50s to be the most amazing season of life. Not because everything has been easy. Far from it. I got sober in 2022, and there's been a whole lot of inner healing along the way.
But I've worked hard to get here, and I've never felt more fully myself or more free to explore what interests me.
These days I'm learning to knit, making new friendships and giving myself permission to write.
Why I'm Writing
I've loved writing since I was a little girl and I loved blogging in the early 2000s. Remember when blogs were little corners of the internet you could visit, get to know someone and sometimes make a real friend?
I've missed that.So I decided to begin again, right here at The Nested Bluff. I'm excited to become a better writer and I'm learning to let myself share the imperfect along the way.
Bringing Women TogetherSomething else you should know about me is that I've always loved bringing women together.
For more than 30 years, I've found every excuse to gather women. Book clubs, studies, events, you name it. In my 40s, I created an online community that connected so many of my friends to one another. I still love seeing those friendships continue today.
That love of connection is a big part of why I'm creating The Nested Bluff.
Along with the blog, I'm starting a Facebook group where women can get acquainted, share experiences, learn from each other and hopefully make some new girlfriends along the way.
Because I really do believe there's something special about what happens when women come together.
About the Blog
As for the blog itself, this is where I'm collecting the stories, recipes, discoveries, photographs and thoughts I want to remember.
Some will be funny. Some might be deep. And some will probably just be about what we're having for dinner.
I'm figuring it out as I go, and I'm having a pretty wonderful time doing it.
I'm really glad you found your way here.
We're just getting started!✨🪩🦚