Leaving Nashville
Chez moi
I left a beautiful apartment in Nashville in one of the sweetest communities I've ever had the luck to find. Why?
The dream of living in France has beckoned and tugged at my heart for a long time. I spent a few seasons in France as a young woman and have always thought about returning. The pace and focus of life is very attractive.
It is frightening to leave something wonderful to chase a dream-- jumping into emptiness and hoping that you'll either land safely or sprout wings.
Let's go back a few years to... 2020 in Seattle.
I found myself in the midst of a major change in life circumstances. I called it "The Great Emptying".
My 13 year relationship ended. My home and daily life became lonely and solitary as my daughter was far away in college. My roommate was newly in love and therefore always away. The strange dystopia of the Covid-19 Pandemic permeated everything with fear and restrictions while my work moved online. This time pushed me into a psychic opening of future nothingness with the time and space to fully experience what I had lost. I spent a lot of time depressed on the couch.
I got rid of 60% of my belongings, packed up the rest and set off for a new beginning.
