Sun Rum Outdoors Press

Part of My Way

A true story about buying a lake house, nearly losing it, and learning what “living the dream” actually costs.

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The Story

We almost sold the lake house.

In 2017, I bought a redwood kit house on a lake an hour and twenty minutes from home. I thought I was buying a place to relax.

The first season nearly broke us. Hard enough that we listed the house. Then one night in March, sitting at the fire pit with my wife, we had the conversation that changed everything.

Part of My Way is that story — the whole arc, not just the highlight reel. It's about the privilege of good things and the real cost of them. About presence over perfection. About why we stayed.

87 pages. No fluff. Written the way I'd tell it to a friend at the dock.

“Live it up, write it down,
have a lot of fun
and pass it around.”

— Sun Rum Outdoors
What's Inside

87 pages, no wasted ones.

  • The real story behind buying the lake house — and almost selling it
  • The March fire pit conversation that changed our answer
  • What "lake life" actually costs — time, money, and otherwise
  • The philosophy behind Sun Rum Outdoors: the lake never gets in the way of my life, it is part of my way
  • Honest reflection on privilege, presence, and staying when it's hard
Matt, founder of Sun Rum Outdoors
About the Author

Written from the middle of the journey.

I'm Matt — husband, dad to five in a blended family, founder of Sun Rum Outdoors, and (most days) a guy trying to build a life he doesn't need a vacation from. This book isn't a how-to. It's a "here's what actually happened," written from the middle of the journey, not the finish line.

Sip. Sizzle. Shine.

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Available now in paperback and Kindle.

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