Just hit level three. Bored to death. There's nothing really to explore when all there is in new places are some plants, pigs and houses I can't buy. Need some quests.
So I'm stuck waiting for new skills.
Explore new places. Start using your level 1 abilities. Harvest some spice and such and spend it. Squeeze some chickens. Sell and buy cool stuff. Get mining.
level 3? that's when you start thinking about buying a house. you can't buy a house yet but will be able to soon, and start figuring out a way to generate currants.
unfortunately the way the game is set up currently there is very little to do while waiting for the skills to finish cooking. difficult to socialize and nothing creative you can do. grind for currants in order to buy a house, and that's it.
Harvest stuff and sell it to the vendors. Or, if you have learned a skill like spice milling or blending or fruit changing, make other things out of what you harvest, and you can sell back for higher rewards. You'll make money to buy a house fairly quickly. And definitely chat with people and wander. Keep wandering and leveling up different typs of skills, because that will help you with quests.