Fall back weekend is my favorite weekend of the year!  An extra hour of sleep is always, always a good thing in my book.  And even the extra darkness at night meant that Mr. F & I ate an early dinner and enjoyed music and reading while cozied up on the sofa.  The shorter days can be a difficult adjustment, but really, I don’t mind so much.  Lately, it seems like we need that extra time to wind down and calm our minds.

We are entering our next to last week here in this little corner of the Olympic Peninsula.  Mr. F’s contract here will end next Friday and we’ll be moving again, to parts as yet unknown.  This is always a bit of a nervous time for us, waiting to hear from recruiters for Mr. F, deciding where to head next.

This quiet little place has been just what we needed following a crazy, fraught-with-life-changing-decisions period in Seattle.  Being away from the distractions of the city has helped us in so many ways, not just in the slower, more relaxed pace, but it’s also granted us the gift of time and space– time to be together, time to explore what we want to do, what we want to work on, where we want to be.

There is always a bit of a crossroads type feeling at the end of our time somewhere.. we’re moving forward, but momentarily transfixed as we await direction.  Not only are we waiting to see where Mr. F’s career will take him next, but with the launch of Forager Services, opportunities are popping up for me, as well, leading to more decision making turning points.

But if there is one thing that this way of life has taught us, it is that our lives go through seasons, just as the world around us does.  Some things, like our love and reliance on each other, remain constant and unchanging, while other things like financial worries and job stresses can be as changeable as the leaves in the Fall.  As long as we hold on to the constants, the looking ahead isn’t nearly as scary.

All images by Artsy Forager.