We’ve done it again. Mr. Forager & I have moved just a bit south of Seattle to a small town just outside Olympia. After a whirlwind week of showing Mr. F’s sister around our favorite city, we had just…
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![This Artsy Life: Weekend 31[ Work + 5 Places I’d Rather Be ]](https://artsyforager.com/images/Pier+Regular/This+Artsy+Life%3A+Weekend+31%5B+Work+%2B+5+Places+I%26%238217%3Bd+Rather+Be+%5D.png "This Artsy Life: Weekend 31[ Work + 5 Places I’d Rather Be ]")
Weekends, in and of themselves, are always a good thing. But weekends like this one just past, ones in which you feel like all you did were chores with maybe a pleasant little walk in between, are hardly my…
![This Artsy Life: Weekend 30 [ Just Us Two ]](https://artsyforager.com/images/Pier+Regular/This+Artsy+Life%3A+Weekend+30+%5B+Just+Us+Two+%5D.png "This Artsy Life: Weekend 30 [ Just Us Two ]")
Here’s the thing. Mr. F & I love people. We really do. But we’re both introverts, he being a bit more on the outgoing side than I. So as much as we love to socialize, people can be exhausting…
![This Artsy Life: Weekend 29 [ One Last Island Before We Go ]](https://artsyforager.com/images/Pier+Regular/This+Artsy+Life%3A+Weekend+29+%5B+One+Last+Island+Before+We+Go+%5D.png "This Artsy Life: Weekend 29 [ One Last Island Before We Go ]")
If you’ve been following the This Artsy Life posts, you know Mr. Forager & I have been doing a bit of island hopping recently. Once we decided for certain we were leaving Seattle, we knew we wanted to make…
![This Artsy Life: Weekend 28 [ Forging Ahead ]](https://artsyforager.com/images/Pier+Regular/This+Artsy+Life%3A+Weekend+28+%5B+Forging+Ahead+%5D.png "This Artsy Life: Weekend 28 [ Forging Ahead ]")
Our weekend started off gangbusters with a fun surprise for me from Mr. Forager. Obviously I love painting and all things artsy and a few times post-gallery hopping, Mr. F has mentioned that he would like to give his…
![This Artsy Life: Weekend 27 [ Sunny Seattle Days ]](https://artsyforager.com/images/Pier+Regular/This+Artsy+Life%3A+Weekend+27+%5B+Sunny+Seattle+Days+%5D.png "This Artsy Life: Weekend 27 [ Sunny Seattle Days ]")
The weather in Seattle was absolutely perfect this weekend! Bright and sunny skies punctuated by cool breezes meant there were no excuses for staying home. So Mr. Forager and I grabbed our coffee and continued our island tour around…
![This Artsy Life: Weekend 26 [ Exploring is Our Normal ]](https://artsyforager.com/images/Pier+Regular/This+Artsy+Life%3A+Weekend+26+%5B+Exploring+is+Our+Normal+%5D.png "This Artsy Life: Weekend 26 [ Exploring is Our Normal ]")
In all the stress of leaving California, moving to Seattle, finding an apartment, furnishing said apartment, working, etc., Mr. Forager & I seemed to lose sight of what always made our weekends like mini-vacations for us– exploring! Sure, we…
![This Artsy Life: Weekend 21 [ Roamin’ in the Rain ]](https://artsyforager.com/images/Pier+Regular/This+Artsy+Life%3A+Weekend+21+%5B+Roamin%26%238217%3B+in+the+Rain+%5D.png "This Artsy Life: Weekend 21 [ Roamin’ in the Rain ]")
As we thought it would, the rainy days came back full force here in Seattle, just in time for the long holiday weekend! That didn’t stop Mr. Forager & I from getting out and exploring some new ‘hoods. We…
![This Artsy Life: Weekend 20 [ Discovering and Settling In ]](https://artsyforager.com/images/Pier+Regular/This+Artsy+Life%3A+Weekend+20+%5B+Discovering+and+Settling+In+%5D.png "This Artsy Life: Weekend 20 [ Discovering and Settling In ]")
This was the first weekend that felt like we actually lived here. We weren’t running around and unpacking all weekend ( although there was a little of that ). We had the luxury of sleeping in, exploring and discovering.…
So I’ve hardly made a secret out of how very excited we were for Mr. F to take a work assignment here in Seattle. We seriously have to pinch ourselves even after being here for almost two weeks! Finally…