We have settled into a pattern here above the Arctic Circle.  The weather dominates our daily activities as storms blow in and out and we alternate between work, play, and exercise.  The girls have come a long way in their math as Traverse and I plan out the next steps of our journey, and catch up on work.  When the weather breaks we find another mountain to climb (and collect our daily quota of blueberries!)

For years, I have felt like Sisyphus trying to empty my inbox, but here my email goes to zero before breakfast and stays there for hours.  The sensation of completeness is strange, like the deafening silence after a loud noise stops, or feeling of being off balance after a long boat ride. We are finding a new balance, which was the whole point of this year. Indeed, for the first time since we left, it has felt like there has been time and space to read, watch the clouds or fully explore a child’s question. It is interesting to see how your perspective changes;  the mountains no longer feel like a big adventure, now that we know what it is like to walk most of the ridge lines and stand on the top of many of the peaks we can see.   We are getting accustomed to having Time and we have found new and unexpected treasures as life slows and unfolds.