I’m Catriona, aka The Frustrated Nester. Here at the blog I share articles about expat life, travel, and (for now!) Danish living. Explore below, click here for more about me and my work, and click here to Join my Journey beyond the blog, and receive an exclusive essay about how I met MT (my better half/expat partner/co-parent/corporate sponsor/Meal Ticket, depending on when you ask!)
Sketch: Saudade on a Saturday afternoon
[Lip-syncing: Fallin’] Alicia Keys is playing from the speaker in the corner. I’m enjoying it not just because I’m transported back to Saturday afternoons with Trevor Nelson on Radio 1, in my sunny yellow flat, the first flat I owned. My first self-created nest. But also because the music is…not loud…but insistently present. I have… Continue reading Sketch: Saudade on a Saturday afternoon
Crossing Generations
This is my response to the #Generations prompt for #MayontheMove2021 (learn more here). It’s raw and unedited, because otherwise it wouldn’t be here at all. This is not what I thought I was going to share today. Earlier in the month Jamey of @couragelifecoaching mentioned his ‘cross-generational heart’, which a few of us seized on… Continue reading Crossing Generations
#MayontheMove2021
Has your life been impacted by more than one culture? Have you lived abroad or grown up in a culture different from the one that surrounds you today? Have you lived or worked amongst people who did things or thought about things very differently? If any of these questions resonate, and you’re an Instagrammer, then… Continue reading #MayontheMove2021
This Too Shall Pass
I shared this on Instagram last week on the anniversary of the first lockdown announcement in Denmark. It struck a chord with many, so I’m sharing it here too. A year ago today, my kids reacted with delight to the news that they would not be back at school for a while. Meanwhile, I was,… Continue reading This Too Shall Pass
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