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Author: Catriona

This Too Shall Pass

March 17, 2021 Catriona5 Comments

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 →

UK Passport Renewal Online

March 7, 2021 CatrionaLeave a comment

Our new passports arrived! I'm not sure what I'm missing, as every official bit of info says the post-Brexit colour is blue, but this definitely looks black to me. Not gonna lie...much as I'd still prefer burgundy, the blue-black is pretty smart, and I like the embossed national symbols on the back. When I posted… Continue reading UK Passport Renewal Online →

Do the Next Right Thing

December 29, 2020May 21, 2022 Catriona2 Comments

#2020yearof… Do the Next Right Thing I'm writing a series of posts here and on Instagram about how 2020 will always count. Read more about why here. I only got around to watching Frozen 2 in the second half of this year, after Disney+ arrived in Denmark. (I wish everything Frozen wasn’t so heavily marketed… Continue reading Do the Next Right Thing →

Copenhagen Luxe

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 CatrionaLeave a comment

#2020yearof... 'So glad we did that!' I'm writing a series of posts here and on Instagram about how 2020 will always count. Read more about why here. Amazingly, I squeezed in three whole trips to Copenhagen before March. Just days before the proverbial hit the fan, MT and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in… Continue reading Copenhagen Luxe →

The Family Force

December 1, 2020February 1, 2022 CatrionaLeave a comment

#2020yearof… The Mandalorian. I'm writing a series of posts here and on Instagram about how 2020 will always count. Read more about why here. (Spoiler alert, if you don't want to know any surprises from S2E5.) Back in March, with school closed, we started what became a family tradition. Every Friday evening, the constant rolling… Continue reading The Family Force →

Heimat…in-between worlds

November 13, 2020 CatrionaLeave a comment

The German word ‘heimat’ suggests a place of deep belonging and certainty, where, as Wiebke of Chameleon Coaching puts it, ‘your roots are the deepest’. In one sense, I have a very strong, uncomplicated sense of a physical home in Scotland. MT and I are both from there, our families are there, and one of… Continue reading Heimat…in-between worlds →

Fresh Ideas and Getting Personal

August 28, 2020February 1, 2022 CatrionaLeave a comment

At a Christmas market in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013, I bought a cute thing from an art teacher who created cute and useful things to supplement her income. I liked the quirkiness of her style, and I liked chatting to her, and who doesn't need an excuse to buy a cute thing? I still have… Continue reading Fresh Ideas and Getting Personal →

#MayontheMove2020: How was it for you?

May 30, 2020August 25, 2020 CatrionaLeave a comment

Grab this badge for your blog! What I've Learned from #MayontheMove2020 Comments create connection Because I committed to commenting on every post (I'm not quite up to date at the time of writing, mind you!) it really brought home to me what I already knew but didn't always engage with. Following someone and liking their… Continue reading #MayontheMove2020: How was it for you? →

#MayontheMove2020 Inspiration

April 30, 2020February 1, 2022 Catriona2 Comments

Earlier this week I confirmed the details for the #MayontheMove2020 expat Instagram challenge, co-hosted by me and Erin of Oregon Girl Around the World. Click here if you missed it. We kick off tomorrow! Throughout the month of May you'll have 16 prompts to inspire you to share something on Instagram of your 'life on… Continue reading #MayontheMove2020 Inspiration →

Announcing #MayontheMove2020!

April 28, 2020February 1, 2022 Catriona3 Comments

Calling all expats, repats, immigrants, internationals, and global nomads! Last year I put the #MayontheMove Instagram challenge out into the world for the first time, and I was so chuffed with how it turned out! I made new connections, built a community, and told parts of my story in a whole new way. At that… Continue reading Announcing #MayontheMove2020! →

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