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Denmark Sketch: At the Pool

October 15, 2018February 20, 2019 frustratednester6 Comments

'Are you coming or not?' MT has promised the kids a visit to the pool this rainy Sunday. 7 yo is very keen, but 5 yo is resisting. I bring up pictures from the pool's website, showing splash pools surrounded by brightly coloured fountains and play areas, and he agrees to go along, although still… Continue reading Denmark Sketch: At the Pool

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About yesterday #beachlife #hjertingstrand #livingdanishly . About today? So many adventures beginning...stay tuned! 😃 . . . #adventureawaits #writersofinstagram #expatsofinstagram #watchthisspace #staytuned #announcementcoming

Who do you connect with on Instagram? . More than anything, it's because of community that I'm so keen to make more of my Instagram experience. For example, although I don't post about stitching or sewing these days, I still love feeling like a part of the communities that have grown around those passions. . But where I feel most engaged is in the communities of expats, internationals and nomadic types that are so active, positive and encouraging around Instagram. We share our experiences and challenges to feel supported, cheer for one another's achievements, and gain insights into encounters with other cultures on top of our own. . I want to build on that sense of community, and bring more internationals, expats and global nomads together in sharing their window on the world. . All the details on 20/4 😃 Are you in? Will you bring along your Insta-people? . . . #instafun #teaser #community #buildingcommunity #instachallenge #instacommunity #lifeonthemove #joinin #sharingiscaring #sharinggoals #expatlife #expatblogger #myexpatlife #expatliving #expatcommunity #internationalcommunity #instapeople #findyourtribe #whoareyourpeople #expattribe #internationalliving #nomadicliving #globalliving #expatsofinstagram

Yesterday was just about a perfect time for our visitors to arrive for their first visit to Esbjerg. . (That’s our fourth set of visitors since arriving here 8 months ago...how many visitors do you think we got during 3 years in Congo? 😄) . . . #springhassprung #springindenmark #expatliving #expatindenmark #myexpatlife #expatblogger #danishliving #congoliving #esbjerg #vadehavet #waddensea #seasparkles #beachlife #westjutland #vestjylland #easterholidays #påskeferie

How do you share on Instagram? Business or pleasure? What makes it fun for you? . When I started on Instagram in 2015 (a late adopter!) I was just looking for somewhere else to share my blog posts. I didn't take it seriously enough to bring any serious traffic, but I stuck around when I discovered how satsifying it was to choose what I wanted to see in my feed - rather than the 'your friend commented on this stranger's post' nonsense on Facebook. I filled my feed with just the things I wanted to look at, while slowly building a small but oh-so-encouraging following. . Now I post on Instagram more often, but still more or less as the mood takes me, without any planning. I truly believe that kind of spontaneity is what makes Instagram worthwhile and authentic. . But while I have zero interest in 'curating' my grid with colour-coordinated squares, I do have the goal in mind of posting more consistently, with fewer introverted shutdowns! 😉 It feels good to start a conversation, or a connection, and to be able to keep it going without a hiatus. . So that's one of my intentions with this new initiative (full details 20/4 😉) - to up my insta-posting game! Perhaps it can do the same for you? Tell me what you're here on Instagram for, and don't forget to follow for updates! . . . #instafun #teaser #community #buildingcommunity #instachallenge #instacommunity #lifeonthemove #joinin #sharingiscaring #sharinggoals #expatlife #expatblogger #myexpatlife #expatliving #expatcommunity #internationalcommunity #howdoyoushare #internationalliving #nomadicliving #globalliving

I wonder how many Danish 🇩🇰gardens this little scene is playing out in on the first day of the spring holidays 😁 #danishliving #livingdanishly #expatindenmark #springhassprung #nobadweather #thermotøj

It’s Sunday evening planner time...lots to make happen over the next week, while it’s the school holidays and we have family arriving to stay. Just gotta plan carefully and keep to the schedule...20/4 you’ll know what it’s all about! . . . #plannerlife #lookingahead #itscomingtogether #scheduleeverything #watchthisspace #teaser #community #buildingcomnunity #instchallenge #instacommunity #lifeonthemove #joinin #sharingiscaring #sharinggoals #expatlife #expatblogger #myexpatlife #expatliving #expatcommunity #internationalcommunity

I do like a productive Sunday. Got some more frames hung before they take up residence stacked against the wall of the guest room forever* more. (*The next 2-and-a-bit years. Maybe. Let’s call it #expatnesting 🤔) . MT impulsively ordered these limited edition @mattfergusonartist prints a while ago, so when I came across them last summer during our visit home I knew he would have forgotten about them and snuck the cardboard into my suitcase. . He was satisfyingly surprised to unwrap these on his birthday, after they were beautifully framed at @incadobyroholt in #Esbjerg. (Great service and friendly advice 👍) . Only took us 5 months to get them on the wall. . . . #productivesunday #nesting #wallart #nerdart #starwars #posters #notstudentsanymore #itsinafancyframe #expatliving #myexpatlife #thefrustratednester #nestingonthemove

I’ve been hatching a plan for something new and exciting - with the help of some important friends.❤️ Watch this space...full details coming your way 20/4! 😄 Make sure you’re following for updates! . . . #watchthisspace #teaser #community #buildingcomnunity #instchallenge #instacommunity #lifeonthemove #joinin #sharingiscaring #sharinggoals #expatlife #expatblogger #myexpatlife #expatliving #expatcommunity #internationalcommunity

I seem to be turning Danish...🇩🇰 #birthday #fødselsdag #turningdanish #flagsoneverything

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