It’s finally happened! We’ve struck real estate gold and we’re moving to a big Victorian apartment downtown! But we’re trading our debt free status for what I’m calling mindful debt. Our Descent into Mindful Debt For anyone who is tuning in late… last autumn, Robert and I attempted to buy a Georgian townhouse in England. After recovering from that disaster, we starting looking… Continue Reading
Danish Mid Century Modern: Small Space Living Storage Solutions
Closet space has been one of my biggest homemaking challenges in Denmark since day one. I actually blogged about this exactly 26 days after picking up the keys to my first Danish apartment. Many Aarhus city centre apartments come with storage space under the roof, but our building traded its space a few years ago to finance a new roof and windows…. Continue Reading
A Follow-Up Swedish Hasbeens Review
One of my most read blog posts of all time has been my Swedish Hasbeens review, which was less than stellar. I’ve been wearing my Agnetas for a little over a year and I’ve just bought another pair of Hasbeens in a different style so I thought it was time for a Swedish Hasbeens review follow-up post. I stand by my original (mostly negative) Swedish… Continue Reading
A Birthday Trip & An Art Deco Wedding Ring
Robert and I have our birthday traditions. We travel somewhere fabulous for mine, and stay home and eat cake with his kids for his. This year, we sort of reversed roles… I spent my birthday driving around rural Denmark in a moving van picking up mid-century Danish furniture and Robert spent his sailing around the Baltic sea! When… Continue Reading
An Arne Vodder Danish Mid-Century Modern Makeup Table
A little over two years ago, newly engaged, I picked my darlings, sold the rest, and moved in with Robert. We sort of wedged them into his place while we figured out whether we’d buy another place here or move abroad. The move abroad didn’t work out and after months of searching, we came up empty handed in Denmark,… Continue Reading
What happens to expats after Brexit?
So, this happened. Robert got up at 4 am “EU time” as he calls it now that his country has voted to leave the Union. I periodically checked the results on my phone as I restlessly drifted in and out of sleep. Around 7:00, Robert brought me a cup of tea and somberly announced that Britain voted to leave… Continue Reading
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