Cecilie Conrad logo - dark
Cecilie Conrad logo - light
⌘K
Blog Podcast Unschooling Parent consultant About me
bBlog
pPodcast
uUnschooling
pParent consultant
aAbout me
Back

Beautiful Copenhagen and our alternative life | Day 149 of my 2023 Journal

Cecilie Conrad·May 29, 2023

During our first week in Denmark, we welcomed the baby, celebrated the book, visited the in-laws, spent time with the adult child and son-in-law, celebrated the forest, caught a virus, and almost got over it.

Now, we will spend a week in our city - as tourists.

Or rather: We will visit the city.

We have no social stuff on the calendar. We will walk to new areas we have not seen before and visit favorites The cathedral (of course), the bookstore, the game shop, the park, the castle, the café, Tivoli, and the barefoot shoe shops.

We will probably also cheat and see some of our friends and family as they live here, but the agenda is to reconnect with the city.

We have always loved the city, yet we have no regrets.

We are having great adventures as nomads, and these “homeless” years are totally worth it.

Right now, we are lucky enough to be able to borrow an apartment from one of our friends, and we are very grateful. It is one of our favorite areas, and we feel very much at home.

It is lovely to know how we have learned to live “alternatively,” i.e., out of the box, defining that everyone needs their own rooms and beds and desks and closets.

This apartment has two rooms and a large kitchen, and I find it HUGE and beautiful. Many of life's restrictions, possibly all of them, are derivates of something we believe, a construct in our minds.

When we let go of the ideas of how “it is supposed to be,” we are left in a peaceful place. When we learn to live with less, happy if we have “it all,” and happy if we have “some,” then life is so much easier.

We are happy and so ready for this special event. A week in our favorite city - the one we come from. Beautiful Copenhagen.

Love and light

Cecilie-Underskrift-300x133

Cecilie Conrad

# 149 of my 2023 writing challenge - Read them all here 

Thank you for reading
I would love to hear from you. Listen to your thoughts and reflections - or praise :) It is often emotional to share our life like this, and we get very happy when we get feedback from you. So feel free to share a comment below 😋 
Newer post Tivoli is my Copenhagen | Day 150 of my 2023 Journal
Older post The journaling challenge | Day 148 of my 2023 Journal

Comments

Write a comment...
00:00 Recording...

Unschooling and Parent consulting, conversations, blogposts, and podcasts on family life and learning

Hi, I'm Cecilie Conrad. I'm a trained psychologist, mother of four, radical unschooler and full-time traveller. I have lived with unschooling for over a decade and help other families find their own path – whether it is about homeschooling, unschooling, or the bigger question of how you want to live as a family.

I offer guidance, conversations and talks. I call my work grandmothering – not coaching in the traditional sense, but presence, professional insight and concrete help navigating motherhood and finding your way home to your own values.

Am I the right person to help you? You can book a free discovery call, and we'll talk and figure it out.

Unschooling & Parent Consultant
Grandmothering – not coaching. Read more here

Listen to my podcasts

I share my knowledge and curiosity about family life and learning in my two podcasts.

Listen here
Listen here

Read my latest blogposts

Stonehenge, what can I say? | Day 226 of my 2023 Journal
“There is no way I am leaving England without seeing Stonehenge first,” my youngest child said when we did our planning day in Forest of Bowland a we…Read more
You will never walk alone | Day 225 of my 2023 Journal
This is the key to football as a religion. The loneliness. Or, more precisely: The human craving for belonging. There has been so much lost in modern…Read more
William Turner at TATE Liverpool | Day 224 of my 2023 Journal
William Turner is epic. And the exhibition was special. I think we spend two or maybe 3 hours staring at how he describes the ocean, the clouds, the …Read more
Everything The Beatles | Day 223 of my 2023 Journal
We walked the streets, passed the club where the Beatles took their first steps into fame, the whole rock and roll area with live music (of varying q…Read more
Arriving in Liverpool | Day 222 of my 2023 Journal
Here begins a little bite of the road trip, just the five of us - as planned on our pausing day in Forest of Bowland. Liverpool was on the way to Sto…Read more
Kendal | Day 221 of my 2023 Journal
We met Annas' family at the castle in Normandie in the spring, and we all got along very well. And it was a pleasure to visit them in Kendal, even th…Read more
Sheep, Rivers and Stone walls | Day 220 of my 2023 Journal
We stopped at the most magical and beautiful place to have lunch in the grass by the river under the trees. Literally magical. We crossed the river t…Read more
Pausing day | Day 219 of my 2023 Journal
When our friends went back to Denmark, we decided to rent the lovely house for an extra day just to have some peace and quiet. Since the beginning of…Read more
Playing Dungeons & Dragons | Day 218 of my 2023 Journal
Not many adults take the time to play. This is too bad. A D&D adventure is a great experience to share with loved ones; any game, any play pretend, a…Read more
Previous 1 2 3 … 19 20 21 22 23 … 48 49 50 Next
Stonehenge, what can I say? | Day 226 of my 2023 Journal
“There is no way I am leaving England without seeing Stonehenge first,” my youngest child said when we did our planning day in Forest of Bowland a we…Read more
You will never walk alone | Day 225 of my 2023 Journal
This is the key to football as a religion. The loneliness. Or, more precisely: The human craving for belonging. There has been so much lost in modern…Read more
William Turner at TATE Liverpool | Day 224 of my 2023 Journal
William Turner is epic. And the exhibition was special. I think we spend two or maybe 3 hours staring at how he describes the ocean, the clouds, the …Read more
Everything The Beatles | Day 223 of my 2023 Journal
We walked the streets, passed the club where the Beatles took their first steps into fame, the whole rock and roll area with live music (of varying q…Read more
Arriving in Liverpool | Day 222 of my 2023 Journal
Here begins a little bite of the road trip, just the five of us - as planned on our pausing day in Forest of Bowland. Liverpool was on the way to Sto…Read more
Kendal | Day 221 of my 2023 Journal
We met Annas' family at the castle in Normandie in the spring, and we all got along very well. And it was a pleasure to visit them in Kendal, even th…Read more
Sheep, Rivers and Stone walls | Day 220 of my 2023 Journal
We stopped at the most magical and beautiful place to have lunch in the grass by the river under the trees. Literally magical. We crossed the river t…Read more
Pausing day | Day 219 of my 2023 Journal
When our friends went back to Denmark, we decided to rent the lovely house for an extra day just to have some peace and quiet. Since the beginning of…Read more
Playing Dungeons & Dragons | Day 218 of my 2023 Journal
Not many adults take the time to play. This is too bad. A D&D adventure is a great experience to share with loved ones; any game, any play pretend, a…Read more
Previous 1 2 3 … 19 20 21 22 23 … 48 49 50 Next
See all my blogposts
Cecilie Conrad logo - dark
Cecilie Conrad logo - light
Blog
All my blogposts Unschooling 365 Days Challenge 2023
Podcast
The Ladies Fixing the World Self Directed
About me
My story - Cecilie Conrad Stay Updated: Get my Newsletter Visit my danish site CecilieConrad.dk
Consulting
Parent and unschooling support Free Discovery Call - Text me on WhatsApp Testimonials: What Others Say Prices and payment options