by Clarissa | Jan 11, 2021 | family, dutch life, personal
A new year, a new start, and a new lockdown? It feels like we’ve already done this. Shouldn’t we be further on? And yet we are back home schooling, with limited chances to see anyone beyond the four of us, and most shops shut. Now, while I understand and...
by Clarissa | Dec 28, 2020 | writing, family, personal
A year ago I set myself the target to publish at least my dragon shifter book this year. I also choose Focus as my word of the year, and wanted especially to apply that to routines, words, clearing, and togetherness. Well, this year was not the year that most of us...
by Clarissa | Nov 16, 2020 | family, dutch life, personal
The year is coming to a close and on a day to day basis the coronavirus isn’t affecting us much anymore (touch wood). We have learnt to live with the restrictions and mostly remember to wear masks when we go shopping. Schools are still open and the amazing...
by Clarissa | Aug 10, 2020 | family, personal, writing |
I find the start of a new school year to be a good time to work out how I’m going to structure my week and to come up with a vision of what my ideal week would look like. I start with the big things that can’t be moved, add in all the everyday things that...
by Clarissa | Jul 13, 2020 | family, food, personal
For the last few years, or so , I have been struggling with my digestion. And so at the end of last year I started seeing a dietician. On their advice I have been following a low fodmap exclusion diet. For those of you, probably most of you, who aren’t sure what...
by Clarissa | Jun 8, 2020 | dutch life, family |
Things here in the Netherlands have started to open up again after what has been described as an “intelligent” lockdown. Primary schools have been back for a few weeks with half sized classes, as the children did half school at school and half school at...
